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[OC23]

if serious, rate my 3 teams:

all are h2h categories, 10 teams

PG - Deron Williams
SG - Stephen Jackson
SF - Gerald Wallace
PF - Blake Griffin
C - Al Horford
G - Mike Conley
F - Serge Ibaka
UTIL - Wesley Matthews
UTIL - Jason Richardson
BE - Ed Davis
BE - Andre Miller
BE - Jared Dudley

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PG - Russell Westbrook
SG - Joe Johnson
SF - Stephen Jackson
PF - Amare Stoudemire
C - David Lee
G - James Harden
F - Channing Frye
UTIL - Nene
UTIL - Marc Gasol
UTIL - Jose Calderon
BE - Toney Douglas
BE - Nicolas Batum
BE - Jared Dudley

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PG - Derrick Rose
SG - Kobe Bryant
SF - Danilo Gallinari
PF - Joakim Noah
C - Marcin Gortat
UTIL - Tyreke Evans
UTIL - Greg Monroe
BE - Jason Richardson
BE - Emeka Okafor
BE - Nicolas Batum
BE - Tyrus Thomas



im winning in all 3 of my h2h games so far: 7-1, 6-2, 5-2-1

[CockeyJamel]

My squad:

Chris Paul
Ty Lawson
Kevin Martin
Richard Hamilton
Aaron Afflalo
Wesley Matthews
Paul George
Danillo Gallinari
Brandon Bass
Derrick Williams
LaMarcus Aldridge
Spencer Hawes
Andrew Bynum

Head to head league. Pretty weak atm with rebounds. Bass and Williams are producing rebs at a mediocre rate. Figure to see an increase with Bynum coming back. Surplus of SG's as well. Thoughts OP?

[MooseLaddin]

Reps to you OP if you can give me some solid advice and thoughts about my team here in money league.

14 teams, H2H, default 9 categories on yahoo. Made a few trades and moves thus far, winning this week facing a good team I like my team and think it's playoff caliber but let me know what you think as well

PG Ty Lawson (expected high things when I got him and he's not disappointed one bit, I think borderline elite fantasy PG is possible)
SG Tyreke Evans (slow start but had him rated around the 25th rank spot overall preseason, should get better)
G Ray Allen (good start thus far, looking in shape as always, basically does what he does)
SF Jason Richardson (solid so far)
PF Chris Bosh (picking it up lately - expect a solid year)
F Tim Duncan (started off really bad but looked great in preseason game and lost weight, not expecting a miracle but thought he'd repeat last year)
C Greg Monroe (first game foul trouble but had a big game 2nite against Celtics, quite high on him)
C Andray Blatche (slow start expecting a good turn around)
UT Stephen Jackson (shot it horrible thus far, but isn't bashful about chucking it up, hopefully he starts hitting before Skiles pulls the plug)
UT Jamal Crawford (fitting in nice with Portland)

Bench: Marvin Williams, Chase Budinger, Chris Andersen (out of moves now so stuck with Andersen who was a stream for his back to back this weekend)

What do you think about this squad? Who should I move or what stats do you think I lack and need work on?

REPS will be given and thanks !

[blackberries]

Reps to you OP if you can give me some solid advice and thoughts about my team here in money league.

14 teams, H2H, default 9 categories on yahoo. Made a few trades and moves thus far, winning this week facing a good team I like my team and think it's playoff caliber but let me know what you think as well

PG Ty Lawson (expected high things when I got him and he's not disappointed one bit, I think borderline elite fantasy PG is possible)
SG Tyreke Evans (slow start but had him rated around the 25th rank spot overall preseason, should get better)
G Ray Allen (good start thus far, looking in shape as always, basically does what he does)
SF Jason Richardson (solid so far)
PF Chris Bosh (picking it up lately - expect a solid year)
F Tim Duncan (started off really bad but looked great in preseason game and lost weight, not expecting a miracle but thought he'd repeat last year)
C Greg Monroe (first game foul trouble but had a big game 2nite against Celtics, quite high on him)
C Andray Blatche (slow start expecting a good turn around)
UT Stephen Jackson (shot it horrible thus far, but isn't bashful about chucking it up, hopefully he starts hitting before Skiles pulls the plug)
UT Jamal Crawford (fitting in nice with Portland)

Bench: Marvin Williams, Chase Budinger, Chris Andersen (out of moves now so stuck with Andersen who was a stream for his back to back this weekend)

What do you think about this squad? Who should I move or what stats do you think I lack and need work on?

