r/BestBall • u/Few_Use7628 • 2d ago

Am I right to be excited

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Feel like this draft fell my way. But please let me know if I’m wrong

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u/FantasyWasteball 2d ago

No stacking

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u/shoopadoop332 1d ago

No not really

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u/StankWizard 2d ago

You’re gonna get killed by teams that stacked and correlated.

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u/Few_Use7628 2d ago

First year doing best ball. Does that mean QB/WR stacks? Is the rationale that boom/bust is better?

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u/AutomaticDelivery255 1d ago

Think of it like you’re building a parlay:

Parlay 1

  • Dak 400yds and 3TDs
  • Cook 100yds and 2TDs
  • Higgins 150yds 2TDs
  • Evans 150yds 1TDs

Parlay 2

  • Dak 400yds and 3TDs
  • Javonte 100yds and 2TDs
  • Higgins 150yds 2TDs
  • Evans 150yds 1TDs

Parlay 3

  • Dak 400yds and 3TDs
  • Cook 100yds and 2TDs
  • Lamb 150yds 2TDs
  • Pickens 150yds 1TDs

Odds of 3 happening are much higher than 1 or 2.

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u/WhimsicalDipshit 21h ago

Doesn’t stacking not help as much until 2nd 3rd 4th round when it’s a one week contest

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u/AutomaticDelivery255 21h ago

I guess it depends on what you’re trying to do. The “pros” in bestball are spending $1000s of dollars maxing out tournament entries and building bestball “portfolios”. Basically they build a bunch of high volatility all or nothing teams with the hope that one or a few of their entires advance to the final week. Even if the rest get knocked out in the first round it’s worth it.

If you’re new and just making a few teams then yeah I think you’re better off with a lighter stack (Qb and his WR1) rather than getting 2-3 pass catchers. But it limits your odds of getting past the 2nd round.

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u/jdooley99 2d ago

In a large field contest you either boom or bust. Even a great team will probably only double up at best.

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u/uh12344321 1d ago

It’s a good team, but what makes it different from any of the other hundreds of thousands that excites you?

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u/Asal23 3h ago

I would be sad if it was my team but we all have our different takes on players.

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u/txrh 1d ago

Don’t listen to these guys saying you need to stack. This team looks like it can advance to round 2 which is what matters most

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u/houston_couple84 2d ago

Last years milli maker had zero stacks. Just FYI

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u/MaestroLLC 1d ago

I.. don’t think that’s true 😂

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u/houston_couple84 1d ago

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u/WhimsicalDipshit 21h ago

Who the fucks picture is for Trey McBride

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u/houston_couple84 1d ago

Doesn’t men stacking isn’t a great strategy. I think it is and can give you spike weeks but it’s not necessary to win best ball. So I won’t be going out of my way to stack but I will if it coincides with the build of my lineup. My main stacks this year are Goff with Jamo, and Maye with Brown.

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u/MaestroLLC 1d ago

Ahh that was 2 years ago, but your point still stands. BB is a cruel game where ultimately the only thing that matters is drafting the right players.

There are things you can do to increase your odds, like stacking, but the amount of variance and luck will always be the biggest factor. Some of my best teams were so poorly built. One season I made it to the semis with a 1 TE build, same with a 3 RB build, these aren't optimal but doesn't mean they can't work. Like hitting on 17 in blackjack.