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Dropping Dimes Mock Draft Blog 2007: Round 1, Pick 3
Posted by Alvin Lai Categories: H2H, Pacific Division, Phoenix Suns, Roto, Site Features, Talent, Trades
Dennis won our “experts” roto league this past season, and his team was fronted by the Matrix. It surprised me that he passed up on him here, but I can understand how the writer in him wanted to have the fun of writing about Kobe of no fixed address. You don’t need me to tell you that Shawn Marion is darn good in fantasy hoops. First round picks rarely win your league for you, but any AK-47 owner of the last couple of years will tell you they can sure lose them. Let’s take a look at what makes Marion a fantasy monster in this very early look towards the coming season.
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Yawn. When Fred Jones for Juan Dixon is the biggest trade on deadline day, it generates about as much excitement as watching the kettle boil. At the risk of coming of as too “corporate,” check out this ESPN article that grades each team’s performance at the trade deadline here. Props to Bill Simmons for giving T-dot some love.
Was it not kind of interesting that the talk had been fantasy-esque?...Jason Kidd joining Kobe Bryant, trading a proven commodity like Pau Gasol for potential in Luol Deng and/or Ben Gordon. If your league commissioner has any smarts, your fantasy trading deadline comes up after the NBA’s. Granted, there is not much to adjust to this year, but in other years, some trades go down that have significant impact in fantasy circles. So what should be on your mind as fantasy hoops hits its stretch drive?
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Stat’s All, Folks: Just Like Mickey D’s, I’m Loving Chris Bosh
Posted by Dennis Velasco Categories: Disses, H2H, Injuries, Props, Rookies, Roto, Rumors, Site Features, Talent, Trades, Waiver Pick Ups
Stat’s All Folks will be a week-to-week stock market look at the standard cumulative categories – points, assists, rebounds, three-pointers made, steals, and blocks. I’ll be calling out the “bulls” and “bears” in each category, in order to help you assess your portfolio of players on your fantasy basketball team(s) and whether you should sell, hold, and/or diversify your assets.
Note that you won’t always see the superstar player written about in this column, otherwise it would be LeBron James or Steve Nash every week. So, check out who’s bullish and who’s bearish coming into the week.
Statistics are from February 1 - February 8
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Chris Bosh, PF/C, Toronto Raptors
Last Week’s Numbers of Note: 3 G; 30.7 PPG; 51.8 FG%; 87.2 FT%
Next weekend Bosh will be going to the All-Star game for the first time in his career as a starter (Thanks, Mark!). And looking at the trends for this season and his career, it won’t be the only time. In the past week, CB4 has flexed his scoring muscle like he owned Hulk Hogan’s 24-inch pythons! Check the scoring average trend for each month: November – 20.5 in 15 games; December – 20.5 in four games; January – 25.4 in 15 games; and 30.7 in three games thus far this month. In his last game, Bosh scored a career-high 41 points in a Young Beasts Down In The Box matchup against the Orlando Magic’s Dwight Howard. CB4 even showed some clutch game by scoring 31 of those 41 points in the second half to lead the Raptors to victory. And if you have Bosh on your fantasy team, he’ll do the same for you. Brother!!!
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Trade Impact: Earl Boykins to the Bucks!
Posted by Scott Sargent Categories: Central Division, Milwaukee Bucks, H2H, News, Northwest Division, Denver Nuggets, Rumors, Trades
While it has not yet been finalized, media outlets are reporting that the Denver Nuggets guard Earl Boykins has been traded (along with recent gun shot victim, Julius Hodge) to the Milwaukee Bucks for guard Steve Blake. Just when you thought that Milwaukee was simply the land of injured players, and Denver was that of free-wheeling shooters, everything changes.
As with most trades in the Association, this one has some nice fantasy implications.
We’ll break this one down by players…
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Fantasy Impact: Allen Iverson Trade
Posted by Dennis Velasco Categories: Atlantic Division, Philadelphia 76ers, H2H, Northwest Division, Denver Nuggets, Rookies, Roto, Trades, Waiver Pick Ups
Christmas came early for Allen Iverson owners in the world of fantasy basketball thanks to the Philadelphia 76ers finally trading their disgruntled point guard to the Denver Nuggets along with rookie SF/PF Ivan McFarlin for PG Andre Miller, PF Joe Smith, and two 2007 draft picks. Yes, there was much joy and merrymaking since AI, who had not played since December 6 against the Chicago Bulls, will now take to the hardwood instead of getting the much hated DNP, the very bane of fantasy hoops owners.
So, the question now is, what will be the fantasy impact for the players involved in the trade be? Here’s the Answer, literally and nicknamedly – this is a word, right? Subsequent players are listed in terms of degree of fantasy impact.
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Dime Day: Iverson Watch
Posted by Alvin Lai Categories: Atlantic Division, Philadelphia 76ers, Site Features, Trades
How is it that news that the NBA will go back to the original ball gets the marquee headline over the pending trade of Allen Iverson? It could be that we have seen this song and dance before. Trade speculation and A.I. have gone hand in hand for years.
Unfortunately it’ll be a while yet before I can resume contributing to this blog regularly again. Until then, Sarge and Dennis will have to hold it down. Still, despite the time crunch, the allure of thinking about a superstar being traded, and whether the real life GMs can gets ideas from us fantasy counterparts has me churning out this edition of Dime Day (even if it’s a few weeks and one day late).
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Dime Day, First Edition: Fantasy Trades
Posted by Alvin Lai Categories: H2H, Roto, Site Features, Trades
Your weekend outlook has changed forever. Maybe you currently spend your Sundays glued to the television watching football. Maybe this day is the only time you consistently get to spend time with your loved one because of your work schedules. Whether Sundays are usually lazy or busy for you, they are usually good days. It’s time to add a little cinnamon to your french toast. What’s new with Sunday? Sunday is going to be Dime Day.
I’m going to use this space to talk about certain aspects of fantasy hoops. First up is trade talk. The first week of play is winding down. Yes it is early, but you can admit it. You have trades on the brain. If you did well this week, you’re thinking about how to sell high and improve your team. If your squad was slow out of the gate, you want to change things up before it is too late. Someone in my league tried to offer a fellow owner Rudy Gay for Paul Pierce. I pity that poor soul. Here’s a look at the types of trade offers you may come across this season.
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