General Discussion

[The Dude]

Discuss Fantasy Basketball in a non-league specific place.

Ask the self-proclaimed Fantasy Gurus for advice on trades, rosters, etc...

[jcmanuel]

what does the guru think of arenas coming back from the knee?

[jcmanuel]

And the Mo Williams trade?

[minsolo25]

lakers homer<<< does kobe go number one? or should i take paul if picking first. only 3 months till the season starts.

[Pollo]

I'm guessing Paul is #1 going into the year with how unbelievable he covers the stat sheet other than hurting in turnovers (but what player doesn't do that) and 3s.

right now, I'd say Kobe is a solid #3 overall pick for fantasy this year. Amare is probably going #2 seeing Shaq's presence has been greatly beneficial in nearly every offensive stat plus he'll get that PF/C eligibility, which is great. LeBron is probably the #4 pick.

[Pollo]

for you NBA fanatics, Yahoo just opened up registration for the Fantasy season. for those in my GMF_H2H league last year, here's the info to sign up:

League #: 5094
Pass: lakers

I'm sure we'll be doing two keepers, so just PM or rep me or post your keepers on here.

Kobe = GOAT is ready to kick some ass.

[ADD]

Kobe and Elton Brand

Oh, and I'll be known as Stolen Blunder

[Pollo]

if you don't remember, I went ahead and added the league history, so you can go back and see your roster from last year.

[ADD]

what does the guru think of arenas coming back from the knee?

He says January at the latest, the team seems to think not at all. I'd avoid him unless you have the luxury of benching him all season with hopes of having him as a keeper for 2009-10.

And the Mo Williams trade?

He still doesn't play d

lakers homer<<< does kobe go number one? or should i take paul if picking first. only 3 months till the season starts.

I already own Kobe

[Pollo]

none of those dudes are in this league.

and for those that didn't make the postseason (ADD, shdaow, Tua, ruff), up for a lottery? Zaph loved him some lottery last season.

[ADD]

They can use the advice for another league

As far as the lottery, I'm down for it.

[Pollo]

right now here is what the top 4 picks should be (going by the playoff finish):


shdaow (50%)
ADD (30%)
ruff (15%)
Tua (5%)

I'll set odds for each person (if it's a go), but it will probably be the odds I have next to your name. you'll know the results of the lottery when we draft (just for the suspense).

ADD, how you have Kobe and in the lottery is a crime.

[ADD]

Because the rest of my team decided to get beat most weeks

[Lone Wolf]

for you NBA fanatics, Yahoo just opened up registration for the Fantasy season. for those in my GMF_H2H league last year, here's the info to sign up:

League #: 5094
Pass: lakers

I'm sure we'll be doing two keepers, so just PM or rep me or post your keepers on here.

Kobe = GOAT is ready to kick some ass.

I'm back to defend the crown and will be keeping Bosh and Jefferson again

[Celtickliq]

I am setting up my rankings and Yahoo has Danny Granger ranked 11? How does that work out?

[Pollo]

I am setting up my rankings and Yahoo has Danny Granger ranked 11? How does that work out?

I say the main reason is because he is now the 'guy' on the team after Indiana dealt O'Neal to Toronto in the summer. is he worthy of that high ranking? I don't think so, but Butler is also regarded pretty high this year: which makes sense since Arenas is expected to be out until early 2009.

[ADD]

The new offense is Indy is basically being designed for Granger. Now with T.J. Ford and a bunch of young guys on the club, they see Granger as being the focal point for many years to come. Everything goes through Granger.

[timpiano1]

what is Indy going to do w/ Tinsley?

[Pollo]

what is Indy going to do w/ Tinsley?

find anyway to get rid of him ASAP now that they have Ford? problem is, who the hell wants that crazy contract Tinsley has?

[Celtickliq]

Got the number 1 pick in my keeper money league this year. Just started up. Wanted to go with Paul until I read up on ESPN Fantasy projected rankings. Stupid ESPN has Paul's numbers falling in every category. Now I am wondering if I should go with Lebron.

Thoughts?

