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[Favrelicious]

Well it looks like Zach Randolf is out for 8 weeks, what do you think i should do with him?

Also, who should i drop for marshon brooks? Randolf now or who??

And does it matter that Beasley is my only SF??

[DatFatWhale]

Well it looks like Zach Randolf is out for 8 weeks, what do you think i should do with him?

fuarrrrrrrrrrrrk srs? guess im rescinding my trade for him.

Tim duncan got picked up by sum1 with the #1 or #2 waiver so i didnt get him. didnt put up a waiver for him lol. as for irving, im droping Nelson and this is in a seperate league. I counter'd the trade with this

I Get

bynum
curry
Hedo

i give

KG
parker
Varejao
beasly

i think parker's value will go higher since Manu is out and he will take on the load for scoring. think this is good?

[DeanCainGainz]

Well it looks like Zach Randolf is out for 8 weeks, what do you think i should do with him?

Also, who should i drop for marshon brooks? Randolf now or who??

Drop Carl Landry for now. Wait till we here more solid new from Zach's end.

[DeanCainGainz]

fuarrrrrrrrrrrrk srs? guess im rescinding my trade for him.

Tim duncan got picked up by sum1 with the #1 or #2 waiver so i didnt get him. didnt put up a waiver for him lol. as for irving, im droping Nelson and this is in a seperate league. I counter'd the trade with this

I Get

bynum
curry
Hedo

i give

KG
parker
Varejao
beasly

i think parker's value will go higher since Manu is out and he will take on the load for scoring. think this is good?

Looks good to me. I'm having trouble keeping up with everyone's individual trades and such. Not sure what the original trade was but that looks good for you.

[DatFatWhale]

Looks good to me. I'm having trouble keeping up with everyone's individual trades and such. Not sure what the original trade was but that looks good for you.

i added varejao and i get hedo back cuz he wanted beasley. i still got his counter on the board and i've offered that trade seperately to him so if he doesnt accept, im thinking about accepting. i want to see how tony parker handle the work load 1st

[DeanCainGainz]

i added varejao and i get hedo back cuz he wanted beasley. i still got his counter on the board and i've offered that trade seperately to him so if he doesnt accept, im thinking about accepting. i want to see how tony parker handle the work load 1st

Yeah in theory you got the right idea with Parker but we'll have to see. He's not the same Tony Parker as a couple years ago.

[skizz]

I need some advice for my 10-teamer here's the roster

PG: Deron Williams
SG:James Harden
G:Chris Paul
SF:Jason Richardson
PF:Javale Mcgee
F:Serge Ibaka
C:Nene Hilario
C:Samuel Dalembert
Util:John Wall
Util:Greg Monroe

BN:Arron Afflalo
BN:Ricky Rubio
BN:Chase Budinger

Some available top % owned free agents are: Manu, Kris Humphries, Marcus Camby, Carlos Delfino, Trevor Ariza, Brook Lopez, Mo Williams, Tony Allen, Chris Kaman, JJ Hickson, Dejuan Blair, Kemba Walker

I'm planning to drop Bud for Kris Humphries on waivers but I have 9th priority so i hope i could land him. Is Afflalo droppable in a 10-teamer? He hasnt been producing much in the past few games and i'm currently lacking 3's right now.

[DeanCainGainz]

I need some advice for my 10-teamer here's the roster

PG: Deron Williams
SG:James Harden
G:Chris Paul
SF:Jason Richardson
PF:Javale Mcgee
F:Serge Ibaka
C:Nene Hilario
C:Samuel Dalembert
Util:John Wall
Util:Greg Monroe

BN:Arron Afflalo
BN:Ricky Rubio
BN:Chase Budinger

Some available top % owned free agents are: Manu, Kris Humphries, Marcus Camby, Carlos Delfino, Trevor Ariza, Brook Lopez, Mo Williams, Tony Allen, Chris Kaman, JJ Hickson, Dejuan Blair, Kemba Walker

I'm planning to drop Bud for Kris Humphries on waivers but I have 9th priority so i hope i could land him. Is Afflalo droppable in a 10-teamer? He hasnt been producing much in the past few games and i'm currently lacking 3's right now.

You have the right idea dropping bud for Humphries. You'll be stacked in bigs. I would try to package a trade for a 3 point artist after that move. Afflalo can't get any worse. He'll come around.

