***Official Rate My Fantasy Basketball Draft Thread

[mmbt0ne]

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if ridnour has G elgibility i would seriously consider starting him over hamiliton.
hamiliton doesn't give you anything but a ton of points, while ridnour will give you assists, steals, and occassionally some decent 3pts.

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This is what I was thinking about. I'm just worried about Ridnour's horrible FG% and increasing TOs.

[riverboatking]

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This is what I was thinking about. I'm just worried about Ridnour's horrible FG% and increasing TOs.

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that is a good point. but unless you find yourself desperately needing points hamiliton really adds nothing to your lineup.

[SuitedDucks]

i think posters should also post if their playing roto or H2H as i think there are slightly different strategies in these two types of leagues.

[ThaSaltCracka]

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i think posters should also post if their playing roto or H2H as i think there are slightly different strategies in these two types of leagues.

[/ QUOTE ]agreed, H2H Hamilton has more value IMO.

[xorbie]

aces,

i think you took bibby too early, and personally i'm not really a fan of randolph or battier. good value at the end there though.

[ThaSaltCracka]

Randolph will have an excellent year. Maybe average a double double.

[Aces McGee]

Hey xorbie,

Bibby was definitely a panic pick. Thanks for responding. I don't want to argue with you because you are volunteering your advice, but I think I should point out, for the sake of others, that Battier is a very underrated fantasy player. I never would have thought it, but then last year, someone in my league asked me if he should trade Duncan for Battier, and I was like "Are you crazy?" Then, I looked at the numbers and realized that it wasn't that far-fetched.

TSC, thanks for your response. Any thoughts on what caliber center I should be looking for?

suitedducks, thanks for responding.

I wish I had advice to offer the rest of you in return, but fantasy basketball is not my specialty. I know hoops, but it doesn't translate well for me.

-McGee

[xorbie]

am i missing someting about battier? he gets not many points, assists or boards. he gets a steal and block per, but that's about all he brings to the table. moreover, he's moving to a new team, and you don't really know how he's going to fit in there.

[Aces McGee]

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am i missing someting about battier? he gets not many points, assists or boards. he gets a steal and block per, but that's about all he brings to the table. moreover, he's moving to a new team, and you don't really know how he's going to fit in there.

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The new team thing is a good point, although I think this is a better situation for him.

In addition to the steal and block per game, he ranked in the top ten in FG% among realistic fantasy options at SF, and he still hits about one three pointer per game. Only LeBron, Marion, Odom, and Wally hit more threes with a better or similar FG%. He's also solid from the line. He just does everything well, and doesn't hurt you anywhere (only one turnover per).

-McGee

[xorbie]

aces,

the thing with FG% is that it aggregates by total FG%, not simply average amongst your players. he shoots so little that his good FG% is weighted by less... so he makes 3/7 shots a game but if someone else makes 8/21 it doesn't help all that much.