[Pollo]

Got the number 1 pick in my keeper money league this year. Just started up. Wanted to go with Paul until I read up on ESPN Fantasy projected rankings. Stupid ESPN has Paul's numbers falling in every category. Now I am wondering if I should go with Lebron.

Thoughts?

if you already had your draft, then this obviously won't help now, but I think the consensus #1 player this year is Paul. he practically helps you in all categories (obviously in ASTs, but he's great for FG%) minus REBs and BLKs. it depends on your league settings, but one thing I will tell you is there are two keys to every good fantasy team: a good PG and PF.

[Celtickliq]

if you already had your draft, then this obviously won't help now, but I think the consensus #1 player this year is Paul. he practically helps you in all categories (obviously in ASTs, but he's great for FG%) minus REBs and BLKs. it depends on your league settings, but one thing I will tell you is there are two keys to every good fantasy team: a good PG and PF.


PF? How do you figure?

[ADD]

Blocks and rebounds, gets a lot of touches. Look at a guy like Gasol, Carlos Boozer or David West (all also have a good PG)

[Pollo]

PF? How do you figure?

PTS, REBS, BLKS, FG%. most PFs (especially the elite ones) provide excellent stats in those categories. you can also make the claim they turnover the ball much less than guards do. the downfall they bring is FT% (most of them do), but if you find one that doesn't (Amare, David West come to mind), snatch them up.

obviously every fantasy team needs balance, and I'm telling you for playing this game awhile, you can never go wrong with a good PG and PF in the opening rounds of a draft. by the mid rounds, I assure you there will be a lack of good PGs/PFs.

[Lone Wolf]

Are we going to fill these leagues?

[Pollo]

Are we going to fill these leagues?

right now, the Hardcore league is in need of 3 (unless Carl and Pats sign up ... so 1 if those 2 come back) and for the GMF_H2H league possibly 4 (unless Pats and Tua sign up ... so we would need 2 more people). I sent invites to people who have yet to sign up, but I'll do so again.

we can always go 8-team leagues, but I'd rather keep it 10-team leagues. anyone who isn't in neither one of these leagues interested in a spot for one or possibly both leagues?

[Lone Wolf]

I really don't want to do an 8 team league and rather disband than run one

[Jericho]

I'll join if you need

[Pollo]

I'll keep you in mind dude, but luckily, both the hardcore and GMF_H2H leagues have at least 8 people (the GMF_H2H one has 9 people, awaiting word from one person). I have yet to hear from two people for the hardcore league, but if either declines, I'll give you a heads up.

[freegood]

I'm down as an extra player.

[Celtickliq]

Got the number 1 pick in my keeper money league this year. Just started up. Wanted to go with Paul until I read up on ESPN Fantasy projected rankings. Stupid ESPN has Paul's numbers falling in every category. Now I am wondering if I should go with Lebron.

Thoughts?


Had my draft last night. I am pretty satisfied. Not in love with Bargnani though. Last pick so willing to chance it.

PG Chris Paul (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/3930)
SG Jason Richardson (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/3515)
SF Kevin Durant (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/4244)
PF Al Jefferson (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/3832)
C Andrew Bynum (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/3936)
Util Steve Nash (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/3103)
Util Tyson Chandler (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/3512)
BN Stephen Jackson (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/3210)
BN Richard Jefferson (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/3523)
BN Rajon Rondo (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/4149)
BN Ben Gordon (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/3820)
BN Andrea Bargnani (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/4129)

[Pollo]

Had my draft last night. I am pretty satisfied. Not in love with Bargnani though. Last pick so willing to chance it.

PG Chris Paul (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/3930)
SG Jason Richardson (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/3515)
SF Kevin Durant (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/4244)
PF Al Jefferson (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/3832)
C Andrew Bynum (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/3936)
Util Steve Nash (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/3103)
Util Tyson Chandler (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/3512)
BN Stephen Jackson (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/3210)
BN Richard Jefferson (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/3523)
BN Rajon Rondo (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/4149)
BN Ben Gordon (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/3820)
BN Andrea Bargnani (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/4129)

not too shabby at all ... I love the PGs (you pretty much have assists all wrapped up) and PFs/Cs (although I think you can use another backup). I'm guessing you're taking a chance on Durant, but at least you got Jefferson would should provide alot of offensive output in Milwaukee. if I were you, I'd look to get another backup bigman and see if there's interest in Rondo and Bargnani. since you're so loaded with ASTs, you can afford to shop Rondo around.

