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MSNBC Community => Fantasy NBA League => Topic started by: Ted on October 30, 2008, 06:26:59 PM
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Well, as it turned out, I was not able to attend our draft, which really ticked me off. And since I had only minutes of warning (child, hospital, croup, etc), I was not able to review my rankings. Luckily I had set my rankings a couple of weeks ago, so the damage wasn't too bad. Needless to say, I was apprehensive. I ended up with a few players I wouldn't have picked, and in some cases, that will probably be a good thing. Here goes:
KEEPERS
I think DWill is going to be the #2 fantasy PG in the league this year, so that's nice. But Gerald Wallace is fighting it out with Durant, Bynum, and Granger as the least valuable and/or least proven keeper in the league.
BRICKLAYERS
Round 3: Chris Bosh
In the last few days, I had changed my mind about this one. I was going to pick Al Jefferson here. But now I have Bosh for possibly another three years. There's nothing wrong with Chris Bosh. He's been good to me in the past, and I think I'll end up being better off. 25/10/4/1.5/1 with 50% FG and 80% FT is not out of the question.
Round 4: Vince Carter
I would not have picked Carter here, perhaps not at all; and that might have been a mistake. I think Carter will have a big year, so even though I'm not a fan, he's probably a great pick for me here.
Round 5: Ron Artest
If I were online, I would have picked Maggette over Artest, mostly because I am not a fan of Won-Won. He may end up being better for me, but I would rather have taken Maggette. Jihad would have busted a cranial artery over it, too. Jihad, am I right? Huh? Yeah I'm right. Missed opportunities . . . :'(
Round 6: Brad Miller
It was time for another center, and Miller is very good. I like the pick, but I'm kind of a believer in Dalembert now. But Miller will be solid for me.
Round 7: Al Horford
Horford was my 7th pick. Exactly where I hoped to get him.
Round 8: John Salmons
When I first saw this, I was really ticked. But then I started to realize I needed a SG/SF pretty bad at this point in the draft, and Salmons has a good chance to be solid. The first game is encouraging . . . 24/5/5 or something like that. If I were online, I would be a proud owner of Derrick Rose at this point, and that might have been a mistake, but probably not.
Round 9: Francisco Garcia
I like Garcia, and I think he will be strong this year. But I would have taken Villanueva, Rose, or Thomas ahead of him. I don't need two wings from the same team. This one, although he'll be good, may hurt me a bit.
Round 10: Nene Hilario
Somewhere the Fantasy BBall Gods, and pretty much every old timer in this league, are laughing. Oh the irony, that the year after I finally break my Nene habit, I end up with him at no fault of my own. But I'll deal with it, because this is the break-out year. BELIEVE!
Rounds 11, 12, 13, 14
11. Moon is a nice player and gets me some versatility and nice defensive stats. Probably would have taken Fernandez here though. 12. Matt Barnes, if he holds on to the starting job, might be a steal. 13. Alston will be a capable second PG if he stays healthy. 14. McDyess is okay, but I would have taken Nate Robinson here, because I'm now thin at PG and fat at PF/C. Stupid Yahoo computers!
OVERALL
I have no idea how I'm going to do this year. If Gerald Wallace improves some more, I might be a tough matchup. So far though, I see myself as middle of the pack, and slightly unbalanced toward the bigs.
Grades for all of you (from a guy who has never won this thing) are forthcoming. Wait with baited breath.
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I predict a C for me - at best - and i'm ok with that :)
I know i went too early on my centers and already dumped one
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Round 4: Vince Carter
I would not have picked Carter here, perhaps not at all; and that might have been a mistake. I think Carter will have a big year, so even though I?m not a fan, he?s probably a great pick for me here.
