**2011-2012 Fantasy Basketball Thread**
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What you guys think of my team?
12 Team League:
PG- Derrick Rose
SG- Kobe Bryant
SF- Paul Pierce
PF- Gerald Wallace
C- Marc Gasol
G- Jamaal Crawford
F- Tim Duncan
UTIL- Roy Hibbert
UTIL- John Salmons
UTIL- Evan Turner
BENCH- Carl Landry
BENCH- Chase Budinger
BENCH- Gilbert Arenas
LitesOut13 said:
What you guys think of my team?
12 Team League:
PG- Derrick Rose
SG- Kobe Bryant
SF- Paul Pierce
PF- Gerald Wallace
C- Marc Gasol
G- Jamaal Crawford
F- Tim Duncan
UTIL- Roy Hibbert
UTIL- John Salmons
UTIL- Evan Turner
BENCH- Carl Landry
BENCH- Chase Budinger
BENCH- Gilbert Arenas
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So much in fantasy basketabll depends on the setup of the league.
What are your categories (7 category, 9 category, 11 or some weird hybrid?) and are you playing H2H or roto?
On paper, my only major concern for your team is that you don't have a ton of rebounding.
I will be drafting for my league next Thursday. I'm in a H2H league with Field Goal Percentage (FG%), Free Throw Percentage (FT%), 3-point Shots Made (3PTM), Points Scored (PTS), Total Rebounds (REB), Assists (AST), Steals (ST), Blocked Shots (BLK), Turnovers (TO)
LitesOut13 said:
See I feel like my rebounding is solid and the best part of my team. I have 3 solid big men in Duncan, M. Gasol, and Hibbert and also a SF in Wallace thats a good rebounder
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Duncan is going to have greatly reduced minutes due to the shortened season and his age.
Gasol and Hibbert are definitely beasts on the boards though.
osubuckeye4 said:
LitesOut13 said:
See I feel like my rebounding is solid and the best part of my team. I have 3 solid big men in Duncan, M. Gasol, and Hibbert and also a SF in Wallace thats a good rebounder
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Duncan is going to have greatly reduced minutes due to the shortened season and his age.
Gasol and Hibbert are definitely beasts on the boards though.
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See I think the shortened season will allow Duncan to play more. In the past they have rested their vets like Duncan, Ginobli, and Parker throughout the season to keep them fresh and ready for playoff time but now that the season isnt 82 games, i would see less of a reason to do that
LitesOut13 said:
osubuckeye4 said:
LitesOut13 said:
See I feel like my rebounding is solid and the best part of my team. I have 3 solid big men in Duncan, M. Gasol, and Hibbert and also a SF in Wallace thats a good rebounder
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Duncan is going to have greatly reduced minutes due to the shortened season and his age.
Gasol and Hibbert are definitely beasts on the boards though.
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See I think the shortened season will allow Duncan to play more. In the past they have rested their vets like Duncan, Ginobli, and Parker throughout the season to keep them fresh and ready for playoff time but now that the season isnt 82 games, i would see less of a reason to do that
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Have you looked at the way the schedule is broken up though?
It's like 66 games in 120 days.
Granted, every team has to deal with this... I just think that Duncan will really be hurt big time. His minutes were cut a ton last year and they will probably be cut even more this year because of the brutal travel schedule with the way everything is set up.
Then again, I could be completely wrong.
LitesOut13 said:
YaI guess I could see it going that way.
My thinking is that this year they cant afford to f**k around and limit/sit their leader and one of their best players. They need to win as many games as possible in a smaller time frame
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Definitely possible.
One thing I will say is that I ended up having Duncan on my team last year (got him in a trade along with a couple other players) and it didn't matter how many minutes he played, he seemed to post the same numbers.
Example: If he played 35 minutes he would get 18 points and 12 boards. If he played 24 minutes, he would end up getting 22 points and 10 boards
osubuckeye4 said:
LitesOut13 said:
YaI guess I could see it going that way.
My thinking is that this year they cant afford to f**k around and limit/sit their leader and one of their best players. They need to win as many games as possible in a smaller time frame
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Definitely possible.
One thing I will say is that I ended up having Duncan on my team last year (got him in a trade along with a couple other players) and it didn't matter how many minutes he played, he seemed to post the same numbers.