[Jericho]

Yeah, that's a sexy team

[zaphrodesiac]

POLLO WTF

[Lone Wolf]

Has anyone every played CBS Fantasy Basketball? I'm tempted to play in a money league this year. I've play cbs for money leagues in baseball and football, but am not sure if I want to do basketball with their weekly lineups and all.

[Soup Nazi]

Ok I just ran my first draft in about 2 years (I'm more of a Fantasy football guy) so I am a bit rusty, but this is what I got, its a yahoo head-2-head league(I had the #2 pick):

PG: Chris Paul
G: Jose Calderon
SG: Brandon Roy
SF: Carmelo Anthony
PF: Kenyon Martin
F: Al Horford
C: Tyson Chandler
C: Chris Kaman
Util: O.J. Mayo
Util: J.R. Smith
BN: Linas Kleiza
BN: Shaq
BN: Luis Scola

I think my bottom 5 is really weak (but has some upside), but the rest I think is pretty solid.

[Pollo]

Ok I just ran my first draft in about 2 years (I'm more of a Fantasy football guy) so I am a bit rusty, but this is what I got, its a yahoo head-2-head league(I had the #2 pick):

PG: Chris Paul
G: Jose Calderon
SG: Brandon Roy
SF: Carmelo Anthony
PF: Kenyon Martin
F: Al Horford
C: Tyson Chandler
C: Chris Kaman
Util: O.J. Mayo
Util: J.R. Smith
BN: Linas Kleiza
BN: Shaq
BN: Luis Scola

I think my bottom 5 is really weak (but has some upside), but the rest I think is pretty solid.

love the guards since you basically have assists all wrapped up, but I'm worried about your forwards (primarily at PF). Martin just isn't a good fantasy guy to have, so if you can trade for a solid PF like Gasol, Okafor, Josh Smith ... you'll be better off. your team may find it hard to score points since Chandler isn't an offensive machine and Roy off-and-on hurt plus your question marks on the bench.

[Pollo]

for the GMF_H2H league, there's four new people: BSM, NJ, Ricky, GTSCH. since you guys will be taking over rosters from last year and selecting two keepers, well here's your chance to claim those teams (and I've included where those teams will be picking at). for the rest of you, I need to know what two players you want to keep.

Team 1 (Pick #9 overall)
Erick Dampier (Dal - C)
Mike Dunleavy (Ind - SG,SF)
Channing Frye (Por - PF,C)
Kevin Garnett (Bos - SF,PF)
Andre Iguodala (Phi - SG,SF)
Antawn Jamison (Was - SF,PF)
Corey Maggette (GS - SG,SF)
Tracy McGrady (Hou - SG,SF)
Darko Milicic (Mem - PF,C)
Jamario Moon (Tor - SF)
Rajon Rondo (Bos - PG,SG)
Amare Stoudemire (Pho - PF,C)
Al Thornton (LAC - SF,PF)
Earl Watson (OKC - PG)

Team 2 (Pick #8 overall)
Carmelo Anthony (Den - SF)
Mike Bibby (Atl - PG)
Andris Biedrins (GS - C)
Jose Calderon (Tor - PG)
Richard Jefferson (Mil - SF)
Rashard Lewis (Orl - SF,PF)
Kenyon Martin (Den - PF)
Joakim Noah (Chi - PF,C)
Anthony Parker (Tor - SG,SF)
Tony Parker (SA - PG)
Joel Przybilla (Por - C)
Chris Quinn (Mia - PG,SG)
Deron Williams (Uta - PG)
Louis Williams (Phi - PG,SG)

