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Wire to Wire - 11.12.07
Posted by Scott Sargent Categories: Free Agency, H2H, Props, Rookies, Roto, Site Features, 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.
After all of the ‘tweener types that we discussed last week, I did my best to incorporate some point men as well as a handful of big guys. The rotational issue in Toronto is killing a lot of owners, but a certain undrafted rookie may be benefiting. A career resurgence in Minnesota and an injury in New Jersey may be opening up that much more production for some that may have not received time otherwise. All this and more in this week’s edition of Wire to Wire.
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Dropping Dimes On The Daily - 11.12.07
Posted by Matt Satten Categories: Editorial, H2H, Props, Rookies, Roto, Talent, Waiver Pick Ups,
After a heavy weekend of games on Friday and Saturday night, the action was light with a six-game slate, but there was plenty of drama in fantasyland in head-to-head leagues. We’ll let you in on who the difference-makers were, both good and bad, because even though it’s a fantasyland, things don’t always go your way.
Fig Cap: I’m looking up.
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The Fantasy Jump Off - Week Three
Posted by Dennis Velasco Categories: Disses, H2H, Props, Roto, Site Features, Sleepers, Waiver Pick Ups,
The Fig Cap: Who doesn’t like boobies… err, Boobie’s game.
Another week in fantasy basketball land and we’re starting to see some players stepping up their game and establishing themselves (Daniel Gibson, Ronnie Brewer, Francisco Garcia) or RE-establishing their fantasy value (Chris Kaman, Richard Jefferson) – but for how long? We’ll look into this and other things to think about for the upcoming week. But, first let’s look at how many times each team plays next week…
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Wire to Wire - 11.05.07
Posted by Scott Sargent Categories: Free Agency, H2H, Roto, Site Features, 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.
I want to apologize in advance for all of the swingmen listed in this week’s edition of Wire to Wire. If anything, this shows us that we should never overpay for shooting guards and small forwards on draft day, as there is plenty of value on the wire within the first few weeks of the season. Later on, we have to count on injuries and trades, but out of the gate is where we’ll see which roles that players have in their respective systems. With that said, here are this week’s targets for your wholesome waiver wire additions.
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Dropping Dimes Staff Rankings: Week 2
Posted by Brandon Haraway Categories: Disses, H2H, Injuries, Props, Roto, Site Features, Waiver Pick Ups,
A week in, and a week smarter. You can either be very happy where you are or quite upset. Remember, it’s only week one, so a loss won’t kill you, but if you’re up big right now, good job drafting. You MUST have listened to the experts here right?
Well anyways, amid Kobe Bryant trade rumors, some interesting coming out parties, and some new minutes-per-game knowledge, here are the rankings for Week Two.
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Wire To Wire - 11.01.07
Posted by Scott Sargent Categories: Free Agency, H2H, Roto, Site Features, 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.
Man, it feels good to be back. After the last few months of mock drafts, expert league results and preseason play, we finally get to put all of our hard work to use. Dennis has already given you all the primer for the beginning of the season, but what he didn’t dive into too much (thankfully, for job security purposes) were some of the talent that can still be found on waiver wires of all league sizes and formats. That, ladies and gentlemen, is where I come in. From this week on, Wire to Wire will give you the low down on the up-and-comers that can help out your fantasy squad. But enough of the introduction, let’s get into the goods for the premier week of the 2007-08 season. Enjoy.
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Dropping Dimes Podcast Episode 1 - KG Trade Impact
Posted by Dennis Velasco Categories: Atlantic Division, Boston Celtics, Editorial, News, Northwest Division, Minnesota Timberwolves, Props, Rookies, Roto, Site Features, Talent, Trades, Waiver Pick Ups,
Well, it’s official… Kevin Garnett is on his way to Beantown, joining Paul Pierce and Ray Allen with the Boston Celtics forming quite a formidable trio. Scott Sargent and Dennis Velasco talk about the fantasy values of the aforementioned GAP (Garnett, Allen, Pierce), as well as the former Celtics moving to the Minnesota Timberwolves. It’s the first show, so forgive any lack of production value or any real knowledge of basketball (sarc). Seriously, it’ll get better and when it does, you’ll look back at this first episode of the Dropping Dimes Podcast and think, “Wow, that first episode REALLY STUNK!”
Yeah, nowhere else to go but up.
Stat’s All Folks: The Season Finale
Posted by Dennis Velasco Categories: Disses, Editorial, H2H, Injuries, NBA Draft, Props, Rookies, Roto, Site Features, Sleepers, Talent, Waiver Pick Ups,
It’s over. Go ahead and breathe that sigh of relief if you won on the final week of the season - THE championship or the consolation title - a win is a win. For those of you that lost, scream but know that the constant waves of anxiety are now over. Fortunately, I came out on the winning end of the PFS Experts League, beating SI.com Fantasy Sports Editor, James Quintong. Sorry, JQ, but someone had to win and I certainly don’t mind it being myself. I also won the DroppingDimes.com Roto Experts League, barely beating PFS and SI.com’s Matt Satten… by half a point! That’s 0.5!!! But enough about me.
Let’s get to the stats and those players that excelled in them (Blue Chippers), gave more production in the various categories relative to where they were drafted (Value Players), and those players that disappointed (Duds) this past season. I’ll review the big three categories a little more heavily since they’re the main categories for a reason. Afterwards, I’ll do a quick hit type of deal with treys, steals, and blocks, looking mostly at the positive to end on a happy note.
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Real World - Harlem: It’s Finals Time, And Money Is On The Line!
Posted by Scott Sargent Categories: Editorial, H2H, Talent, Waiver Pick Ups,
Alright…Here’s the scoop. 10-teams, standard categories, and a decent amount of smack talk. After taking home the title in our fantasy football league this year (two titles in three years), I had a lot of people gunning for me in the hoops league. The draft went a bit awry when a ton of point guards flew off of the board early. My first picks were Elton Brand and Chris Bosh at 10 and 11, respectively. But I digress…
After experiencing the utter brutality of injuries to several of my top selections – Bosh, Michael Redd, Rashard Lewis – I managed to sneak into the post-season as a 5-seed. If I could just make it past the first round, I think I may have a chance to pull off the upsets needed. Oh, and let me preface this whole thing by saying that in my money league, which is in its third year, we count “Ejections” as a category. Yes…you may argue that it’s simply luck (or misfortune) that can win that category, but I will come right back at you with the fact that it’s Head-to-Head fantasy basketball and at this point, it’s all luck anyways.
On to the results…
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Wire to Wire: The Final Installment
Posted by Scott Sargent Categories: Free Agency, H2H, Roto, Site Features, 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.
Even though we’re in the final session of the fantasy playoffs, you can cure your Head-to-Headache by keeping an eye on a few key players over the final few games. I’m not going to delve into stats too much this time around, but give you the quick and dirty over who should be on your radar going forward.
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