D-M.com Fantasy Basketball League - Season 2... the U2 micro-domination??

[EricaLubarsky]

where are you guys seeing this?

[EricaLubarsky]

Holy crap my team sucks. Thats what I get from being in a different time zone.

S. Francis/ Jamaal Tinsley/A. Miller
P. Pierce/ J. Crawford
T. Prince/ E. Williams
N. Hilario/B. Cardinal
C. Mihm/C. Booth

[sike]

you can always trade EL....

[EricaLubarsky]

J. Foster, V. Radmanovic and Andre Miller for Dampier anyone?

[sike]

hahaha...I just might hold on to him for now [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]

[dirno2000]

Hitting the damn snooze button costs me a decent pg...oh well, assists are overrated

[EricaLubarsky]

how do I play a unit out of position? I like Francis/Crawford/Pierce, but Pierce is only listed as an SG and G.

[sike]

well, my team sure aint going to outscore many, but they will out rebound ya.

[sike]

Originally posted by: EricaLubarsky
how do I play a unit out of position? I like Francis/Crawford/Pierce, but Pierce is only listed as an SG and G.

just put Francis at point, and one at Shooting guard, and the other at G

[EricaLubarsky]

what is "g" and "f" are they backups for both guard and forward positions? If so, why can't I backup Francis with Miller and Pierce with Crawford.

[sike]

"g" and "f" are extra guards and forwards you want to play out of the four, one will either need to be a utility player or a forward of somekind.

[sike]

I have a question for the experienced fantasy player: does a utility player's stats count as much as a normal starter's stats?

[dirk2003]

yeah it does...

I need a decent center and I got these:

PG S. Cassell
SG R. Hamilton
G W. Person
SF D. Marshall
F A. Jefferson
C Ku. Thomas
C A. Mourning
Util D. Wesley
Util B. Wells
BN J. Kidd
BN R. Murray
BN R. Rogers
BN D. West
BN J'Oneal

[sike]

if preseason stats hold up(they often don't) my young guns: Joe Johnson, Steven Jackson, and Zach Randolph will lead the way for my Sikedelics...I'm also counting on vets Damp and Magloire to be near double/double guys, and Starbury to score and dish.

[mavsman55]

PG - Baron Davis / Damon Stoudamire
SG - Hedo Turkoglue / Josh Howard
SF - Peja Stojakovic / Mike Miller / Josh Howard
PF - Rasheed Wallace / Brian Scalabrine
C - Zydrunas Ilgauskas / Rasho Nesterovic / Danny Fortson

Not bad for 2 hours of sleep last night.

[sike]

PG - Marbury/Bobby Jackson/Troy Hudson/ Earl Boykins/Speedy Claxton
SG/SF - Steven Jackson/Joe Johnson/G. Giricek/Jim Jackson/Raja Bell
Power Forward - Zach Randolph/Brian Grant(also a center)
Center - Damp/ J. Magloire/B. Haywood

[twelli]

Wallace and Artest, how about that for a bad-ass combo?


PG K. Hinrich (Chi - PG)
SG V. Carter (Tor - GF)
G K. Kittles (LAC - SG)
SF R. Artest (Ind - SF)
PF B. Wallace (Det - FC,PF)
F S. Abdur-Rahim (Por - F,PF)
C V. Divac (LAL - C)
C --empty-- - - - - - - - - - - - -
Util J. Howard (Hou - F)
Util C. Atkins (LAL - PG)
BN W. Szczerbiak (Min - SF)
BN R. Miller (Ind - SG)
BN R. Butler (Mia - GF,SF)
BN J. Williams (NY - PF)
BN W. McCarty (Bos - F)
BN B. Outlaw (Mem - PF)

[dirno2000]

Ladies and Gentlemen (and Sike)...Tenacious D:

PG: Jeff McInnis, Skip to my Lou
SG: Kobe, Jason Richardson, J.R. Smith, Fred Jones
SF: Carmello, Ricky Davis, Mo Pete,
PF: Carlos Boozer, PJ Brown, Karl Malone
C: Emeka Okafor, Primoz Brezec, Dan Gadzuric

[sike]

between Kobe, Ricky Davis, Carmello, and Boozer you could start a home for troubled spoiled millionaire losers [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]

[SaltwaterChaffy]

Since everyone else is posting their squad, here's mine:

PG - Lebron James/Jameer Nelson/Charlie Ward
SG- Ray Allen/Mickael Pietrus/Jarvis Hayes/Tony Allen
SF - Keith Van Horn/Gerald Wallace/Andre Iguodala
PF - Al Harrington/Antonio Davis
C- Samuel Dalembert/Eddy Curry

[dirno2000]

Originally posted by: sike
between Kobe, Ricky Davis, Carmello, and Boozer you could start a home for troubled spoiled millionaire losers [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]

Yea, Steph Starburry and Zach Randolph are pretty normal down to earth guys. Hope Zach can avoid club shootings and punching teammates this year.

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[FreshJive]

Here's mine. Some obvious scrubs, but I like it.

Jason Williams/ Derek Fisher/ Zoran Planinic
Q Richardson/ Manu Ginobli / Sasha Vujacic
Antawn Jamison/ Caron Butler/ Luke Jackson
Pau Gasol/ Darius Songolia/ Maurice Taylor
Shaq Daddy/ Mehmet Okur/ Jason Collins

How many guys count for points? Is it everyone but the guys listed as bench?