Team 3 (Pick #7 overall)
Josh Childress (Atl - SG,SF)
Tim Duncan (SA - PF,C)
Josh Howard (Dal - SG,SF)
Stephen Jackson (GS - SG,SF)
Shawn Marion (Mia - SF,PF)
Mike Miller (Min - SG,SF)
Paul Millsap (Uta - SF,PF,C)
Yao Ming (Hou - C)
Troy Murphy (Ind - PF,C)
Jason Richardson (Cha - SG,SF)
Jason Terry (Dal - PG,SG)
Luke Walton (LAL - SF)
Martell Webster (Por - SG,SF)
Chris Wilcox (OKC - PF,C)

Team 4 (Pick #5 overall)
Andray Blatche (Was - SF,PF,C)
Nick Collison (OKC - PF,C)
Baron Davis (LAC - PG)
Manu Ginobili (SA - SG)
Danny Granger (Ind - SG,SF,PF)
Brendan Haywood (Was - C)
Dirk Nowitzki (Dal - PF)
Paul Pierce (Bos - SG,SF)
Brandon Roy (Por - PG,SG)
John Salmons (Sac - SG,SF)
Josh Smith (Atl - SG,SF,PF)
DeShawn Stevenson (Was - SG)
Peja Stojakovic (NO - SG,SF)
Hedo Turkoglu (Orl - SG,SF)

[nuclearjew]

I'll take team #4 and keep Davis and Nowitzki.

[Penguin Rick]

I'll take team #2 and keep Carmelo and Deron Williams.

[JT]

Has anyone every played CBS Fantasy Basketball? I'm tempted to play in a money league this year. I've play cbs for money leagues in baseball and football, but am not sure if I want to do basketball with their weekly lineups and all.

CBS does a pretty good job with any sport. I was in a money hoop league for 5 years on there. It's nice.

[ruffdog]

pollo

can you list the players I had last year

[ADD]

pollo

can you list the players I had last year

If you go to the Yahoo page, it's in the "History" section

[ruffdog]

fine...

[ruffdog]

ok I'll keep Steve Nash and Pau Gasol

[BSM]

I'll take Team 1 - Keepin Amare and KG

[Satan]

From the remaining team my keepers are Marion and Duncan

[Pollo]

all I'm waiting on is Tua's keepers, but while I wait for his decision, here's the draft order (with keeper picks):


Shdaow (LeBron, Boozer)
ADD (Kobe, Brand)
Ruffy (Nash, Gasol)
Tua
NJ (Baron Davis, Dirk)
Pollo (Wade, Howard)
GTSCH (Marion, Duncan)
Ricky (Deron Williams, Anthony)
BSM (Amare, KG)
Wolf (Al Jefferson, Bosh)

if anyone changes their mind on keeper picks, let me know or mention it here.

[Lone Wolf]

My third annual all white boy team

1.(10)Steve Nash (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/3103)
2.(15)Pau Gasol (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/3513)
3.(34)Hedo Turkoglu (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/3415)
4.(39)Mike Dunleavy (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/3601)
5.(58)David Lee (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/3956)
6.(63)Mike Miller (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/3404)
7.(82)Manu Ginobili (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/3380)
8.(87)Zydrunas Ilgauskas (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/3121)
9.(106)Linas Kleiza (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/3953)
10.(111)Luis Scola (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/3653)
11.(130)Kyle Korver (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/3754)
12.(135)Andrea Bargnani (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/4129)
13.(154)Spencer Hawes (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/4288)

[Satan]

No AK47?

[Jericho]

Seriously.

[Lone Wolf]

I probably reached on Turkglo, no Okur or Kaman will probably cost me more though

[ADD]

You need all white American players. Using the Euros and Nash is cheating.

[Jericho]

You need all white American players. Using the Euros and Nash is cheating.
He would lose much more miserably than he will. Give him a break

[Satan]

Someone needs to make the all asian team

[ADD]

He would lose much more miserably than he will. Give him a break

No. He wants to be funny with an all white-guy team, let it be actual "white" guys.

Someone needs to make the all asian team

Yao
Yi
Sun

and that's all. It might be the actual all white-guy team though

[Satan]

Now, all black team!

[Lone Wolf]

You need all white American players. Using the Euros and Nash is cheating.

