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On October 12th, 10pm EST, a collection of fantasy basketball “experts” came together in the spirit of competition to draft against each other in the Dropping Dimes Experts League. This is the result of that draft.
Here are the participants:
1. Neil Tardy (Talented Mr. Roto)
2. Evan Silva (Rotoworld)
3. Matt Satten (Pro Fantasy Sports)
4. Nels Wadycki (Give Me The Rock)
5. Mike Slane (ElevationMag.com)
6. J.E. Skeets and Tas Melas (The Basketball Jones)
7. Richard Christ (Fantasy Sports R Us)
8. Brandon Haraway (The Fantasy Lounge)
And of course, US:
9. Alvin Lai
10. Dennis Velasco
11. Ron Chow
12. Scott Sargent
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Dropping Dimes’ Position Rankings: Centers
Posted by Alvin Lai Categories: Atlantic Division, Central Division, H2H, Northwest Division, Pacific Division, Rookies, Roto, Site Features, Sleepers, Southeast Division, Southwest Division, Talent,
Similar to the NBA game, if you have top-notch options at the five spot, you have a strong chance for success in fantasy play. Gone are the days of Patrick Ewing, Hakeem Olajuwan and David Robinson dominating fantasy leagues by their extraordinary play. Here and now, the center position has to call in reinforcements from the power forward spot to boost its profile. Make sure you look out for forwards who might acquire center eligibility during the season; having that happen to one of your players might be like holding a winning lottery ticket.
The four staff members at Dropping Dimes were asked to rank the top 25 at each position. The top player received one “point,” the second player received two points, etc. Players who were not in the top 25, but thought to be able to crack the top 25 at some point in the season were given a value of 30. Players not on the radar were given a value of 40. The average ranking is listed in parentheses after the player’s team name.
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Dropping Dimes Draft Blog: Round 6, Pick 8
Posted by Dennis Velasco Categories: H2H, Northwest Division, Portland Trailblazers, Rookies, Roto, Site Features, Talent,
Round 6, Pick 8: Brandon Roy, PG/SG, Portland Trailblazers
Roy is the first rookie taken in this draft blog and there’s good reason for it - Roy can do a lot of things well. And I mean A LOT. Of course, we only have his college play to judge Roy from… oh wait, I guess we have a tiny sample of seeing what Roy can do, right? He did play in the Vegas Summer League, afterall. And what exactly did Roy do at the VSL? The exact same thing he did in college and that has to get fantasy owners excited.
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Dropping Dimes’ Position Rankings: Power Forwards
Posted by Dennis Velasco Categories: Editorial, H2H, Roto, Site Features,
Fantasy basketball owners want their power forwards to be like the Wu - rough, rugged, and raw - bringing the pain every night they take the floor. We don’t need them to shoot bombs from beyond the arc necessarily, but we want them to be like foot soldiers down in the box doing damage on the boards, getting putbacks, blocking shots into the stands, and coming strong. Basically, they need to be the strong arm of fantasy basketball teams.
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My PFS Experts League Team
Posted by Dennis Velasco Categories: Editorial, Site Announcements,
First off, I’m not so happy with this team. But, it’s my fault because I forgot one major thing about this draft… I WAS DRAFTING WITH EXPERTS!!! Yeah, all those sleepers I had in mind that I’ve been able to wait on in “normal” drafts? I got snake bit on almost every single one of them! SIGH. But, enough of me being a girly-man. I can do that later after this post. Here are the specifics on the draft and what went down with my team.
The Pro Fantasy Sports Experts League is a 14-team league, which consists of the following sites/publications:
ESPN The Magazine
DIME Magazine
Sports Illustrated
Talented Mr. Roto
Roto Commando
Fantasy Sports Magazine
Pro Fantasy Sports, the host
and… Dropping Dimes
There were multiple people representing Sports Illustrated and PFS, so for those of you that counted eight teams and wondered how that made 14, now you know… and knowing is half the battle. In any case, it’s a standard H2H league as far as categories and we start PG, SG, G, SF, PF, F, C, C and four bench spots. I had the fifth overall pick and for your viewing (dis)pleasure, here’s my team with brief commentary on each pick:
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Dropping Dimes Draft Blog: Round 6, Pick 7
Posted by Ron Chow Categories: H2H, Northwest Division, Minnesota Timberwolves, Roto, Site Features, Talent,
There is a “Jerky” in every group of friends. You know, the friend that slips your secret out which you told him in confidence, makes plans with his girlfriend when he is already booked for guy’s night out, or just presses your buttons the wrong way a little too much. There is an endearing quality with the “Jerky” friend that appears from time to time, which prevents total banishment from the group.