Example: If he played 35 minutes he would get 18 points and 12 boards. If he played 24 minutes, he would end up getting 22 points and 10 boards
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Ya for sure, im def not relying on him a ton which is why I also drafted Marc Gasol and Roy Hibbert.
Im thinking my main weakness may be at PG but since Crawford signed with the Blazers I can use him at PG as well
Here is the first team I've drafted, 10 team roto, haven't played fantasy basketball for 8 years or so, team looks good though.
PG-John Wall
SG-Joe Johnson
SF-Kevin Durant
PF-Dirk Nowitzki
C-DeMarcus Cousins
G-Kyrie Irving
F-Gerald Wallace
UTIL-Michael Beasley
UTIL-Tyson Chandler
UTIL-Richard Hamilton
Bench-Nicolas Batum
Bench-Shawn Marion
Bench-J.J. Hickson
My Second Team(Head-to-Head):
PG: Jason Kidd
SG: Kobe Bryant
G: Manu Ginobli
SF: Gerald Wallace
PF: Chuck Hayes
F: Wesley Mathews
C: Al Horford
C: Nene
UTIL: Stephen Jackson
UTIL: Jose Calderon
BENCH: Jeff Teague
BENCH: Rip Hamilton
BENCH: Omri Casspi
BENCH: Jordan Hill
I feel like I did really well in this draft. I got some very solid big men that can get me rebound and points along with a SF in Wallace that does it all. I have the scoring with Kobe and Manu. Then my sleepers
Thoughts?
severedhand said:
Here is the first team I've drafted, 10 team roto, haven't played fantasy basketball for 8 years or so, team looks good though.
PG-John Wall
SG-Joe Johnson
SF-Kevin Durant
PF-Dirk Nowitzki
C-DeMarcus Cousins
G-Kyrie Irving
F-Gerald Wallace
UTIL-Michael Beasley
UTIL-Tyson Chandler
UTIL-Richard Hamilton
Bench-Nicolas Batum
Bench-Shawn Marion
Bench-J.J. Hickson
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Not bad at all
LitesOut13 said:
My Second Team(Head-to-Head):
PG: Jason Kidd
SG: Kobe Bryant
G: Manu Ginobli
SF: Gerald Wallace
PF: Chuck Hayes
F: Wesley Mathews
C: Al Horford
C: Nene
UTIL: Stephen Jackson
UTIL: Jose Calderon
BENCH: Jeff Teague
BENCH: Rip Hamilton
BENCH: Omri Casspi
BENCH: Jordan Hill
I feel like I did really well in this draft. I got some very solid big men that can get me rebound and points along with a SF in Wallace that does it all. I have the scoring with Kobe and Manu. Then my sleepers
Thoughts?
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Didn't Chuck Hayes not pass his physical and get released?
I think Kobe is going to have a terrible year. Last year he was the 3rd overall player taken and finished outside of the top 20... his legs are going on him and his numbers are going to keep dropping.
Your bigs are very solid in this league, I think that Horford is going to have a great year, as is Nene.
severedhand said:
Here is the first team I've drafted, 10 team roto, haven't played fantasy basketball for 8 years or so, team looks good though.
PG-John Wall
SG-Joe Johnson
SF-Kevin Durant
PF-Dirk Nowitzki
C-DeMarcus Cousins
G-Kyrie Irving
F-Gerald Wallace
UTIL-Michael Beasley
UTIL-Tyson Chandler
UTIL-Richard Hamilton
Bench-Nicolas Batum
Bench-Shawn Marion
Bench-J.J. Hickson
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That's a very solid team for a roto league. A little concern about Dirk and how well he does after getting his ring and with his age... but he's a stud with shooting percentages and even if he doesn't match last years #'s, he isn't really going to hurt you in any categories. He's still going to be a top 15 player.
osubuckeye4 said:
LitesOut13 said:
My Second Team(Head-to-Head):
PG: Jason Kidd
SG: Kobe Bryant
G: Manu Ginobli
SF: Gerald Wallace
PF: Chuck Hayes
F: Wesley Mathews
C: Al Horford
C: Nene
UTIL: Stephen Jackson
UTIL: Jose Calderon
BENCH: Jeff Teague
BENCH: Rip Hamilton
BENCH: Omri Casspi
BENCH: Jordan Hill
I feel like I did really well in this draft. I got some very solid big men that can get me rebound and points along with a SF in Wallace that does it all. I have the scoring with Kobe and Manu. Then my sleepers
Thoughts?