I want to make it competitive. I can't justify running a team with Mike Miller, Chris Kaman and a bunch of trash. Last time I checked Euros were white so they get in.

The Steve Nash arguement is weak, since when did America become whiter than Canada.

I never mentioned it being a National team of any kind, so piss up a rope

[NOTKyle]

Draft time in an hour.

GIVE ME A STRATEGY

[Satan]

draft black guys. I hear they're good at basketball.

[Jericho]

That's pretty solid

[NOTKyle]

But I don't want to pay them anything.

Will that be a problem for them?

[nuclearjew]

all I'm waiting on is Tua's keepers, but while I wait for his decision, here's the draft order (with keeper picks):


Shdaow (LeBron, Boozer)
ADD (Kobe, Brand)
Ruffy (Nash, Gasol)
Tua
NJ (Baron Davis, Dirk)
Pollo (Wade, Howard)
GTSCH (Marion, Duncan)
Ricky (Deron Williams, Anthony)
BSM (Amare, KG)
Wolf (Al Jefferson, Bosh)

if anyone changes their mind on keeper picks, let me know or mention it here.
Has Tua named his keepers yet?

[Lone Wolf]

I'm still a little sore about this two drafts in a row in the middle of the fucking night business

[nuclearjew]

Has Tua named his keepers yet?

[JT]

I haven't been in a hoop league in about 4 years. Should be interesting.

[hooshies]

So does anyone else think being in 4 leagues is a bit excessive? It happens every year too: I promise myself to just join 1 league, and then friends come out of the woodworks to ask me to join their league. Before I know it, I have 4 drafts to do.

Also, I drafted Durant really high in my roto leagues, mainly because I think his numbers will be insane this year. He gets an inordinate amount of blocks for his position too, and I'm hoping that increases this year. Let just hope he can increase his FG% a bit

[Lone Wolf]

I took Durant as a 4th rounder, he has no where to go but up.

BTW Yahoo's rankings stink

[ADD]

Yahoo rankings are god awful. If you can, pick up the latest ESPN Magazine (it might be online) with Paul and Deron Williams on the cover. It's much better.

[hooshies]

ya, i generally don't like yahoo rankings. the online espn rankings are terrible too.

haven't looked at the espn magazine rankings though, they may be better.

[Lone Wolf]

WE ARE A TEAM SHORT IN THE HEAD 2 HEAD LEAGUE ... WHO BAILED?

[ADD]

Whoever they are, they suck cock

[BSM]

WTF - there's 9 teams and it went back to random draft order.

[ADD]

Someone...

FIX IT!

http://l.yimg.com/img.tv.yahoo.com/tv/us/img/site/16/36/0000001636_20060919150532.jpg

[NOTKyle]

I took Durant as a 4th rounder, he has no where to go but up.

BTW Yahoo's rankings stink

Dwight Howard is the 39th pick on Yahoo.

Sooo....

yeah.

[Ch_ris]

if you guys need one more i'd step in...unless its the keeper league from last year.

[Pollo]

WTF - there's 9 teams and it went back to random draft order.

fucking A ... Tua's keepers are Paul and Durant from what he told me via PM before I was gone a week (just didn't update the keepers list).

and now I have to reset the keepers per team, too ... ugh.

[Pollo]

Jericho will be taking the last spot for NJ leaving ... so that should hopefully fix any problems for now.

check the league draft results to see if your keeper selections/draft order (http://basketball.fantasysports.yahoo.com/nba/5094/draftresults) is right, although I'm pretty sure it is.

[ADD]

Looks good. Nice work, son

[Lone Wolf]

Who is NJ and why is he a fag?

[Jericho]

Pollo always comes running back to big Jer

[Pollo]

so I had a winners league draft earlier today, and here's my team (got the #3 pick):

PG - Calderon
SG - Dunleavy
G - Mike Miller
SF - Josh Smith
PF - Amare
F - Anthony Parker
C - Oden, Dalembert
Util - Hinrich, Alston
BN - Shaq, Blatche, Wilson Chandler


I'm guessing my holes are at steals and points scored, and maybe 3s since some douche took 3-point players at least two rounds earlier than I thought.

thoughts on improving the squad?

