that will help you fall in love with NBA DFS as I have and take your lineup-

I love the NBA, and I have as long as I can remember. One of my earliest memories is my uncle hoisting me on his shoulders next to the Lakers team bus to meet rookie A.C. Green outside the Seattle Coliseum in 1987. Later that season, I remember my dad pulling over to the side of the road so we could listen to the end of a thrilling Sonics playoff victory over the Rockets.In my teenage years, one of my greatest memories was the weekend spent with my dad painting a giant Sonics mural that spanned the entire length of my bedroom wall -- something my friends still talk about to this day. It was a magical time in the Pacific Northwest, with Gary Payton, Shawn Kemp, George Karl, Detlef, Big Smooth, Kevin Calabro, Sir-Mix-A-Lot and Pearl Jam.All these years later, I still love the NBA -- even without the Sonics -- for all the reasons so many of you do; the intense competition, the incredible talent, the high-flying dunks. But I also love it because of DFS.While every sport holds its own appeal in terms of DFS, the NBA is hard to beat for a number of reasons. Most appealing is how the action doesnt stop, as it does in many of the other sports, because players can accumulate stats on both offense and defense.And unlike baseball and football, basketball doesnt have nearly the same statistical variance on a game-to-game basis, which makes it a more enjoyable DFS experience. You know that LeBron James and Kevin Durant are good for right around 25-30 points on any given night, for example. Compare that to baseball, where paying up for a star like Josh Donaldson or Mike Trout can easily lead to 0-for-5 night with three strikeouts. Or football, where there are less than five reliable running backs left in the league.NBA DFS isnt like that -- the results are more predictable, so it doesnt take hours and hours to create a roster. On many nights, when theres a short slate of games, you may only have to decide between two or three players at certain positions (especially at shooting guard and small forward).Is it simple? No. Is it challenging? You bet it is. But if you ask me, its just another part of the draw -- coming up with strategies, concepts and approaches, based on the matchups and available options each night, that can lead to success and money in your pocket.Whether youre playing in GPPs (big tournaments with thousands of entries) or in cash games (a smaller group of people with a much better chance of winning), here are 10 tips that will help you fall in love with NBA DFS as I have and take your lineup-building to the next level:1. Minutes per gameMore time on the court means added opportunity to accumulate stats, so this is a good starting point. Here are the minutes-per-game leaders from last season. You want players who can be counted on to play over 30 minutes a game, whenever possible. That means players like James Harden, Kyle Lowry and John Wall, just to name a few. Keep in mind, any starter without a suitable backup is often forced to carry a bigger workload, and more minutes mean more opportunity.Its also important to consider whether a game has a good chance of being a blowout. A simple review of the days point spreads (ESPN PickCenter for Insider subscribers) can help with that. If a game gets out of hand, it increases the chances that the best players will spend more time than usual on the bench. This was a problem in Golden State last season, when the Warriors pulled out to big leads and often were able to sit their starters for the entir