Tough league, rate my draft - 14 teams

[SportsPg]

I had the second pick - here is my draft and rationale behind each pick. League is H2H 14 teams with 9 stat categories: FG%, FT%, Pts, 3ptm, Rbd, Ast, Stl, Blk, TO


1.2 - Kobe Bryant, SG, LAL - I thought about LeBron, but I had the King last year and I think losing in the finals will make Kobe hungry to dominate
2.13 - Jose Calderon, PG, TOR - I wanted a top PG on my team, Jose should push to make the all-star team
3.2 - Tim Duncan, PF/C, SAS - Duncan was the best C left, I wanted to get several good ones over the next few rounds. I think he's got one good year left in the tank.
4.13 - Tyson Chandler, C, NO - I really like Chandler to blossom more this year into a 16/13 type player with .600 FG% and more blocks. He's a legit 7'1", he should crack 100 blocks this year.
5.2 - Emeka Okafor, PF/C, CHA - Wasn't thinking three centers in a row, but I like Okafor's moxie and he should be a block, FG%, rebounding leader
6.13 - T. McGrady SG/SF Hou - This pick troubled me. I wanted a SF, was hoping for Jefferson, Josh Howard or Michael Beasley to make it...alas it was not meant to be. I may pay for this pick, we'll see.
7.2 - Leandro Barbosa PG/SG Pho - I LOVE Barbosa and was glad to take him here. Both PG/SG eligibility, he is a flat out gunner who along with Kobe will really make my team a top 3 point contender.
8.13 - Al Thornton, SF/PF, LAC - Maybe a bit of a reach, I really like Thornton's upside and his SF/PF eligibility is nice
9.2 - Derrick Rose, PG, CHI - I'm a Bulls fan. Rose is the franchise. If he plays like I think he will play, he'll be a 2nd or 3rd round pick next year and the year after that will be a top 10 fantasy player. his athleticism is incredible and he will play 35 minutes a game.
10.13 - Jeff Green, SF/PF, OKC - Starting to get thin now, Green was a player I liked a lot out of Georgetown. I wanted Ryan Gomes here, but he got picked many picks before I had a chance. I also was thinking hard about Monta Ellis, but he got snagged a few picks before this one. I decided to roll the dice on Green improving his sophomore year.
11.2 - DeShawn Stevenson, SG, WAS - I took DeShawn over Wilson Chandler, who funny enough went on the next pick because he can gun 3's. I think he will ensure a top 3 placement in that category for me.
12.13 - Mikki Moore, PF/C, SAC - Starting PF with center eligibility in late round 12 is a winner for me
13.2 - Jerryd Bayless, PG, POR - Portland has way too many guards, but Bayless can flat out fill it up. I'm hoping Blake and Fernandez suck and Bayless becomes the second most important guard on that team. We'll see...
14.13 - Brandon Bass SF/PF Dal - Pure longshot - Bass has looked good this pre-season, we'll see if he can do anything as a combo PF/SF type. Howard, Antoine Wright, Jason Terry and Dirk = not a lot of scoring chances for Bass though - we'll see what kind of minutes he gets.

[3Si]

Tell me you didn't draft Calderon at 13...

[SportsPg]

Tell me you didn't draft Calderon at 13...

Nope, I said it was a 14 team league and I had the 2nd pick. I drafted Calderon with the 13th pick of the SECOND ROUND. That would be 27 overall. PG's were flying off the board and I think Calderon will contend for the assist title this year.

[Anthrax]

thats a decent team, I like your bigs but FT% will likely be a liability for you. I'd look to trade chandler and mcgrady, you might get quality return with those two.

[3Si]

27th for Calderon is still too high. I think a lot of people are overrating him based on his production when Ford was injured. He's going to be decent this year, but definitely not worth 27th. I expect Dre Miller to be about the same as Calderon less the FT%. Then again, you have Duncan, Okafor, Tmac, Chandler... you will have to punt FT either way. Don't really like your late picks either, especially the Stevenson over Chandler pick.