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Okay. Let's say that there is one, and only one category for scoring in our league. Lets call our fake, hypothetical league, The Actioniest League. Our one category is goals, and goals alone, so the following is the only stat to consider:

G

Okay. Lets say there are 3 of us in the league, Art, Ryan and Eric. We each only have one player on our team. I have Sean Avery, Art has Wayne Gretzky, and Ryan has Gordie Howe.

The first night of our league has Avery scoring zero goals, Wayne scoring 2 goals and Gordie scoring 1 goal. That means that Art leads with 2 goals, Ryan is in second with one, and I am in last with zero.

Since there are only three of us, and only one category, G, Art gets 3 points, Ryan gets 2 points, and I get one point. Think of "points" as rank.

Lets say no one scores any goals on the second night of our league, so the rank remains the same, Art in first with 3 points, Ryan in second with 2 points, and Eric in third with 1 point. You'll notice the points don't accumulate day to day, they just maintain their "ranks".

The third night, I have an unbelieveable night and score 4 goals, Wayne scores none and Gordie scores 1. That means I have 4 goals, Art and Ryan are tied with 3 each. That means I will lead the league with 3 points now (gaining +2 overnight), Art and Ryan will be tied with 1.5 each. 1.5 because that is the total remaining points left after I take my three for first place, which leaves 2+1=3 points left to split between Art and Ryan. Art will show a -1.5 points on the night, and Ryan will show a -.5.

Remember, these points do not accumulate, they are used as rankings.

Let's say we are 45 nights into the season and Art has 54 goals, Ryan has 102 goals, and Eric has 104 goals. Art will only have 1 point for being in third, Ryan will have 2 for being in second and I will have 3 for being in first. No more, no less.

Now, lets say on the 46th night, Art scores and UNBELIEVEABLE 45 goals!!!! Changing his total to 99G on the season! Ryan scores 3 goals, and I score no goals. All that this changes in the "points" is that Art will stay the same at 3rd place with one point (+0), Ryan will move into first, three points, with his 105G (+1), and I will fall to second place, 2 points (-1), with 104 goals.

Now. Add assists (A) to the mix. Without going into it again, here is the abbreviated version:

- Art has 50 goals (1rst place, for 3 points) and 50 assists (3rd place, for 1 point). Total points = 4

- Ryan has 40 goals (2nd place, for 2 points) and 60 assists (2nd place, for 2 points). Total points = 4

- Eric has 30 goals (3rd place, for 1 points) and 100 assists (1rst place, for 3 points). Total points = 4

Holy shit! We are all tied with 4 points for first place! We are awesome!

But you see, that since you kick ass in one category and suck in another, you will perform as well as someone that is balanced in all categories.

Get it? The rules button for rotisserie scoring in the fantasy hockey section probably explains it better, but I tried to be clear enought. Understand Jon and Rudy?