Dropping Dimes Draft Blog: Round 4, Pick 8
Posted by Dennis Velasco Categories: Central Division, Cleveland Cavaliers, Editorial, H2H, Props, Roto, Site Features, Talent
Round 4, Pick 8: Zydrunas Ilgauskas, C, Cleveland Cavaliers
Zydrunas Ilgauskas is part of a dying breed – the big man with a back-to-the-basket game. And Ilgauskas is a European nonetheless! Yes, not all European big men shoot J’s on the regular like Dirk Nowitzki. Actually, it doesn’t matter if one is European because no one is like Nowitzki. But, this isn’t about a goatee-wearing, deadly from anywhere on the floor, David Hasselhoff loving Maverick. It’s about Ilgauskas, a 7’3”, hairline receding, have to double check the spelling of his name player who can score a number of ways down in the box as well as from mid-range when the occassion arises. And it’s this last point that should have you interested in drafting the Cavaliers’ resident center.
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Dropping Dimes Draft Blog: Round 4, Pick 2
Posted by Dennis Velasco Categories: Central Division, Chicago Bulls, Editorial, Free Agency, H2H, Old School, Props, Roto, Site Features, Talent
Round 4, Pick 2: Kirk Hinrich, PG/SG, Chicago Bulls
Just about everyone remembers the top five of the 2003 NBA Draft:
1) LeBron James - The kid who became a man and found witnesses to his greatness almost immediately.
2) Darko Milicic - The other kid whose potential never surfaced until he found some Magic.
3) Carmelo Anthony - If LeBron has the potential to be one of the best ever and Wade has his ring, where will Melo fit in when all is said and done?
4) Chris Bosh - Smooth big man makes the game look easy and is reppin’ Canada to the fullest.
5) Dwyane Wade - The first to get a ring that showed just how good he could be during an amazing Finals run.
But what about those players outside this sphere of current and future greatness? I bet most would forget that Chris Kaman was taken right after Wade at sixth overall. It took him a little longer to break out, but he eventually did last season. And at the seventh pick? Well, he played well enough to join four of the top five picks (James, Anthony, Bosh, and Wade) on the All Rookie first team and finished in the top eight in total assists and assists per game average. Of course, all you have to do is look at the picture to know who I’m talking about - Zydrunas Ilgauskas. Just kidding.
This is all about Kirk Hinrich, his world, and the fact that we’re all squirrels in it just trying to get a nut.
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Dropping Dimes Draft Blog: Round 2, Pick 9
Posted by Scott Sargent Categories: Central Division, Detroit Pistons, Editorial, H2H, Props, Roto, Sleepers, Talent
Round 2, Pick 9: Rasheed Wallace, PF/C, Detroit Pistons
While jumping on a run of player positions isn’t exactly the smartest thing to do in fantasy sports, ‘Sheed isn’t your average big man. He doesn’t crash the boards like a Kevin Garnett, he doesn’t dominate in the post like a Shaquille O’Neal, and doesn’t throw down two-handers like an Amare Stoudemire. What he does do is play in at least 79 games a season in each of the last two years and rack up stats that very few seven-footers can provide.
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