FFL - 2012-13 - Voting on Rule Change - draft order posted

[theman]

I never liked White going into the draft. Way too many question marks, the fear of flying/anxiety disorder, character issues but also from a basketball point of view. He was one of those players that everyone finds intriguing because he is different but never works out.

Even if he gets it together I think he is the next Julian Wright. When you are promised a little bit of everything, you end up with a whole lot of nothing.

[sabonis]

I don't wanna put a jinx on Mullens but I love where I picked him in FFL and another league of mine (one at 170, one around 150) and I see him going at around 120-130 range now. This is just how I expected Mullens to achieve last season 14-7 with around close to 1 block and 1 3ptm per game. but I guess he might become this year's Ryan Anderson if he keeps up the pace.

[writersblock]

I wouldn't read too much into me picking him so early in the roto league. I only did because it's roto and he's a c that shoots the 3 and doesn't kill your %s. in a H2h league I think the 150s-160s are about right for him.

[sabonis]

not only you, I've seen 3 different drafts now that he has gone before 135, can't be a coincidence.

and I don't think his value differs between roto and h2h. if he gets 13-7 with 1 3ptm and 0.8 blocks (let's say 43% fg and 80% FT) he can definitely be top 100, but I'm too lazy to check how these specific stats I gave translate into rankings.

[bww78]

So, any more write-ups?

[floppymoose]

The live draft auction league (FFML) had a manager drop out. Since it's head to head, we need a replacement. If you are interested, please PM me.

[theman]

The live draft auction league (FFML) had a manager drop out. Since it's head to head, we need a replacement. If you are interested, please PM me.

Isn't that the money league?

[floppymoose]

yes. Auction = Money = FFML

I actually don't like the phrase "Money League" because it leads to confusion over whether it's an auction format or whether it's a league where the managers have a buyin fee that is awarded as prizes.

[insfo]

looks like theman thinks that theteam is up for the challenge

[theman]

looks like theman thinks that theteam is up for the challenge

I don't even understand how auction leagues work.

[insfo]

looks like theman thinks that theteam is up for the challenge

I don't even understand how auction leagues work.

Try a mock draft on yahoo .. that should give you a feel for it.

[floppymoose]

auction mock draft lobby: http://basketball.fantasysports.yahoo.c ... by=auction

[theman]

Is the auction just for the draft then everything is normal or do trades have to balance money wise?

[theman]

So which of these teams is better?

1. O.J. Mayo (Dal - SG) $7
2. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal - PF) $54
3. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por - PF,C) $56
4. Brandon Jennings (Mil - PG) $39
5. Rajon Rondo (Bos - PG) $25
6. Anderson Varejao (Cle - PF,C) $2
7. Luis Scola (Pho - PF,C) $2
8. Jameer Nelson (Orl - PG) $2
9. Trevor Ariza (Was - SG,SF) $3
10. Bradley Beal (Was - SG) $2
11. Andre Drummond (Det - PF) $1
12. Kawhi Leonard (SA - SG,SF) $1
13. Donatas Motiejunas (Hou - SF,PF) $1


or


1. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal - PF) $52
2. Kyrie Irving (Cle - PG) $50
3. Brandon Jennings (Mil - PG) $38
4. Paul Pierce (Bos - SF) $35
5. Jeremy Lin (Hou - PG) $14
6. Kemba Walker (Cha - PG) $4
7. Brandon Rush (GS - SG) $1
8. Courtney Lee (Bos - SG,SF) $1
9. Drew Gooden (Mil - PF,C) $1
10. Ed Davis (Tor - PF,C) $1
11. Austin Rivers (NO - PG,SG) $1
12. Ramon Sessions (Cha - PG,SG) $1
13. Zaza Pachulia (Atl - C) $1

[writersblock]

Is the auction just for the draft then everything is normal or do trades have to balance money wise?

Auction is usually only for the draft. Everything else is same as always.

[theman]

If you need another I'm up for it.

