Comments on: Real or Mirage?

By: Evil E

Evil E — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:45:26 +0000

I'd say that Duhon has been more than just PRETTY good. Moon and Wright will get more playing time eventually, it's just hard to tell when.

By: Evil E

Evil E — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:43:38 +0000

With all of that talent still available, I suggest proposing a bunch of 2-for-1 and 3-for-2 trades to open up roster spots. ALL of those guys you listed can help you out.

By: esquire415

esquire415 — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:35:48 +0000

I have been dropping in one of my 10 team league from #3 to now #6 (autodrafted). I had Dunleavy in the 1st week or so but dropped him for Marquis Daniels. I have been constantly adjusting my roster since by dropping Barbosa for Mason, Chalmers for Sessions, and Villanueva for Wilson Chandler. The injury to Boozer and Redd didn't help. The bad start by Bogut led me to trade him for Hawes right before Bogut got injured.

I also have Garnett, Brand, Jackson and Murphy. But I also have Dalembert and Tyson Chandler who have been aweful for a while now. They helped me in RBS and BLKS but they are killing me in FT% and FG%. I tried to trade them along with Garnett for Kaman and others unsuccesfully. I want to drop them including Mason who will now lose playing time due to the return of Parker and Ginobili. I also need help in 3PT and ASST which Mason had done well for me.

The free agency consists of the following bigs: Bargnani, Haslem, Brook Lopez, Perkins, Millsap
And the following smalls: Blake, Westbrook, Foye, Delonte West, Gomes, Eric Gordon

Fernandez was just waived and will be available Friday pickup. I doubt I can get him for I am 6th in waiver priority. I intend to pick up Bargnani with either Haslem or Millsap. Then maybe Blake or West?

By: esquire415

esquire415 — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:35:32 +0000

By: redm

redm — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 08:27:18 +0000

Hey E,

Well, Marcus Williams turned out to be a bust. But at least Duhon is doing pretty well. You were right with your predictions. What do you think of Jamario Moon and Brandan Wright though? See any of them producing after their recent loss of minutes?

By: Evil E

Evil E — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 01:38:50 +0000

Thanks for the comments guys.

Matt – If you’re looking for advice that has nothing to do with the article, please post in the forums instead. That’s what they’re there for.

Bargnani is playing well right now and is worth a pickup if you need threes. I’m surprised that teams aren’t making him pay on the defensive end, because he should be too slow to guard most small forwards, but the Raptors definitely need his outside shooting. I’ll talk more about him later…

By: Brian D.

Brian D. — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 22:09:52 +0000

Hey E, big gains from Bargnani as of late! Will you be including him in a future Real-Mirage column? I went ahead and picked him up on Friday (so I missed out on his 25 point and 29-10 games, and something tells me Boston will bring him down to size on Sunday). But going forward I still have decent expectations for him, especially if he can hold down the starting 3 spot. But the catch is, I had to drop Tyrus Thomas to get him. Now to many that wouldn’t seem like that big of a sacrifice, but I still have high hopes for Tyrus this season. If he would only get back in the starting five and consistently block 2 to 3 shots and 1 to 2 steals a night, along with 8 + rebounds and a decent shooting % then he could be a great option. But for now, Bargnani made the cut.

By: dmc

dmc — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 18:33:50 +0000

Great article…again. Your draft guide REALLY helped me in my espn leagues. I was way ahead of the curb keep up the good work!

By: matt chiang

matt chiang — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:48:34 +0000

Iâ€™m in need of your sage advice. The league Iâ€™m in keeps score a bit differently than most ESPN Leagues. Here it is;

Blocks (BLK) 1 Steals (STL) 1
Assists (AST) 1 Rebounds (REB) 1
Turnovers (TO) -1 Field Goals Made (FGM) 2
Field Goals Attempted (FGA) -0.5 Free Throws Made (FTM) 1
Free Throws Attempted (FTA) -0.5 Three Pointers Made (3PM) 1
Double Doubles (DD) 1 Triple Doubles (TD) 2

It would seem that having big men with high shooting percentages prevail. Am I wrong?

This is my squad;

Mo Williams
John Salmons
Mike Miller
Udonis Haslem
Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Elton Brand
Kevin Martin
Danny Granger
Rudy Gay
Devin Harris
Troy Murphy

Great site,
Thanks for your help.
-Matt Chiang

I should mention that itâ€™s h2h and all the points just get tallied up to a raw score.

By: David

David — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:08:43 +0000

I wouldnt do that…wilson chandler will still continue to produce…b/w bargani is very inconsistent.!