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I'm assuming it'll be kobe, granger, or dirk.

Who to pair with these guys in the second?

Hard to say who'll be there. Paul/Bron/Wade will definitely be gone. Then Kobe/Durant/Granger/Dirk in some order. My guess would be that Kobe (name recognition and very safe stats) & Durant (huge upside) are gone at 4/5. So I think you'll have a pick of Dirk & Granger.

IMO you take Dirk. He's rock of consistency year to year. You know you'll get about 25 points, nearly 10 boards, low turnovers, nearly 1 stl/3ptm/blk, and solid percentages (esp. his FT% and his attempts). Granger may give you more blocks & more 3s but at the detriment of more turnovers, less rebounds, & a lower FG%. At 15 I'm taking one of Jefferson (if he falls) or Billups. Jefferson strengthens the FG%, points, & rebounds you get with Dirk plus he gives you the blocks that Dirk doesn't provide. Moreover, Jefferson is another very low turnover player (given his other contributions) which allows you to take a higher turnover player later on and still maintain good standing in that cat. Billups gives you the assists/steals/3s you don't get from Dirk and, most importantly, it gives you a VERY solid standing in FG% which will allow you to take a low FT% big man later on who blocks shots (like Okafor) w/o falling much in the cat. Personally, I think grabbing a consistent PG has more value than a 2nd big so I'd go for Billups. Then at pick #3 you can grab Brook Lopez or Gerald Wallace to help you fill out stats across the board.

So my final answer: Dirk in the 1st, Billups in the 2nd.

I'd go Dirk and then see if Brandon Roy falls to me....I'd look for a point or guy that does everything at that time.

If Durant falls, I'd take him and not look back. Between Dirk and Granger, I think Dirk is a bit better overall and easier to build around.

What about Dirk then Nash? I'm thinking that the Suns will get back to fun and gun and Nash's stats should be up there again.

Alternately, I'm thinking about trying to go Dirk/Dwight Howard/kevin Martin. The FT% would be largely covered by Martin and Dirk especially if I target high FT% guys the rest of the way. Plus, we play FTM, so that despite Dwight killing your FT%, he'll still help you win the FTM category.

12 categories: FGM, FG%, FTM, FT%, 3PM, 3P%, Assists, OReb, DReb, Blk, Steals, A/TO

I take Granger, and then look to take Igoudala as my next pick. Between these two guys you get enough great stats out of your wing starters that you can invest alot of picks in C's PF's and PG's.

then at 27 you can take Lopez if he's still available and not feel guilty at all. The idea with this strat though is that you punt TO's. You should also look to get guys like Rondo, Westbrook, Tyreke evans as your PG options. They should all provide RBS/STL's in addition to AST's. In the late rounds you can focus on solid double double guys like, Noah, Chandler,and oden. Really allows you to maximize the value you get at each consecutive pick because he already dips into several categories on his own.

However in the two leagues that I've been in Granger usually goes top 3-4. Paul, Lebron, Granger, Wade

midranger wrote:What about Dirk then Nash? I'm thinking that the Suns will get back to fun and gun and Nash's stats should be up there again.

Alternately, I'm thinking about trying to go Dirk/Dwight Howard/kevin Martin. The FT% would be largely covered by Martin and Dirk especially if I target high FT% guys the rest of the way. Plus, we play FTM, so that despite Dwight killing your FT%, he'll still help you win the FTM category.

12 categories: FGM, FG%, FTM, FT%, 3PM, 3P%, Assists, OReb, DReb, Blk, Steals, A/TO

Dirk and Nash is the best you could hope for imo...even Dirk/Billups would be a great start.

Consider Dwight then punt FT%.