REPS will be given and thanks !

Not the OP but who was your first round pick?

[Jess40]

who will have an unexpected break out season that you would recommend trying to trade for?

[DeanCainGainz]

Who would you take going forward, Boozer or Humphries?

Pretty close but I'd say Boozer by a pinch. More consistent. Slight FT% edge. Slight block and steal edge.

[DatFatWhale]

Reps to you OP if you can give me some solid advice and thoughts about my team here in money league.

14 teams, H2H, default 9 categories on yahoo. Made a few trades and moves thus far, winning this week facing a good team I like my team and think it's playoff caliber but let me know what you think as well

PG Ty Lawson (expected high things when I got him and he's not disappointed one bit, I think borderline elite fantasy PG is possible)
SG Tyreke Evans (slow start but had him rated around the 25th rank spot overall preseason, should get better)
G Ray Allen (good start thus far, looking in shape as always, basically does what he does)
SF Jason Richardson (solid so far)
PF Chris Bosh (picking it up lately - expect a solid year)
F Tim Duncan (started off really bad but looked great in preseason game and lost weight, not expecting a miracle but thought he'd repeat last year)
C Greg Monroe (first game foul trouble but had a big game 2nite against Celtics, quite high on him)
C Andray Blatche (slow start expecting a good turn around)
UT Stephen Jackson (shot it horrible thus far, but isn't bashful about chucking it up, hopefully he starts hitting before Skiles pulls the plug)
UT Jamal Crawford (fitting in nice with Portland)

Bench: Marvin Williams, Chase Budinger, Chris Andersen (out of moves now so stuck with Andersen who was a stream for his back to back this weekend)

What do you think about this squad? Who should I move or what stats do you think I lack and need work on?

REPS will be given and thanks !

dont look like a champion team brah. i'd jump ship on sjax since bucks offense is pretty spread out. duncan is old as fuark now. he aint gonna be droping 20 and 10. probably more in the neighborhood of mayb 14 and 8 especially with his minute going down. i wuldnt trust spur's offense either with parker and ginobili leading the way now. monroe is aite but i dun like the piston offense. they r inconsistent as fuark and often get blown out or score low so ur not gonna be expecting much. crawford is inconsistent as fuark also. would rather use marvin william more than him. blatche looking like a huge bust atm but lets hope he shows up. i lol @ every1 who drafted cp3 1st round. thank god i dodged that bullet with the #2, #4 pick in 2 of my league n picked wade/klove

[OC23]

Also some guy offered me LBJ/Millsap for Griffin/Deron

I don't want to do it, i am trying to do a counter offer of like:

jon wall/lbj/millsap for griffin/deron/stephen jackson

good for me right? will he do it or will it be too much of a robbery lol

[DatFatWhale]

Pretty close but I'd say Boozer by a pinch. More consistent. Slight FT% edge. Slight block and steal edge.

if u compare last year's stat and this year's small sample + the fact nets team still suck ass. i'd go wif humphries. lower rank, 10+ rebounds every game and he gets that minute all day errday unlike boozer. if u look at boozer's gamelog from last year, hes droping 16 and 7 on avg while humphries is always around the 15 and 10 mark. lettuce be real, humphries gets more block than boozer and their steal r around the same.

