Dropping Dimes Mock Draft: Round 4, Pick 4 - Brandon Roy

Posted by Ron Chow Categories: H2H, Northwest Division, Portland Trailblazers, Site Features, Talent

I think that Bryan Colangelo has done an excellent job in reshaping the Raptors and bringing back respectability to the organization. Colangelo was fortunate in his first year as Raptors’ GM to land the first overall pick in the 2006 draft. We know that Andrea Bargnani was selected by the Raptors. In the same draft, Brandon Roy was originally selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves and traded to the Portland Trail Blazers for Randy Foye. Bargnani’s NBA career has had its up and downs and still continues to evolve. I know hindsight is twenty-twenty but what if Roy had been selected by the Raptors instead of Bargnani? It would be Roy patrolling the two spot instead of Anthony Parker. Brandon Roy and Chris Bosh would have been an excellent tandem. Oh well, it’s nice to dream.

Brandon Roy is the face of the new Portland Trail Blazers as they emerge out of the “Jail Blazers” era. Roy is the centerpiece of a young nucleus which includes LaMarcus Aldridge and Greg Oden in Portland. Fantasy owners loved the steady production of Brandon “The Natural” Roy over his two years in the pros. Could the third year be the charm?

Round 4, Pick 4 – Brandon Roy PG/SG, Portland Trailblazers

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Props to the Ironmen

Posted by Alvin Lai Categories: H2H, Props, Rookies, Roto, Site Features, Talent

The summer blockbuster season is almost upon us. NBA fans have already had a few blockbuster games in the playoffs; that double-overtime game between San Antonio and Phoenix was incredible.

In this retrospective article, we praise the players that played every single game, a luxury all fantasy owners know is few and far between. There are quite a few surprises on this list.

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Wire to Wire - 11.12.07

Posted by Scott Sargent Categories: Free Agency, H2H, Props, Rookies, Roto, Site Features, Waiver Pick Ups

Wire to Wire aims to be your waiver wire resource for all of your fantasy basketball needs. It will dive into playing time trends, injury replacements, and even an occasional category specialist—all of which can be found on a typical waiver wire within your fantasy league at any given time.

After all of the ‘tweener types that we discussed last week, I did my best to incorporate some point men as well as a handful of big guys.  The rotational issue in Toronto is killing a lot of owners, but a certain undrafted rookie may be benefiting.  A career resurgence in Minnesota and an injury in New Jersey may be opening up that much more production for some that may have not received time otherwise.  All this and more in this week’s edition of Wire to Wire.

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Tribute to Ron Chow and our Experts League Recap

Posted by Alvin Lai Categories: Editorial, H2H, Props, Rookies, Site Features, Sleepers, Talent

Our second annual Dropping Dimes Experts League had its draft last night. Ron Chow and I are co-managing a team this year. What follows is a log of the draft from our perspective but something more important comes first.

Ron is taking a leave of absence from Dropping Dimes. One of the original four writers here, Ron will be missed. He was a regular contributor to our mock blog and during the season helped out with our rankings and wrote a feature called “Injury Impact.” He says it’s a break, but it feels like when a girl tells you that and it’s actually a break-up. So cheers to you, bro, and good luck with everything.

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