[bww78]

Odom is dealing with conditioning and weight issues. Well that doesn't sound good.

[floppymoose]

If you need another I'm up for it.

wb withdrew as well, so we have an even number at the moment. If we have any other additions/withdrawals, I'll let you know.

[Breakdown777]

My write ups are following the same criteria as last year.
I basically give the teams the ol’ eyeball test, compare the value to my rankings (based off last year stats and new individual player situations), and make some hasty assumptions. Also, I kick off every write up with which categories I think the team will be great, good, okay, or bad. They sort of “breakdown” like this:

Great – Rarely lose in this category (top 3-5)
Good – Will most likely win this
Okay – Could win depending on week/matchup
Bad – Rarely win this cat

EDIT – sometimes I have more than 5 teams labeled “Great” in some cats. Take it for what it’s worth…
I added an UPDATE somewhere if an injury changed an observation from what I had written at first.

Feel free to combat or comment on my views.
Without further ado, Breakdown’s breakdown…


The Man –

Great – FT, Threes, Steals, TO
Good – Points
Okay – Blocks
Bad – FG, Rebounds, Assits

The man has a guard team that doesn’t have any point guards. The guard strategy with no PG could still pay off because only a few teams went that route, and this team easily beats the other guard heavy teams in turnovers. I see quite a few teams that will beat you in points on a weekly basis, so it’s hard to see where that 5th category will come from against other competition. That said, with DeRozan and Durant, a win in points is totally feasible. I think I have to agree with theman in that picking 1st probably isn’t as good as picking 20th. It would be really cool to see what pick in the draft is most likely to win in any given year.

Picks I like – Henderson, Drummond, Motiejunas. The youth upside with those 3 is very good in my opinion, as long as you can old onto them until post-all star break.

Picks I don’t like – Bradley and Afflalo. I don’t know what’s going to happen in Orlando, and Bradley should get steals, but I’m not sure where else he will shine (plus he’s out to start the season).

Outlook – Missing playoffs.





Jfrost -

Great – points
Good – Steals, Threes
Okay – Blocks
Bad – FG, FT, Rebounds, Assists, TO

Sorry Jfro…I don’t have the best outlook on your team. You could probably bump Assists into “okay”, but my stance on assists is either you have a ton or you don’t, and you don’t have a ton of assist getters. This team will score points and hit 3’s, but everything else is too balanced (too balanced meaning you’ll end up with lots of close defeats, if that makes sense.)

Picks I like – Nick Young and Ekpe Udoh. Young was a steal where he was drafted. I really don’t think Jason Richardson will be a Doug Collins guy. Young and Wright could both benefit from that. I also think that when the Bucks go into tank mode, Udoh will be a blocks leader.

Picks I don’t like – Derrick Williams, Wes Johnson, Blair, and Meeks. Maybe a new team will light a fire under Wes Johnson, but seeing him up close in nearly every NBA game he has played makes me think otherwise. I don’t think Williams sees enough minutes to be taken as highly as he was [UPDATE – Scratch the Williams hate with Love going down]. I don’t think Blair sees much time as well. As for Meeks, I like him, but that last thing this team needed was another 3 point shooter (then again, a Kobe handcuff isn’t a bad idea.)

Outlook – Missing Playoffs




Stick –

Great – FT, Steals, TO
Good – Threes, Points, Rebounds, Assists
Okay –
Bad – FG, Blocks

Stick always seems to get a team that is really competitive in more than 5 categories. There weren’t any mistakes until the Rose pick. I don’t think Rose will be full strength until March, but with Conley and CP3 it might not matter. I think Dorell Wright will bounce back a bit, but even if he doesn’t he’s good for hustle stats. The bigs here aren’t the strongest, but Boozer, Nicholson, Anderson, and Gooden all have upside.

Picks I like – Dorell Wright and Ariza – Lots of hustle and good value where taken.