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Didn't Chuck Hayes not pass his physical and get released?
I think Kobe is going to have a terrible year. Last year he was the 3rd overall player taken and finished outside of the top 20... his legs are going on him and his numbers are going to keep dropping.
Your bigs are very solid in this league, I think that Horford is going to have a great year, as is Nene.
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Ya that just came out, hopefully doesnt sideline him too much. I guess the Rockets are gonna look at him again cuz of it.
I think the opposite of Kobe. He has had a longer offseason to recover from all of his injuries and also has a shortened season to do work. In the past Kobe has gone to the Finals, Olympics, Season, Finals, short offseason, Season, Finals. Now he didnt make the Finals and got a longer offseason. I think his hand and legs are gonna be good to go
LitesOut13 said:
osubuckeye4 said:
LitesOut13 said:
My Second Team(Head-to-Head):
PG: Jason Kidd
SG: Kobe Bryant
G: Manu Ginobli
SF: Gerald Wallace
PF: Chuck Hayes
F: Wesley Mathews
C: Al Horford
C: Nene
UTIL: Stephen Jackson
UTIL: Jose Calderon
BENCH: Jeff Teague
BENCH: Rip Hamilton
BENCH: Omri Casspi
BENCH: Jordan Hill
I feel like I did really well in this draft. I got some very solid big men that can get me rebound and points along with a SF in Wallace that does it all. I have the scoring with Kobe and Manu. Then my sleepers
Thoughts?
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Didn't Chuck Hayes not pass his physical and get released?
I think Kobe is going to have a terrible year. Last year he was the 3rd overall player taken and finished outside of the top 20... his legs are going on him and his numbers are going to keep dropping.
Your bigs are very solid in this league, I think that Horford is going to have a great year, as is Nene.
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Ya that just came out, hopefully doesnt sideline him too much. I guess the Rockets are gonna look at him again cuz of it.
I think the opposite of Kobe. He has had a longer offseason to recover from all of his injuries and also has a shortened season to do work. In the past Kobe has gone to the Finals, Olympics, Season, Finals, short offseason, Season, Finals. Now he didnt make the Finals and got a longer offseason. I think his hand and legs are gonna be good to go
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I think the biggest wildcard is the whole CP3 not going to the Lakers/Odom getting drafted for nothing dynamic.
You know Kobe is pissed about all of it... does he just kind of half *** it and help the Lakers coast into the playoffs as a 5 or 6 seed? Or does it motivate him and put him into killer mode?
All I know is that I'm not going to be taking Kobe with a top 8 pick... too many guys with more upside.
Last thing... it's a shortened season in terms of overall # of games, but in terms of the travel schedule it's a more brutal/grueling year than last year. A lot of these teams have 9 game in 12 day stints and there are a lot of back to back to back games this year... way more than in the past.
At the end of the year you can point and laugh at me as you're league champ and Kobe is back to being a top 5 player.
LitesOut13 said:
haha well im hoping that I can do that!
Kobe is a warrior and maybe the hardest working player in the NBA who is constantly getting better so im hoping this lengthy offseason will do just that. But who knows
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He is an incredibly hard worker, no argument there. He is not "constantly getting better" though, he took a huge step back last year (pre-draft rank was 3... finished outside of the top 20 for the first time that I can remember).
Then again, that was really the first year that happened and the Lakers were in cruise control for a good chunk of the season.
Thing that worries me about Kobe is that he's been constantly going overseas to get his knees fixed... that's not going to be an option this season when all the games are so condensed.
Personally, I'd hope that he gets out to a great start and then I'd look to trade him for a top 5 player along with a guy you can pop in at an area of need. I just don't see him holding up and performing at a top 5 level for an entire season.
My draft is tomorrow night (no idea what spot I'll be drafting from), I'll post my roster when its done and everyone can tell me how bad my team is
I am the angel of fantasy death. Any time I so much as talk about a player, they hurt themselves...
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The Lakers have listed Bryant's status as day to day.
Bryant suffered the right wrist injury in the Lakers' 114-95 loss to the Clippers on Monday when he fell to the floor in the third quarter after having his shot attempt blocked by DeAndre Jordan.
Bryant was examined by Dr. Steven Shin of the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic and underwent an MRI exam on Wednesday. Results show that Bryant has a torn lunotriquetral ligament.