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Sargent Says: 10.18.2006
Posted by Scott Sargent Categories: Editorial, H2H, Props, Roto, Site Features, Talent, Boston Celtics, Cleveland Cavaliers, Orlando Magic, Portland Trailblazers, Golden State Warriors,
Holy Dwight Howard, Batman!
The 10 boards are money in the bank. However, the 27 points, three blocks and six assists definitely made me say, “whoa” when I checked out the box scores this morning. Add center eligibility to this guy, and you should have yourself a top-15 player before it’s all said and done…
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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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Dropping Dimes’ Experts Roto League: Alvin Lai’s team
Posted by Alvin Lai Categories: Atlantic Division, Central Division, Northwest Division, Pacific Division, Roto, Site Features, Sleepers, Southeast Division, Southwest Division, Talent,
I was lucky enough to land the #5 pick in the Dropping Dimes Expert League draft held on October 12th, 2006. There may not be popular consensus on who should be the top pick overall this year, but most are in agreement who the top five in any draft should be. The order in which those five players are drafted is another story for another day. You could make it a top six depending on how you feel about Dwyane Wade and his three-point shot.
My first pick was easy; I just waited and picked the guy who was left over after LBJ, the Matrix, Dirk and KG went off the board. After that, the heavy lifting began.
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Dropping Dimes’ Expert Roto League: Dennis Velasco’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 Dropping Dimes Experts League draft was held on Thursday, October 12th, 2006. Perhaps some of the fantasy owners in the field wanted to hex the rest of the league Friday the 13th style, as they were milking the clock down as early as the first round! No big deal though, because unless you are in college and stacked your schedule such that you have no class on Friday, what better activity is there to do on a Thursday night than a fantasy basketball draft? (Note to our readers: I do not follow either Grey’s Anatomy or ER, though I hear both are quality televsion shows.)
We have asked our fellow team owners to send us their answers to our questions re: their newly minted fantasy squad. First up, who else…our head honcho, Dennis Velasco!
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Dropping Dimes Draft Blog: Round 6, Pick 9
Posted by Scott Sargent Categories: Atlantic Division, New Jersey Nets, Editorial, H2H, Props, Roto, Talent,
Round 6, Pick 9: Nenad Krstic, PF/C, New Jersey Nets
On a squad that already totes one of the leagues best rebounders in Kevin Garnett, along with solid forward options in Rasheed Wallace and Rashard Lewis, I don’t exactly need front court help. However, what I do need is someone that is actually center-eligible for two reasons:
1) We start two centers in this league, and I see the drop-off from this point being quite steep, and…
2) Rasheed Wallace lost his center-status this year in a lot of leagues. While I fully expect him to get it back at some point, I’ll need someone in there now.
Add in the fact that Krstic will eventually be my “C2,” and he could end up being a steal this late in the draft in a two-center league.
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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 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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