RealGm Mock Draft Challenge 2010 -Draft Completed

[Curtis Lemansky]

Yahoo
-12 hours per pick & No trades allowed
-Teams: 10
-Scoring Type: Roto
-Roster Positions: PG, PG, SG, SG , G , SF, SF, PF, PF, F, C, C, UT, UT, UT, UT
-Stat Categories: FG%, FT%, 3PTM, PTS, REB, AST, ST, BLK, TO


1 3Si - Lebron James
2 Woody Allen - Kevin Durant
3 Breakdown777 - Chris Paul
4 bww78 - Kobe Bryant
5 Writersblock - Dirk Nowitzki
6 Loot - Dwyane Wade
7 Stick - Danny Granger
8 Curtis Lemansky - Deron Williams
9 floppymoose - Stephen Curry
10 hamncheese - Pau Gasol
11 hamncheese - David Lee
12 floppymoose - Brook Lopez
13 Curtis Lemansky - Amare Stoudamire
14 Stick - Manu Ginobili
15 Loot - Josh Smith
16 Writersblock - Carmelo Anthony
17 bww78 - Steve Nash
18 Breakdown777 - Al Jefferson
19 Woody Allen - Al Horford
20 3Si - Chris Bosh
21 3Si - Chauncey Billups
22 Woody Allen - Gerald Wallace
23 Breakdown777 - Brandon Roy
24 bww78 - Dwight Howard
25 Writersblock - Jason Kidd
26 Loot - Rajon Rondo
27 Stick - Marcus Camby
28 Curtis Lemansky - Carlos Boozer
29 floppymoose - David West
30 hamncheese - Joe Johnson
31 hamncheese - Kevin Martin
32 floppymoose - Nene Hilario
33 Curtis Lemansky - Andrea Bargnani
34 Stick - Baron Davis
35 Loot - Monta Ellis
36 Writersblock - Troy Murphy
37 bww78 - Tim Duncan
38 Breakdown777 - Andre Iguodala
39 Woody Allen - Tyreke Evans
40 3Si - Paul Pierce
41 3Si - Rudy Gay
42 Woody Allen - Kevin Love
43 Breakdown777 - Antawn Jamison
44 bww78 - Danilo Galinari
45 Writersblock - Andrew Bogut
46 Loot - Marc Gasol
47 Stick - Channing Frye
48 Curtis Lemansky - Mo Williams
49 floppymoose - Jeff Green
50 hamncheese - Jason Richardson
51 hamncheese - Raymond Felton
52 floppymoose - Aaron Brooks
53 Curtis Lemansky - Joakim Noah
54 Stick - Brandon Jennings
55 Loot - Chris Kaman
56 Writersblock - Kevin Garnett
57 bww78 - Derrick Rose
58 Breakdown777 - Russel Westbrook
59 Woody Allen - Jamal Crawford
60 3Si - Stephen Jackson
61 3Si - Zach Randolph
62 Woody Allen - Devin Harris
63 Breakdown777 - Anthony Randolph
64 bww78 - Hedo Turkoglu
65 Writersblock - John Wall
66 Loot - Gilbert Arenas
67 Stick - Trevor Ariza
68 Curtis Lemansky - LaMarcus Aldridge
69 floppymoose - Greg Oden
70 hamncheese - Andrew Bynum
71 hamncheese - Marcus Thornton
72 floppymoose - Mehmet Okur
73 Curtis Lemansky - Paul Millsap
74 Stick - Ray Allen
75 Loot - Luis Scola
76 Writersblock - John Salmons
77 bww78 - OJ Mayo
78 Breakdown777 - Yao Ming
79 Woody Allen - Tyrus Thomas
80 3Si - Luol Deng
81 3Si - Andray Blatche
82 Woody Allen - Jameer Nelson
83 Breakdown777 - Rashard Lewis
84 bww78 - Blake Griffin
85 Writersblock - Andrei Kirilenko
86 Loot - Eric Gordon
87 Stick - Lamar Odom
88 Curtis Lemansky - Jason Terry
89 floppymoose - Jrue Holiday
90 hamncheese - Nicolas Batum
91 hamncheese - Javale McGee
92 floppymoose - Mike Conley
93 Curtis Lemansky - Jose Calderon
94 Stick - Roy Hibbert
95 Loot - Anthony Morrow
96 Writersblock - JJ Hickson
97 bww78 - Courtney Lee
98 Breakdown777 - Tony Parker
99 Woody Allen - Samuel Dalembert
100 3Si - Vince Carter
101 3Si - Emeka Okafor
102 Woody Allen - Corey Maggette
103 Breakdown777 - Elton Brand
104 bww78 - Mike Miller
105 Writersblock - Beno Udrih
106 Loot - Michael Beasley
107 Stick - Evan Turner
108 Curtis Lemansky - Rodney Stuckey
109 floppymoose - Caron Butler
110 hamncheese - George Hill
111 hamncheese - Dorell Wright
112 floppymoose - Boris Diaw
113 Curtis Lemansky - JR SMith
114 Stick - Peja Stojakovic
115 Loot - Wesley Johnson
116 Writersblock - Darren Collison
117 bww78 - Andre Miller
118 Breakdown777 - Charlie Villanueva
119 Woody Allen - Brendan Haywood
120 3Si - Ben Gordon
121 3Si - DeMarcus Cousins
122 Woody Allen - Anderson Varejao
123 Breakdown777 - Leandro Barbosa
124 bww78 - Andris Biedrins
125 Writersblock - Serge Ibaka
126 Loot - Al Harrington
127 Stick - Wilson Chandler
128 Curtis Lemansky - Robin Lopez
129 floppymoose - Reggie Williams
130 hamncheese - Shawn Marion
131 hamncheese - Darko Milicic
132 floppymoose - Rodrique Beaubois
133 Curtis Lemansky - Louis Williams
134 Stick - Greg Monroe
135 Loot - Shaun Livingston
136 Writersblock - Jonas Jerebko
137 bww78 - Marvin Williams
138 Breakdown777 - Derrick Favors
139 Woody Allen - Jarrett Jack
140 3Si - Jonny Flynn
141 3Si - Chris Andersen
142 Woody Allen - DJ Augustin
143 Breakdown777 - Amir Johnson
144 bww78 - Ronny Turiaf
145 Writersblock - Carl Landry
146 Loot - Drew Gooden
147 Stick - James Harden
148 Curtis Lemansky - Linas Kleiza
149 floppymoose - Kelenna Azubuike
150 hamncheese - Francisico Garcia
151 hamncheese - Luke Ridnour
152 floppymoose - Taj Gibson
153 Curtis Lemansky - Ramon Sessions
154 Stick - Rudy Fernandez
155 Loot - Brandon Rush
156 Writersblock - Josh Childress
157 bww78 - Mike Dunleavy Jr.
158 Breakdown777 - Jamario Moon
159 Woody Allen - Ron Artest
160 3Si - Shane Battier


