Definitions

  • Head-to-Head – also referred to as H2H; see Fantasy Basketball Overview section for more details.
     

  • Keeper League – see Fantasy Basketball Overview section for more details.
     

  • Rotisserie – also referred to as “roto”; See Fantasy Basketball Overview section for more details.
     

  • Pick ‘em - see Fantasy Basketball Overview section for more details.
     

  • Points-Based - see Fantasy Basketball Overview section for more details.
     

  • Position eligible – As in “center eligible” or “point guard eligible.”  This means that the source for the league (Yahoo, NBA.com, ESPN.com, etc…) has deemed the player qualified to fill specific positions on your roster.
     

  • Pre-Rank – to list players in the order of preference before the fantasy draft begins.
     

  • Snakes – Refers to the most common method of conducting a fantasy draft where the order of the draft alternates each round.  By this method, the owner who picks last in the first round picks first in the second round and then last in the third, first in the fourth, and so forth.  The order of the draft remains connected, but coils each round like a snake.
     

  • STAT CAT – short for statistical categories; refers to the categories of a rotisserie league.
     

  • Transactions – waivers/free agent signings and trades in your league.
     

  • Tweener - a player who doesn't really fit the stereotype of any specific NBA position. For instance, a 6-5 power player might have the game of a post player, but the size of a small forward/shooting guard.  One might also think of a "tweener" as an "in-betweener," as he is stuck in between two positions.



"tweener"

Who Will Sex Dikembe????

a tweener is a guy that doesn't really fit any NBA position. You see this alot with guys that play a power games in college but dont have the height to be a PF in the NBA. This type of players is a tweener



What's "tweener?"

This is a good list. I don't think it is a fantasy term, but what does tweener mean? That's been driving me crazy! lol



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