**Fantasy: Premier League thread

KopLegend · Post #481 » by **KopLegend** » Mon Oct 3, 2016 8:13 am

I'll take a flier on...

Joel The Process Embiid

Post #482 » by **TASTIC** » Mon Oct 3, 2016 8:38 am

Kerrsed wrote:
b-ball forever wrote:Will be interesting to see how Patrick Beverley does in D'Antoni's offense this year, so I take him. Nice potential

PatBev is a absolute steal at this point in the draft. He was the next guy on my list. I think even though Harden is the starting PG, thats kinda in name only, and i have a feeling that Bev will get more assists a game than The Beard.

I dunno man...Career high for Bev is 3.4ast, Harden's averaged at least 5.8 for 4 straight seasons and it's gone up every year of those.

I think Harden tops 8ast this year, Beverley should get 4+ and a heap of 3s but career 41% from the field...D'Antoni said in that pod he was on earlier that he thinks Harden can get 11-12 assists a night.

Stix · Post #483 » by **Stix** » Mon Oct 3, 2016 9:55 am

Slim pickins on guards. Ya need some guards....

Watch on YouTube

I'll take Mini Boozer!

aka
Jerryd Bayless

sunskerr · Post #484 » by **sunskerr** » Mon Oct 3, 2016 12:00 pm

Zero Tolerance wrote:I'll take Mini Boozer!

aka
Jerryd Bayless

Nice. I was undecided on him or my next pick. So I'll take Gary Harris.

Maystack · Post #485 » by **Maystack** » Mon Oct 3, 2016 12:13 pm

There are a couple players I've been eyeing here, but I think I've settled on Aminu.

Post #486 » by **bwgood77** » Mon Oct 3, 2016 1:55 pm

Kerrsed wrote:
bwgood77 wrote:Zach Randolph

Even though his minutes have been down, im surprised Z-BO lasted this long.

I almost took him last time but I hate that he doesn't get any of the blocks/steals and assists, but I need points and boards in the worst way right now. He's just getting old.

Post #487 » by **bwgood77** » Mon Oct 3, 2016 5:35 pm

sunskerr wrote:
Zero Tolerance wrote:I'll take Mini Boozer!

aka
Jerryd Bayless

Nice. I was undecided on him or my next pick. So I'll take Gary Harris.

Oops...didn't realize this. I guess I'll take him off my list.

Post #488 » by **bwgood77** » Mon Oct 3, 2016 7:20 pm

Strange, it says that the last time Safety Pickle was active on the forums were 11:03 am today.

Stix · Post #489 » by **Stix** » Mon Oct 3, 2016 7:39 pm

bwgood77 wrote:Strange, it says that the last time Safety Pickle was active on the forums were 11:03 am today.

I believe he said he was going to take the absolute max time allowed since we gave him crap for taking so long before. :-?

Post #490 » by **bwgood77** » Mon Oct 3, 2016 7:40 pm

Zero Tolerance wrote:
bwgood77 wrote:Strange, it says that the last time Safety Pickle was active on the forums were 11:03 am today.

I believe he said he was going to take the absolute max time allowed since we gave him crap for taking so long before.

Stoked he has two of the next four picks then.

Safety Pickle · Post #491 » by **Safety Pickle** » Mon Oct 3, 2016 8:24 pm

bwgood77 wrote:Strange, it says that the last time Safety Pickle was active on the forums were 11:03 am today.

I was checking to see if it was my turn before I had to go to work

I'll take Jahlil Okafor

YouTube · Post #492 » by **Kerrsed** » Mon Oct 3, 2016 8:40 pm

Safety Pickle wrote:
bwgood77 wrote:Strange, it says that the last time Safety Pickle was active on the forums were 11:03 am today.

I was checking to see if it was my turn before I had to go to work

I'll take Jahlil Okafor

Stick around, im making my picks very shortly!

YouTube · Post #493 » by **Kerrsed** » Mon Oct 3, 2016 9:00 pm

I have a feeling i might regret both of these guys....

Joakim Noah & Courtney Lee

Post #494 » by **bwgood77** » Mon Oct 3, 2016 9:02 pm

Kerrsed wrote:I have a feeling i might regret both of these guys....

Joakim Noah & Courtney Lee

I hadn't even thought about Courtney Lee but that could be good. Noah could be a steal if he's healthy. Remember guy's in year one under Hornacek have career years!

Safety Pickle · Post #495 » by **Safety Pickle** » Mon Oct 3, 2016 9:03 pm

dellavedova

YouTube · Post #496 » by **Kerrsed** » Mon Oct 3, 2016 9:18 pm

bwgood77 wrote:
I hadn't even thought about Courtney Lee but that could be good. Noah could be a steal if he's healthy. Remember guy's in year one under Hornacek have career years!

It was hard for me to go with 2 Knick starters.....specially when i already have a 3rd (Melo), But the risk/reward was to good for me to pass up.

