Fantasy Basketball Discussion thread

Superhuman · Post #441 » by **Superhuman** » Sun Sep 13, 2015 10:38 pm

plonden wrote:Wow, I'm pretty surprised. I think you guys are drastically underrating two things about AD's game. First, look at his impact in steals and blocks. You can find guys that put up around 20 and 10. A guy like Zach Randolph comes to mind. But it's rare to have someone who also has such positive contributions in steals and blocks. Second, look at his percentages. He is a net positive in both field goal percentage and free throw percentage. His free throw percentage is especially impressive from a PF/C. And, most importantly, he shoots lots of attempts, which means he anchors your team's percentages as well. He basically helps everywhere except from three. And he's only 22 years old. He should improve upon these numbers for the next three or four seasons!

He actually has been working on his 3 point shot, but I'm really not that impressed. It's not like he has GOAT potential oozing out of his fingertips. Like I said, I wouldn't even waste a 10th pick on him, I'd consider him at 11th. Plus he has a unibrow.
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Stix · Post #442 » by **Stix** » Sun Sep 13, 2015 10:44 pm

b-ball forever wrote:
Superhuman wrote:
plonden wrote:Is this a joke? Anthony Davis is the consensus number one pick in almost any format and is at worst a top 3 selection in any format: 24.4 points, 10.2 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 1.5 steals, and 2.9 blocks on .535 FG% and .805 FT%. Those are monstrous numbers!

Meh, he's okay. If I had the 1st-10th pick I'd look elsewhere but that's just my opinion.

You're stretching a bit, but I like where you're coming from.

Davis not really worth those 1-7 picks. After that, he's good to go IMO...

Green font? Do you have the 8th pick or something? :lol:

BringinDaRuckus · Post #443 » by **BringinDaRuckus** » Sun Sep 13, 2015 11:01 pm

Well I'm excited to have pick #3 this year in the D-league! It will interesting who actually goes with picks 1 and 2.

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Post #444 » by **Qwigglez** » Sun Sep 13, 2015 11:31 pm

^Not that interesting. I'm going AD for sure.

b-ball forever · Post #445 » by **b-ball forever** » Sun Sep 13, 2015 11:55 pm

Zero Tolerance wrote:
b-ball forever wrote:
Superhuman wrote:Meh, he's okay. If I had the 1st-10th pick I'd look elsewhere but that's just my opinion.

You're stretching a bit, but I like where you're coming from.

Davis not really worth those 1-7 picks. After that, he's good to go IMO...

Green font? Do you have the 8th pick or something?

Like Superhuman mentioned, he simply isn't that impressive. I mean he puts up great blocks, rebounds, pts, percentages, and stls but where are those treys you absolutely need from the bigman spots? Plus there was that video leak of him naked getting kinky with his BFFs...

Bottom line, he's worth considering after the 8th pick IMO, but anywhere before that yer pretty much shooting in the dark.

Also, I wonder why you're asking me about my draft position? I mean, it's not like checking out where I draft in the D-League or where Superhuman drafts in the premier league will make a difference.

Stix · Post #446 » by **Stix** » Mon Sep 14, 2015 12:00 am

b-ball forever wrote:
Zero Tolerance wrote:
b-ball forever wrote:You're stretching a bit, but I like where you're coming from.

Davis not really worth those 1-7 picks. After that, he's good to go IMO...

Green font? Do you have the 8th pick or something?

Like Superhuman mentioned, he simply isn't that impressive. I mean he puts up great blocks, rebounds, pts, percentages, and stls but where are those treys you absolutely need from the bigman spots? Plus there was that video leak of him naked getting kinky with his BFFs...

Bottom line, he's worth considering after the 8th pick IMO, but anywhere before that yer pretty much shooting in the dark.

Also, I wonder why you're asking me about my draft position? I mean, it's not like checking out where I draft in the D-League or where Superhuman drafts in the premier league will make a difference.

