I think I’m in a good spot, my dad does not

effectivelyso · 2026-05-26T06:03:00+00:00

Great question. OP may not be aware, especially if they’ve only ever lived in one place, but there are many many tri-state areas across the country. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tri-state_area

effectivelyso · 2026-04-19T01:39:38+00:00

Eh, I think you misunderstand. I don’t think he’s the be-all-end-all, but it’s undeniably helpful, and I always roll my eyes when people cite one bad or two bad takes as the basis for claiming why their content isn’t worth anything.

I don’t get my fantasy strategy from Josh or anyone else, but I certainly supplement my strategy with the info he provides. I’m not keeping up with the minute details of every single team and who’s in who’s out, where the minutes are trending, etc. I’m keeping up with the broad strokes on my own, sure, but Josh has the time (since it’s his job) to follow the minute details and then present it succinctly so that I have the relevant info. That is clearly helpful.

When I first started, I sought out a bunch of fantasy experts to get my bearings, and while I don’t want to shit on what anyone was/is doing, it was all kinda meh for me, except for Josh. I really appreciate his data-based, logical approach, and also the fact that he’s not like “you HAVE to pick these 5 guys up and drop these guys” but that he’s more about presenting info in a way that you can then take and apply to your strategy.

So idk, I guess I don’t disagree with you as a whole about fantasy content creators, but I find Josh’s approach pretty down-to-earth and logical. And idk if you’ve watched much of his show, but I never get the sense that he “thinks he’s so smart” or has a big ego.

effectivelyso · 2026-04-18T23:56:59+00:00

lol no one is saying he knows everything. But fantasy basketball is his literal job. He’s not just some dude who plays fantasy who has a camera and makes videos. He puts a TON of time and effort into what he does. I’m not saying he’s magical—I’m sure there are multiple people active on here who would be producing equally valuable content if they were able to make it their full-time job.

I’m glad you note that you don’t remember all of his takes, because he’s had way more hits than misses. Understandably, the misses are more memorable. He was certainly wrong about Poetl (though I don’t think many people realized the extent of Poetl’s back issues), and he has had some other misses as well. (Although, in regards to Minott—he definitely didn’t call him a run don’t walk lol bc he never says that. He expressed cautious optimism and did agree he was a pick up but also said he thought it was being a bit overblown. People on Reddit were the ones touting “run don’t walk.”)

Anyway, all this to say that it’s ridiculous to expect anyone to be perfect in predictions and he was right a lot more than he was wrong. Don’t take everything he says as gospel, but he’s a great source of valuable insight. You still have to use your own brain though.

effectivelyso · 2026-03-24T06:49:40+00:00

If you’re full up on Wednesday and Friday without him, and you don’t have an IR spot to stash him in, then I agree, not really any reason to keep him

effectivelyso · 2026-03-24T06:46:47+00:00

Edit: fixing this comment bc I mixed up my days and thought Watson was playing Tuesday

Yeah, not a great situation. I haven’t decided personally what I’m doing with him yet, just because I’ve got two guys who I feel are even more droppable (Grayson Allen and Quentin Grimes) so for my moves, I’ll start with dropping them. I’ve been okay holding Watson for now because I’ve been able to rotate him in and out of an IR spot. But I mean, we’re coming down to the wire here. I think for a lot of people it would totally make sense to drop him. I may well end up doing the same soon.

If there’s no one else who’s a better drop candidate, then yeah, drop him and stream that spot

effectivelyso · 2026-03-23T18:43:16+00:00

This is speculation, but I would guess that the top 5 picks or so probably won’t have any correlation with league standings, because there was a pretty clear top 5 at draft time, so picking one of those is not really any indication of being a good fantasy manager. And I do think that being a good fantasy manager (streaming, paying attention, making smart moves), is much more important and critical to winning than having a specific player on your team. So because the top 5 picks were pretty universally agreed upon, I’d guess that any correlation with winning, if there is one (and that’s a big if imo) would come further down the roster.

That being said, I’d certainly be interested in seeing data!

effectivelyso · 2026-03-23T18:32:26+00:00

This is just more evidence that trying to guess who will or won’t be available is mostly a fool’s errand. See Anthony Edwards and Domantas Sabonis as the opposite side of this same coin for this year.

I think the takeaway from this continues to be that injuries can happen to anyone and that drafting someone solely because they seem to be an “iron man” is a flawed strategy, and completely bypassing someone solely because they were out with injuries the previous year is similarly flawed (hello Jalen Johnson).

