And the Oscar for Best Fantasy Basketball League goes to...

Bill Krieger... Mar 22, 1999

RULES CLARIFICATION!

PAY MORE ATTENTION THAN USUAL!

There is some question/confusion as to the "must be used" rule in Article 3.6 of the Bylaws...

3.6. Each player selected must be used in at least one game during the regular season. The only exception is a player that is injured, suspended or released from the NBA on the Sunday before the last week of the regular season.

To clarify, if you play a guy as a 6th man, and he sees any game action at all (i.e. one of your other guys misses a game) then that counts as "being used". If you select a player as a 6th man and he doesn't get used, then that does not count as "being used". In other wors, each of your players musts have some NIBL points by the end of the regular season.

Also, I had a question about having to use players during the playoffs. All playes must be used prior to the playoffs and this rule has no impact on your playoff roster.

Got it? Any questions? Excellent.

Well, week 6 marks the end of the inter-conference (that's, games between teams from different conferences playing each other, for those owners north of the Illinois-Wisconsin border) part of the NIBL schedule. 7 weeks of intense conference battling remains, and the Western Conference playoffs are already decided... just kidding...

Winners win...

Aruba and West Chicago beat down 2nd placers Joliet and Matunuck in close, bruising contests. Late Saturday night in Joliet, Aruba's Juwan Howard put up a 49 spot to bring the newbie Byrds their first NIBL loss. Welcome to the league Joliet... now if Bolingbrook could only get their first win.

Losers lose...

Despite initial reports Bolingbrook and Sioux City maintained their losing momentum and each team is now 0-6. The good news: Sioux City visits Bolingbrook this week.

Whiners whine...

Diablow continues to lose and whine vociferously about it.

Master of the Commissioners...

With Shorewood's victory over Cap City, Grama Shell completes her commissioner sweep with victories over both Aruba and the hapless Tool. Given her grama status, Shell can really talk that shit as Johnny Rai and I found out Saturday.

The pack...

Baghdad, Vegas and Manila constitute the guts of the ultra-competitive Eastern Conference. Each team put the hammer to their wussy West coast opponent.

Dop...

Ala Mike McCaskey and the pitiful Chicago Bear organization, the Elk Grove Cougar eeked out a victory from their private chalet in the mountains of Lake Tahoe. Playboy lifestyle aside, the Cougar had better hope that C-Web heats up again or they're going to end up in a snowdrift. How's you knee Moz?

Don't forget... buy low, sell high.

yow, bill

PS - I don't know about the "best fantasy basketball league", but Best Picture...

• "Saving Private Ryan" (4 stars) - the first 30 minutes and final 30 minutes are a completely unique and intense experience.
• "Life is Beautiful" (3 1/2 stars) - after 5 minutes or so you completely forget the subtitles. A very unique movie, Schindler light...
• "Shakespeare in Love" (huh) - didn't see it. The clip with Gywnneth consoling a whining Shakespeare with "it's alright Will" was enough for me. Two thumbs down!

PPS - Diablo's email has changed and is updated in the "Teams" page.