Below are the results of my fantasy basketball draft. (12 teams. Categories are points, threes, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks. Starting rosters spots are PG, SG, G, SF, PF, F, C, C, UTIL, UTIL.) I've marked my picks and those of my legendary friend/rival The Thief in parentheses. If I get a chance, I'll follow up with some analysis.
Round 1
1. Chris Paul
2. LeBron James (The Thief)
3. Dwyane Wade
4. Danny Granger (Me)
5. Kobe Bryant
6. Dwight Howard
7. Chris Bosh
8. Kevin Durant
9. Kevin Garnett
10. Amar'e Stoudemire
11. Al Jefferson
12. Josh Smith
Round 2
1. Gilbert Arenas
2. Joe Johnson
3. Brandon Roy
4. Tim Duncan
5. Dirk Nowitzki
6. Chauncey Billups
7. Deron Williams
8. Devin Harris
9. Pau Gasol (Me)
10. Caron Butler
11. Andre Iguodala (The Thief)
12. Jason Kidd
Round 3
1. Rashard Lewis
2. Steve Nash (The Thief)
3. Antawn Jamison
4. Carmelo Anthony (Me)
5. Rajon Rondo
6. Paul Pierce
7. Kevin Martin
8. Carlos Boozer
9. Brook Lopez
10. Jose Calderon
11. Tony Parker
12. Gerald Wallace
Round 4
1. Baron Davis
2. Vince Carter
3. Elton Brand
4. LaMarcus Aldridge
5. Al Horford
6. Ray Allen
7. Troy Murphy
8. Michael Redd
9. David West (Me)
10. Andris Biedrins
11. Derrick Rose (The Thief)
12. Mehmet Okur
Round 5
1. Andrea Bargnani
2. Shawn Marion (The Thief)
3. Rudy Gay
4. David Lee (Me)
5. Stephen Jackson
6. Manu Ginobili
7. Hedo Turkoglu
8. Ben Gordon
9. Jameer Nelson
10. Al Harrington
11. Andrew Bynum
12. Marcus Camby
Round 6
1. Russell Westbrook
2. Eric Gordon
3. Monta Ellis
4. Jason Terry
5. O.J. Mayo
6. Nene Hilario
7. Jason Richardson
8. Mike Bibby
9. Leandro Barbosa (Me)
10. Emeka Okafor
11. Anthony Randolph (The Thief)
12. Mo Williams
Round 7
1. Ron Artest
2. Tyrus Thomas (The Thief)
3. Richard Jefferson
4. Paul Millsap (Me)
5. J.R. Smith
6. Zach Randolph
7. Andre Miller
8. Jamal Crawford
9. Jason Thompson
10. Charlie Villanueva
11. Lamar Odom
12. Andrew Bogut
Round 8
1. Trevor Ariza
2. Jeff Green
3. Boris Diaw
4. Spencer Hawes
5. Blake Griffin
6. Shaquille O'Neal
7. Josh Howard
8. Chris Duhon
9. John Salmons (Me)
10. Allen Iverson
11. Kevin Love (The Thief)
12. Wilson Chandler
Round 9
1. Mario Chalmers
2. Greg Oden (The Thief)
3. Jermaine O'Neal
4. Luis Scola (Me)
5. Peja Stojakovic
6. Rasheed Wallace
7. Brad Miller
8. Raymond Felton
9. Rodney Stuckey
10. Marc Gasol
11. Jonny Flynn
12. Tyreke Evans
Round 10
1. Chris Kaman
2. Marvin Williams
3. T.J. Ford
4. Courtney Lee
5. Thaddeus Young
6. Mike Conley
7. Andrei Kirilenko
8. Al Thornton
9. Luol Deng (Me)
10. Richard Hamilton
11. Michael Beasley (The Thief)
12. Tayshaun Prince
Round 11
1. Aaron Brooks
2. Roy Hibbert (The Thief)
3. Ronnie Brewer
4. Nate Robinson (Me)
5. Samuel Dalembert
6. Joakim Noah
7. Mike Miller
8. Chris Andersen
9. D.J. Augustin
10. Kirk Hinrich
11. Kendrick Perkins
12. Louis Williams
Round 12
1. Mike Dunleavy
2. Antonio McDyess
3. Yi Jianlian
4. Hakim Warrick
5. Matt Barnes
6. Tracy McGrady
7. Francisco Garcia
8. Corey Maggette
9. Brandon Rush (Me)
10. Tyson Chandler
11. Brandon Jennings (The Thief)
12. Ramon Sessions
Round 13
1. Ronny Turiaf
2. Corey Brewer (The Thief)
3. Kenyon Martin
4. Ryan Gomes (Me)
5. Hasheem Thabeet
6. Larry Hughes
7. Yao Ming
8. Shane Battier
9. Terrence Williams
10. Anthony Parker
11. Jeff Foster
12. Stephen Curry
Round 14
1. Channing Frye
2. Jarrett Jack
3. Luke Ridnour
4. Randy Foye
5. James Harden
6. Darko Milicic
7. Grant Hill
8. Zydrunas Ilgauskas
9. Brandon Bass (Me)
10. Brendan Haywood
11. Rasual Butler (The Thief)
12. Marreese Speights
Round 15
1. Glen Davis
2. Anthony Morrow (The Thief)
3. Joel Przybilla
4. Chris Douglas-Roberts (Me)
5. Drew Gooden
6. Jamario Moon
7. Travis Outlaw
8. Delonte West
9. Jrue Holiday
10. Rafer Alston
11. Beno Udrih
12. Danilo Gallinari
Round 16
1. Nenad Krstic
2. Kelenna Azubuike
3. Jordan Farmar
4. Kyle Lowry
5. Rudy Fernandez
6. Udonis Haslem
7. Anderson Varejao
8. Derek Fisher
9. Carl Landry (Me)
10. Roger Mason
11. Julian Wright (The Thief)
12. DeMar DeRozan
Round 17
1. Daequan Cook
2. Thabo Sefolosha (The Thief)