Wow, Superhuman is in the Premier league? With talks of AD not being worth a top 10 pick, I would've thought he was more primed for the China league.

Davis is a consensus top 3 pick in virtually any format. And no you don't need to get 3s from a big man spot, although it is a nice luxury. You can get threes from any spot. Besides there aren't that many bigs that take threes anyway so calling it a necessity is straight up drivel.

MathiasPW · Post #447 » by **MathiasPW** » Mon Sep 14, 2015 12:07 am

YAY! I went from 11th pick to 10th pick!

Such wow, much awesome, so win

MrMiyagi · Post #448 » by **MrMiyagi** » Mon Sep 14, 2015 12:19 am

Zero Tolerance wrote:
b-ball forever wrote:
Zero Tolerance wrote:
Green font? Do you have the 8th pick or something?

Like Superhuman mentioned, he simply isn't that impressive. I mean he puts up great blocks, rebounds, pts, percentages, and stls but where are those treys you absolutely need from the bigman spots? Plus there was that video leak of him naked getting kinky with his BFFs...

Bottom line, he's worth considering after the 8th pick IMO, but anywhere before that yer pretty much shooting in the dark.

Also, I wonder why you're asking me about my draft position? I mean, it's not like checking out where I draft in the D-League or where Superhuman drafts in the premier league will make a difference.

Wow, Superhuman is in the Premier league? With talks of AD not being worth a top 10 pick, I would've thought he was more primed for the China league.

Davis is a consensus top 3 pick in virtually any format. And no you don't need to get 3s from a big man spot, although it is a nice luxury. You can get threes from any spot. Besides there aren't that many bigs that take threes anyway so calling it a necessity is straight up drivel.

Are you seriously giving the counterargument to such a ridiculous claim? I've never played fantasy basketball before, and even I know AD is a top pick. These guys are just playing mind games.

DRK · Post #449 » by **DRK** » Mon Sep 14, 2015 12:37 am

AD's injury history is a killer for me. I wouldnt touch him until outside the First Round

I feel under Alvin Gentry's inefficient offence, AD's fantasy value will suffer. Plus his %'s will probably take a massive hit as Alvin will just relegate him to a Channing Frye role on offence.

With AD camped out on the three point line it will also decrease the amount of rebouding opportunities.

His assists will also suffer because he wont be passing out of double teams in the post either.

Im expecting maybe something like:

14PPG , 6RPG, 1APG, 1SPG, 2BPG on 45% from the field

I pity the fool who falls for the AD hype train.

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MrMiyagi · Post #450 » by **MrMiyagi** » Mon Sep 14, 2015 12:51 am

DRK wrote:AD's injury history is a killer for me. I wouldnt touch him until outside the First Round

I feel under Alvin Gentry's inefficient offence, AD's fantasy value will suffer. Plus his %'s will probably take a massive hit as Alvin will just relegate him to a Channing Frye role on offence.

With AD camped out on the three point line it will also decrease the amount of rebouding opportunities.

His assists will also suffer because he wont be passing out of double teams in the post either.

Im expecting maybe something like:

14PPG , 6RPG, 1APG, 1SPG, 2BPG on 45% from the field

I pity the fool who falls for the AD hype train.

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I've actually heard that San Antonio is planning on trading for him and stashing him on their bench behind LMA, Timmy, and David West. He won't get any minutes until 2020.

Post #451 » by **Qwigglez** » Mon Sep 14, 2015 1:20 am

Alright you guys got me hesitating now. All that is true, especially with Gentry there now. I'll most likely go Lebron James or James Harden or maybe even Russell Westbrook. Stephen Curry is also crossing my mind now too. Perhaps even Damion Lillard now that he has the Blazers all to himself. Paul George would be interesting.
Dang the number one pick is difficult to deal with...

