Who was your first pick? If you had the 9th pick overall, you were slated to pick roughly this kind of talent...Originally Posted by kSpec
10 team league, 9th pick. Thoughts/comments would be appreciated. I feel like I'm lacking in threes maybe?
It's tough to gauge how your team will do. I haven't been part of many 7 teams leagues. I normally do 12 and the occasional 10 where thetalent pool is more spread out. Yes, I think your team has a lot of bigs but that can help you solidify FG% (since they tend to shoot a higher percentage),blocks, and rebounds. I'd say try to trade one of your bigs for another PG to help out your assists because in a 7 team league, I'm sure there's ateam out there that stocked up on PGs... kind of like how you stocked up in bigs. Maybe you can work something out with a team like that.
Josh Smith was my first pick, Al Jefferson was my second. I actually passed on KG to take Josh Smith, and I'm convinced I made the correctchoice with that. KG's coming off a huge season in which he played his heart out every second he was on the floor, finally got his ring, and is already indecline anyway. His stats are gonna drop, and they already weren't worthy of a first round pick last season. Meanwhile, Josh Smith can completely carry ateam in blocks and steals by himself, while doing everything else that KG does except the 50% from the field. Everyone else on the list either has injuryconcerns, is old, or is Danny Granger (who I had last year and despite his averages, came away unimpressed overall). Oh, and not to mention that 1. Yahoo'sdefault ranks are trash, and 2. They're based off of roto play, I'm in a H2H league. That's why a guy like Dwight Howard is so low on theirrankings, but in a H2H league he'd murder so long as you're willing to give up ft%.Originally Posted by Paul Is On Tilt
Who was your first pick? If you had the 9th pick overall, you were slated to pick roughly this kind of talent...
I see that you either choose Al Jefferson or Josh Smith first overall. In a 10 team league, I think you could have done better. Other than that, Your team is lacking in assists, rebounds, and points. Smith, Dalembert, Jefferson, and Bogut should provide you with a good amount of blocks. Johnson, Iguodala, Smith, and Nocioni should put you in the above average range in 3pts. Maybe Noah can help you in rebounds and add to your blocks but I'll just wait and see with him if he improves.
Point taken. I just think that it doesn't matter if they're "old" per se, you only need them to do well for you THIS season. Andyou said that the people in that list are either old or injury concerns, I'd take Deron Williams out of that grouping. You're right about KG. Hisproduction looks to diminish, like it did last year. Marion is an interesting player though. He does fill up the statsheet but him not playing next to Nash,his production looks to take a dip as well. His unhappiness would also be something I would not want to deal with eitherOriginally Posted by kSpec
Josh Smith was my first pick, Al Jefferson was my second. I actually passed on KG to take Josh Smith, and I'm convinced I made the correct choice with that. KG's coming off a huge season in which he played his heart out every second he was on the floor, finally got his ring, and is already in decline anyway. His stats are gonna drop, and they already weren't worthy of a first round pick last season. Meanwhile, Josh Smith can completely carry a team in blocks and steals by himself, while doing everything else that KG does except the 50% from the field. Everyone else on the list either has injury concerns, is old, or is Danny Granger (who I had last year and despite his averages, came away unimpressed overall). Oh, and not to mention that 1. Yahoo's default ranks are trash, and 2. They're based off of roto play, I'm in a H2H league. That's why a guy like Dwight Howard is so low on their rankings, but in a H2H league he'd murder so long as you're willing to give up ft%.Originally Posted by Paul Is On Tilt
Who was your first pick? If you had the 9th pick overall, you were slated to pick roughly this kind of talent...
I see that you either choose Al Jefferson or Josh Smith first overall. In a 10 team league, I think you could have done better. Other than that, Your team is lacking in assists, rebounds, and points. Smith, Dalembert, Jefferson, and Bogut should provide you with a good amount of blocks. Johnson, Iguodala, Smith, and Nocioni should put you in the above average range in 3pts. Maybe Noah can help you in rebounds and add to your blocks but I'll just wait and see with him if he improves.
The boards I think I'll be more than fine in.Josh Smith, Big Al, Bogut, and Dalembert all average around 10 a game, JJ and Iggy are good rebounders for guards, and Noah has the potential to be a good rebounder. The assists I'm moderately worried about, but it's H2H so I figure I can always just give up that cat when it comes down to it.