Ricky Davis would be the jerky player on your fantasy roster. You hate him for the selfish stunt in 2003, where he shot at his own basket on purpose to miss so he could collect the rebound to complete his triple double! Jerky. In the 6th round or later, how many SG/SF can drop 19 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 5.1 assists for your fantasy team? That’s the endearing side of Ricky Davis.
Round 6, Pick 7: Ricky Davis, SG/SF, Minnesota Timberwolves
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Dropping Dimes’ Position Rankings: Small Forwards
Posted by Alvin Lai Categories: Atlantic Division, Central Division, H2H, Northwest Division, Pacific Division, Props, Roto, Site Features, Southeast Division, Southwest Division, Talent,
Good fantasy teams ask this from their small forwards. 1) Be a main scorer for the team. 2) Shoot enough threes, dish the rock and grab those steals to help out the guards on the team. 3) Hit the boards and block some shots to support the big men on the roster. 4) Everything else being equal, shoot good percentages from anywhere on the court.
It seems like a tall order, and only the superstars are able to do all of the above. That is why several players from this position will be drafted in the first two rounds despite the large number of viable options. In reality this position is even deeper than listed below, but some players were put at shooting guard and others at power forward.
The four staff members at Dropping Dimes were asked to rank the top 25 at each position. The top player received one “point,” the second player received two points, etc. Players who were not in the top 25, but thought to be able to crack the top 25 at some point in the season were given a value of 30. Players not on the radar were given a value of 40. The average ranking is listed in parentheses after the player’s team name.
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Dropping Dimes Draft Blog: Round 6, Pick 6
Posted by Alvin Lai Categories: Central Division, Milwaukee Bucks, H2H, Roto, Talent,
Before we turn our full attention on this pick in the draft, let me first say that it is nice to have the NHL season get underway. Although hockey has lost its place among “the big four” sports in North America, if you have not tried it out, my strong suggestion is for you to withold final judgment until you see a game live. The speed simply does not translate to the small screen.
How is this related to hoops? Well, you might find yourself in a league with Canadians who might not be studying up as hard as they should on hoops because the buzz of a new hockey season is too hard to ignore. And unnecessary aggravation from a hockey league is just as problematic for fantasy players as it can be sometimes for a basketball league. Take this league I am in, partnered with a friend. The commish cannot even input the draft results, set waiver priority in the proper order plus the league has not even been activated even though the NHL started play last week! What a bunch of amateurs. So to all the Dime readers out there, do yourself a favour and make sure your basketball league has a good commish at the helm. That way, you do not have to worry about the league settings going out of whack, and can settle down to the business of picking a winning squad.
Round 6, Pick 6: Charlie Villanueva, SF/PF, Milwaukee Bucks.
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Dropping Dimes Draft Blog: Round 6, Pick 5
Posted by Alvin Lai Categories: H2H, Roto, Southwest Division, San Antonio Spurs, Talent,
His social life has been getting more press than his game. Before you start questioning his sanity, consider that he might know what things look like behind the scenes. Warning to those who do not care what the gossip hounds are spitting and wish to just keep the focus on hoops; there is not anything vulgar waiting for you if you click the link, but it certainly is only very peripherally hoops-related. Let us get back to business.
Round 6, Pick 5: Tony Parker, PG, San Antonio Spurs
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Dropping Dimes’ Position Rankings: Shooting Guards
Posted by Ron Chow Categories: H2H, Props, Roto, Site Features, Talent,
If you think about the recent and past winners of the NBA scoring title you will realize that the winner tends to be a shooting guard. As the position states, their key role is to, surprise, shoot. Standard shooting guards contribute in points only, however, there are a few special players that can help you build a fantasy team to dominate! While some others will play integral supporting roles in that domination.
For your viewing pleasure… the top 25 shooting guards in the fantasy game.
(Note: DroppingDimes.com’s overall rank in parenthesis)
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