I knew when I decided to write this column it would not be an easy task. Not because of the incredible difficulty of writing an opinion piece about sports, but because the topic of this column upsets me. We are in the midst of a lockout in the National Basketball Association that, as of Nov. 22, will be in its 145th day.
Fantasy football is a fun way to make games not involving the football team you support interesting, but it also allows those of us who like to delve deeper into the intricacies and statistics to try to secure an advantage for draft day. Still riding the high of the NFL fantasy draft, I decided to apply the same rules to the Ivy League and determine the first round draft picks for an eight-team fantasy league, drafting only players in the Ivy League.