[ADD]

Dunleavy's a SG?

[Pollo]

he has both SG/SF eligibility.

[NOTKyle]

Yahoo doesn't have free stat-tracker for the first week?

What a poop pillow.

[ninja33]

my teams stats are showing up...

liking the tyrus thomas pick so far, although anyone can do that to the bucks...

[Jericho]

I'm getting no stats, either....although the way Ray Allen is playing right now, I'm better off

[NOTKyle]

Yeah they are now. They didn't for the first half hour or so though.

Having two fantasy basketball teams is rough, I've already forgotten a dozen times who i should be rooting for.

[Pollo]

Yahoo doesn't have free stat-tracker for the first week?

What a poop pillow.

I'm sure it will be free for this week, and then they'll offer some special offer to get StatTracker for free if you sign up for something (much like they did for Fantasy Football).

[Crypter]

What do you guys of My Team? It's an 11-Team Roto League... 8 Cat

http://i36.tinypic.com/20fbvy9.jpg

[NOTKyle]

I like it alot, but plan on losing assists almost every week.

[Crypter]

I like it alot, but plan on losing assists almost every week.

yea that was a big problem as the draft went on I kept losing my chances to grab a good PG... But I hope to get decent assist totals from DWade, T.J Ford, Devin Harris, and Brandon Roy...

Otherwise I will have to keep a close eye on the waiver wire and see if anyone steps up this year...

[NOTKyle]

You could afford to package either Bosh or Jefferson with Artest to pick up a good PG and a mid level big man.

[Crypter]

You could afford to package either Bosh or Jefferson with Artest to pick up a good PG and a mid level big man.


yea, I think I will give it a few weeks before I consider a blockbuster trade like that.

[Omar from Wild and Crazy Kids]

I just have a question about Arenas. Is he healthy?

[Pollo]

I just have a question about Arenas. Is he healthy?

uh, no dude. you won't see him until January at the earliest.

and what's up with Mike Dunleavy since he didn't play tonight?

[Jericho]

I was watching NBA TV earlier and saw he was sitting out tonight's game but didn't see why....but it didn't say he was out for awhile or anything

[ADD]

and what's up with Mike Dunleavy since he didn't play tonight?

He has right knee tendonitis. He's going to miss the first 2 weeks.

[Jericho]

Oh, well shit

[Pollo]

He has right knee tendonitis. He's going to miss the first 2 weeks.

you've got to be shitting me? why wasn't this noted by Rotoworld by now? I knew he was hurting (and it was speculated he'd only miss the opener), but not for 2 weeks. in my winners league which I have him (plus Oden), I still managed to score 120 pts tonight ... so I think I can handle 2-4 weeks minus Dunleavy and Oden.

[ADD]

The Pacers were without Mike Dunleavy (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/profile?playerId=1708), who is out with tendinitis in his right knee. He went through some pregame warmups and might be ready to play in a couple weeks.

http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=281029008

I trust the Worldwide leader in sports over Rotoworld

[Jericho]

Yo, shdaow! Quit ducking me. What do you want for Boozer

[Crypter]

Damn..... this forum is dead... Quick question for all you FB Players out there..

I am not sure who to sit and who to start for tonight... take a look at my roster and tell me what you guys think I should do for tonight (and going forward) since I got everyone active.

http://i34.tinypic.com/1zmcgzo.jpg

[nuclearjew]

you've got to be shitting me? why wasn't this noted by Rotoworld by now? I knew he was hurting (and it was speculated he'd only miss the opener), but not for 2 weeks. in my winners league which I have him (plus Oden), I still managed to score 120 pts tonight ... so I think I can handle 2-4 weeks minus Dunleavy and Oden.
Mike Dunleavy-G/F - Pacers Oct. 22 - 4:03 am et

Mike Dunleavy (knee) isn't expected back until at least the start of the regular season on Oct. 29.
We are starting to get very concerned about his gimpy knee. The injury appears to be more serious than initially reported and he sounds extremely questionable for opening night, and possibly beyond. He should have a strong season if healthy, but at this point, you're probably better off letting someone else draft him.

