RotoGrinders Daily Fantasy Fix

Dan can't help himself with the Manti Te'o story and compares this talk radio gold to one of his favorite's he covered back in his sports talk radio days. Dan also looks back at winners of the big qualifiers last night and he brings John Britt on the show to talk daily fantasy hockey strategy and value plays early on this NHL season.

Dan takes you through the 10 game schedule Wednesday night in the NBA and is joined by DailyJoust Co-Founder Michael Brook to talk about some of the changes in scoring in their hockey product this season and other offerings coming to the table this NHL.

Dan addresses the team stacking issue on today's podcast and explains why he hopes more sites move the way of Draftstreet and put stricter limitations teams stacking in baseball and hockey. Dan also breaks out another "Back's Beef".

Dan recaps a successful weekend for Grinders in hoops and gives his thoughts on the crazy offensive weekend that took place in the NFL. Dan also tells about a recent encounter with a "Fantasy Douche" and tells how you can avoid being that guy. He also wraps up the show by disclosing the five finalists for the 2012 RotoGrinders Player of the Year.

Dan talks some industry news including the addition of NBA survivor games on Draftstreet & a preview of how the first ever Rotogrinders Player of the Year will be determined next week. Dan also takes a long look at the NBA for Friday night and even gives you his lineup on FanDuel for their big DFBBC Qualfier.

Dan lets you know of some of the giant tournaments in the industry coming up this weekend in the NFL and he joined by newest member of the Rotogrinders team E-Mac to discuss their thoughts on fantasy plays for the NFL playoffs on Saturday and Sunday.

Dan spends most of the podcast giving his analysis of Wednesday night's slate of NBA games and he also feels the need to defend 'Uncle Brent' in a quick episode of "Back's Beef".

Dan talks with the winner of the $250,000 DraftKings Main Event, Sam Greenwood (Pudge714), about what it was like to win $100,000 in his first ever daily fantasy game, the circumstances around entering the contest, and his history as a successful online poker player.

Besides doing his usually NBA analysis, Dan also discusses a few other issues including the lackluster fantasy week that was first round of the NFL playoffs, Condia reaching #1 in the fantasy rankings on Rotogrinders, and why Dan would love to be "Johnny Football" for a week.

Dan sends you into the weekend with a look at the NBA slate on Friday and a few quick opinions on the NFL playoff games this weekend.

Dan finally addresses the hot button issue of NBA player scratches and why he thinks the current setup within the industry doesn't need to change. He also tells you about a new multi-week NFL playoff game at DailyJoust and delivers a Back's Beef about his overindulgence during the Holidays.

Dan talks with Super Joust IV winner Drew "Dinkpiece" Dinkmeyer about his $20,000 lineup on Joust this past Sunday. They also discuss other aspects of daily fantasy including strategy talk in with NBA and where he thinks the growth curve of the industry is right now. Dan also passes along some analysis of Wednesday nights NBA schedule.

Dan recaps Super Joust IV and is happy to see another big named Grinder in take down the top prize. He also talks about a last second change that probably cost him $20,000 and spends some time handicapping players in College Football for games starting January 1st.

Dan takes a look at some salaries on Daily Joust as we get ready for Super Joust IV where someone will walk away with $20,000. He also gives some quick analysis of NBA action for Friday night.

Dan talks to Rotogrinders member J21Willy about what it is like to sweat a possible $100,000 payday and how he decided on the team he put together. Dan also spends time on NFL matchup notes for Week 17 and a rundown on who he likes in the first set of bowl games starting this week.