[chipotleking]

well it looks like ginobili is out 6-8 weeks, instead of 4-6 weeks. Is now the time to drop him?

Also, should i trade dorell wright for wesley mathews?

Thanks, OP. You've been awesome so far lol

[anonymous]

OP i will rep you on recharge, thanks.

another Q for you. How does a Tyreke/Brand trade for Lowry sound? I would get Lowry. I'm pretty stacked on big men (Horford, KG, Hawes, Harrington, Monroe, Ryan Anderson) and am lacking in the wings. Lowry would fit in nicely and i'll likely pick up someone like Jerebko to fill in the gap.

Should i potentially sell high on Hawes/Anderson/Harrington to get someone else he has as well? Only other players i would consider from him are Bogut, KD, Humphries and maybe Conley/J Smith.

edit: he suggested Tyreke/Hawes for Lowry/Bogut. Trying to see if he'll consider Harrington instead of Hawes, but if not should i still pull the trigger?

Thoughts?

[DatFatWhale]

OP i will rep you on recharge, thanks.

another Q for you. How does a Tyreke/Brand trade for Lowry sound? I would get Lowry. I'm pretty stacked on big men (Horford, KG, Hawes, Harrington, Monroe, Ryan Anderson) and am lacking in the wings. Lowry would fit in nicely and i'll likely pick up someone like Jerebko to fill in the gap.

Should i potentially sell high on Hawes/Anderson/Harrington to get someone else he has as well? Only other players i would consider from him are Bogut, KD, Humphries and maybe Conley/J Smith.

edit: he suggested Tyreke/Hawes for Lowry/Bogut. Trying to see if he'll consider Harrington instead of Hawes, but if not should i still pull the trigger?

Thoughts?

wtf u holding onto 12/12 hawes for? bogut giving u same #. pull the trigger brah.

[IonZephyr]

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Would you trade

Blake Griffin

FOR

Pau Gasol + Hedo Turkoglu???

[anonymous]

wtf u holding onto 12/12 hawes for? bogut giving u same #. pull the trigger brah.

fair enough, just wasnt sure with Bogut's %'s, but then again Hawes isnt shooting that much better

[DatFatWhale]

i need 3's in one of my league and i proposed this trade

i give

josh smith
batum

i get

ryan anderson
Iggy


lookin good or am i givin too much on jsmith? he said he needed blocks

[MooseLaddin]

OP, is Devin Harris worth hanging onto? Guy was playing 24 minutes per game before his latest injury....

[MJAffliction]

OP, what do you think about a trade like this:

I GIVE:

Dwight and Batum

I GET:

Eric Gordon and Gay

[thatdude12]

10 cat? what's the 10th?

Nice squad. If Gay picks up to his normal self you should be looking real solid. Since it's only a 10 team league, I would have to assume there are some more valuable FAs than Shawn Marion. Look into that and maybe let me know who's out there. You could probably use another big man as you look weak in blocks and rebounds and prob FG% too. Repped.

Also don't expect Louis Williams to keep putting up numbers at the same rate.

Thanks a lot, you think i should drop marion for Favors? I'm lacking in rebounds and blocks, everything else is pretty solid...
oh and the 10th catergory is FGM, first time playing fantasy.

[AFiers]

Would you trade

Blake Griffin

FOR

Pau Gasol + Hedo Turkoglu???

If you're getting Pau and Hedo I'd take it in a heartbeat. Pau although won't get the points/rebounds of Blake, will stick with him in FG% and crush him in blocks and FT%. Hedo is a 5 category player and when he's healthy (as he is now) can be a valuable asset.

[AFiers]

Thanks a lot, you think i should drop marion for Favors? I'm lacking in rebounds and blocks, everything else is pretty solid...
oh and the 10th catergory is FGM, first time playing fantasy.

I love the potential of Favors, but his foul rate is so high that he's not going to be able to get solid minutes until he matures more. Marion can still produce in a lot of categories (FG%, rebounds, steals, blocks) so I'd hold off for now. Who else could you potentially drop?

[camant]

Marshon Brooks 'badly' sprained ankle...ouch

If you're getting Pau and Hedo I'd take it in a heartbeat. Pau although won't get the points/rebounds of Blake, will stick with him in FG% and crush him in blocks and FT%. Hedo is a 5 category player and when he's healthy (as he is now) can be a valuable asset.