[DeanCainGainz]

if serious, rate my 3 teams:

all are h2h categories, 10 teams

PG - Deron Williams
SG - Stephen Jackson
SF - Gerald Wallace
PF - Blake Griffin
C - Al Horford
G - Mike Conley
F - Serge Ibaka
UTIL - Wesley Matthews
UTIL - Jason Richardson
BE - Ed Davis
BE - Andre Miller
BE - Jared Dudley

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PG - Russell Westbrook
SG - Joe Johnson
SF - Stephen Jackson
PF - Amare Stoudemire
C - David Lee
G - James Harden
F - Channing Frye
UTIL - Nene
UTIL - Marc Gasol
UTIL - Jose Calderon
BE - Toney Douglas
BE - Nicolas Batum
BE - Jared Dudley

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PG - Derrick Rose
SG - Kobe Bryant
SF - Danilo Gallinari
PF - Joakim Noah
C - Marcin Gortat
UTIL - Tyreke Evans
UTIL - Greg Monroe
BE - Jason Richardson
BE - Emeka Okafor
BE - Nicolas Batum
BE - Tyrus Thomas



im winning in all 3 of my h2h games so far: 7-1, 6-2, 5-2-1

Just rate them?

1. 6/10 target some steals brah. ft% looks weak too.
2. 7/10 probably the one your going 7-1 in.
5. 5/10

[OC23]

Just rate them?

1. 6/10 target some steals brah. ft% looks weak too.
2. 7/10 probably the one your going 7-1 in.
5. 5/10

well what would you do better? and some guy offered me millsap/lbj for griffin/deron on my 1st team but im thinking no cause i need assists im trying to counter with deron/stephen jackson/blake for lbj/jonwall/millsap will that be good for me?

[DeanCainGainz]

My squad:

Chris Paul
Ty Lawson
Kevin Martin
Richard Hamilton
Aaron Afflalo
Wesley Matthews
Paul George
Danillo Gallinari
Brandon Bass
Derrick Williams
LaMarcus Aldridge
Spencer Hawes
Andrew Bynum

Head to head league. Pretty weak atm with rebounds. Bass and Williams are producing rebs at a mediocre rate. Figure to see an increase with Bynum coming back. Surplus of SG's as well. Thoughts OP?

4/10 However, your level of talent is huge. Great squad if your league had no positions lol. You need to trade some combination of guards for an elite center. Derrick Williams is droppable IMO. Mirin George, Spencer, and Danillo.

[DeanCainGainz]

well what would you do better? and some guy offered me millsap/lbj for griffin/deron on my 1st team but im thinking no cause i need assists im trying to counter with deron/stephen jackson/blake for lbj/jonwall/millsap will that be good for me?

First offer is a wash and you shouldn't make trades just to trade.

Why dont you just counter with Deron/Blake for LBJ/Wall? Wall had a horrendous game tonight and not much to precede. He's probably panicking.

[DeanCainGainz]

Reps to you OP if you can give me some solid advice and thoughts about my team here in money league.

14 teams, H2H, default 9 categories on yahoo. Made a few trades and moves thus far, winning this week facing a good team I like my team and think it's playoff caliber but let me know what you think as well

PG Ty Lawson (expected high things when I got him and he's not disappointed one bit, I think borderline elite fantasy PG is possible)
SG Tyreke Evans (slow start but had him rated around the 25th rank spot overall preseason, should get better)
G Ray Allen (good start thus far, looking in shape as always, basically does what he does)
SF Jason Richardson (solid so far)
PF Chris Bosh (picking it up lately - expect a solid year)
F Tim Duncan (started off really bad but looked great in preseason game and lost weight, not expecting a miracle but thought he'd repeat last year)
C Greg Monroe (first game foul trouble but had a big game 2nite against Celtics, quite high on him)
C Andray Blatche (slow start expecting a good turn around)
UT Stephen Jackson (shot it horrible thus far, but isn't bashful about chucking it up, hopefully he starts hitting before Skiles pulls the plug)
UT Jamal Crawford (fitting in nice with Portland)

Bench: Marvin Williams, Chase Budinger, Chris Andersen (out of moves now so stuck with Andersen who was a stream for his back to back this weekend)

What do you think about this squad? Who should I move or what stats do you think I lack and need work on?