Picks I don’t like – Darko, Jones, and Rose. I don’t think Darko and PJ3 are enough to makeup for the complete lack of blocks, so I feel better wiffs could’ve been made at the end of the draft. ACL injuries scare the bejesus out of me, so I don’t like the Rose pick that high either.

Outlook – Top 3 / Contender





3Si-

Great – FT, Threes, Assits
Good – Points, Rebounds
Okay – TO
Bad – FG, Steals, Blocks

This is the 2nd of 3 guard heavy teams, and probably the best. I was building a similar team, and lost many targets to this roster. While being excellent in the guard cats, the addition of Love and Humphries also makes him strong in rebounds while staying efficient. The knock here could be some of the big-heavy teams might still have the edge in points and rebounds, which means some 3-6 losses are likely. I don’t have much else to say other than I’m jealous and I wish my guard-themed team could’ve been built around Love. [UPDATE – The loss of Love hurts, but not enough to change my playoff prediction].

Picks I like – Well…everyone really. It’d be easier to talk about the picks I don’t.

Picks I don’t like – Kevin Martin and Shane Battier. Houston has a million guards, and McHale didn’t seem to be a huge fan of Martin last year (still a worthy risk where he was drafted though). As for Battier, he had a solid post season, but his fantasy season was middling (even for his standards). I don’t really think he’s rosterable and I liked tons of other SFs on the board better.

Outlook – Playoffs






Sk1p –

Great – TO
Good – Threes, Rebounds, Steals
Okay – FG, FT, Points, Assists, Blocks
Bad –


This is a fair-weather/ all-or-nothing type team. Not great anywhere, and not terrible anywhere. Gunners who will drop FG% are balanced by bigs with decent FG%, yet don’t shoot enough make FG% ever a certainty…and the same thing is happening with FT%. Any given week this team can get hot or play more games, and win 7-2. Unfortunately, it’s just as likely to hit a bad week and go 2-7. Teams like this tend to get their fate determined based on the middle round picks. In this case Beasley and Jordan more than anyone else will sway what happens with this team.

Picks I like – Booker, Chalmers, Haywood. All 3 were value picks who I had ranked much higher then where they fell. Haywood would’ve been mine at 163 had I not went with a guard team.
Picks I don’t like – Budinger and Jordan. Jordan burned me in a league or two last year. His up-and-down production can really hurt a team like this. As for Budinger, Adelman played him a ton in Houston, so maybe it will repeat in Minnesota. I just can’t see guaranteed minutes for him.
[UPDATE – after preseason and the Love injury, I think Budinger can see around 20 mpg].

Outlook – Fighting for playoffs / 9-14 range.




BWW –

Great – Rebounds, Steals, Blocks
Good – Threes, Points
Okay – FT, FG, Assists
Bad – TO

The winner of the annual “Woody massive late round trade-up”. BWW made good use of Wade at #6 and other trades. He constructed a team that didn’t need to scramble for gambles at the end of the draft. I like the double PG grab with his first two picks. It makes him very good in PG stats without ever really needing to re-up later on (I still would’ve, as I don’t like completely losing dominance if an injury should happen). This team is strong and balanced. The Frye injury makes the Morris pick look brilliant (maybe a bit of closure/karma for his injury decimated team last year).

Picks I like – The Thompsons. Klay is a guy I was high on, and I almost took him over Pekovic. Considering how high he is getting reached for in most mocks (like the 50’s), I really like him where BWW got him. Triston should see a slew of minutes, and can really only improve at this point in his young career.

Picks I don’t like – Maggettee and Brown. If Magg’s couldn’t be productive last year in Charlotte, I don’t see how being in the Piston forward logjam is going to help him. Brown was a solid pick, but I would’ve liked a reach for assists insurance there. When the picks I don’t like are your wiffs in the early 200’s…I think you’re sitting pretty.

