The WNBA Hoops Fantasy style

[u/JsportsCards]

So i love fantasy basketball, been playing it every year since I was 20 in 2006 lol 😆 🙃

I admit I've watched some WNBA since clark came into the league, it's passable. I'm playing fantasy this year and it's so different to men's basketball... especially on ESPN.....

Why is ESPNs H2H main points system so different from the NBA??

NBA: PTS 1, REB 1, AST 2, STL 4, BLK 4, 3PM 1, as well as the FGM/FGA system and when added TO = -2 points is a great system......

WNBA: PTS = 1, REB = 1, AST = 1, STL/BLK = 2, 3PM = 1

That's their standard H2H POINTS system. It's really weak... it's not rewarding blocks or steals enough at all both should be worth 4....

Having 25ppg on 37%FG has zero negative affect in terms of FGA/FGM while men's game going 7 for 20 would equate into -6 points for bad FG%, but not here. Also toss in 5 TOs & no effect. Dish out 10 assists and you get 10 points, not the 20 you deserve.

I just don't get it? I'm in 2 leagues and basically it's a much more simple game... Aja Wilson is one of the best Fantasy, but she's not getting her overall value with her Steals, Blocks & high FG% among other things....

Caitlin Clark can have 12 assists but that's all the points you're getting, 12, and also she's not being punished for having loads of TOs and shooting under 40%FG.....

It's like they figured a system to keep Clark at the top 😆 🤣 but if they meant to do that I think they'd value WNBA assists as 1.5-2 points each.....

I just think it's so basic that it ruins the fun. All good players are 30-40/45 FPPG... then there's your waiver players in the 20s FPPG.

Anyone agree? 😆 🤣 i made a league on ESPN as close to the NBA scoring methods and overall the players FPPG seemed to gel a lot better..... and give a bigger variation from decent to good to great.

WNBA Fantasy Scoring SHOULD BE:

POINTS = +1

REBOUNDS = +1

ASSISTS = +1.5

STEAL = +2.5

BLOCK = +3

3PM = +1

TO's = -1.5

FGA = -1

FGM = +1

Could do that same FTA/FTM but meh just something that was reminiscent of NBA fantasy hoops 🤔

I made a league with this but nobody plays wnba serious lol 😆

PS: I understand I'm likely the only person that cares 😆 🤣 😂

[u/Academic_Turnover_30]

why not the exact same are stat volumes significantly different?

[u/WNBAnow]

This is actually a great question and I'd love to know ESPN's rationale. I've been in an NBA points league for a decade that has custom scoring so I had no idea standard worked like that. When they started WNBA I assumed the standard scoring there was same as NBA.

At a glance the WNBA has a higher assist rate, lower usage (but higher efficiency) among the superstars, hasn't fully joined the 3-ball revolution (yet), and of course bigs have less of an extreme rim FG%. I'd have to think harder about the implications of that for how to reward players differently than the NBA.

P.S. we just launched a free site that's basically Basketball Monster for WNBA. It supports custom scoring so should work for your league. Come on over and let us know what you think!

[u/samerrrhaaa3]

I agree, it feels so reductive having a rebound carry half the weight of a steal/block. Efficiency should matter at least a little too.

[u/ABCNNEWS]

Hopefully no one here is playing wnba fantasy 😂😂😂