REPS will be given and thanks !

I'm just as curious as to who was your first pick?

[OC23]

First offer is a wash and you shouldn't make trades just to trade.

Why dont you just counter with Deron/Blake for LBJ/Wall? Wall had a horrendous game tonight and not much to precede. He's probably panicking.

will this trade above benefit me given the current roster i have that i posted above? i love blake but i love lebron more.

[DeanCainGainz]

who will have an unexpected break out season that you would recommend trying to trade for?

Be more specific. At what position? What kind of stats are you targeting? Are you looking for a super low value ultra sleeper or maybe just someone who has gotten off to a slow start?

Andrew Bynum comes to mind if he can stay healthy. Demarcus Cousins. Marcus Thorton. James Harden. Greg Monroe (but good luck after tonight), Gallinari, Ty Lawson,

[DeanCainGainz]

will this trade above benefit me given the current roster i have that i posted above? i love blake but i love lebron more.

You said you needed assists so yeah it would def. help. Plus you were considering doing it for Milsap. Wall is a much better fantasy player than milsap.

[CockeyJamel]

Good buy low options?

[OC23]

You said you needed assists so yeah it would def. help. Plus you were considering doing it for Milsap. Wall is a much better fantasy player than milsap.

ok so deron/blake for lbj/millsap is a win for me

what if i try to do deron/blake/stephenjackson for lbj/millsap/jon wall?

i want to get rid of stephen jackson seems pretty overrated and inconsistent and never been a big of fan of him is this even better than deron/blake for lbj/millsap ?

[DeanCainGainz]

if u compare last year's stat and this year's small sample + the fact nets team still suck ass. i'd go wif humphries. lower rank, 10+ rebounds every game and he gets that minute all day errday unlike boozer. if u look at boozer's gamelog from last year, hes droping 16 and 7 on avg while humphries is always around the 15 and 10 mark. lettuce be real, humphries gets more block than boozer and their steal r around the same.

Plus Mehmet will be getting more minutes once he gets acclimated. Not to mention Lopez eventually. I mean it's very very close. But the fact that the Nets suck will most likely hurt his value. As you can see when they're getting blown out which will happen often they will sit Mr. Kardashian.

[Xnightwing]

So currently, Good buy lows are... Curry, Eric Gordon, John Wall, Blatche... Is there anyone else?
I'm trying to sell high on Gwallace and Spencer Hawes... do you think I should keep or not

[MooseLaddin]

I'm just as curious as to who was your first pick?

Traded AL Jefferson and Shard lewis right before the season for Bosh and Lawson

[DeanCainGainz]

ok so deron/blake for lbj/millsap is a win for me

what if i try to do deron/blake/stephenjackson for lbj/millsap/jon wall?

i want to get rid of stephen jackson seems pretty overrated and inconsistent and never been a big of fan of him is this even better than deron/blake for lbj/millsap ?

You can try it but he probably won't accept. He's more likely to accept the other one.

[DeanCainGainz]

So currently, Good buy lows are... Curry, Eric Gordon, John Wall, Blatche... Is there anyone else?
I'm trying to sell high on Gwallace and Spencer Hawes... do you think I should keep or not

Don't agree on Blatche. i mean he's definitely at a lower value than he should be, I just don't trust him as much as the others.

Those are both great sell high candidates IMO. Hawes more so.

[DeanCainGainz]

Traded AL Jefferson and Shard lewis right before the season for Bosh and Lawson

Wow so obviously Jefferson was ur first. Great trade. That guy got robbed. I'm gonna respond to your first post tomorrow. Gotta get some rest.

[OC23]

You can try it but he probably won't accept. He's more likely to accept the other one.

ok just proposed it. hopefully it all goes well.

[Woogiefied]

10 team league H2H, 15 categorie league. Rate my team.

