By Todd Walker

If you're on this site, you must have a deep love and passion for fantasy hoops, but are you a junkie? Well, no more guessing, it's time for the Fantasy Hoops Exam! Take this at your own risk! At the end, total up your points and see your ranking.



Fantasy Hoops Exam

1. Approximately how many hours do you spend per week on fantasy related activities? (research, discussing, trading, trash talking, etc.)

A. 0 hrs. (0 pts)
B. 1-4 hrs (10 pts)
C. 4-7 hrs. (20 pts)
D. 8-11 hrs. (30 pts)
E. 11-15 hrs. (40 pts)
F. over 15 hrs per week (50 pts)


2. Have you ever rooted or felt good after one of your opponent's fantasy players have gotten injured?

A. No, that's sick (0 pts)
B. Yes, can't help myself (50 pts)


3. Have you ever skipped work, class, church, or any other important meeting due to fantasy priorities?

A. No, I don't take it that far (0 pts)
B. Guilty as charged (50 pts)


4. Have you ever thought or discussed your fantasy team when out on the town with your wife/girlfriend?

A. Nah, out of sight, out of mind (0 pts)
B. Gulp, was that wrong? (50 pts)


5. Have you ever cheered against your NBA team so that you might get more production out of one of your fantasy players?

A. No way, team first man! (0 pts)
B. Um, what team? (50 pts)


6. Where do you most want to be at nights during the NBA season?

A. With my family and friends spending quality time (0 pts)
B. In front of my PC or the "boob tube" crunching numbers and checking stats. (50 pts)


7. How many fantasy leagues are you presently in?

A. None (HA! why are you here?) (0 pts)
B. One's enough for me (10 pts)
C. Two, but only really pay attention to one (20 pts)
D. Three, can't get enough! (30 pts)
E. Four, I could use a little reality (40 pts)
F. More than 4 and in need of professional help! (50 pts)


8. Have you ever thrown something, yelled at the TV, or lost your temper due to the poor production of your fantasy player?

A. Come on man, it's fantasy! (0 pts)
B. I plead the 5th (50 pts)


9. How much money have you spent or lost on fantasy in the past year?

A. Nothing, only play free leagues and only for fun (0 pts)
B. A tad, but only to get better stats (10 pts)
C. Some, but still only for fun (20 pts)
D. A little more than I want to admit, thank you (30 pts)
E. I'm in debt thanks to fantasy (40 pts)
F. Sacrificed many good things for me and others to get more and better fantasy, and don't really feel bad about that (50 pts)


10. Have you ever gotten into a disagreement or scuffle with a friend, league member, or forum stranger about a fantasy topic?

A. No way, not worh it (0 pts)
B. Well, he provoked me dude. I'm only human! (50 pts)


Okay, okay.....brush yourself off, take a swig of Barq's Red Cream Soda and tally up your points.

Here's the rankings:

0-100 pts - Just a guy havin' fun (Friend)
100-200 pts - Fantasy excites me (Fanatic)
200-300 pts - Taking this exam doesn't count towards our score does it? (Freak)
300-400 pts - If it's fantasy, why is my real life affected by it? (Freakin' Junkie)
400-490 pts - Why did you make me take this you putz! I knew it already! (Finding help)
500 pts - Haha, you guys are losers for thinking there's anything better! (Free me from this world!)

Just in case you think you're alone in the boat. Nope, I tallied 430 pts! Yep, I'm finding help. (after the season that is)