3Si

PG - Chauncey Billups
PG - Jonny Flynn
SG - Stephen Jackson
SG - Vince Carter
G - Ben Gordon
SF – LeBron James
SF - Paul Pierce
PF - Zach Randolph
PF - Andray Blatch
F - Rudy Gay
C - Chris Bosh
C - Emeka Okafor
UT - Luol Deng
UT - DeMarcus Cousins
UT - Chris Andersen
UT - Shane Battier

Woody Allen

PG - Devin Harris
PG - Jameer Nelson
SG - Tyreke Evans
SG - Jamal Crawford
G - Jarrett Jack
SF – Kevin Durant
SF - Gerald Wallace
PF - Kevin Love
PF - Tyrus Thomas
F - Corey Maggette
C - Al Horford
C - Brendan Haywood
UT - Anderson Varejao
UT - Samuel Dalembert
UT - DJ Augustin
UT - Ron Artest

Breakdown777

PG – Chris Paul
PG - Russel Westbrook
SG - Brandon Roy
SG - Andre Iguodala
G - Tony Parker
SF - Rashard Lewis
SF - Charlie Villanueva
PF - Antwan Jamison
PF - Anthony Randolph
F - Elton Brand
C - Al Jefferson
C - Yao Ming
UT - Leandro Barbosa
UT - Amir Johnson
UT - Derrick Favors
UT - Jamario Moon


bww78

PG - Steve Nash
PG - Derrick Rose
SG – Kobe Bryant
SG - OJ Mayo
G - Courtney Lee
SF - Danilo Galinari
SF - Hedo Turkoglu
PF - Tim Duncan
PF - Blake Griffin
F - Mike Miller
C - Dwight Howard
C - Andris Biedrins
UT - Andre Miller
UT - Ronny Turiaf
UT - Marvin Williams
UT - Mike Dunleavy Jr.