[Pollo]

Damn..... this forum is dead... Quick question for all you FB Players out there..

I am not sure who to sit and who to start for tonight... take a look at my roster and tell me what you guys think I should do for tonight (and going forward) since I got everyone active.

http://i34.tinypic.com/1zmcgzo.jpg

well it all depends. is your league a h2h league? if it is, what categories are you currently losing in? if you're losing in some categories which some of your bench guys can help close the gap, play those guys. if it's not a h2h league, I might consider moving Thornton into the starting lineup since Baron will be out tonight -- so he'll help with the offensive load tonight although the Clips have a tough matchup vs. Utah.

[Jericho]

Fuck....how long is Diddy gonna be out?

[Crypter]

well it all depends. is your league a h2h league? if it is, what categories are you currently losing in? if you're losing in some categories which some of your bench guys can help close the gap, play those guys. if it's not a h2h league, I might consider moving Thornton into the starting lineup since Baron will be out tonight -- so he'll help with the offensive load tonight although the Clips have a tough matchup vs. Utah.


Thanks for the comments. My league is a Roto (8 CAT) league so I am considering moving Thornton into the starting lineup in place of Chalmers. But I still think Chalmers will be one of the top rookies this year and I really like him, especially since I am a Miami Homer. :)

[Pollo]

Fuck....how long is Diddy gonna be out?

it's speculated a few games:

Baron Davis left Friday's game in the second quarter after taking a hard fall on his backside and did not return.

It's being called a hip injury and Baron is considered doubtful for Saturday's game. We should have more information over the weekend, but he could miss a few games, which is not a good sign for a healthy and productive season. It's also possible that he has a bruised tailbone in addition to the hip problem. Jason Hart will likely start for the Clippers on Saturday, but he's not a great fantasy option. Nov. 1 - 1:58 am et

and Cryp, I'd make that switch -- although I think Chalmers should look decent tonight vs. the Bobcats, so he should provide some nice assist & point numbers.

[ADD]

Kirk Hinrich to miss 12 weeks thanks to grabby Amare Stoudemire

Chicago Bulls guard Kirk Hinrich was examined earlier today by Dr. John Fernandez, and Bulls team physician, Dr. Brian Cole, both of Rush University Medical Center. The results of that exam confirmed the earlier MRI which showed a torn ulnar collateral ligament of his right thumb.
The injury will require surgery, which will be performed on Tuesday, Nov. 11 at Rush. Hinrich may be out as long as 12 weeks following his surgery. The injury occurred in the third quarter of last evening’s Bulls win over Phoenix. On the year, Hinrich has appeared in six games and averaged 8.3 ppg, 4.0 apg, 1.8 rpg and 1.33 spg in 24.5 mpg.

[Pollo]

yeah, this was devastating news for my winners league team: so now I have Josh Smith, Oden, Hinrich, and Dunleavy on the bench.

yet with those guys out, somehow I'm still hanging in there in my matchups ... FOR NOW.

[ADD]

Well, I'm fucked again. First Oden, and now Tony Longoria is out a month

Spurs point guard Tony Parker will miss four weeks of action with a sprained left ankle. Parker was driving for a layup against the Heat on Friday night, and suffered a grade 2 sprain.
Parker, 26, was using crutches and wearing a protective boot while watching Sunday's practice.
San Antonio is off to their worst start in twelve years.

[Lone Wolf]

You guys do realize that I am leading both GMF leagues again already.
D-Y-N-A-S-T-Y

[Jericho]

I'm only a game behind you, chumpo

[ADD]

Keith Bogans out 4-6 weeks if anyone has him

Keith Bogans of the Orlando Magic will miss approximately four-to-six weeks of action due to a fractured left thumb, General Manager Otis Smith announced in a statement on Monday.

Bogans suffered the injury during the Magic’s game against Houston on Saturday, November 22. Bogans has played in all 13 games (one start) this season for Orlando, averaging 6.4 ppg. and 3.5 rpg. in 24.4 minpg. He is shooting .362 (17-of-47) from three-point range and has scored in double figures three times.