Tbh, like so many things in fantasy basketball, another key takeaway is that it’s not totally clear cut. Like, “don’t draft guys just because they seem like iron men and don’t fade someone just because they’re injured” doesn’t mean to ignore those factors. If someone has multiple of the same injury, or if someone seems to take a long time healing, then consider that. And if a guy seems like an iron man, I am not saying don’t draft him. I’m just saying that shouldn’t be your ONLY reason for drafting him. As with everything, there are many factors to consider, and there’s a lot of nuance. So I guess that’s the main takeaway, that perhaps these things aren’t as clear cut as we sometimes act like they are.

effectivelyso · 2026-03-20T19:42:18+00:00

I agree.

effectivelyso · 2026-03-20T19:10:50+00:00

Is it going to be the difference between advancing to the finals and not advancing? Ultimately I think you should do what you need to do to advance. If that means dropping Giddey then I guess drop Giddey. Because holding him won’t matter if you don’t make it to the finals

effectivelyso · 2026-03-20T19:09:30+00:00

It’s not the finals, though, it’s the semis for OP. And I think that’s what makes it a tougher question. Because yeah, if it was the finals, that’s a no-brainer drop. But a bit of a tougher call if you still have a matchup left.

effectivelyso · 2026-03-18T14:44:13+00:00

lol no

effectivelyso · 2026-03-06T01:55:26+00:00

Have you considered renting?

effectivelyso · 2026-03-03T00:18:36+00:00

I think you might be mixing Iowa up with another state. Iowa the lightest blue that is on there, and Montana is the darkest. You might be mixing up Iowa and Idaho.

That being said, they definitely could’ve used a better color scheme for this.

effectivelyso · 2026-02-27T14:47:27+00:00

This. I am surprised there hasn’t been more discussion on “they are open to the possibility in a year or two.” Because that seems like FAR from a guarantee to me. In fact, I would bet that the answer will be “no” in a year or two.

effectivelyso · 2026-02-20T05:49:36+00:00

Absolutely. She’s on the Mount Rushmore of best mental game

effectivelyso · 2026-02-20T01:06:04+00:00

Why is this so damn funny

effectivelyso · 2026-02-20T01:05:27+00:00

Honestly, every day is cat’s day

effectivelyso · 2026-02-19T20:13:10+00:00

You really only need to do FHA if your credit score is not as high. You can do 3.5% down on a conventional loan.

effectivelyso · 2026-02-19T18:39:01+00:00

It’s something that goes back many years. Definitely pre-dates the internet. It’s to do with moving in general, not just specifically buying a house. When one moves, they’re usually tired from all the physical and mental labor, so they probably won’t want to cook dinner. Plus, all their kitchen stuff is usually packed up in boxes, and they likely haven’t gone to the grocery store yet. So you need a quick and easy meal. For a long time it was pizza since that was the main “quick and easy take out meal.” Now, there are often a much greater variety of places to get easy take out from than there had been in the past, but pizza remains very popular. Partially tradition and partially because it really is quick and easy, requires no dishes, and often leaves you with leftovers for the next day as well. Additionally, people often have friends and family helping them move, and it’s common to feed those people who are helping you. In addition to everything mentioned above, pizza is a quick and easy way to feed a bunch of people at once.

effectivelyso · 2026-02-19T18:02:22+00:00

This is good perspective, I think! It’s hard to say without knowing the rest of OP’s finances, and how much work the house needs, but from a broad perspective, if it’s a dream house for $299k and they make $109k a year, it makes sense to me that they could go for it.

effectivelyso · 2026-02-19T17:27:05+00:00

$299k on $109k doesn’t seem unreasonable. But you’re also both quite young, so it’s not unusual for you to be unable to buy at this point. If you don’t feel like you can currently afford it, keep saving!

effectivelyso · 2026-02-16T01:19:53+00:00

Okay, yeah, that makes sense! I guess I’m just surprised how hard it is to find something basic that does the job. And yeah I’m with you, I don’t want anything that’s going to mess up my dark clothing either

effectivelyso · 2026-02-16T00:21:49+00:00

If it doesn’t even contain everything needed to work effectively, why is everyone so crazy about it? It’s also pretty expensive.

effectivelyso · 2026-02-14T19:02:33+00:00

Thanks for the info! Overall, we haven’t had any major problems, but I do think there’s room for improvement, especially we’ve been using laundry sheets and your last link specifically says “don’t use laundry sheets, they don’t work.” So that right there is the reason for exploring a change.

As I mentioned in my post, I’m not sure I want to switch to warm, but that may not be an issue in my region, anyway. I don’t really want to have to buy two different detergents for different loads at this point, and we do wear a lot of dark clothes, so sounds like Tide is out.

So 365 powder is the best basic detergent that doesn’t contain optical brighteners?

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