Dropping Dimes Mock Draft: Round 4, Pick 6 - Chris Kaman
Posted by Alvin Lai Categories: H2H, Pacific Division, Los Angeles Clippers, Site Features, Talent
This team needs a center. Dirk Nowitzki remains a very safe and reliable first round pick, but he lost his center eligibility years ago, his defensive stats have been in decline. Plus, although he picked it up at the end of the year, overall his three-point shooting is not enough of an impact to negate the lack of blocks and relative lack of rebounds. Baron Davis and Paul Pierce represent an exciting and formidable fantasy back-court. That next level tier of guards comes up in the fifth and sixth rounds, so it is a green light to go big here.
Currently this guy has an average draft position of 49.0 on Yahoo, so we tab him a bit earlier than that here at 42nd overall.
Round 4, Pick 6: Chris Kaman, C, Los Angeles Clippers
The Fig Cap: Hey Dirk, we get to roll together on this team just like Team Germany!
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Dropping Dimes Mock Draft: Round 3, Pick 7 - Paul Pierce
Posted by Alvin Lai Categories: Atlantic Division, Boston Celtics, H2H, Site Features, Talent
In Dirk Nowitzki and Baron Davis, this team has a pair of versatile fantasy studs. So it is time to draft the “best player available,” right? But are you not always trying to draft the best player available? I suppose that double-talk came from the notion of not drafting due to positional needs or off-the-court issues.
This man continues to ride high on a championship wave. A little over a year ago, he wanted to be traded. Now people mention him as being hall of fame material. That’s the “Truth.”
Round 3, Pick 7: Paul Pierce, SG/SF, Boston Celtics
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Dropping Dimes Two on Two Tourney: Round 2, Games 3 and 4
Posted by Alvin Lai Categories: Site Features
The next couple of games in our tourney are going up a bit early due to me having Father’s Day commitments tomorrow. To all the dads and families out there, have a wonderful day. Just finished watching Tiger Woods wrap up his third round…great stuff. Good luck tomorrow, Tiger.
The Celtics meeting the Lakers again in the Finals was supposed to wax nostalgia non-stop, but the ball has been pretty flat and ugly. With the Lakers blowing that huge lead in Game 4, the Celtics have a chance to clinch the series. The Lakers’ homecourt has been taken away before; Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls won three straight at the Forum to win their first championship back in 1991. I have heard the notion that MJ would never have let his team blow that lead in the Finals, and I agree. The Kobe to MJ comparisons will be cooled for a while. Here’s hoping the Lakers regroup and extend the series.
Searched the archives and found a picture of Dwyane Wade in an old Miami Heat uniform. Flash is in action this week.
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Dropping Dimes Two on Two Tourney: Round 2, Games 1 and 2
Posted by Alvin Lai Categories: Site Features, Boston Celtics, San Antonio Spurs
Given a choice, would you choose to have the career of Kevin Garnett or that of Tim Duncan? TD is hailed as one of the best players ever, maybe top ten all-time. He has four rings and is usually a shoo-in for first team All-NBA. KG has the better street cred, but has not had as much team success as Duncan over the span of their careers. KG and his Celtics took Game 1 of this year’s Finals, and the countdown is on until Game 2 tips off. While we wait, we can ponder these two giants in the game going up against each other this week in our hypothetical tourney.
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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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Dropping Dimes Two-on-Two Tourney: Round 1, Games 5 and 6
Posted by Alvin Lai Categories: Site Announcements, Talent, Boston Celtics, Charlotte Bobcats, Houston Rockets, San Antonio Spurs, Portland Trailblazers, Los Angeles Clippers
Props to Sarge for his piece that landed on Yahoo sports. If you are into baseball, check it out. I asked Sarge for his secret to success once. He said it helps to be really, really, really good looking. We all can’t be Zoolanders like Sarge, but we can keep things rolling on in our two-on-two tourney.
Yao Ming continues to sit out of this year’s playoffs. His Houston Rockets showed some guts by winning Game 3 in Utah, but they now head home down 3-1. Regardless of the the goings on in the real world, his name has been called to step onto the court for our tourney, where we assume he is at full health and in peak condition. Who gets to partner up with Yao? Check it out.
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Dropping Dimes Two-on-Two Tourney: Round 1, Games 3 and 4
Posted by Alvin Lai Categories: H2H, Site Features, Street Ball, Talent, Cleveland Cavaliers, Orlando Magic, Washington Wizards, Los Angeles Clippers
LBJ and his Cavs got the job done against the Washington Wizards in game one of their first round series. Confidence should be admired, but adding fuel to the fire against someone like LeBron seems like risky business. Just ask Chris Bosh’s girlfriend.
Let’s recap the opening two games and set up the two-on-two matches for the upcoming week.
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Time to set up a Playoff Pool?
Posted by Alvin Lai Categories: Site Features
In your league, two of you get the week off because of a hard-earned first-round bye. Four of you look to beat each other senseless in the first round of fantasy hoops, head-to-head action. The rest of you/us? Unless it’s a keeper league, or next year’s draft order is on the line, it’s close to check-out time on a lost season.
Just noticed that we now have 50 pages of archives. I have not been very active this year contributing to this site, and definitely regret this fact. Over the year, two of the original team have left. A lot has changed, but I am going to try to re-dedicate myself to this blog and our loyal following. On the horizon once the regular season ends will be our second fantasy one-on-one tourney, but with a twist. So once the fantasy trophies have been won and engraved, check us out here when you get a chance and see what’s happening.
In the meantime, I dug through the archives and found an old post I wrote about setting up a playoff pool. If you are new to the idea, it might be a place to start.
The GMs in my main league are going to try out an auction draft for our playoff pool this year. Keep reading if that interests you. Are you going to end up banking on a Celts-Cavs showdown in the second round? Maybe!
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Beyond the Arc: Week 11
Posted by Brandon Haraway Categories: Disses, Editorial, H2H, Injuries, Props, Roto, Site Features, Talent
Have you voted for Chris Bosh yet? It’s free, and Bubba says it’s a good idea ...
If you haven’t seen it yet, check out this video. But let’s jump into the schedules now.
Here’s the schedule for next week (1/7-1/13):
The Fig Cap: We Believe you’re a stud.
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Dropping Dimes on the Daily - 12.06.07
Posted by Brandon Haraway Categories: H2H, Props, Roto, Site Features, Talent, Waiver Pick Ups
One crazy game filled with big lines, a few huge rebounding totals, and some surprise dime machines headline today’s DDOTD. How could we expect anything less than that on a nearly full slate of games on Wednesday? That, folks, is why Thursday’s editions are always the best.
The Fig Cap: This obviously wasn’t Wednesday night. Keep reading.
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