Round 5: Ron Artest
If I were online, I would have picked Maggette over Artest, mostly because I am not a fan of Won-Won. He may end up being better for me, but I would rather have taken Maggette. Jihad would have busted a cranial artery over it, too. Jihad, am I right? Huh? Yeah I'm right. Missed opportunities . . . :'(
These were critical rounds for me. It was a toss up between Carter and Magette with a STRONG leaning towards Magette. The 3rd round was going to be either Bosh, Jefferson or Gasol, in that order. I totally went "homer" when Bosh was off the board and picked Gasol instead of Jefferson. But that instantly got me thinking about Magette, since you and I are the only ones who seem to "man-love" value him. Keep in mind I probably would have got him ahead of you anyway in the 4th round, my biggest priority after round 3 was an SG. But I thought you were auto-picking so I took Jamison first and sort of gambled that you would auto-pick guys ahead of Magette and you did so the gamble paid off. I gambled twice in the draft by passing up who I really wanted because my 2nd choice was going to be auto-picked. It worked with Magette but failed with Al Thorton, although the trade off of landing and injured Ellis over getting Thorton is not something I'm too upset about.
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I did not get to attend either. I pre-rated a few players, most of which got picked up, but was able to end up with a few decent players. I thought I did a decent job drafting last year and obviously fell well short of that this year seeing as I didn't really get to pick much.
Keepers:
Wade, after what he showed in the summer in China, I expect him to be a top 5 shooting guard the entire league. He puts up great numbers across the board and is FINALLY healthy. I kind of got torched picking him up last year so I really hope he makes it up for me lol
Bynum, half homer pick half planned. I realize he is a bit of a gamble as a keeper but compared to the other big men I had on my roster he was a solid choice IMO. Two of the reasons I wanted to pick him up was his shot blocking and rebounding. I don't expect him to score a lot of points on a loaded Lakers squad and that is not why I picked him up. Most likely he will be in the top 5 in shot blocking if he can stay healthy. That is really a stat that a lot of people don't think about too much or plan on winning. The points to me are really a bonus since I planned on picking up other players who score. With the defense I've seen so far there should be plenty of chances for him to block shots and getting defensive rebounds.
Would have been great to keep both CP3 and Wade...
Players I wanted:
There was one player I wanted that I got and two that I was hoping to get way later. I don't know where everyone went for me so I left it out.
Michael Redd is a player I wanted because I needed a top notch 3 pt shooter, a good shooter, and a solid scorer.
Travis Outlaw is another played I wanted. Though I was hoping I could have got him wayyy later in the draft. That was the plan. Sadly I have a strange feeling he went too early. Anyone wanna chime in here? Though I am glad I picked him up. I expect the Blazers to be very competitive and I think he has a good jumper for a big guy.
Lamar Odom is the player I didn't really want but was willing to pick him up wayyy later in the draft. While he posts great numbers across the board....it only happens ever 4-5 games. Last year he was GREAT for a stretch and then would make me scratch my head when he would have 5 points 2 rebounds and 3 assists in 30 minutes for multiple games. HOPEFULLY since this is a contract year and he leads a second unit that looks to score a lot of points that he can pitch in on the assists spot for me. He is still a solid rebounder so that should help. Though again, looks like a stupid homer pick and I didn't mean it to be heh
Random guys I got....Bibby, Rando, Watson, Warrick, and FLIPPIN TROY MURPHY. Bibby is a solid back up PG in the squad but he is not exactly a major weapon anymore.
Rando will post solid numbers just by being on the same floor as Ray Allen, KG, and PP but again he'll be single digits most nights.
Watson...cheaper version of Rando IMO.
Warrick and Murphy...don't care bleh. Probably will cut them, we will see.
I give myself a FAIL for the simple fact I did not even draft outside of selecting a few players the other night while I was playing around with all the fantasy stuff.
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I did not get to attend either. I pre-rated a few players, most of which got picked up, but was able to end up with a few decent players. I thought I did a decent job drafting last year and obviously fell well short of that this year seeing as I didn't really get to pick much.
If you are wondering when players were picked you can look at the draft results by round.
