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Dropping Dimes Draft Blog: Round 4, Pick 5
Posted by Ron Chow Categories: Editorial, Free Agency, H2H, Props, Roto, Site Features, Southwest Division, New Orleans Hornets,
Round 4, Pick 5 Peja Stojakovic, SF, New Orleans Hornets
Thanks Al for the write up on Stephon Marbury! Just wanted to give you another outlet to express your man-crush. Now it is my turn to write about my fiancée’s crush on Peja Stojakovic for Al’s team. Just proves to show that chicks dig the long ball.
Peja Stojakovic is one of the best shooters in the NBA. It is no fluke that he is the two-time All Star 3-Point Shooting Contest winner (’02-’03). He sports a mean 5 o’clock shadow that is reminiscent of the cowboys in the old spaghetti westerns, so imagine Peja with a cowboy hat, cowboy boots with spurs, poncho, rifle, and a six shooter, and you know he could totally pull it off. In the off-season, Peja the gunslinger for hire was signed to 5-year $64 million contract with the Hornets to ride shotgun with Chris Paul. Peja and Chris can be the modern day Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid with Peja playing Butch and Chris playing the Sundance Kid…wait hang on. Chris Paul is not white. (Check out Sarge‘s color blind article) ;o)
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Dropping Dimes Draft Blog: Round 4, Pick 2
Posted by Dennis Velasco Categories: Central Division, Chicago Bulls, Editorial, Free Agency, H2H, Old School, Props, Roto, Site Features, Talent,
Round 4, Pick 2: Kirk Hinrich, PG/SG, Chicago Bulls
Just about everyone remembers the top five of the 2003 NBA Draft:
1) LeBron James - The kid who became a man and found witnesses to his greatness almost immediately.
2) Darko Milicic - The other kid whose potential never surfaced until he found some Magic.
3) Carmelo Anthony - If LeBron has the potential to be one of the best ever and Wade has his ring, where will Melo fit in when all is said and done?
4) Chris Bosh - Smooth big man makes the game look easy and is reppin’ Canada to the fullest.
5) Dwyane Wade - The first to get a ring that showed just how good he could be during an amazing Finals run.
But what about those players outside this sphere of current and future greatness? I bet most would forget that Chris Kaman was taken right after Wade at sixth overall. It took him a little longer to break out, but he eventually did last season. And at the seventh pick? Well, he played well enough to join four of the top five picks (James, Anthony, Bosh, and Wade) on the All Rookie first team and finished in the top eight in total assists and assists per game average. Of course, all you have to do is look at the picture to know who I’m talking about - Zydrunas Ilgauskas. Just kidding.
This is all about Kirk Hinrich, his world, and the fact that we’re all squirrels in it just trying to get a nut.
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Round Three saw The Three Kings (Bibby, Miller, Artest) leave the draft board on camels, following the star of a starting linuep. Maybe they’ll find the White Jesus, Larry Bird (sorry, my son is already asking for Christmas gifts, so I had to throw a Christmas reference in here, howwever bad… and it’ll be here before you know it). Speaking of white, Chris Paul suddenly changed color (see the Brad Miller post) thanks to Sarge (sorry, dude, it’s too funny not to mention). The round also saw two cousins start the round off, one of which McGrady finally got drafted after concerns about his injury history. He’ll be a great value if he stays healthy. In any case, check the rest of the round by clicking on the player’s name.
3.1. Vince Carter, SG/SF, New Jersey Nets
3.2. Tracy McGrady, SG/SF, Houston Rockets
3.3. Mike Bibby, PG, Sacramento Kings
3.4. Rashard Lewis, SF, Seattle Supersonics
3.5. Dwight Howard, PF, Orlando Magic
3.6. Jason Richardson, SG, Golden State Warriors
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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 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 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 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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Dropping Dimes Draft Blog: Round 3, Pick 2
Posted by Ron Chow Categories: H2H, Props, Roto, Site Features, Southwest Division, Houston Rockets,
Round 3, Pick 2: Tracy McGrady, SG/SF, Houston Rockets
What image do you remember the most of Tracy McGrady? Do you have the image of T-Mac as the slasher and ferocious dunker like the picture of him dunking on Shawn Bradley or do you remember the image of him being wheeled out on a stretcher? Fantasy owners of T-Mac last year were crippled by the 35 games missed due to back spasms.
How can you replace 24.4 points, 6.5 boards and 4.8 assists per game?
It should not be a surprise this year to see T-Mac drop into the 2nd round or, in the Dropping Dimes Draft Blog, the 3rd round because of the injury risk factor. Is drafting T-Mac a smart gamble or is it going to hurt like a Jackass prank? Should you take a safer player available like Mike Bibby? Let’s take out the calculators and do some risk analysis!
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Teaming Jason Kidd up with Kobe Bryant makes this, arguably (and I appreciate all comments), the best 1-2 guard combo thus far. - Dennis Velasco (see Jason Kidd post)
Kobe and Jason Kidd make a sweet guard combo for one of Dennis’ teams, provided Kobe recovers from knee surgery (and he will) and Kidd continues to produce during the downslope of his career (more iffy, but should be good for this year). Is Kobe/Kidd the best guard combo thus far? Is Kobe/Kidd the best combo
periodthus far? Here on Dropping Dimes, we aim to spit it only when we hit it. So let us take a look at whether Dennis walks the walk.
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