3. Chris Wilcox
4. Tyler Hansbrough (Me)
5. Erick Dampier
6. Robin Lopez
7. C.J. Watson
8. Andray Blatche
9. Martell Webster
10. Steve Blake
11. Kyle Korver
12. Andres Nocioni
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4 comments:
Hi,
The Thief is here, never win anything or come close to it, but I was able to trade Corliss Williamson for Lamar Odom.
Jon said I am his friend, but still try to rob me blind when come to Fantasy Basketball.
Here the reasons for my picks:
First Round: I am happy here with either CP or Lebron
I was planning to pick couple of good PG at round 2 and 3, but mostly gone by the time it get back to me. So I pick Iguodala, he contributes cross the board. Our leaque don't count % or turn over. I was thinking of picking either him or Gerald Wallace, but Ig will give more assists, and he qualifies for SG and SF
Round 3: PG. Nash or Rondo??? Heard the Sun will go back to the old style of playing, so I pick Nash will give more points and assits
Round 4: I def can use another PG, Rose looks like the best of what left, so I took him
Round 5: I saw Shawn Marion rank high and still available, so I took him. Hope with Jason Kidd passing, Marion will worth it here.
Round 6 and 7: 2 potential guys here. I know they won't be around later. Hope the gamble pays off. Help with blks, stls, rbs, and pts
Round 8 and 9: I better take Centers now or I will be in trouble. I wanted Bogut and/or Spencer Hawes, but they both are gone. Yes, I know K Love broke his left hand. But nothing wrong with his legs or his shooting hand, and this is H2H league, so I feel ok here. Oden looks great in the summer, hope he stays healthy
Round 10: I was thinking of another Center like Mark Gasol here to cover for K Love, but he is gone. Then saw AK 47 also gone, so I took Beasley here. Very solid player, could average double double if get enough minutes and don't get in trouble with drugs problem
Round 11: I am happy to get Roy Hibbert here. Could be a great sleeper. Blocks and rebounds
Round 12: I really want Hakim Warrick here, oh well. Hope Brandon Jennings will win the starting job.
Round 13: Corey Brewer will start to the Wolves, came off major injury, don't think he's on many people list.
Round 14: I need help with 3pts, if Butler get enough mins with the Clippers
Round 15: I hope captain Jack get traded or send away from the team like Jamal Tinsley last year
Round 16: I read that Julian Wright will start, but who knows
Round 17: Sefolosha he was great last year when traded to OKC, contributes to all cats, but looks like he has to compete for minutes.
Dunleavy just got drop, I drop Sefolosha for Dunleavy, worth a bench spot
My team has great potential. If Nash doesn't get hurt, Anthony Randolph and T. Thomas break out.
Welcome, Thief! I'm surprised to see you being so humble. Truth is, people, the Thief always has a solid team but has had extremely bad luck with injuries over the years.
Once again, your team looks strong. I like the Rose pick. And Beasley, Brewer, and Hibbert were steals.
Personally I don't trust Nash any more, though. I would have gone with Rondo there. In general I stayed away from the aging legends this time around.
What's your take on my picks?
The Thief here again: Your team needs more assists and blocks, I think. Round 8, and 9: you could pick Chalmers, Stuckey, Felton, Ford, Conley, Duhon, Flynn. That is what I would had done.
I am not saying your team weak compare to my. But can you win in 3 pts, stl, block, and assists? I doubt it.
Have to disagree about drafting one of the guys you mentioned. Salmons and Scola (who I took in those rounds) are far more valuable. Better to have trade bait than some dude in a timeshare who rots on my bench or winds up on the wire.
I am hurting for assists, but in H2H punting a category isn't a bad strategy. Better to dominate four out of seven categories than be mediocre at all seven. I will dominate points and rebounds, so I just need to work to shore up 3s, steals, and blocks.
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