Dropping Dimes Week Eleven Position Rankings
Posted by Dennis Velasco Categories: H2H, Props, Roto, Site Features, Talent
The new year has come and it’s about that time to seriously assess your team going forward. If you’re in the upper tier of your league, you’ll need to make sure you duplicate your efforts in 2007. If you’re in the lower rungs of your league, it’s time to get busy and make some moves to get you into the playoffs because that’s what it’s all about. Just get there! Everything else will work itself out.
And, yes, I KNOW about all the injuries to superstars such as Yao Ming, Chris Paul, Paul Pierce, et al. I’m playing a violin for you. Just be quick to pick up their replacements if you think they can make an impact. Dikembe Mutombo, Jannero Pargo, Tony Allen, and Gerald Green have upped their fantasy values significantly for the aforementioned injured players. So, what else to do? Well, obviously, read Sarge’s The Weekly Focus exclusively on HoopsHype.com and Wire to Wire on here and SI.com. It helps… it really helps!
Oh, and pay attention to what you’re about to read… our position rankings for the upcoming week! Note that the number in parentheses is the average position between those who chose - Sarge, Big Ron Stud, and myself. Enjoy and be enlightened!
Teams and Number of Games for the Week:
Atlanta Hawks - 3; Boston Celtics - 3; Charlotte Bobcats - 3; Chicago Bulls - 4; Cleveland Cavaliers - 3; Dallas Mavericks - 4; Denver Nuggets - 4; Detroit Pistons - 4; Golden State Warriors - 2; Houston Rockets - 4; Indiana Pacers - 3; Los Angeles Clippers - 3; Los Angeles Lakers - 3; Memphis Grizzlies - 3; Miami Heat - 3; Milwaukee Bucks - 4; Minnesota Timberwolves - 3; New Jersey Nets - 3; New Orleans Hornets - 4; New York Knicks - 2; Orlando Magic - 3; Philadelphia 76ers - 4; Phoenix Suns - 3; Portland Trail Blazers - 4; Sacramento Kings - 3; San Antonio Spurs - 3; Seattle Supersonics - 3; Toronto Raptors - 4; Utah Jazz - 3; Washington Wizards – 3
1. Allen Iverson (1.00)
2. Gilbert Arenas (2.00)
3. Steve Nash (3.33)
4. Jason Kidd (4.00)
5. Maurice Williams (6.33)
6. Jason Terry (6.67)
7. Mike Bibby (7.00)
8. Andre Miller (7.33)
9. Raymond Felton (8.33)
10. Deron Williams (10.33)
11. T.J. Ford (11.67)
12. Kirk Hinrich (12.00)
13. Rafer Alston (14.00)
14. Tony Parker (14.67)
15. Jameer Nelson (15.00)
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Stat’s All Folks: T-Mac Is Back!
Posted by Dennis Velasco Categories: Atlantic Division, Central Division, H2H, Northwest Division, Pacific Division, Props, Roto, Site Features, Southeast Division, Southwest Division, Talent, 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 December 28th – January 3rd.
POINTSBULLISH
Tracy McGrady, SG/SF, Houston Rockets
Last Week’s Numbers of Note: 3 G; 33.3 PPG; 56.5 FG%; 55.6 FT%
In the past week, McGrady has been playing like the T-Mac of old and not like an old T-Mac. In each of his three games, McGrady has scored 31, 38, and 31 points, respectively. And it hasn’t even been a fluke sort of deal where he just jacked up forty or more shots to get his points. Look at the field goal percentage above too. Taking 23 shot attempts per game on average is a lot, but again, look at that percentage from the floor! No wonder McGrady’s been scoring so much and it speaks well for his health as well, being able to hit that many baskets at a high rate. I won’t declare him “back” because of the lingering prospect of back spasms that sidelined T-Mac earlier this season, so throw out some feeler deals for more durable players. Otherwise, hold T-Mac and hope he stays healthy.