Deron williams
Kevin Martin
Michael Beasley
Kevin love
Demarcus cousins
Andrew bogut
Dejuan Blair
Aaron afflalo
Caron butler
Samuel dalembert
Kyrie Irving
Greg Monroe
JJ Redick
Marshon brooks
Marcus Thornton.

[AmazinJason]

Rate my team. Standard 9 cats, 12 teams, head to head, rosters are 1 pg, 1 sg, 1 g, 1 sf, 1 pf, 1 f, 2 c, 2 util, 3 bn

PG Irving
SG Kobe
G J-Rich
SF Melo
PF Humphries
F Anderson
C M Gasol
C Lee
Util Diaw
Util Anderson
BN James Johnson
BN Douglas
BN P George


I feel I should trade one of my scorers (Kobe or Melo) for a center who can get me blocks and higher FG%. A guy in my league has both Dwight and Bogut on the trading block, and he desperately needs 3's. Do you think I should try something like Anderson/Gasol for Dwight/Lawson, or would I lose that trade? Would it be worth destroying my free throw percentage in order to do better in blocks/assists?

[DeanCainGainz]

Reps to you OP if you can give me some solid advice and thoughts about my team here in money league.

14 teams, H2H, default 9 categories on yahoo. Made a few trades and moves thus far, winning this week facing a good team I like my team and think it's playoff caliber but let me know what you think as well

PG Ty Lawson (expected high things when I got him and he's not disappointed one bit, I think borderline elite fantasy PG is possible)
SG Tyreke Evans (slow start but had him rated around the 25th rank spot overall preseason, should get better)
G Ray Allen (good start thus far, looking in shape as always, basically does what he does)
SF Jason Richardson (solid so far)
PF Chris Bosh (picking it up lately - expect a solid year)
F Tim Duncan (started off really bad but looked great in preseason game and lost weight, not expecting a miracle but thought he'd repeat last year)
C Greg Monroe (first game foul trouble but had a big game 2nite against Celtics, quite high on him)
C Andray Blatche (slow start expecting a good turn around)
UT Stephen Jackson (shot it horrible thus far, but isn't bashful about chucking it up, hopefully he starts hitting before Skiles pulls the plug)
UT Jamal Crawford (fitting in nice with Portland)

Bench: Marvin Williams, Chase Budinger, Chris Andersen (out of moves now so stuck with Andersen who was a stream for his back to back this weekend)

What do you think about this squad? Who should I move or what stats do you think I lack and need work on?

REPS will be given and thanks !

Starts out nice...big men and utility are shaky. Look weak in rebounds, assists, blocks, maybe even steals. Great PTS, FT% and 3pm.

But dude like you said you're winning and that's what matters. Honestly it's still the beginning of the season and anything can happen. Injuries. Lineup Changes. ETC. Fantasy basketball is won through team management and working the wire. Anderson can definitely be dropped and maybe even Chase.

Like I said earlier I was about to go to bed but couldn't resist talking basketball...maybe I'll dive more in depth tomorrow. What's the score in your match up?

[AmazinJason]

Rate my team. Standard 9 cats, 12 teams, head to head, rosters are 1 pg, 1 sg, 1 g, 1 sf, 1 pf, 1 f, 2 c, 2 util, 3 bn

PG Irving
SG Kobe
G J-Rich
SF Melo
PF Humphries
F Anderson
C M Gasol
C Lee
Util Diaw
Util Anderson
BN James Johnson
BN Douglas
BN P George


I feel I should trade one of my scorers (Kobe or Melo) for a center who can get me blocks and higher FG%. A guy in my league has both Dwight and Bogut on the trading block, and he desperately needs 3's. Do you think I should try something like Anderson/Gasol for Dwight/Lawson, or would I lose that trade? Would it be worth destroying my free throw percentage in order to do better in blocks/assists?

Another potential trade:

I give Melo/Gasol/J-Rich for Granger/Al Jefferson/Parker. Or maybe Felton instead of Parker.