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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Dropping Dimes Mock Draft: Round 3, Pick 9 - Joe Johnson
Posted by Brandon Haraway Categories: H2H, Roto, Site Features, Talent, Atlanta Hawks
Surprisingly, Joe Johnson saw an uptick in dimes per game in the second half of last year, the half where Mike Bibby was manning the point for the Hawks.
This is promising news for those trying to make JJ your number one PG this year. Although he has more value sitting alongside a true PG and manning your SG slot, he’s a viable PG given that you draft accordingly. He was 16th in assists per game last year, behind guys who haven’t yet been taken in our mock. But at the same time, he averaged 4.5 boards per and over 2 threes a game.
Round 3, Pick 9 - Joe Johnson
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Dropping Dimes Two-on-Two Tourney: Round 1, Games 9 and 10
Posted by Alvin Lai Categories: Site Features, Street Ball, Talent, Philadelphia 76ers, Indiana Pacers, Atlanta Hawks, Miami Heat, New Orleans Hornets, Denver Nuggets, Utah Jazz
To the three voters for the All-NBA team that did not name Chris Paul to the first team; you need to seriously have your head examined. Two voters picked Steve Nash instead and one vote went to Tracy McGrady. Come on, people! To pick Nash ahead of Paul means you have not watched ball since last season. The Hornets had a better record, Paul did more with less established talent around him, not to mention he had superior overall stats. As for McGrady, I guess it was a nod to the Rockets’ winning streak.
Nash was in action last week. Does he get to move on? Paul suits up this week, so check out who we have him partnered with? And the picture gives you a preview of who else is part of our hype match-ups this week!
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Dropping Dimes Two-on-Two Tourney: Round 1, Games 7 and 8
Posted by Scott Sargent Categories: H2H, NBA Playoffs, Props, Rookies, Site Features, Street Ball, Talent
The Fig Cap: Hey, where are you watching the second round?
Man, do I have some big shoes to fill or what? Pinch-hitting for Alvin today, I get to break down what could be two of the best match-ups we’ve seen thus far.
While we get to see who won last week’s battles, this week brings us a few big-named bigs against two big-named guards as well as a match-up that features the recently crowned Rookie of the Year facing a former two-time MVP. While you will likely be able guess at least two of the eight from these clues alone, let’s check out the rest of the field.
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Props to the Ironmen
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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Beyond the Arc: Week 10
Posted by Brandon Haraway Categories: Disses, Editorial, H2H, Injuries, Props, Roto, Site Features
Hope everyone had a great holiday as we approach the New Year. Here’s to a great 2008 filled with winning fantasy basketball teams.
Here’s the schedule for next week (12/31-1/6):
The Fig Cap: Wake up JJ, you’re on fire.
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Dropping Dimes Staff Rankings: Week 10
Posted by Brandon Haraway Categories: H2H, Roto, Site Features
Welcome to Week 10’s edition of the DD staff rankings, where we rank 20 guys deep at each position according to their weekly schedule, recent performance, and, uhh… lots of guessing.
We hope all is well as we enter the New Year and your fantasy teams are kicking some tail. Let’s jump into the schedules…
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Dropping Dimes on the Daily - 12.0707
Posted by Scott Sargent Categories: Editorial, Site Features
Dropping Dimes On The Daily is all about the team 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!!!
The Fig Cap: OK, We Give Up!
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Tribute to Ron Chow and our Experts League Recap
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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2007-08 Preseason Shooting Guards Ranking
Posted by Dennis Velasco Categories: Editorial, H2H, Injuries, Props, Roto, Site Features, Talent
The Fig Cap: “Hey, D, you got a little mustard on your chin… yeah, right here. Maybe you should stop eating, chubby, and concentrate a little more on these rankings.”
When you think of a shooting guard, you think jumpers, dunks, and basically, a lot of points being scored. While all of that is true, in a fantasy basketball sense, you want players who do more than simply score and add to one to three categories. And when you look at the top shooting guards, you’ll find that they contribute in several categories. Surprisingly, the top guys in the two-guard game drop a lot of dimes, but maybe it shouldn’t be too surprising because basketball is a team game. For your reading pleasure, the top shooting guards who will help your team win the fantasy game.
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