I agree, is it just me or do people overrate Blake Griffin and underrate Pau on fantasy?

Also OP mate, just wondering where you figure Rubio's trade value is at now?

[AFiers]

Marshon Brooks 'badly' sprained ankle...ouch



I agree, is it just me or do people overrate Blake Griffin and underrate Pau on fantasy?

Also OP mate, just wondering where you figure Rubio's trade value is at now?

I think everyone is going to look highly on Blake because of the rookie season numbers of 22/12 hoping for fantasy dreams of a 30/15 or whatever. Honestly, he's a poor man's Zach Randolph (prior to injury) this season FROM FANTASY STANDPOINT. Blake's miserable FT% will have you bricking it every week and for a PF/C position, provides no blocks. Pau can shoot almost 80% at the line which for a center is a HUGE attribute. They shoot pretty much the same FG%, Pau even drops more assists, and stands up in blocks. He's way more rounded.

I still don't think Rubio has a huge trade value at this point unless in deeper leagues. It's still so early and he's still so raw and unproven. His sub 35% FG% in Spain has to have people worried about his current efficiency. If you have him, hold onto him because I think he'll mature and then you can get real value for the guy

[thatdude12]

10 cat? what's the 10th?

Nice squad. If Gay picks up to his normal self you should be looking real solid. Since it's only a 10 team league, I would have to assume there are some more valuable FAs than Shawn Marion. Look into that and maybe let me know who's out there. You could probably use another big man as you look weak in blocks and rebounds and prob FG% too. Repped.

Also don't expect Louis Williams to keep putting up numbers at the same rate.

I love the potential of Favors, but his foul rate is so high that he's not going to be able to get solid minutes until he matures more. Marion can still produce in a lot of categories (FG%, rebounds, steals, blocks) so I'd hold off for now. Who else could you potentially drop?

This is my squad atm

tony parker
jason terry
ricky rubio
jonas jerebko
shawn marion
andrea bargnani
chris bosh
al jefferson
jeff teague
joe johnson
chris paul
rudy gay
spencer hawes
louis williams

[AFiers]

This is my squad atm

tony parker
jason terry
ricky rubio
jonas jerebko
shawn marion
andrea bargnani
chris bosh
al jefferson
jeff teague
joe johnson
chris paul
rudy gay
spencer hawes
louis williams

Yeah then I'd drop Marion for Favors, you could use the extra size...

[jimmyb6281]

What would you think of a trade Al hortford for Pau Gasol

[AFiers]

No reason. Pau is a little higher rated and going to get you more points, but everything else is pretty much identical. No real upside to either side of that trade

[MooseLaddin]

What would you think of a trade Al hortford for Pau Gasol

Much rather have Gasol, this is close to trade rape IMO.

[AFiers]

Much rather have Gasol, this is close to trade rape IMO.

Horford is better than you think. Despite his slow start, he's a fully rounded center, in his career - 53% FG% 76% FT, 13ppg, 9.5 rpg, 2.4 apg, 0.8 steal and 1.1 block. He doesn't hurt you in any categories and he's still only 25 years old, so he hasn't even hit his NBA prime yet, on the other hand if the Lakers land Dwight Howard you're guaranteeing major loss of points and rebounds for Gasol. When Dwight goes 28/20 like he did tonight, there's not a lot left for another big man..

[SLapCHop]

here is my team

10team H2H 9categ

badly in need of 3's now that manu is out, should i add richard jefferson or are there better options (rj gets no other stats) also what player is a good replacement for chuck hayes or should i keep him?

here is the list of FA's

[AFiers]

Dude I'd honestly pick Nicolas Batum...such a high ceiling, but also strongly consider Channing Frye. He's not posting great numbers so far, but he puts up sneaky good numbers last year 43% from the field, 2.2 3s, 12.7ppg, 6.7 rpg, .6 spg, and a block....

[SLapCHop]

Dude I'd honestly pick Nicolas Batum...such a high ceiling, but also strongly consider Channing Frye. He's not posting great numbers so far, but he puts up sneaky good numbers last year 43% from the field, 2.2 3s, 12.7ppg, 6.7 rpg, .6 spg, and a block....

hah funny thing is i dropped batum for delfino.. mite re-add him though hes solid but i feel like he doesnt get enough minutes and i see rj getting alot due to manu out.