Outlook – Playoffs






Sly –

Great – Steals, TO
Good – FT, Threes, Rebounds, Blocks
Okay – Points
Bad – Assits

I don’t know why more managers don’t tank assists in a 20 team league. Then again, if most “slightly tank”, it does become a more level playing field. I agree with WB that Sly will be among the leader in steals. The Gordon/Granger combo is an intriguing one, although the injury risk is high. Where they were drafted was worth the risk though. Lots of value picks here, now that I look at it. A team that contends in the hustle stats is sure to get their share of sneaky 5-4 and 6-3 wins…even if the injury bug hits.

Picks I like – Stiemsma, CJ Miles. I should’ve taken Steamer over Rip as he was almost my pick at 211. CJ Miles should have a bounce back year, more than being worth this draft spot.

Picks I don’t like – None. This was a smart, well-rounded draft.

Outlook – Top 3 / Contender





Breakdown –

Great – FT, Threes, Points, Assists
Good – Steals
Okay –
Bad – FG, Rebounds, Blocks, TO

Time to curse my team yet again. I love my trade-down of 8 to 11. I didn’t want to do the Dwight thing, so moving back to get some major gains elsewhere really gave me some flexibility. The early move-downs of 3 spots hardly affected me (although I would’ve liked David Lee over Joe Johnson, but it didn’t kill me). I’m super annoyed that the best PG left on the board at 128 was Billups, as my confidence in him is really lacking. I waited a bit too long to get big men, but I made a decent recovery in the 200’s (could’ve been better if I took Steamer over Rip though). On the bright side, I think I have a good shot at beating most “big man” teams if I can out-steal them. I also should be competitive against balanced teams and other guard heavy teams if some luck comes my way.

My basic strategy is to be dominant in 3 or 4 categories, good enough in 1 or 2, and then making sure that my deficient categories are good enough to beat teams with the same build as mine. If my old, cranky, injury prone, little-upside guard team can maintain games played and minutes…I think I accomplished that (outside of 3Si, that team is my Kryptonite).

Picks I like – I mostly went value (if I wasn’t reaching for T-Wolves…it really did seem like they all were falling into my lap though). Zeller is a guy I wanted to root for, and I think Haslem will be solid for a late round get.
Picks I don’t like – Billups is on the trading block.
Outlook – Playoffs (but losing to 3Si for guard-heavy supremacy)




Floppy –

Great – TO
Good – FG, FT, Threes, Points
Okay – Assists, Steals
Bad – Rebounds, Blocks


The roto team. He told us when he picked Harden, and he never turned back. The Frye injury really stands to end his team before it begins. Frye was a great value pick taken at 112, but the caliber of players available was still good (Scola, Dalembert, Hawes). Replace Frye with the guy who is in line for most of his minutes (Scola) and that might have flipped Flopp’s fortunes. Even still, the roster has a solid enough core to possibly make the playoffs. Efficient teams have a way of surviving through injury. While good in 5 categories, you can’t put too much faith in turnovers and percentages.

Picks I like – Bonner. This was a smart draft, so nobody really excites me. Bonner was a guy I wanted to round out my team though, and I didn’t get him.

Picks I don’t like – Anthony Randolph and Teletovic. With Teletovic, I’m afraid of what I don’t know. As for Randolph…how many years is he going to fool us? I don’t see him playing in front of Faried, McGee, Koufus, or Mozgov. Wasted pick in my opinion, but there’s still tons of potential there.

Outlook – Fighting for playoffs / 9 – 14 range.





Jazzfan –

Great – FG, Assits, Steals, Blocks
Good – Rebounds
Okay – Threes, Points, Turnovers
Bad – FT

This is the first bona-fide punt FT% team I’ve hit, and it’s a good one. The two best guards you can have to fit this bill are on this team, Rondo and Iggy. The concern with any team with Bogut is that the success of the team is very detrimental to the number of games Bogut plays. Jazzfan was the benefactor of some thrifty trades, making his team more balanced while also giving the team a higher ceiling.