Bogans is currently 179th in RealGM's season FIC and has a per 40 FIC of 8.1 (league median is about 10.0).

[ADD]

Pietrus out 3-5 weeks

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Orlando Magic (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/clubhouse?team=orl) guard Mickael Pietrus (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/profile?playerId=2173) will be out three to five weeks because of a torn ligament in his right thumb. Pietrus averages nearly 13 points a game and is one of the Magic's main 3-point shooters. He hurt his thumb against Philadelphia last week. Pietrus played with the injury against the Wizards on Thursday but an MRI exam revealed the damage Friday. The injury leaves an already thin Magic backcourt even more depleted. The Magic are already missing backup guard Keith Bogans (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/profile?playerId=1995) because of a broken thumb, and starting point guard Jameer Nelson (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/profile?playerId=2439) is nursing a pulled groin.

[Crypter]

Can I just say my team is kicking some MAJOR ARSE in my league... I am #1 by a BIIIG Margin... :)

This is my current TEAM... (10 team league, all managers active)

PG Devin Harris, NJ
SG Dwyane Wade, Mia
SF Rudy Gay, Mem
PF Chris Bosh, Tor
C Al Jefferson, Min
G Brandon Roy, Por
F Nene, Den
UTIL Jason Terry, Dal
UTIL Emeka Okafor, Cha
UTIL Spencer Hawes, Sac

BENCH
Bench Ron Artest, Hou SF
Bench T.J. Ford, Ind PG
Bench Kevin Martin, Sac SG


The only stat I need help with is 3's but I am not even doing that poorly with 3's now cause Wade has started to shoot some 3's. Now I just need Kevin Martin to get healthy

[ADD]

Corey Brewer done for the year with a torn ACL.

Tracy McGrady to miss 3 weeks rehabbing his knee.

[Jericho]

Fuck, sole position of first place. I lose my internet for a week and Tua beats me 8-0. What the fuck?

[ADD]

Carmelo Anthony is going to miss at least 3 weeks with a fractured hand

[Pollo]

Fuck, sole position of first place. I lose my internet for a week and Tua beats me 8-0. What the fuck?

and with that yours truly is back in first place!

[Jericho]

I'll be back, son. You'll see

[Menace2Sobriety]

If anyone wants to man up, I'll be waiting in the Finals.

[Pollo]

If anyone wants to man up, I'll be waiting in the Finals.

it seems I'm right up to par with your teams in both leagues ... although do us a favor and drop some games in the Hardcore league so I can slowly chip away at your 12-game cushion!

[Menace2Sobriety]

Al Jefferson and Jason Terry can go to hell.

[ADD]

So can Elton Brand, Gilbert Arenas and Ron Artest & Shaq for not playing every night.

[Menace2Sobriety]

You drafted guys with histories, you can take responsibility.

[Pollo]

Tua already clinching a playoff spot in the hardcore league with still 5 weeks to go ... crazy.

I'll never eat into that 12-game cushion you have.

[zaphrodesiac]

Having some success this year!
http://i40.tinypic.com/2nv8b9y.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/2epoviu.jpg

[Lone Wolf]

So, in GMF Head to Head I have a chance to win back to back titles and in GMF Hardcore I have a shot at a Threepeat for a possible 5 of the last 6 titles ... you guys all suck my nut sack you know that

[Archangel]

You probably study fantasy stats while other GMFers are busy following their teams in the Playoffs.




Zing.

[Lone Wolf]

You probably study fantasy stats while other GMFers are busy following their teams in the Playoffs.




Zing.


Holy crap that was low ...

[ADD]

So, in GMF Head to Head I have a chance to win back to back titles and in GMF Hardcore I have a shot at a Threepeat for a possible 5 of the last 6 titles ... you guys all suck my nut sack you know that

Looks like you're about to suck on mine

[ADD]

What's my prize?

[Menace2Sobriety]

You get to touch my hardcore league trophy

[ADD]

Never

[Lone Wolf]

I can't believe you two turds took my trophies

[ADD]

Try not sucking at life

[Lone Wolf]

fluke

[ADD]

Kinda like the Knicks making the playoffs. Oh, wait.