Writersblock

PG - Jason Kidd
PG - John Wall
SG - John Salmons
SG - Josh Childress
G - Beno Udrih
SF - Carmelo Anthony
SF - Andrei Kirilenko
PF – Dirk Nowitzki
PF - JJ Hickson
F - Kevin Garnett
C - Andrew Bogut
C - Troy Murphy
UT - Darren Collison
UT - Serge Ibaka
UT - Jonas Jerebko
UT - Carl Landry

Loot

PG - Rajon Rondo
PG - Shaun Livingston
SG – Dwyane Wade
SG - Monta Ellis
G - Gilbert Arenas
SF - Anthony Morrow
SF - Michael Beasley
PF - Josh Smith
PF - Luis Scola
F - Wesley Johnson
C - Marc Gasol
C - Chris Kaman
UT - Eric Gordon
UT - Al Harrington
UT - Drew Gooden
UT - Brandon Rush

Stick

PG - Baron Davis
PG - Brandon Jennings
SG - Manu Ginobili
SG - Ray Allen
G - Evan Turner
SF – Danny Granger
SF - Trevor Ariza
PF - Channing Frye
PF - Lamar Odom
F - Peja Stojakovic
C - Marcus Camby
C - Roy Hibbert
UT - Wilson Chandler
UT - Greg Monroe
UT - James Harden
UT - Rudy Fernandez

Curtis Lemansky

PG – Deron Williams
PG - Mo Williams
SG - Jason Terry
SG - Rodney Stuckey
G - Jose Calderon
SF - JR Smith
SF - Linas Kleiza
PF - Andrea Bargnani
PF - Carlos Boozer
F - Lamarcus Aldridge
C – Amare Stoudamire
C - Joakim Noah
UT - Paul Millsap
UT - Robin Lopez
UT - Louis Williams
UT - Ramon Sessions

Floppymoose

PG – Stephen Curry
PG - Aaron Brooks
SG - Caron Butler
SG - Rodrique Beaubois
G - Jrue Holiday
SF - Jeff Green
SF - Boris Diaw
PF - David West
PF - Nene Hilario
F - Reggie Williams
C – Brook Lopez
C - Greg Oden
UT - Mike Conley
UT - Mehmet Okur
UT - Kelenna Azubuike
UT - Taj Gibson

Hamncheese

PG - Raymond Felton
PG - George Hill
SG - Joe Johnson
SG - Kevin Martin
G - Marcus Thornton
SF - Jason Richardson
SF - Nicolas Batum
PF - Shawn Marion
PF - David Lee
F - Dorell Wright
C – Andrew Bynum
C – Pau Gasol
UT - Darko Milicic
UT - Javale McGee
UT - Francisico Garcia
UT - Luke Ridnour

[3Si]

Lebron

Comments added:

It was a tough choice between Lebron, KD and CP. Because we aren't allowed to change the lineup, I went with a safer pick due to injury concerns I have with CP. Another thing with CP is his current drama with the team, who knows if he will pull a Vince and fake an injury just to get traded. KD was my other choice, he probably would have been a better choice in Roto due to FT%. He would be the safest pick out of all 3 IMO. The main reason why I picked Lebron is to watch him fail. Yes I'm one of those bitter fans.

[writersblock]

Woody takes:

Kevin Durant

Kevin Durant is the guy to build around for me here. With Chris Paul there's the issue of him pushing out of the Hornets, which could go as far as leading him to underperform or even get sidelined in the middle of the season until a trade is complete. (Plus his newly formed BFF-ship with LeBron annoy the hell out of me)

No such issues with Durant, I expect him do at least as well as the last season, or even better if he cuts his turnovers down a little bit and adds an extra assist a game. Besides his tweets suggest he's been working hard over the summer.

[Breakdown777]

Chris Paul.

Cannot believe he fell to me. He was who I had ranked number one. Lebron gives steady production everywhere, and has a better injury history, but Chris Paul is DOMINANT in too many catagories to pass up. Maybe the fact that we don't know which team he'll be playing for (or phoning in the season until he gets moved) had an effect on where he was taken, but I'm extremely happy to get CP3 and an elite PG with my 1st selection. Hopefully he can stay healthy and happy...

I don't like predicting stats because it's such an unknown, but I think per game stats close to 20 points, 6 rebounds, and 11 assists, with 2+ steals and good %s is where he'll finish.

[bww78]

Kobe Bryant

There are younger guys available, and other guys you could legitimately say will be better this year, but they all have question marks for one thing or another.

Kobe is a sure thing. Say what you will about him, but he's been producing at the highest of levels for 14 years. With a healed knee and a healed index finger on his shooting hand, his shooting percentage should improve. He may start to play fewer minutes this year, but what he loses in ppg, he should make up for in TOs and percentages.

Given all the other question marks surrounding the other elite players, I'll stick with what I know.

