This was a big week in fantasy with injuries playing a big role. Joe did not have two of his top players, Chris Hudnut ’16 and Hunter Sabety ’17 healthy. Given the lack of public information about injuries, we have entered into a gentleman’s agreement to have bench players automatically fill in for players who get injured. Therefore our rosters ended up looking this.
| Lord of the ‘Cac (Adam) | Lin and Tonic (Joe) | |
| POS. | Player | Player |
| Guard | G. Safford | J. Starks |
| Guard | J. Brown | L. Hausman |
| Guard | J. McCarthy | L. Westman |
| Forward | J. Swords | E. Ogundeko |
| Forward | A. Santos | D. George |
| Forward | Mar. Delpeche | Z. Pavlin |
| Forward | D. Sinnickson | H. Merryman |
| Bench | R. Epps | H. Sabety |
| Bench | J. Brown | J. Lin |
| Bench | S. Ajayi | C. Hudnut |
This was the biggest week for both of us. I thought my 189 points was a lot, but buoyed by the huge weekend from Lucas Hausman ’16, Joe scored a whopping 218 points. Not surprisingly, he also beat me in FT% and FG% with a lot of different people pitching in. But then, beyond that my team had a much better all-around week. The reemergence of Johnny McCarthy ’18 was huge for me. His 7 blocks helped me squeak out a victory in that category. Graham Safford ’15 was my MVP this week, and Hausman was Joe’s best player.
| Category | Lord of the ‘CAC (Adam) | Lin and Tonic (Joe) |
| Points | 189 | 218 |
| Assists | 36 | 23 |
| Rebounds | 98 | 83 |
| Steals | 25 | 15 |
| Blocks | 19 | 18 |
| FT% | 67.2% (43/64) | 77.6% (66/85) |
| FG% | 40.5% (62/153) | 47.6% (70/147) |
| 3PT Made | 15 | 10 |
Yesterday Joe said he has an “obsession with efficiency.” No place is that shown in real life more than Fantasy. For those who don’t remember (I know that’s everyone), Joe took Luke Westman ’16 with the third overall pick. I scoffed at this considering how few points Westman had scored to that point, and took Graham Safford ’15 with my next pick. That sequence in many ways is the defining moment of our fantasy foray. At this point, it looks more and more possible that we end the season tied at 4-4. My chances of winning outright are extremely low, and Joe losing Sabety and Hudnut will make it hard for him to come back in rebounds. Our differing philosophies might end in an anti-climactic impasse.
| Category | Lord of the ‘CAC (Adam) | Lin and Tonic (Joe) | Leader |
| Points | 594 | 721 | Joe |
| Assists | 99 | 126 | Joe |
| Rebounds | 318 | 303 | Adam |
| Steals | 62 | 49 | Adam |
| Blocks | 59 | 39 | Adam |
| FT% | 68.8% ( 130/189) | 76.8% (229/298) | Joe |
| FG% | 45.% (215/473) | 48.9% (255/521) | Joe |
| 3PT Made | 51 | 25 | Adam |
Overall Score: Tied 4-4