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Mo williams does not make me happy
Picking up marc gasol on waivers dulls the pain a bit, so far, 20/9 vs the warriors
in the first half
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Mo williams does not make me happy
Picking up marc gasol on waivers dulls the pain a bit, so far, 20/9 vs the warriors
in the first half
Gasol was a good pickup, I had him on my watchlist and if he's going to contribute it will be early on, towards the end of the season I think he will drop off cause of the length of the NBA season. I had a couple of other guys on my watch list that have been picked up and I felt a little bad about not pulling the trigger sooner. You snooze you loose I guess.
P.S. weakkoast sucks goat balls!
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I had a couple guys on my watch list as well that went quickly - i didn't want to be so quick to react but it seems i gotta be if i see some people
I really need some PG help
and while he makes them, rashard lewis ain't making those 3's at a good percentage
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Mo williams does not make me happy
Picking up marc gasol on waivers dulls the pain a bit, so far, 20/9 vs the warriors
in the first half
P.S. weakkoast sucks goat balls!
I'd reply to defend myself but it's true. It's not looking good for me this year. I blame my stupid brother and his horrible driving skills.
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Mo williams does not make me happy
Picking up marc gasol on waivers dulls the pain a bit, so far, 20/9 vs the warriors
in the first half
P.S. weakkoast sucks goat balls!
I'd reply to defend myself but it's true. It's not looking good for me this year. I blame my stupid brother and his horrible driving skills.
I say that cause you picked up Yi, he was at the top of my "sleeper" watch list.
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While Mo WIlliams doesn't make me happy yet i'm not ready to give him (or marion up) just yet folks
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Anybody going to take a shot? I will work on it this week.