[writersblock]

I was hoping Kobe would drop...I'm taking:

Dirk Nowitzki

...and I'm taking Dirk for one reason and one reason only: This is a roto league, and frankly, Dirk's 91% FT% will seal the deal in that category for me. Other guys may be ranked higher, but NO ONE on the board has the kind of advantage to seal the deal on one category like Dirk does in FT%. Plus, he has some great all-around numbers. Good FG%, good points, good boards. He can still hit the 3, though not as much now apparently. Also, he doesn't hurt you in any areas as much as the guy who's going to be picked next.

[PerkinsFor3]

Dwyane Wade

Had a hard time deciding between him and the guy who's getting picked next, but I think Wade will still get me valuable blocks, steals and assists. I think he'll be energized by Bosh and Lebron too. We'll see, hated this spot to pick, but I think Wade gives me the best player to start with, and even though Wade has suffered from a few injuries, the guy who was the other option is even worse. His ast/reb/pts might be down a bit, I expect his hustle stats to stay about the same, and that's what still makes him a top 10 pick.

[stick]

Leave it to me to always fail in the 1st round.

Indy sucks, he still should get all the stats he wants IF HE STAYS HEALTHY.

Danny Granger

If he can get one healthy year, he's a great fantasy player. Mid 20's scoring. High 3's. %'s that don't kill you.
Take the 3's with above average stats elsewhere, and nothing too really kill you beyond injury and yes I think he is more valuable than blatant snubs at this 7th pick.

[Curtis Lemansky]

8 Deron Williams

His statline brings no negatives and gives me a headstart in a very valuable category (assists). He was pretty much CP3 Jr. last year where he posted almost identical stats to Paul in points, assists, rebounds, steals, 3's and blocks. Obviously CP3 has a huge edge over Deron in steals and FG% which puts him to the top of the draft. On the other hand, Deron is as consistent as they come and is much more durable. Some more 3's would have been nicer but that's the easiest category to fill in later rounds. A moderate increase in 3's (up to 1.6 3's level) and in ft% (to 85%) is pretty much within realm of possibilities which can carry him into the top-8 range in fantasy land.


I considered 4 more players at this spot and I'll reveal their names by my next pick. Hopefully the two gentlemen after me will leave at least one of them for my next pick.

[floppymoose]

Steph Curry

It's ironic that I joke about the all-Warrior team, and then get a draft slot that practically guarantees that I'll pick Curry. Explanation:

1) This is a no-bench league. I'm targeting players who will play big minutes and stay healthy. Curry, with his youth, fitness, below the rim game, and basically no one decent to play behind him (Bell, Lin, Pargo???) is a threat to hit 3100 minutes this season.
2) He produces. If he maintains his Jan-April production from last year, with no improvement, that's going to be a top 5 fantasy player.
3) Lee. Should drive up assists and create high percentage looks both inside and outside the arc.
4) Warriors. High octane pace. And he's clearly not going to be traded away.
5) percentages. It's always nice to get a guy with the first pick who you feel is not only a good value, but is excellent in the percentage stats. It gives you a chance to build a team going forward that isn't one dimensional.

[hamncheese]

So unfortunately for floppy, I'll have to dash his hopes for an all-Warriors squad.

Picks 10 and 11:

Pau Gasol and David Lee

Interesting that in the top 11 picks there are 3 pairs of teammates. I would've liked to see either Curry or Williams drop to me here. With Gasol and Lee I get a couple of bigs that can get 10+ boards each night, score in the high teens/low twenties, and pass well for big men. In addition, both shoot +50% fg and around 80% ft. A solid big man foundation for a roto league. I understand there would be concerns about Lee maintaining his numbers from last year due to the presence of both Warriors guards. But as floppy pointed out, Lee should only serve as a target for Curry's increasing assists total.

[floppymoose]

Brook Lopez

Ok, so David Lee is gone. SADDENZ. But that's ok, because when the wheels come off in GS, Lee is going to be the one to suffer, not Curry. So I'm going Brook Lopez because:

1) recurring theme... young guy who is likely to give me numbers all year long. Favors is not going to impact Brooks minutes or production one bit. NJ has too few bigs for there to be any impact. Plus Favors is *ultra* raw right now.
2) positional scarcity. I like to pick up a good center in the first two rounds if possible.
3) team fit. Curry does it all except rebounds and blocks. Enter Brook Lopez.
4) percentage cats. Brook keeps the pristine team pristine. (ok, his fg% is not so hot for a center, but you can't have everything.) Plus he looks like Mr Clean anyway.

[hamncheese]

Picking from Nos's list:

#13 - Amare Stoudemire

Ok now I can reveal the other 4 names I have considered at 8. I considered Lee, Curry, Lopez and Amare at 8. I guess I was spot on at least in understanding how the 2nd tier will shape up after the top-7 since these 4 players are selected in the next 5 picks.

