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Dropping Dimes Draft Blog: Round 4, Pick 3
Posted by Scott Sargent Categories: Editorial, H2H, Northwest Division, Utah Jazz, Props, Roto, Rumors, Sleepers, Talent,
Round 4, Pick 3: Mehmet Okur, FC, Utah Jazz
Is this thing on repeat? I feel like I’m becoming redundant with my selections for this squad, as I keep harping on the fact that I refuse to choose big men that will drag me down in any category. Yes, they may not produce as much as your typical NBA center (which, in fact, are decreasing in number year by year), but for all intensive fantasy purposes it is gold. Flying under the radar by many last season, including the Detroit Pistons, Mehemt Okur sprung onto the scene in a big way for fantasy owners.
Let’s dive into this blog like Vlade Divac in the lane, and I’ll tell you how Okur will be an asset to your squad this season.
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Dropping Dimes Draft Blog: Round 3, Pick 4
Posted by Scott Sargent Categories: Editorial, H2H, High School, Northwest Division, Seattle Supersonics, Props, Roto, Talent,
Stud? Check!
Center? Check!
With two picks in the bag, I felt that this selection either needed to address notable weaknesses or simply pick the best player available, and hope for the best on the way back. Though Kevin Garnett is one of the better passing big-men in the league, the assist category is obviously my weakness at this point. However, with a couple point guards going off of the board with the most recent picks, I decided to steer away from the run, and go with whom I felt was the best guy out there:
Round 3, Pick 4: Rashard Lewis, SF, Seattle Supersonics
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The Psuedo Studs of Fantasy Basketball
Posted by Dennis Velasco Categories: Editorial, H2H, Injuries, Northwest Division, Utah Jazz, Pacific Division, Sacramento Kings, Props, Roto, Southeast Division, Atlanta Hawks, Charlotte Bobcats, Southwest Division, Memphis Grizzlies, Talent,
Okay, so we all pretty much know which NBA ballers will be going in the first two rounds of our fantasy basketball drafts – the Marions, the Jameses, the Garnetts, and Nashes. The first two rounds should pretty much be a walk in the park, other than wondering about a few players coming off of injuries – Tracy McGrady, Andrei Kirilenko, and Yao Ming. But, these players have so much upside and are so established as difference makers, there’s no question they’ll go in the first two rounds in most leagues, except in our DD Draft Blog: Round One – Round Two. Sorry, Tracy. But, you know what? We were probably thinking too much.
In any case, what about those unheralded players that are on the cusp of studhood? Players that will come off the draft board starting in the third round and probably no later than the fourth and maybe fifth round? Who are those players going to be?
Don’t worry, I got you with this. I can’t give away all of my secrets, but check out the following seven players. All things considered, such as position eligibility and upside I think these players could potentially put up first and second round value, or at the very least a round ahead of where they’d probably be drafted.
NOTE: Since we’re still in the middle of our DD draft, I won’t be going into great detail here since I don’t know how the draft will unfold and I may end up getting one of these guys, in which case I’d just copy and paste what I wrote and that would be just plain lazy on my part. Worse yet, I may plant a seed in my DD brothers-in-blogging to draft one of the following players because I made a compelling argument.
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Dropping Dimes Draft Blog: Round 2, Pick 2
Posted by Dennis Velasco Categories: Editorial, H2H, Injuries, Northwest Division, Utah Jazz, Props, Roto, Site Features, Talent,
Round 2, Pick 2: Andrei Kirilenko, SF/PF, Utah Jazz
Can we all say it together? C’mon, only because we all know it:
Andrei Kirilenko is a first round talent, but there are some questions that only fantasy hoops drafters with ca-jo-nees the size of Ryan Seacrest’s ability to annoy will ignore and take Kirilenko as an answer for their team.
Okay, so I’m assuming that you think that Seacrest is annoying too (please, yes, just be out… from my presence and from the closet), but is there anyone on this earth that will admit he isn’t? Anyway, as I mentioned, AK47 is a first round talent, but there are injury concerns that will sway a person to not draft Kirilenko in the first round because, usually, you want your first rounder to have as little question as possible. So, getting Kirilenko here in the second round is a gamble, but not as big as if I took him in the first.
With a plethora of perfectly durable players still on the board, is Kirilenko worth it?
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The Business of Turnovers
Posted by Dennis Velasco Categories: Atlantic Division, Boston Celtics, New York Knicks, Philadelphia 76ers, Central Division, Cleveland Cavaliers, Editorial, H2H, Northwest Division, Denver Nuggets, Pacific Division, Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix Suns, Roto, Southeast Division, Atlanta Hawks, Miami Heat, Washington Wizards, Southwest Division, San Antonio Spurs,
So, a friend of mine always seems to bring up turnovers when considering drafting a player and while I can understand why (as it is one of the nine basic categories in fantasy basketball) I can’t help but to say the following:
Who cares.
No disrespect to my friend, as he does know his fantasy hoops, but I just don’t care so much about this business of turnovers. I’m not saying to knowingly punt the category, but I am saying don’t care about it as much as you do points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks, 3-pointers made, and the percentages when you draft. Why you ask?
Let me give you my $0.10.
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Dropping Dimes Draft Blog: Round 1, Pick 4
Posted by Scott Sargent Categories: H2H, Northwest Division, Minnesota Timberwolves, Props, Roto, Sleepers, Talent,
First off, Dennis, Please tell me that you weren’t considering Dirk in the “sexy” category with LeBron James in your Marion piece. I mean, unless you dig that kind of thing…then by all means! Un-pimp Ze Auto!
“Betcha Biggie won’t slip…” – Christopher Wallace, aka The Notorious B.I.G. (Warning)
Now, every once in a while, fantasy owners have prayed to the “Fantasy Gods” for good health, good games, and good luck. While this is only a mock draft, the Gods shined down on the team with the fourth pick, as Kevin Garnett, or “The Big Ticket” to some, lands in the figurative lap – making this pick to be about as much of a no-brainer as ever.
Round 1, Pick 4: Kevin Garnett
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The Rookie of the Year goes to…
Posted by Ron Chow Categories: Editorial, Northwest Division, Minnesota Timberwolves, Portland Trailblazers, Props, Rookies, Southeast Division, Charlotte Bobcats,
I was chillin the other night watching Sportscentre (yeah that’s right the Canadian version!). I wasn’t quite sure if I liked the new sets with burgundy being the main colour of choice (ESPN influence no doubt). Leaf’s signing, Baseball, CFL, Tour de France and some basketball, pinteresting how Canadian’s prioritize their sport’s news?
It is strange seeing Tour de France highlights without Lance Armstrong. What about the Tour de France drug scandal before the race started this year? I digress. Look there Andrea Bargnani playing in Summer League basketball. Hmm, not bad. He is going to struggle the 1st half of the season but he may be a fantasy bench player to look at for the 2nd half. He’ll probably average 10 points, 5 rebs with a three and a block a game. Huh? Fantasy Basketball talk in July? Don’t they say that the 1st step to coming to grips with your addiction is admitting to it? Ok, no problem I can do this. I am a Fantasy Basketball Junkie! I feel better now.
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