Round 1
1 Carlos Boozer Norwegian Fj...
2 Deron Williams Ted's Brickl...
3 Dirk Nowitzki Basketball J...
4 Tim Duncan Genghis's Po...
5 Kevin Garnett Columbia Pen...
6 Kevin Durant BasketballJo...
7 Dwight Howard Vienna Scien...
8 LeBron James jerry lewis
9 Steve Nash Archangel Un...
10 Elton Brand Wolverine's ...
11 Andrew Bynum Westside War...
12 Yao Ming Derek's Team
Round 2
1 Josh Smith Derek's Team
2 Dwyane Wade Westside War...
3 Danny Granger Wolverine's ...
4 Rudy Gay Archangel Un...
5 Marcus Camby jerry lewis
6 Amare Stoudemire Vienna Scien...
7 Shawn Marion BasketballJo...
8 Caron Butler Columbia Pen...
9 Tracy McGrady Genghis's Po...
10 Baron Davis Basketball J...
11 Gerald Wallace Ted's Brickl...
12 Kobe Bryant Norwegian Fj...
Round 3
1 Chris Paul Norwegian Fj...
2 Chris Bosh Ted's Brickl...
3 Pau Gasol Basketball J...
4 Al Jefferson Genghis's Po...
5 Allen Iverson Columbia Pen...
6 Rashard Lewis BasketballJo...
7 Chauncey Billups Vienna Scien...
8 Jose Calderon jerry lewis
9 Andre Iguodala Archangel Un...
10 David West Wolverine's ...
11 Michael Redd Westside War...
12 Kevin Martin Derek's Team
Round 4
1 Jason Richardson Derek's Team
2 Lamar Odom Westside War...
3 Joe Johnson Wolverine's ...
4 Paul Pierce Archangel Un...
5 Carmelo Anthony jerry lewis
6 Brandon Roy Vienna Scien...
7 Chris Kaman BasketballJo...
8 Jason Kidd Columbia Pen...
9 Josh Howard Genghis's Po...
10 Antawn Jamison Basketball J...
11 Vince Carter Ted's Brickl...
12 Mehmet Okur Norwegian Fj...
Round 5
1 Hedo Turkoglu Norwegian Fj...
2 Ron Artest Ted's Brickl...
3 Corey Maggette Basketball J...
4 Andrew Bogut Genghis's Po...
5 Emeka Okafor Columbia Pen...
6 Mo Williams BasketballJo...
7 Mike Dunleavy Vienna Scien...
8 Rasheed Wallace jerry lewis
9 LaMarcus Aldridge Archangel Un...
10 Mike Miller Wolverine's ...
11 Luol Deng Westside War...
12 Devin Harris Derek's Team
Round 6
1 Greg Oden Derek's Team
2 Andris Biedrins Westside War...
3 T.J. Ford Wolverine's ...
4 Jermaine O'Neal Archangel Un...
5 Ray Allen jerry lewis
6 Michael Beasley Vienna Scien...
7 Andrei Kirilenko BasketballJo...
8 Andre Miller Columbia Pen...
9 Manu Ginobili Genghis's Po...
10 Tony Parker Basketball J...
11 Brad Miller Ted's Brickl...
12 Jamal Crawford Norwegian Fj...
Round 7
1 Samuel Dalembert Norwegian Fj...
2 Al Horford Ted's Brickl...
3 Peja Stojakovic Basketball J...
4 Jason Terry Genghis's Po...
5 Stephen Jackson Columbia Pen...
6 Tyson Chandler BasketballJo...
7 David Lee Vienna Scien...
8 Randy Foye jerry lewis
9 Richard Jefferson Archangel Un...
10 O.J. Mayo Wolverine's ...
11 Mike Bibby Westside War...
12 Leandro Barbosa Derek's Team
Round 8
1 Kevin Love Derek's Team
2 Troy Murphy Westside War...