Picks I like – Korver, Faried, Valenchewniss, Villanueava. Korver fell way too late. He is the only SF on that team, doesn’t have a negative impact, and is capable of being a cornerstone in 3’s. At a pick in the 190s?...highway robbery. The other 3 bigs I like because they all have pretty decent chances of improving from last year. Charlie V. used to be a top 100 player, and maybe he finally gets traded or played. Faried with more minutes just means more hustle, and Jonas V. will produce if he can avoid foul trouble and injury…he’s my pick for Rookie of the Year if this foot injury isn’t a big deal.

Picks I don’t like – None. Just glancing at the rest of the roster, I don’t hate anyone.

Outlook – Playoffs




Curtis Lemansky –

Great – FG, Rebounds, Blocks
Good – Assists, Steals
Okay – Points
Bad – FT, Threes, TO

Another team punting free throw percentage. I tend to rate teams based on how they compare to teams with a similar build. This team does Rebound and Block better than Jazzfan, but everything else either favors Jazzfan or is a toss-up. I really like the bigs here, and there are plenty of lotto ticket guards. If just one of those lotto-ticket guards exceeds expectations, it won’t matter if the others don’t. I think that Curt could get away with moving one of his bigs in a trade for help elsewhere without hurting his bigman numbers. UPDATE – John Wall going down hurts a bit, but only in the weak categories. Trading a big for a small makes even more sense.

Picks I like – Mo Williams and Biyombo. Mo Williams was 2nd on my list when I took AK47, so naturally I like the pick. Biyombo is a guy that I think stands in line to vastly improve. If he can stay out of foul trouble, he could put up crazy boards and blocks numbers.
Picks I don’t like – Vasquez. I think he was a smart pick, but I don’t think Vasquez will keep getting starters minutes at PG throughout the season. I’m really expecting a Hornets trade to bolster that position.

Outlook – Playoffs





Cyrus –

Great – Threes, Blocks
Good – FT, Points, Steals, Turnovers
Okay – FG, Assists
Bad – Rebounds

Because so many bigs went early, there are more than a few teams that struggle in rebounds. I have this team with decent odds to win their weekly matchups in 6 categories though. Who would’ve thought that not focusing on rebounds can still lead to being pretty decent in most stats? I have this team elite in blocks because nearly every forward and center on this team is capable of averaging one, with Anthony Davis and Lopez getting closer to two.

Picks I like – Lopez, Jimmer, Green, Curry. I think Brook Lopez will bounce back this year. His FG%, Rebounds, and games played should all increase, justifying getting him this late a steal. I think that betting on the health of Curry and Green was a smart thing to do as well. The Jimmer is a great throw-away pick at the end, because he’ll get you some 3’s if nothing else.

Picks I don’t like – JR Smith. He’s too much of a gunner for my tastes, and I don’t know how many minutes he’ll see in that crowed New York backcourt (especially when Brewer and Shumpert return). He’ll single-handedly win you 3’s in a weekly matchup or two, though.

Outlook – Playoffs




Hopper –

Great – FT, Points, Turnovers
Good – Threes, Steals
Okay – Rebounds, Blocks
Bad – FG, Assists

I probably already said this somewhere, but tanking assists is pretty popular this year. When you only have a handful of “elite” assist getters, it makes sense to punt the cat and try for guys like Stuckey, Terry, Foye, and Bayless. The bigman core here gives Hopper a major leg-up in free-throw percentage, and all of the scoring guards make the point total expectations look good too. This looks like guard team that tanked assists (akin to Cyrus), so it’s hard to place exactly where they’ll end up.

Picks I like – Hayward and Wallace. I like most of the picks here, as Hopper developed a plan and followed it after the first few rounds. Hayward has a high ceiling, and Wallace dropped to the point where he was a “must draft”.

Picks I don’t like – None. I actually can’t stand Stephen Jackson, but you can’t fault Hopper for any of his picks as they fit his team.

Outlook – Fighting for playoffs / 9-14 range.