| 1. | (9) | Dirk Nowitzki | PF |
| 2. | (16) | Yao Ming | C |
| 3. | (33) | Jose Calderon | PG |
| 4. | (40) | Kevin Durant | SG,SF |
| 5. | (57) | Lamar Odom | SF,PF |
| 6. | (64) | Michael Beasley | SF,PF |
| 7. | (81) | Richard Jefferson | SF |
| 8. | (8 | T.J. Ford | PG |
| 9. | (105) | Charlie Villanueva | SF,PF |
| 10. | (112) | Kendrick Perkins | C |
| 11. | (129) | Beno Udrih | PG |
| 12. | (136) | Andrea Bargnani | PF,C |
Not that anyone cares, but I'm also really down on Marion too. After the trade to the Heat, his numbers dropped literally across the board,save for rebounds. Combined with the fact that he'll also have a fully healthy Wade plus Beasley cutting into his shots this season, I really don'tthink he's any better than a guy like Rudy Gay at this point who's a mid second - early third round pick at best. And guys are still taking Marion inthe top six based just on past performance. It's kind of the same problem I have with KG. They've got a lot more name value in fantasy than actualoutput at this point.Originally Posted by Paul Is On Tilt
Point taken. I just think that it doesn't matter if they're "old" per se, you only need them to do well for you THIS season. And you said that the people in that list are either old or injury concerns, I'd take Deron Williams out of that grouping. You're right about KG. His production looks to diminish, like it did last year. Marion is an interesting player though. He does fill up the statsheet but him not playing next to Nash, his production looks to take a dip as well. His unhappiness would also be something I would not want to deal with either. Now seeing your rationale, I can see what you did. I guess it's just a difference in opinion... that's it.
And yeah, in a H2H league, I take that same approach. I usually give up on a category and sacrifice not winning that category every year. It's usually TObut last season, I picked up a few low turnover guys and did well in that category. I gave up on 3's. It didn't work out too well for me.
You're right about Marion. I was just thinking that he would get traded soon.Originally Posted by kSpec
Not that anyone cares, but I'm also really down on Marion too. After the trade to the Heat, his numbers dropped literally across the board, save for rebounds. Combined with the fact that he'll also have a fully healthy Wade plus Beasley cutting into his shots this season, I really don't think he's any better than a guy like Rudy Gay at this point who's a mid second - early third round pick at best. And guys are still taking Marion in the top six based just on past performance. It's kind of the same problem I have with KG. They've got a lot more name value in fantasy than actual output at this point.Originally Posted by Paul Is On Tilt
Point taken. I just think that it doesn't matter if they're "old" per se, you only need them to do well for you THIS season. And you said that the people in that list are either old or injury concerns, I'd take Deron Williams out of that grouping. You're right about KG. His production looks to diminish, like it did last year. Marion is an interesting player though. He does fill up the statsheet but him not playing next to Nash, his production looks to take a dip as well. His unhappiness would also be something I would not want to deal with either. Now seeing your rationale, I can see what you did. I guess it's just a difference in opinion... that's it.
And yeah, in a H2H league, I take that same approach. I usually give up on a category and sacrifice not winning that category every year. It's usually TObut last season, I picked up a few low turnover guys and did well in that category. I gave up on 3's. It didn't work out too well for me.
Also yeah, I would probably have taken Deron out of that grouping too. If he grabbed more steals or shot more threes, he'd be a top five pick easily.
Yeah, if I were you, I'd look for another center. Calderon, Ford, and Beno are a good 3 PGs. And Charlie V's been playing well inpreseason... hopefully it carries over to the regular season.Originally Posted by Juicy J 32
I feel like my team is pretty balanced. I missed out on OJ by 2 picks
1. (9) Dirk Nowitzki PF 2. (16) Yao Ming C 3. (33) Jose Calderon PG 4. (40) Kevin Durant SG,SF 5. (57) Lamar Odom SF,PF 6. (64) Michael Beasley SF,PF 7. (81) Richard Jefferson SF 8. (8 T.J. Ford PG 9. (105) Charlie Villanueva SF,PF 10. (112) Kendrick Perkins C 11. (129) Beno Udrih PG 12. (136) Andrea Bargnani PF,C ... I feel like I need another Center but I don't know. Tell me what yall think.
Al Thornton SF,PF
| 1. | (5) | Dwyane Wade |
| 2. | (20) | Tim Duncan |
| 3. | (29) | Rudy Gay |
| 4. | (44) | Tyson Chandler |
| 5. | (53) | Kevin Durant |
| 6. | (6 | Emeka Okafor |
| 7. | (77) | Tony Parker |
| 8. | (92) | John Salmons |
| 9. | (101) | Charlie Villanueva |
| 10. | (116) | Ryan Gomes |
| 11. | (125) | Rafer Alston |
| 12. | (140) | Travis Outlaw |
| 13. | (149) | Luis Scola |
i'm loving charlie where you got him, good workOriginally Posted by WILLINC
I think its pretty balanced, maybe I'm biased[th=""]WE OVER HERE BALLIN
1. (5) Dwyane Wade 2. (20) Tim Duncan 3. (29) Rudy Gay 4. (44) Tyson Chandler 5. (53) Kevin Durant 6. (6 Emeka Okafor 7. (77) Tony Parker 8. (92) John Salmons 9. (101) Charlie Villanueva 10. (116) Ryan Gomes 11. (125) Rafer Alston 12. (140) Travis Outlaw 13. (149) Luis Scola
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Okafor. Or Thornton. If I remember correctly, CHI still has Hinrich in front of Rose. I REALLY hope that changes because I plan on taking Roselater in my draft.