[EricaLubarsky]

My team is not what I wanted. Next time I won't let it auto select.

Stevie Francis/Andre Miller/ Jamaal Tinsley
Jamal Crawford/Paul Pierce/Eric Williams
Paul Pierce/Tayshaun Prince/Eric Williams/Brian Cardinal/Aleksandar Pavlovic
Nene Hilario/ Brian Cardinal/ Jeff Foster/Vladimir Radmanovic/Tony Kukoc/Aleksandar Pavlovic
Chris Mihm/ Calvin Booth/ Jeff Foster

[FreshJive]

I believe Francis was the computer's first selection. UGH There were alot of good players left at the time.

[sike]

Originally posted by: dirno2000

Yea, Steph Starburry and Zach Randolph are pretty normal down to earth guys. Hope Zach can avoid club shootings and punching teammates this year. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]

Zach promised me he would be good this year...I told him to stop going over to Mello's place and smoking that stuff...he said he'd try because Mello was a really bad influence on him. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

[sike]

How many guys count for points? Is it everyone but the guys listed as bench?

all count but the bench.

Rich/Shaq/Pau/Jamison...not a bad foursome, Jive.

[Pongo]

my squad
pg e.snow/van exel/Damon Jones
SG 'Quis/mobley/Hill/Stack/D. Anderson/Piatkowski
F Jefferson/ Theron Smith
PFStoudemire
C Duncan/Foyle/Bradley

I need a another PG. Desperately. Someone interested in any players? Puh-lease!

[Pongo]

Originally posted by: sike

all count but the bench.

Rich/Shaq/Pau/Jamison...not a bad foursome, Jive.

sike, do they all count the same?!

[Nash13]

League 1

Wade/Kidd
Q. Richardson/Joe Johnson
R. Jefferson/Stephen Jackson
Boozer/Dwight Howard/Okafor
Ming/Magloire
Utilities:Kenny Thomas
Utilities: Josh Howard
Bench: Earl Boykins
Bench: Andre Iguodola

League 2

Barry/Armstrong/M. James
Gordon/Houston/Hassell
Garnett/Q. Woods
Webber/Etan Thomas/Cliff Robinson
B. Miller/Camby

[FreshJive]

Originally posted by: sike

all count but the bench.

Rich/Shaq/Pau/Jamison...not a bad foursome, Jive.

Thanks for the info Sike. Yeah I feel I was very fortunate to get Gasol that late into the second round and Jamison and Qrich were guys i was targeting before the draft.

[FreshJive]

Hey Nash 13 I got your trade propostion, but when I went to the screen it says its no longer pending. I just wanted to let you know I am declining it.

[sike]

Originally posted by: Pongo

sike, do they all count the same?!

the scoring is done by category, pongo, and each category is worth one point. So if you out score the team you are heard to head with but his team grabs more rebounds and shoots a better %, he has the atvantage...what is most important is a well rounded team. Being good in just one thing only means you will win the one category...the goal is to win more categories than your opponant. That is how you "win" in this league, by winning categories.

[twelli]

Pongo, all you need to know: Your winning record after the first game will be 0:1 [img]i/expressions/beer.gif[/img]

[Pongo]

well, twelli, i'd be scared of a frountcourt with amare und duncan...
my squad won't have many assists or treys, but watch out for rebounds, scoring and hustling [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]

[sike]

got a very interesting question for the more expierenced players out there...

Is it ever a smart move to trade two very good, near all-star players (who you team needs) for one super star player? I say NO because the two will put up better numbers than the one...But am I right? Let me know what you guys/gals think.

[irontoad]

I have a very stupid question for probably the most basic of fantasy players:

What do the utility spots mean; what is a utility player?

[sike]

its just an extra player from any position you want to play....simple

[Evilmav2]

Originally posted by: sike
got a very interesting question for the more expierenced players out there...

Is it ever a smart move to trade two very good, near all-star players (who you team needs) for one super star player? I say NO because the two will put up better numbers than the one...But am I right? Let me know what you guys/gals think.

I would say not unless that superstar addressed a huge need on your team. For instance, if you had a glut of guards who gave you lots of points, assists, steals, and 3 pointers, but you were being killed on rebounds and shot-blocking, you might consider sending two very good guards to aquire a Ben Wallace or a Jermaine O'Neal, whereas if you were big-man heavy, there might come a time when it would be worthwhile to trade two good big men for a Steve Francis or Gilbert Arenas.

It just depends on what your team situation is...

[sike]

thanks evil [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

[Rockets34Life]

I guess I'll post my squad...

PG - S. Cassell (Min - PG)
SG - K. Bryant (LAL - SG)
G - G. Arenas (Was - PG)
SF - K. Van Horn (Mil - SF)
PF - C. Bosh (Tor - FC,PF)
F - M. Harpring (Uta - GF,SF)
C - C. Robinson (GS - FC)
C - L. Wright (Mem - C)
Util - A. Miller (Den - PG)
Util - C. Billups (Det - PG)
BN - K. Brown (Was - FC,PF)
BN - K. Kittles (LAC - SG)
BN - L. Ridnour (Sea - PG)
BN - A. Daniels (Sea - PG)
BN - E. Thomas (Was - PF)

Open for trades.