Sabonis –

Great – Threes
Good – Points and Turnovers
Okay – FG, Rebounds, Assists, Steals
Bad – FT, Blocks

This team befuddles me. This team has a decent amount of specialists who don’t do enough to help against any other above-average competition, hence the “okay” in four categories. I see too many question marks on this team to have high hopes. If ALL of those gambles pan out I will be very wrong. I’m noticing I have way too many teams ranked near elite in threes, so take that “great” label with a grain of salt.

Picks I like – Jerebko, Freeland, Selby. The end of this draft looks good for Sabonis. They are all very good gambles. Jerebko could win the forward fight in Detroit, Freeland should get minutes on a shallow Blazer team, and Selby had a crazy summer league.

Picks I don’t like – Roy, Crawford, Davis, Odom, Mullens. The risks involved with all of these players coming back to form or getting minutes over better players is too overwhelming for me. Sabonis went “all or nothing” this year, and I’m expecting the latter. [UPDATE – Wolves Coach expects Roy to pickup the scoring load in Love’s absence; I like the pick more now].

Outlook – Missing playoffs.





Ham –

Great – FG, Points, Rebounds
Good – FT, Threes, Blocks
Okay – Steals and Turnovers
Bad – Assists

I like Ham’s odds of getting good percentages. Even though I ranked this team being pretty good in a bunch of cats, I don’t know if they can pull out the 5-4 win every week. It’s probably just that I’m not a big fan of much of the roster. It’s hard to like a team or support a vision when the roster is full of guys whom you don’t really root for.

Picks I like – Meyers Leonard and Ian Mahimi. Both of these backup bigs have a great shot at some playing time. If preseason is any indicator, Meyers can really help out the FG%.

Picks I don’t like – Ilyasova, Teague, Ray Allen, Gerald Green. I just don’t think Teague is a starting PG in the NBA, and the sooner ATL finds that out the better. I don’t see Allen, Ilyasova, or Green duplicating what they did last year.

Outlook – Fighting for playoffs / 9-14 range.





TK

Great – FG, Rebounds, Blocks
Good – Assists, Steals
Okay – Threes, Points, TO
Bad – FT

This team is structured like a punt FT% team. Unfortunately, I think it will lose to most other punt FT% teams. The Tony Parker trade really hurt this team, in my opinion. I have a hard time justifying losing a pick just to have Tony Parker. My eyeball test thinks this team has too many backups and players not guaranteed to get any playing time. I could be wrong, but I see this team often winning rebounds in a landslide, while losing the weekly matchup 4-5 or 3-6.

Picks I like – Jarrett Jack and Tyreke Evans. With Steph “glass ankles” Curry the only guy standing in Jacks way, I don’t mind the Jack pick, even if it was still a bit early. If Evans can return to form from his rookie season, he could be a major steal.

Picks I don’t like – Everyone taken after Jamison. I don’t know if TK just tried to take risks too early or waited too long to take “safe picks”, but all the late round picks seem to fit that criteria.

Outlook – Missing playoffs.






Insfo

Great – FG, Rebounds, Blocks, TO
Good – Points, Steals
Okay –
Bad – FT, Threes, Assists

Yet another punt FT% team. It will be interesting to see if this strategy pays off as much as usual when there are so many teams trying it. When you know you have plenty of competition in a given strategy, it makes sense to continue to try to be the best team employing that strategy. I think Insfo achieved that, as I have him as a top 2 “bigman” team. I see this team routinely winning Field Goal %, Rebounds, and Blocks, with a good shot to also win Turnovers, Points, and Steals. Insfo will almost always lose Free Throw %, Threes, and Assists, but that’s the price you pay for a shot at winning a matchup 6-3 on most weeks..

Picks I like – Dudley and Robin Lopez. I think Dudley fell way too far. With how much NO seems committed to Robin Lopez, I think he’ll outplay this draft position.

Picks I don’t like – Roddy Beaubois. I’m not sure where he fits in…on both the Mavs roster and this one. He’s a solid PG option if you’ve given up on assists, however, so I don’t have any major complaints with him here.

