WK19 - Boning Bodaciously

Burgs tops Sitch for weekly gain; Tree Bone closes in.

Burgundy proudly salutes crowd; Sitch in tears (not pictured).

Ebbs and flows, my friends. Ebbs and flows.

I knew Sitch's streak could not last; he had been the V's top fantasy point producer for five consecutive weeks, which is quite a feat in itself. But this week his team toppled down and produced at a rate comparable to Burgundy circa October 2013, which set an opportunity for others to take advantage.

"Damn straight," said Tree Bone via teleconference call. "I may be in second, but that gap is closing in and it's not too late for a push. I'm always good for a pushin'."

Adds McGuire: By golly!

Easy there, Pierre. Anyways, let's look at this week's visuals before we get into the details.

"That chart looks different," chimed in Safari.

Why, yes it is. Good eye, Safari. I was getting bored of the old Total Points by Week chart; it added little value in my opinion. It was too linear and did not graphically depict the relationship between weekly performance vs. select-GMs. So, I changed it a bit. This new chart (above) shows the cumulative total points earned from each select-GM by week. Each week's total points earned is stacked on top of each other to show the total points earned. Each coloured box represents the points earned for that given week. This way we get to see who is leading the pack, but also who collected the most points by week. As we can see, Sitch still leads overall, but his most recent week (the furthest right coloured box) was slim.

"And mine was the most bodacious!" roared Burgundy.

Yes, it was. Burgundy was this week's top performer, amassing 156.85 fantasy points, ahead of Tree Bone who finished second with 136.45 fantasy points. Sitch had a terrible week, bringing home only 78.90 fantasy points (good for last in the V).

Adds McGuire: And we can see the effect his low production has done to his (Sitch's) PPGP. Look at the chart (above); Sitch is nose-diving a bit and is now below 3.60 PPGP for the first time in five weeks! Tree Bone, on the other hand, has now climbed up to par with the League average (3.33 PPGP), hoping to catch Sitch heading into the Olympic break! What a fine-young-woman!

"All I see is that I'm still leading," said Sitch, trying to brush off his sub-par week. "That's four weeks in a row. And, that's without Stamkos. I think I'm doing alright."

For the time being I'll agree, Sitch. But don't even think for a second that you're a lock to win two years in a row. Dick and Tree Bone are within striking distance, and Safari only needs one good night to close in on a top three position.

"My top three positions are: missionary (with pillow assistance), (flat-back) doggie-style and the lynx," said Dick Burns.

"What the hell is the lynx?!" asked Tree Bone, notepad in hand.

"Sorry, that's reserved for ladies of St. John's," grinned Dick Burns.

Wise words, Dick.