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Dropping Dimes On The Daily: January 4, 2007
Posted by Dennis Velasco Categories: Disses, Editorial, H2H, Props, Roto, Site Features
Dropping Dimes On The Daily is all about me looking at the previous night’s performances and mentioning those that did pretty goodly and those that did pretty badly. Goodly is a word, right? Anyway, this will be a quick look around the league, so don’t expect a ton of text, just some daily fantasy basketball goodness!!! Please note that this is the fantasy basketball section of ElevationMag.com’s Daily Top Picks. Check it out and see your daily rumors, quotes, headlines, and facts! But read the fantasy section HERE!
The Fig Cap: “Yeah, that’s right, defend against the drive, dummy. You’ll be calling me HEADACHE after the game because I’m gonna pop this pill from downtown like you’ll be popping aspirins later.”
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Dropping Dimes Staff Week Four Position Rankings
Posted by Dennis Velasco Categories: Atlantic Division, Central Division, H2H, Northwest Division, Pacific Division, Props, Roto, Site Features, Southeast Division, Southwest Division
Welcome to DroppingDimes.com‘s weekly position rankings list! Each week, the five writers - Al, Ron, Sarge, Zack, and myself will look at our lists of positions, take into account the number of games played, any injury issues that a player may be having, and the hotness/coldness of a player at that time to rank ‘em all up!
We’ll rank EACH position into a Top 15 list and in parentheses have that player’s average position ranking amongst the five of us. First up… number of games for each team then the week’s rankings afterwards.
Atlanta Hawks - 3; Boston Celtics - 3; Charlotte Bobcats - 4; Chicago Bulls - 3; Cleveland Cavaliers - 4; Dallas Mavericks - 4; Denver Nuggets - 4; Detroit Pistons - 4; Golden State Warriors - 4; Houston Rockets - 3; Indiana Pacers - 4; Los Angeles Clippers - 4; Los Angeles Lakers - 3; Memphis Grizzlies - 4; Miami Heat - 4; Milwaukee Bucks - 3; Minnesota Timberwolves - 3; New Jersey Nets - 4; New Orleans Hornets - 4; New York Knicks - 4; Orlando Magic - 4; Philadelphia 76ers - 4; Phoenix Suns - 4; Portland Trail Blazers - 4; Sacramento Kings - 3; San Antonio Spurs - 4; Seattle Supersonics - 4; Toronto Raptors - 4; Utah Jazz - 4; Washington Wizards - 4
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Dropping Dimes Draft Blog: Round 7, Pick 4
Posted by Scott Sargent Categories: Atlantic Division, Toronto Raptors, H2H, Props, Roto, Talent
Round 7, Pick 4: TJ Ford, PG, Toronto Raptors
TJ Ford was one of those guys that were so under the radar last season that I was able to get him on nearly every team that I had, and for a much undervalued price due to his injuries from two seasons ago. This season, the cat is out of the bag, and everyone is willing to “take a chance” on him. You won’t get him for late-round value this season, but the dice is definitely worth the roll.
Plus, I already have the old Toronto Raptors point guard in Mike James, so why not draft the new one?
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Dropping Dimes’ Position Rankings: Centers
Posted by Alvin Lai Categories: Atlantic Division, Central Division, H2H, Northwest Division, Pacific Division, Rookies, Roto, Site Features, Sleepers, Southeast Division, Southwest Division, Talent
Similar to the NBA game, if you have top-notch options at the five spot, you have a strong chance for success in fantasy play. Gone are the days of Patrick Ewing, Hakeem Olajuwan and David Robinson dominating fantasy leagues by their extraordinary play. Here and now, the center position has to call in reinforcements from the power forward spot to boost its profile. Make sure you look out for forwards who might acquire center eligibility during the season; having that happen to one of your players might be like holding a winning lottery ticket.
The four staff members at Dropping Dimes were asked to rank the top 25 at each position. The top player received one “point,” the second player received two points, etc. Players who were not in the top 25, but thought to be able to crack the top 25 at some point in the season were given a value of 30. Players not on the radar were given a value of 40. The average ranking is listed in parentheses after the player’s team name.
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