Never Get Stuck With A Roster Playing Daily Fantasy Sports

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By: staff Posted: November 6, 2009

I'm Stuck with My Fantasy Roster, Now What?

This scenario can happen to anyone: days before the draft, you extensively make a list on the players you will be drafting based on the mock draft you constantly join. But when draft day came, someone makes an outrageous move that it has affected your draft plans. This confusion creates a domino effect and you end up with a roster that you did not plan of obtaining. In a rotisserie format, you can't just ask to restart the draft process simply because you failed to draft the players you want.

Instead of moping that you can't have a successful draft this season, there are other options that you can do to turn the bad draft into a great team.

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Why Trading for a Better Player Can't Work

Trading is the most popular method in gaining the player you want in your roster. Your line of thought goes this way "other fantasy players want someone in my fantasy team so I should be able to make a good trade." This method can only happen in a perfect situation wherein every player has the same capabilities. Unfortunately, you are in the losing end of the transaction. Remember that you were unable to draft the better players. You are stuck with less successful players and the only way to pull-off a draft is to offer two or more players - unlikely or even impossible in the fantasy world. Consider yourself lucky if you are able to fool someone to draft a better player for your less-accomplished roster.

The Sleeper Roster

Even though the best players have been taken, it doesn't mean that you'll never be able to outwit your fantasy league. Remember that the best players are still humans and they are only good on some things. Rounded players are very rare and victory in games is done through team effort.
Do not focus on second or third option player. Restart your research and look for sleeper players - these players are just waiting for their chance to burst out and prove that they are not just another benchwarmer. In fact, there are those that opted to start with sleeper players as they want to gamble. With a sleeper player, they can bank on immediate strong numbers and convince leaders in the fantasy league to draft one of their better players.

Team Effort

Team effort factor is very common in rotisserie format. This means points scored in the game is not the only determining factor that will help your team win the game. Most, if not all rotisserie games are based on a variety of factors. During draft day, fantasy owners are not necessarily looking at their list. They are also relying on their hunch on would be the best player for their team. Usually, this hunch is based on popularity - a player that can easily score.
But pull out of this tendency by focusing on players that can contribute on other factors. Players who can provide the needed assists, rebounds, better free throw percentage and other factors should be considered to turn your mediocre team to a winning roster.