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Dropping Dimes Draft Blog: Round 3, Pick 11
Posted by Dennis Velasco Categories: Editorial, H2H, Pacific Division, Sacramento Kings, Props, Roto, Site Features, Talent,
Round 3, Pick 11: Ron Artest, SF, Sacramento Kings
Artest may be a Tru Warier, but he’s a horrible speller. However, last I checked spelling isn’t a category and if it was, I’d draft Martynas Andriuskevicius number one overall because if he can spell his name, he can spell anything. But back to Artest… I don’t think there’s any question that he’s one of the most talented players in the game today. But, he’s also one of the most volatile and unpredictable. I think there was some sort of fracas, some hullaballoo if you will, a couple of seasons ago, but I just can’t remember what happened. And like Ron Burgundy, it seemed like a “big deal” at the time.
Okay, I’m kidding.
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Dropping Dimes Draft Blog: Round 3, Pick 10
Posted by Scott Sargent Categories: Editorial, H2H, Pacific Division, Sacramento Kings, Props, Roto, Talent,
Round 3, Pick 10: Brad Miller, C, Sacramento Kings
Dominance? Not at all. One of the most well-rounded big men in the league? Most definitely. While Brad Miller has never really been on the forefront of scoring options for the Kings, dating back to the Chris Webber days, the guy still gets it done in other areas, contributing across the board for fantasy rosters. While most big men lack free-throw skills or the ability to pass the ball once it hits the low post, Miller has the innate ability to not only see the floor, but drop free throws at an astounding percentage for a seven-footer.
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Dropping Dimes Draft Blog: Round 3, Pick 9
Posted by Ron Chow Categories: Central Division, Milwaukee Bucks, H2H, Props, Roto, Site Features,
Round 3, Pick 9: Michael Redd, SG, Milwaukee Bucks
Quick, who was the 9th leading scorer in the NBA last year? If you guessed Michael Redd, I would say that you are part of the minority. Most people would not have guessed that Michael Redd averaged more points (25.4 points/game) than Ray Allen (25.1 points) and Vince Carter (24.2 points/game), a couple of shooting guards that were drafted before Redd in most, if not all, fantasy basketball drafts last season.
Milwaukee is not exactly a media hotbed and Michael Redd’s game matches the city’s calm. He is like a gunfighter entering a saloon in the Old West where everyone just watches him and they know that he is a shooter… and a darn good one.
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Dropping Dimes Draft Blog: Round 3, Pick 8
Posted by Alvin Lai Categories: Editorial, H2H, Injuries, Pacific Division, Los Angeles Lakers, Props, Roto, Talent,
“But critics say the Doc is soft, Doc is talk
The Doc is all washed up, knock it off
Who the ____ is Doc impressin’.
Doc is this, Doc is that, you got the wrong impression.
You must be on the ____ of Doc cuz Doc left you all guessin’.
So DJ take the needle and just drop it on the record.
We gonna have this ____________ hoppin’ in a second.”
Dr. Dre in “One Last Time (Encore)”
Okay, so things are not looking so good for this team. Pau Gasol being lost for 3-4 months is a tough pill to swallow. The Memphis Grizzlies will be lucky if he suits up for 50 games this season. Your friendly neighborhood fantasy doctor here thought a nice bigball team was on the way with Elton Brand and Gasol on the same team. So how do I regroup and have this team hoppin’ again?
Round 3, Pick 8: Lamar Odom, SF/PF, Los Angeles Lakers
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Dropping Dimes Draft Blog: Round 3, Pick 7
Posted by Alvin Lai Categories: H2H, Roto, Southeast Division, Atlanta Hawks, Talent,
Is it a stretch that Tim Duncan will top 20 ppg again? No. What about 70% from the line? Well that is another story, is it not? It is important to slowly creep that FT% for this team up to a competitive standard. I also want to address having Arenas as my lead guard, because as hype as he is, he is not a 8-10 per game dime dropper. Plus I want to take advantage of Gilbert’s strength in treys and TD’s dominating boards. Looks like it is time for a player with a mean game but ordinary name.
Round 3, Pick 7: Joe Johnson, PG/SG, Atlanta Hawks
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Dropping Dimes Draft Blog: Round 3, Pick 6
Posted by Ron Chow Categories: H2H, Pacific Division, Golden State Warriors, Props, Roto, Site Features,
Round 3, Pick 6: Jason Richardson, SG, Golden State Warriors
Don Nelson is back as the head coach of the Golden State Warriors and he’ll bring the Run & Gun style that he established with the Dallas Mavericks. There are thoughts (and hopes) that Baron Davis will thrive under Coach Nelson since Davis excels at the transition game, but the big winner will be Jason Richardson. The former back to back (’02-’03) slam dunk champion will thrive in the open court offense and will surely add a few more highlight reel dunks this season.
I’m telling you, J-Rich will set career highs in points this season under Coach Nelson.
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Dropping Dimes Draft Blog: Round 3, Pick 5
Posted by Dennis Velasco Categories: Editorial, H2H, High School, Props, Roto, Site Features, Southeast Division, Orlando Magic, Talent,
Round 3, Pick 5: Dwight Howard, PF/C, Orlando Magic
By the time the season starts, all you have to know is this - Dwight David Howard will not legally be able to drink alcohol. Why is this important? Well it’s important not so much for fantasy basketball owners, but all of those that try to guard or box out Howard. “Big men of the NBA, after a game of banging and bruising with Dwight Howard, you deserve a drink.” And since Howard can’t imbibe alcohol, his defenders can have his because they’ll need it to numb the pain!
Entering the league at only 18 years of age had to be a tough challenge, in so many ways for Howard. However, you can count on one hand the number of “straight from high school” players that have become stars or stars-on-the-cusp after only two seasons and Howard is a finger on that hand. In fact, make Howard the middle finger because of his length (he’s got wingspan for days), height (6’11”), and the fact that he may just be the next great big man in the middle.
Let’s check the numbers.
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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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Dropping Dimes Draft Blog: Round 3, Pick 3
Posted by Dennis Velasco Categories: H2H, Pacific Division, Sacramento Kings, Props, Roto, Site Features, Talent,
Round 3, Pick 3: Mike Bibby, PG, Sacramento Kings
Many of you were wondering who I’d team up with Shawn Marion and Ben Wallace, well, wait no more. I’m going with the second overall pick of the 1998 NBA Draft out of the University of Arizona, PG Mike Bibby. No wonder Bibby looks so happy in the pic to the right. He’s joining my team!
In any case, despite getting drafted in a such a high spot, Bibby is basically unknown to the general NBA fan outside of the West (yes, I believe in the East Coast bias), thanks to playing with the Vancouver Grizzlies who at one time thought C Bryant Reeves was a key to their growth as a new franchise, and now with the Kings where he basically took a backseat to players such as PF Chris Webber and SF Peja Stojakovic. Well, he takes a backseat to no one now, even the super-talented and super-volatile SF Ron Artest. As much as Artest can make or break the Kings’ success, this is Bibby’s team and you’ll definitely want him on yours.
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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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