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Wire to Wire - Preseason Edition
Posted by Scott Sargent Categories: Atlantic Division, Central Division, Editorial, Free Agency, H2H, Northwest Division, Pacific Division, Props, Roto, Sleepers, Southeast Division, Southwest Division, Talent, Waiver Pick Ups,
Wire to Wire aims to be your waiver wire resource for all of your fantasy basketball needs. It will dive into playing time trends, injury replacements, and even an occasional category specialist – all of which can be found on a typical waiver wire within your fantasy league at any given time.
For many leagues, this weekend is the one where your fantasy basketball rosters come to fruition. Preseason activity is over, you’ve scoured the box scores, and you’re ready to roll. You get your cheat sheets together, put on your “Witness” t-shirt, and start drafting. OK, maybe that second part is just something that I do, but you get the drift. It’s go time. It’s make or break time. It’s tell your buddies that Pau Gasol is a solid second round pick time!
I’ve taken part in several mock drafts and real drafts thus far, and let me tell you – no matter what shape or size league you’re in, there is some value to be had in that waiver wire. Quick note: Everyone and their brothers are talking about Boston’s Rajon Rondo…so I’m choosing not too. If you think he’ll get playing time, then go for it. Just remember that there are about 6 legitimate point guards/shooting guards in Bean Town. Oh, and Paul Pierce will get his time. You’ve been forewarned. Wait, I just talked about him…I knew that wouldn’t work.
Let’s dig in.
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Dropping Dimes Draft Blog: Round 7, Pick 4
Posted by Scott Sargent Categories: Atlantic Division, Toronto Raptors, H2H, Props, Roto, Talent,
Round 7, Pick 4: TJ Ford, PG, Toronto Raptors
TJ Ford was one of those guys that were so under the radar last season that I was able to get him on nearly every team that I had, and for a much undervalued price due to his injuries from two seasons ago. This season, the cat is out of the bag, and everyone is willing to “take a chance” on him. You won’t get him for late-round value this season, but the dice is definitely worth the roll.
Plus, I already have the old Toronto Raptors point guard in Mike James, so why not draft the new one?
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Dropping Dimes Draft Blog: Round 7, Pick 3
Posted by Alvin Lai Categories: Atlantic Division, Philadelphia 76ers, H2H, Roto, Sleepers, Talent,
Have you ever heard of Dusty Rhodes? Dusty Rhodes, the pinch hitter extraordinaire for the 1954 New York Giants, not Dusty Rhodes, the wrestler. That year Rhodes hit .341 with 15 homers and 50 RBIs: incredible production from only 164 at-bats. The Giants, with Willie Mays as their star, won the World Series that year.
We here at Dropping Dimes will not win anything like the World Series while our star, Dennis Velasco, attends to other matters. But the least I can do is pinch-hit for the guy. He made the pick; I wil provide the words.
Round 7, Pick 3: Samuel Dalembert, C, Philadelphia 76ers
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Dropping Dimes’ Experts Roto League: Richard Christ’s Team
Posted by Alvin Lai Categories: Atlantic Division, Central Division, Northwest Division, Pacific Division, Roto, Site Features, Sleepers, Southeast Division, Southwest Division, Talent,
Fantasy Sports R Us was also nice enough to take part in our experts’ roto league. Thanks to Richard Christ for reppin’ them. They can explain what they are about better than I can, so here is what I found on their site…
“FSRU is the #1 most hated fantasy leagues site on the net. Why? Because we have the highest payouts, we are the fastest growing, and damn it we are just flat out the best. Period.”
Check them out. In the meantime, peep what they did at our draft. For full draft results, click here.
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Dropping Dimes’ Experts Roto League: Brandon Haraway’s Team
Posted by Alvin Lai Categories: Atlantic Division, Central Division, Northwest Division, Pacific Division, Roto, Site Features, Sleepers, Southeast Division, Southwest Division, Talent,
The Fantasy Lounge is a relatively new messageboard community. Dennis Velasco told me about their existence after some of our past contacts settled in over there. All the major sports are covered, and they also have a “Cooler Talk section for non-sports talk. Check it out.
Thanks to Brandon Haraway for representing the Lounge and participating in our first ever experts’ league. Check out his team inside.
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Dropping Dimes’ Experts Roto League: Neil Tardy’s Team
Posted by Alvin Lai Categories: Atlantic Division, Central Division, Northwest Division, Pacific Division, Props, Rookies, Roto, Site Features, Sleepers, Southeast Division, Southwest Division, Talent,
The Talented Mr. Roto is a pillar of fantasy sports. They rep fantasy hoops over at NBA.com, and if you have not studied up on Matthew Berry’s Draft Day Manifesto, then you need to get cracking because you are behind in the game.
Thanks to Neil Tardy for representing TMR and taking part in our league. Neil drew the shortest straw in that he drafted last out of twelve teams. Although in this slot a team gets to make back-to-back picks, a lot of players fly off the board before your turn comes up again. Let us see what he had to say about his team!
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Dropping Dimes’ Experts Roto League: Mike Slane’s Team
Posted by Alvin Lai Categories: Atlantic Division, Central Division, Northwest Division, Roto, Site Features, Sleepers, Southeast Division, Southwest Division, Talent,
If you have not checked out ElevationMag yet, take a look when you can. In addition to the word on the Association, this site covers news around the D-League, the NCAA and hoops on the street. We here at Dropping Dimes would like to thank Mike Slane for participating in our league. Here is what he had to say about his team.
For the complete draft results, click here.
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Dropping Dimes’ Expert Roto League: Scott Sargent’s Team
Posted by Alvin Lai Categories: Atlantic Division, Central Division, Northwest Division, Pacific Division, Roto, Site Features, Southeast Division, Southwest Division, Talent,
Could this be the scene on April 18, 2007, the last day of the season? Marvin Williams, a sleeper of an eighth round pick pumping his first in victory, while the leader of my team walks away dejectedly? While Josh Smith, representing Fantasy Sports R Us chews him out for not passing him the rock?
Sarge can rant with the best of them. Let’s hear what he has to say about his team.
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Injury Lowdown: Bobby Simmons and Jared Jeffries Out
Posted by Ron Chow Categories: Atlantic Division, New York Knicks, Central Division, Milwaukee Bucks, Injuries, Site Features,
A pair of starting forwards have been hit with injuries and will miss the start of the regular season. Check out the Injury Lowdown to see how long Bobby Simmons and Jared Jeffries will be out and the fantasy impact for both!
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Dropping Dimes’ Experts Roto League: Ron Chow’s Team
Posted by Alvin Lai Categories: Atlantic Division, Central Division, Southeast Division, Southwest Division,
It can be hard to pick in the middle. You miss out on the top four or five options in the game. After that, 11-12 players go off the board between each and every pick you make. Ron landed in the number six position for our draft and I think he fared quite well. He is relying on some veterans to bounce but also has a nice collection of younger players ready to step up their game.
For a list of all the draft picks, click here. Let us now take a look at what Ron thinks of his team.
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