Outlook – Top 3 / Contender





WritersBlock

Great – FT%, Assists, Steals
Good – Points, Rebounds
Okay – Threes, Blocks
Bad – FG%, TO

The GM of the year award may go to WB, as I think he was the best trader this year. He also made the most of the picks he traded and traded for, almost always maximizing value. The Marcus Thornton trade will come back to haunt him, but the rest of the moves really benefitted his squad. This team is one of the more balanced squads, and any given week could end up 7-2 or 2-7.

Picks I like – Parsons and West. I think Parsons was a great value pick, even in the logjam everywhere pickle the Rockets are currently in. West also fell IMO, as he should improve given another year in Indiana.

Picks I don’t like – Nobody. I’m not crazy about Millsap with the frontcourt situation, but an eventual trade should even things out.

Outlook – Fighting for playoffs / 9-14 range.






Woody

Great – Steals, Blocks
Good – Rebounds, Assists
Okay – Threes, TO
Bad – FG%, FT%, Points

I like the Ibaka and Mcgee duo. Woody has blocks in the bag with just 2 players. What I don’t like is the recklessness with trades. When you trade up for so many high picks, I think that’s a risk in itself. Taking a risk on someone like Rubio (ACL injury) when you’ve gutted your mid-rounders isn’t something I’d do. We’ll see if the pick trading (combined with using every add/drop you can) pays off.

Picks I like – Ben Gordon and Enes Kanter. Gordon was a good gamble where he was taken, and Kanter should outplay his draft spot (especially if he is held onto until the All-Star break).

Picks I don’t like – Richard Jefferson. I think that this is the year RJ is so washed up that he becomes useless unless you really need the 0.8 threes per game.

Outlook – Missing Playoffs





Fran

Great – Steals
Good – Assists, TO
Okay – FG, Points, Rebounds, Blocks
Bad – FT, Threes


With the way I rated Fran’s team, it looks like he has an “any given week” sort of team. If the matchup is right, he could walk away 7-2. More often than not, I’m betting on 3-6. There are a lot of good players here, it just doesn’t seem like there is enough firepower in any given category. That’s okay though, because when and if he isn’t doing well in the league, Fran can count his money and admire his bracelet (Major congratulations for that achievement, by the way).

Picks I like – Alexy Shved and Marvin Williams. Alexy would’ve been mine if I needed a guard later in the draft. He will be a stat stuffer with an erratic shot in limited minutes. If he ever does hover around 20 minutes per game, he could be quite a steal (there is a logjam in MN, however). Marvin has always been solid, and I think that a new team might awaken some more of that untouched potential that helped him get drafted over guys like Chris Paul and Deron Williams.

Picks I don’t like – Hedo and James Johnson. I think that Hedo resorts to his bad habits on a bad team style of play. Johnson is a solid player, I just don’t like the crowded depth the Kings currently have.

Outlook – Missing Playoffs.


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So there it is. Sorry I’m so late. I actually had about 13 of the teams done weeks ago, but then I got caught up in other things (including the FFRL). Please feel free to argue and disagree with me, as some of these were written before injuries and preseason play.


Looking at my first pass though, I have 9 in the playoffs and 5 fighting for the playoffs. So I guess if you change the “fighting for the playoffs” to “fighting for consolation”, it’s pretty spot on.
Another note – I have the teams that picked 1st, 2nd, 19th, and 20th all missing the playoffs. I guess drafting on the ends and reaching and/or taking the scraps wasn’t a good place to draft this year.

[stick]

Great write-up.
Wish I had the motivation.

Anyways, Rose, thats a fair assessment. Ive got faith in him, and it will just be that more satisfying when everyone is betting against him. Ive picked him in 2 leagues so far.

And Darko, he doesn't fit my team. He's just an upside trading chip. I think I'll eventually be able to trade him for a much better player than I would have been able to nab that late