**Fantasy Basketball Advice Thread**

[4 High]

I am suprised people are saying Curry has more value. Curry turns the ball over way more, does not pass at all, rebounds less and does not block. Shaq turns over less, passes, rebounds more and blocks a huge ammount when playing. He also gets the occasional steal which Curry does not. I would certainly grab Shaq over Curry especially with Zach in town and Morris developing.

[KLJ]

the FT% is a big issue, as is the fact that he'll likely play 50-60 games. that lost production hurts in H2H

[MCS]

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After the draft, somebody offered me a straight up trade of Chris Paul for Barbosa ... Is this is a no-brainer and I should just take it before he changes his mind?

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Yes.

[4 High]

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the FT% is a big issue, as is the fact that he'll likely play 50-60 games. that lost production hurts in H2H

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I agree, but Shaq plays less minutes now so it doesn't hurt as much as it used to, although it hurts a lot. He is likely to miss games yes, but for the first time in forever he is healthy to start the year, i think that is a pretty good sign.

[EvanJC]

This is my first fantasy basketball draft ever. How's it look? Too many PFs?

In order of selection, I picked 11th
1)Amare
2)Pau
3)BRoy
4)Artest
5)Rip Hamilton
6)David West
7)Big Z
8)David Lee
9)Delonte West
10)Darko
11)Udonis Haslem
12)Shaq (?)
13)Luke Ridnour

thanks

[CharlieDontSurf]

Ok i agreed to be in a league..draft is this sunday

the setup is

Starters

Shooting Guard
Point Guard
Guard
Small forward
Power Forward
Center
Center
Util
Util

3 Bench players

think there are going to be 10-12 teams in league

Each position can only be used for 82 games.

3PTM, PTS, REB, AST, ST, BLK, TO

3PTM (2), PTS (1), REB (1), AST (1), ST (2), BLK (2), TO (-1)

Any advice? Any good sites for cheat sheets etc?
I know star NBA players...but not much else

[4 High]

Check the depth charts. Focus on guys who average a steal and a block per game.

[CharlieDontSurf]

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Check the depth charts. Focus on guys who average a steal and a block per game.

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If it is a points league I should be taking Kobe #1 right?

[Assani Fisher]

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Ok i agreed to be in a league..draft is this sunday

the setup is

Starters

Shooting Guard
Point Guard
Guard
Small forward
Power Forward
Center
Center
Util
Util

3 Bench players

think there are going to be 10-12 teams in league

Each position can only be used for 82 games.

3PTM, PTS, REB, AST, ST, BLK, TO

3PTM (2), PTS (1), REB (1), AST (1), ST (2), BLK (2), TO (-1)

Any advice? Any good sites for cheat sheets etc?
I know star NBA players...but not much else

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Wow, this is an interesting scoring system. It seems to me that it would way-devalue rebounds and assists though. Also the 2pt for a 3pointer(plus the 3 points you get for the points) make 3 point shooters huge, especially if they can contribute in blocks/steals as well. And the lack of percentages change things a ton as well.

I would think that this system greatly favors guys like Artest, Josh Smith, Rafer Alston, Baron Davis, Arenas, Iverson, Jason Richardson, Ray Allen, Rasheed Wallace, Mike Miller, etc. These types of players are much more valuable than usual.

Meanwhile great percentage guys or guys that rack up assists and rebounds like Nash, Dirk, Yao, Boozer, KG, David Lee, etc. aren't as valuable as usual.

106,112 and counting

[4 High]

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Check the depth charts. Focus on guys who average a steal and a block per game.

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If it is a points league I should be taking Kobe #1 right?

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Points are the easiest things to get so dont focus on them. You want to focus on finding players who hit 3's, block and steal.