Before Joe made his pick, I went back and forth between Lopez and Amare to put at the top of my list and decided to go with Amare at the top.

Reasons: I think statistically he compliments Deron very well. A center shooting great ft% and fg% is a big asset in roto leagues. Plus he seems extra motivated after signing with NY and he even attended some summer league games to support his young teammates.

Statistically he had a somewhat down year by his standards (28th on per game) but he played in 82 games and his cumulative rank (15th) justifies his draft position. Moreover he is a very consistent performer. The previous year he was ranked 18th on a per game basis and the year before he was the 2nd ranked player overall in fantasy basketball so the upside is definitely there for him.

D’antoni’s SSOL offense certainly enhances his upside and he can put similar stats to what Lee put with less rebounds and more blocks. Considering Lee was 6th ranked player with 0.5 bpg, Amare can crack into top-4 with similar stats+ 1 bpg.

Thus at the end, Amare’s consistency, his upside in NY offense and the extra motivation he has for finally being the top guy on his team was too much to pass on at 13. Frankly I almost picked him at 8 but I thought Deron would not drop 13 and I guessed that Amare can possibly drop to this spot. Plus if he had been picked, then there were a lot of viable replacements in his place (Gasol, Lopez and Lee) one of which would have dropped to 13.

At the end, I’m fairly certain that Amare will finish at top-15 on per game basis at the end of the year and he even has a outside of cracking the top-4 level if he can get his ft% back to 80% range and blocks shots at 1.5 bpg range

[stick]

Wow, I apologize for the wait, completely forgot to send a list.

Anyways, some really good options at this pick, so I will take the oldest and most injury prone one:

Manu Ginoboli

This pick strengthens my 3's some more.
Manu gives me a lot of similar numbers as Granger , except he ups his Ft% and assists.
Though age/injury and the emergence of Hill are a factor, Manu did just sign an extension and I think he will produce for a bit while longer

[PerkinsFor3]

Josh Smith

I was in doubt between Josh and another player but I feel Josh is more of a sure thing. Him and Wade will combine to get me a nice headstart in the hustle cats. I just need to worry about my FT now. Smith shoots a horrible % from the Free Throw line. Still I like his steals, rebounds and especially blocks. His rebounds went over 9 per game for the second half of the season and he also averaged almost 5 assists.

[writersblock]

I'm kind of surprised of the last few picks, and I'm surprised who's still available. So, with this pick, I'm taking:

Carmelo Anthony

There were other guys I considered, but there are two things I like about picking him here. He's still young and out to prove something. His 26 ppg and 6-7 boards last year complement Dirk, plus his FTs aren't bad and his FG% is fairly high. I particularly like his FG% because he shoots 20 shots a game, if he keeps shooting above 45%, then that really solidifies my FG%. Plus, with my first 2 picks, my team gets over 50 ppg, and frankly, points is probably the category that starts to wain as the draft wears on, so I had to go for a points advantage where I could. The only downside to Carmelo is his TOs...I can live with it for now though.

[bww78]

Staying with my theme of aging veterans...

Steve Nash. That's a lot of age on my team now, but it's not like Nash has a history of missing a lot of games.

I'm counting on the loss of Amare leading to a bit more scoring from Nash, which may also increase this production from 3. His assists will be among the league leaders, and his percentages are great as well. He won't hurt me too much in TO's, and for a roto league, I think he's the most well rounded of the top tier PG's left.

It's the conservative pick, but at this stage in the game, it's the right pick.

[Breakdown777]

Al Jefferson

This pick was tricky. Hopefully my strategy pays off with taking Big Al here. This will be his 1st year after completely coming back from an ACL injury. He's in a new system, which I actually think benefits him. Deron Williams is easily the best PG he's ever played with, and should make him look more impressive. I'm not worried about Millsap stealing numbers, and it looks like Okur might miss some of the season, allowing for plenty of Minutes to go around in the beginning--and even ample minutes to be spread around once Okur comes back. I think Jefferson comes back to the game where he's a top 15 fantasy producer, so I'm glad to add him with the 18 pick.

[Woody Allen]

Al Horford.

Solid all around numbers (especially for a C) w/ very good percentages and he's still got some room to improve too. Played 81 games last season.

Sorry for the short rationale, posting from my cell phone.

[3Si]

To complete my "Team I hope to fail", I select Chris Bosh. I'm aware that his production is going to drop. But there just aren't too many bigs that won't kill my FT%. He's still a consistent double double guy even if his scoring drops to sub 20. At pick 20, he's a safe pickup.