3 Zydrunas Ilgauskas Wolverine's ...
4 Ben Gordon Archangel Un...
5 Richard Hamilton jerry lewis
6 Gilbert Arenas Vienna Scien...
7 Mike Conley BasketballJo...
8 Drew Gooden Columbia Pen...
9 Raymond Felton Genghis's Po...
10 Al Harrington Basketball J...
11 John Salmons Ted's Brickl...
12 Marvin Williams Norwegian Fj...
Round 9
1 Kirk Hinrich Norwegian Fj...
2 Francisco Garcia Ted's Brickl...
3 Ryan Gomes Basketball J...
4 Jameer Nelson Genghis's Po...
5 Charlie Villanueva Columbia Pen...
6 Thaddeus Young BasketballJo...
7 Derrick Rose Vienna Scien...
8 Anthony Parker jerry lewis
9 Beno Udrih Archangel Un...
10 Jeff Green Wolverine's ...
11 Shane Battier Westside War...
12 Eric Gordon Derek's Team
Round 10
1 Tyrus Thomas Derek's Team
2 Rajon Rondo Westside War...
3 Joakim Noah Wolverine's ...
4 Tayshaun Prince Archangel Un...
5 Zach Randolph jerry lewis
6 James Posey Vienna Scien...
7 Amir Johnson BasketballJo...
8 Nick Collison Columbia Pen...
9 Kenyon Martin Genghis's Po...
10 Monta Ellis Basketball J...
11 Jamario Moon Ted's Brickl...
12 Ronnie Brewer Norwegian Fj...
Round 11
1 Al Thornton Norwegian Fj...
2 Nene Hilario Ted's Brickl...
3 Luis Scola Basketball J...
4 Shaquille O'Neal Genghis's Po...
5 Ricky Davis Columbia Pen...
6 Kendrick Perkins BasketballJo...
7 Brook Lopez Vienna Scien...
8 Marcus Williams jerry lewis
9 Paul Millsap Archangel Un...
10 Andres Nocioni Wolverine's ...
11 J.R. Smith Westside War...
12 Wilson Chandler Derek's Team
Round 12
1 Rudy Fernandez Derek's Team
2 Travis Outlaw Westside War...
3 Jerryd Bayless Wolverine's ...
4 Ben Wallace Archangel Un...
5 Chris Wilcox jerry lewis
6 Raja Bell Vienna Scien...
7 Trevor Ariza BasketballJo...
8 Andray Blatche Columbia Pen...
9 Grant Hill Genghis's Po...
10 Bobby Simmons Basketball J...
11 Rafer Alston Ted's Brickl...
12 Rashad McCants Norwegian Fj...
Round 13
1 Andrea Bargnani Norwegian Fj...
2 Matt Barnes Ted's Brickl...
3 Ronny Turiaf Basketball J...
4 Jason Maxiell Genghis's Po...
5 Mickael Pietrus Columbia Pen...
6 Chris Duhon BasketballJo...
7 Rodney Stuckey Vienna Scien...
8 Ramon Sessions jerry lewis
9 Louis Williams Archangel Un...
10 Thabo Sefolosha Wolverine's ...
11 Hakim Warrick Westside War...
12 Kelenna Azubuike Derek's Team
Round 14
1 Darrell Arthur Derek's Team
2 Earl Watson Westside War...
3 Joe Alexander Wolverine's ...
4 Boris Diaw Archangel Un...
5 Spencer Hawes jerry lewis
6 Kyle Korver Vienna Scien...
7 Cuttino Mobley BasketballJo...
8 Delonte West Columbia Pen...
9 Luke Ridnour Genghis's Po...
10 Jordan Farmar Basketball J...
11 Antonio McDyess Ted's Brickl...
12 Nate Robinson Norwegian Fj...
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Work in progress
Round 1, Round 2 (Keepers)