I have faith in Noah. He has rehabbed. Felt the best he has in years. Playing in his hometown city. Everything seems to be looking up for him.......as long as he can stay healthy. Im expecting the Noah from around 2-3 years ago. If i get that, im happy. 10 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, a block or two, a steal thrown in for good measure.

As for Lee, he is more of a crap shoot in my eyes. He is pretty much the only SG worth noting on the squad and should get all the minutes he can handle. Horney already shot down the idea of playing Jennings next to Rose, so i dont have to worry about that. The Knicks want him to take more 3's and he has been working on improving his shooting mechanics. The teams new more up-tempo style of play is right up Lee's alley, and he could have a career season under Hornacek. At this point in the draft, if i can get some 3's (along with scoring) and some steals out of him, im good. Anything extra is just a bonus.

YouTube · Post #497 » by **Kerrsed** » Mon Oct 3, 2016 9:20 pm

Safety Pickle wrote:dellavedova

Good job. He was going to be my final pick. I expected EVERYONE to be sleeping on him, thus why i didnt just grab him. I even talked to a member or 2 from the other leagues about Delly and to keep him in mind towards the end of the draft. Great pick for you.

Well played good sir, well played!

Maystack · Post #498 » by **Maystack** » Mon Oct 3, 2016 9:28 pm

Let's say Korver here and hope last year was just a slump

Post #499 » by **TASTIC** » Mon Oct 3, 2016 11:45 pm

Like the Noah pick, this late there's only upside. If he stinks he's an easy drop and as you say, massive upside if healthy and motivated by hometown.

Dellavedova - I just don't see it. He's played a decent amount of minutes before and is clearly better in reality than fantasy and it's not like other 'sleepers' where he's come out of nowhere. He's been on the biggest stage for two years now and teams know he's not quick enough to get past you and he shoots higher from 3 than he does the field. He might end up doing 9-10pts 2-3reb 4-5ast and a couple of 3s, maybe a steal too - which is fine for where he was drafted. But the FG% will hover around 40% as well which will hurt and Giannis will be playing point, Delly will just be defending them.

Okafor is a steal this late - easy to forget he averaged 20.4pts 1.9reb 1.4ast 1.4blk and 59% from the field over his last 9 games, and that was in only 29mpg. If he ever lands in the perfect situation with a pass-first PG who can spoon-feed him as the first option I think he'll be a 25ppg guy, easily.

I've got a couple of sleepers out of left-field (I hope)...even more than Richardson haha. Bayless I thought would last dammit, nearly took him last pick - came down to him, Richardson and another SG.

YouTube · Post #500 » by **Kerrsed** » Mon Oct 3, 2016 11:59 pm

TASTIC wrote:Dellavedova - I just don't see it. He's played a decent amount of minutes before and is clearly better in reality than fantasy and it's not like other 'sleepers' where he's come out of nowhere. He's been on the biggest stage for two years now and teams know he's not quick enough to get past you and he shoots higher from 3 than he does the field. He might end up doing 9-10pts 2-3reb 4-5ast and a couple of 3s, maybe a steal too - which is fine for where he was drafted. But the FG% will hover around 40% as well which will hurt and Giannis will be playing point, Delly will just be defending them.

IDK, i pretty much agree spot on with this assessment that i read about him:

The book on Dellavedova has already been written: He is an ace shooter and pesky defender, but doesn't have much in the way of actual skills beyond that. But is that a fair perception? Dellavedova, for his part, tried his hardest to change that perception this summer, as he emerged as one of the better players on one of the best international teams around while playing for Australia in the Olympics. He led the tournament in assists, with 56, and turned the ball over just 11 times in seven games, a continuation of his tremendous efficiency as a playmaker last season. Dellavedova actually took a nice step forward last season overall, upping his per-36 averages to 11.0 points and 6.5 assists. Now, he would be miscast as the primary creator on an NBA team, but with LeBron drawing defensive attention, he was fine as the secondary option. He should serve a similar role for the Bucks this season, but could get close to 30 MPG on a team that desperately needs his skill set, which could push him firmly into Fantasy relevance.

I think he will be the 2nd playmaker on the team and his skillset and defensive skills are exactly what the Bucks need, and the reason that he will be getting 30+ minutes a game, and the Reason that Kidd is starting him over MCW. Sure he played on "The Biggest Stage", butwe are talking about a stage that was chocked full of veterans and ego's......and veterans WITH ego's. I expect him to have a better season on a team loaded with young talent and no real vocal team leader (Yes Giannis is the leader, but he really isnt the type of leader that is real vocal while commanding a team) rather than as a 8th man on LeBrons team, having to deal with the personalities of guys like Irving/Smith/Shumpert/Love/Thompson. Grabbing a player in the 11th round that can get you 4-5 assists a game, a steal or two, and a couple of 3's is a total win, and would have been a top notch choice if i were to get him with my last pick like i was expecting. The only issue is that i didnt really think he was on anyones radar.