| PG | Tony Parker (SA - PG) | PGGUtilBN | 87% | .494 | .715 | 17 | 1295 | 221 | 411 | 55 | 8 | 164 | |||
| SG | Andre Iguodala (Phi - SG,SF) | SGGSFFUtilBN | 97% | .456 | .721 | 101 | 1630 | 446 | 391 | 171 | 49 | 214 | |||
| G | Rashad McCants (Min - SG,SF) | SGGSFFUtilBN | 25% | .453 | .748 | 142 | 1114 | 206 | 162 | 66 | 18 | 172 | |||
| SF | LeBron James (Cle - SF) | SFFUtilBN | 98% | .484 | .712 | 113 | 2250 | 592 | 539 | 138 | 81 | 255 | |||
| PF | Al Jefferson (Min - PF,C) | PFFCUtilBN | 97% | .500 | .721 | 0 | 1726 | 911 | 117 | 74 | 119 | 167 | |||
| F | Richard Jefferson (Mil - SF) | SFFUtilBN | 86% | .466 | .798 | 77 | 1857 | 342 | 252 | 76 | 21 | 199 | |||
| C | Greg Oden (Por - C) | CUtilBN | 90% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| C | Luis Scola (Hou - PF,C) | PFFCUtilBN | 36% | .515 | .668 | 0 | 847 | 525 | 106 | 60 | 19 | 105 | |||
| Util | Manu Ginobili (SA - SG) INJ | SGGUtilBN | 31% | .460 | .860 | 156 | 1442 | 354 | 332 | 109 | 33 | 200 | |||
| Util | Stephen Jackson (GS - SG,SF) | SGGSFFUtilBN | 87% | .405 | .832 | 182 | 1466 | 318 | 300 | 92 | 29 | 197 | |||
| BN | O.J. Mayo (Mem - PG,SG) | PGSGGUtilBN | 70% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| BN | Al Thornton (LAC - SF,PF) | SFPFFUtilBN | 47% | .429 | .743 | 43 | 1005 | 358 | 98 | 46 | 43 | 128 | |||
| BN | Rajon Rondo (Bos - PG)  | PGGUtilBN | 72% | .492 | .611 | 5 | 814 | 322 | 393 | 129 | 13 | 147 | |||
| BN | J.R. Smith (Den - SG) | SGGUtilBN | 36% | .461 | .719 | 157 | 907 | 152 | 128 | 62 | 12 | 112 | |||
| BN | --empty-- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| PG | Steve Nash (Pho - PG) INJ  | PG G Util BN | |||||||||||||
| SG | Jason Richardson (Cha - SG,SF) | SG G SF F Util BN | |||||||||||||
| G | Jamal Crawford (NY - PG,SG) | PG SG G Util BN | |||||||||||||
| SF | Rudy Gay (Mem - SF,PF) | SF PF F Util BN | |||||||||||||
| PF | Josh Smith (Atl - SF,PF) | SF PF F Util BN | |||||||||||||
| F | Charlie Villanueva (Mil - SF,PF) | SF PF F Util BN | |||||||||||||
| C | Emeka Okafor (Cha - PF,C) | PF F C Util BN | |||||||||||||
| C | David Lee (NY - PF,C) | PF F C Util BN | |||||||||||||
| Util | Mike Bibby (Atl - PG) INJ | PG G Util BN | |||||||||||||
| Util | Wilson Chandler (NY - SG,SF) | SG G SF F Util BN | |||||||||||||
| BN | Jeff Green (OKC - SF,PF) | SF PF F Util BN | |||||||||||||
| BN | Tyrus Thomas (Chi - SF,PF) | SF PF F Util BN | |||||||||||||
| BN | Rodney Stuckey (Det - PG,SG) | PG SG G Util BN |
Good deal... Just let me know... I'll be outta town all weekend, but if you're drafting Sunday or after I'll be good...
| PG | Tony Parker (SA - PG) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| SG | Andre Iguodala (Phi - SG,SF) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| G | Rashad McCants (Min - SG,SF) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| SF | LeBron James (Cle - SF) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| PF | Al Jefferson (Min - PF,C) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | Richard Jefferson (Mil - SF) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C | Greg Oden (Por - C) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C | Luis Scola (Hou - PF,C) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Util | Manu Ginobili (SA - SG) INJ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Util | Stephen Jackson (GS - SG,SF) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| BN | O.J. Mayo (Mem - PG,SG) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| BN | Al Thornton (LAC - SF,PF) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| BN | Rajon Rondo (Bos - PG) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| BN | J.R. Smith (Den - SG) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| PG | Deron Williams (Uta - PG) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| SG | Kevin Martin (Sac - SG) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| G | Vince Carter (NJ - SG,SF) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| SF | Tracy McGrady (Hou - SG,SF) INJ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| PF | Kevin Garnett (Bos - PF) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | Lamar Odom (LAL - SF,PF) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C | Al Horford (Atl - PF,C) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C | Andrew Bogut (Mil - C) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Util | Raja Bell (Pho - SG) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Util | Kirk Hinrich (Chi - PG,SG) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| BN | Ramon Sessions (Mil - PG,SG) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| BN | Tayshaun Prince (Det - SF) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| BN | Brook Lopez (NJ - PF,C) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| BN | Rudy Fernandez (Por - PG,SG) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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