Round 3
1 Chris Paul Norwegian Fj...Best player left on the board, no brainer.
2 Chris Bosh Ted's Brickl...He was at the top of my list cosidering Paul would be gone.
3 Pau Gasol Basketball J...I was going to take Jefferson but I went homer on this pick.
4 Al Jefferson Genghis's Po...Best big man left on the board, he should have been picked #3. ;)
5 Allen Iverson Columbia Pen...
6 Rashard Lewis BasketballJo...
7 Chauncey Billups Vienna Scien...
8 Jose Calderon jerry lewis
9 Andre Iguodala Archangel Un...
10 David West Wolverine's ...
11 Michael Redd Westside War...
12 Kevin Martin Derek's Team
Round 4
1 Jason Richardson Derek's Team
2 Lamar Odom Westside War...
3 Joe Johnson Wolverine's ...
4 Paul Pierce Archangel Un...
5 Carmelo Anthony jerry lewis
6 Brandon Roy Vienna Scien...
7 Chris Kaman BasketballJo...
8 Jason Kidd Columbia Pen...
9 Josh Howard Genghis's Po...
10 Antawn Jamison Basketball J...
11 Vince Carter Ted's Brickl...
12 Mehmet Okur Norwegian Fj...
Round 5
1 Hedo Turkoglu Norwegian Fj...
2 Ron Artest Ted's Brickl...
3 Corey Maggette Basketball J...
4 Andrew Bogut Genghis's Po...
5 Emeka Okafor Columbia Pen...
6 Mo Williams BasketballJo...
7 Mike Dunleavy Vienna Scien...
8 Rasheed Wallace jerry lewis
9 LaMarcus Aldridge Archangel Un...
10 Mike Miller Wolverine's ...
11 Luol Deng Westside War...
12 Devin Harris Derek's Team
Round 6
1 Greg Oden Derek's Team
2 Andris Biedrins Westside War...
3 T.J. Ford Wolverine's ...
4 Jermaine O'Neal Archangel Un...
5 Ray Allen jerry lewis
6 Michael Beasley Vienna Scien...
7 Andrei Kirilenko BasketballJo...
8 Andre Miller Columbia Pen...
9 Manu Ginobili Genghis's Po...
10 Tony Parker Basketball J...
11 Brad Miller Ted's Brickl...
12 Jamal Crawford Norwegian Fj...
Round 7
1 Samuel Dalembert Norwegian Fj...
2 Al Horford Ted's Brickl...
3 Peja Stojakovic Basketball J...
4 Jason Terry Genghis's Po...
5 Stephen Jackson Columbia Pen...
6 Tyson Chandler BasketballJo...
7 David Lee Vienna Scien...
8 Randy Foye jerry lewis
9 Richard Jefferson Archangel Un...
10 O.J. Mayo Wolverine's ...
11 Mike Bibby Westside War...
12 Leandro Barbosa Derek's Team
Round 8
1 Kevin Love Derek's Team
2 Troy Murphy Westside War...
3 Zydrunas Ilgauskas Wolverine's ...
4 Ben Gordon Archangel Un...
5 Richard Hamilton jerry lewis
6 Gilbert Arenas Vienna Scien...
7 Mike Conley BasketballJo...
8 Drew Gooden Columbia Pen...
9 Raymond Felton Genghis's Po...
10 Al Harrington Basketball J...
11 John Salmons Ted's Brickl...
12 Marvin Williams Norwegian Fj...
Round 9
1 Kirk Hinrich Norwegian Fj...
2 Francisco Garcia Ted's Brickl...
3 Ryan Gomes Basketball J...
4 Jameer Nelson Genghis's Po...
5 Charlie Villanueva Columbia Pen...
6 Thaddeus Young BasketballJo...
7 Derrick Rose Vienna Scien...
8 Anthony Parker jerry lewis
9 Beno Udrih Archangel Un...
10 Jeff Green Wolverine's ...
11 Shane Battier Westside War...
12 Eric Gordon Derek's Team
Round 10
1 Tyrus Thomas Derek's Team
2 Rajon Rondo Westside War...
3 Joakim Noah Wolverine's ...
4 Tayshaun Prince Archangel Un...
5 Zach Randolph jerry lewis
6 James Posey Vienna Scien...
7 Amir Johnson BasketballJo...
8 Nick Collison Columbia Pen...
9 Kenyon Martin Genghis's Po...
10 Monta Ellis Basketball J...
11 Jamario Moon Ted's Brickl...
12 Ronnie Brewer Norwegian Fj...
Round 11
1 Al Thornton Norwegian Fj...
2 Nene Hilario Ted's Brickl...
3 Luis Scola Basketball J...
4 Shaquille O'Neal Genghis's Po...
5 Ricky Davis Columbia Pen...
6 Kendrick Perkins BasketballJo...
7 Brook Lopez Vienna Scien...
8 Marcus Williams jerry lewis
9 Paul Millsap Archangel Un...
10 Andres Nocioni Wolverine's ...
11 J.R. Smith Westside War...
12 Wilson Chandler Derek's Team
Round 12
1 Rudy Fernandez Derek's Team
2 Travis Outlaw Westside War...
3 Jerryd Bayless Wolverine's ...
4 Ben Wallace Archangel Un...
5 Chris Wilcox jerry lewis
6 Raja Bell Vienna Scien...
7 Trevor Ariza BasketballJo...
8 Andray Blatche Columbia Pen...
9 Grant Hill Genghis's Po...
10 Bobby Simmons Basketball J...
11 Rafer Alston Ted's Brickl...
12 Rashad McCants Norwegian Fj...
Round 13
1 Andrea Bargnani Norwegian Fj...
2 Matt Barnes Ted's Brickl...
3 Ronny Turiaf Basketball J...
4 Jason Maxiell Genghis's Po...
5 Mickael Pietrus Columbia Pen...
6 Chris Duhon BasketballJo...
7 Rodney Stuckey Vienna Scien...
8 Ramon Sessions jerry lewis
9 Louis Williams Archangel Un...
10 Thabo Sefolosha Wolverine's ...
11 Hakim Warrick Westside War...
12 Kelenna Azubuike Derek's Team
Round 14
1 Darrell Arthur Derek's Team
2 Earl Watson Westside War...
3 Joe Alexander Wolverine's ...
4 Boris Diaw Archangel Un...
5 Spencer Hawes jerry lewis
6 Kyle Korver Vienna Scien...
7 Cuttino Mobley BasketballJo...
8 Delonte West Columbia Pen...
9 Luke Ridnour Genghis's Po...
10 Jordan Farmar Basketball J...
11 Antonio McDyess Ted's Brickl...
12 Nate Robinson Norwegian Fj...
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Well it looks like the bucks are starting to come around on ramon sessions and i'm glad he was still available when they did