Post #452 » by **bwgood77** » Mon Sep 14, 2015 1:28 am

DRK wrote:AD's injury history is a killer for me. I wouldnt touch him until outside the First Round

I feel under Alvin Gentry's inefficient offence, AD's fantasy value will suffer. Plus his %'s will probably take a massive hit as Alvin will just relegate him to a Channing Frye role on offence.

With AD camped out on the three point line it will also decrease the amount of rebouding opportunities.

His assists will also suffer because he wont be passing out of double teams in the post either.

Im expecting maybe something like:

14PPG , 6RPG, 1APG, 1SPG, 2BPG on 45% from the field

I pity the fool who falls for the AD hype train.

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Yeah, good job and good effort but AD is not going to drop to you.

Stix · Post #453 » by **Stix** » Mon Sep 14, 2015 1:32 am

Qwigglez wrote:Alright you guys got me hesitating now. All that is true, especially with Gentry there now. I'll most likely go Lebron James or James Harden or maybe even Russell Westbrook. Stephen Curry is also crossing my mind now too. Perhaps even Damion Lillard now that he has the Blazers all to himself. Paul George would be interesting.
Dang the number one pick is difficult to deal with...

Pretty sure they are just trolling in hopes of convincing everyone that AD isn't worth it. But, if you still have your doubts I have no problem picking him at #5.

wheezy · Post #454 » by **wheezy** » Mon Sep 14, 2015 1:38 am

AD isn't worth a first round pick solely based on that unibrow....

To me Wiggins is all about potential and what people want him to be - 2nd coming of McGrady (or someone comparable). I think it's possible he could make a huge leap, but that's asking a lot when more reliable players are still on the board.

sunskerr · Post #455 » by **sunskerr** » Mon Sep 14, 2015 1:43 am

I would not draft Westbrook in the first round. He has injury history the last two years and with the return of KD and having a couple of possessions to feed Kanter, his fantasy value will likely drop. He is also a low FG% guy and high FG% players are hard to come by, so you're practically punting FG% when you draft him.

Here are some specifics: 42.6% FG and 0.2 Blocks. If you draft him and find yourself in a position with low blocks, then you might be trapped into drafting a low FT% guy just to have blocks. He is also a TO machine.

DRK · Post #456 » by **DRK** » Mon Sep 14, 2015 2:03 am

sunskerr wrote:I would not draft Westbrook in the first round. He has injury history the last two years and with the return of KD and having a couple of possessions to feed Kanter, his fantasy value will likely drop. He is also a low FG% guy and high FG% players are hard to come by, so you're practically punting FG% when you draft him.

Here are some specifics: 42.6% FG and 0.2 Blocks. If you draft him and find yourself in a position with low blocks, then you might be trapped into drafting a low FT% guy just to have blocks. He is also a TO machine.

If your point guards dont block, your team obviously isnt built to win. Plus Westbrook doesnt shoot many threes. 3rd round at best. Slightly better Tyreke Evans. Nothing special

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plonden · Post #457 » by **plonden** » Mon Sep 14, 2015 2:08 am

Qwigglez wrote:Alright you guys got me hesitating now. All that is true, especially with Gentry there now. I'll most likely go Lebron James or James Harden or maybe even Russell Westbrook. Stephen Curry is also crossing my mind now too. Perhaps even Damion Lillard now that he has the Blazers all to himself. Paul George would be interesting.
Dang the number one pick is difficult to deal with...

AD is the right move. There's a good argument for Steph as well, but I'd rather bank on AD's continued improvement. Don't overthink it.

MrMiyagi · Post #458 » by **MrMiyagi** » Mon Sep 14, 2015 2:46 am

Qwigglez wrote:^Not that interesting. I'm going Kristaps Porzingis for sure.

Fixed

thamadkant · Post #459 » by **thamadkant** » Mon Sep 14, 2015 3:42 am

Darn, 5th...

Oh well.

thamadkant · Post #460 » by **thamadkant** » Mon Sep 14, 2015 3:43 am

Whats the new link for Yahoo D-league page? And password if any.

Thank you