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12 player league, head to head, 9 categories

Round 1 (#12): Amare Stoudemire
Round 2 (#13): Rajon Rondo
Round 3 (#36): Andre Bogut
Round 4 (#37): Tim Duncan
Round 5 (#60): Kevin Martin
Round 6 (#61): Aaron Brooks
Round 7 (#84): Brendan Haywood
Round 8 (#85): Rashard Lewis
Round 9 (#108): J.R. Smith
Round 10 (#109): Tony Parker
Round 11 (#132): Rodney Stuckey
Round 12 (#133): Jason Thompson
Round 13 (#156): Rip Hamilton

 

My strategy is to own on FT%, 3PM, Steals, Assists, Blocks
I'll probably lose FG%, Rebounds, Points

In an 8 category league (no TO's)...hopefully I can go 5-3 every week. Odd strategy I know, but I think I can beat the teams that got 1-3 picks...I had the 8th pick.

STARTERS
PG Aaron Brooks, Hou PG
SG Stephen Curry, GS PG, SG
SF Danilo Gallinari, NY SF, PF
PF Anthony Randolph, NY PF, C
C Samuel Dalembert*, Sac C O
G Jason Kidd, Dal PG [Breaking News and Video]
F Tyrus Thomas, Cha PF [Recent News]
UTIL D.J. Augustin, Cha PG [Recent News]
UTIL Mo Williams, Cle PG [Recent News]
UTIL Brandon Jennings, Mil PG
BENCH
Bench Jarrett Jack, Tor PG, SG
Bench JaVale McGee, Was C, PF
Bench Brendan Haywood, Dal C [Breaking News]

 

How many teams in the league?

By the way, I think your strategy can work, particularly in larger leagues when it's impossible to be good everywhere. I won a large league a while ago byfocusing on the guard categories (FT%, STL, 3s, and Assists) + blocks with a decent amount of points scored. Basically, I focused on getting good guards and SFs early and picked up a few shot-blocking bigs who don't do much of anything else in the mid to late rounds.

Between FT% and FG%, I find FT% to be more consistent week-to-week while FG% is more flukey so even a relatively bad FG% shooting fantasy team has a decent chance to luck out.

 

I'm in three leagues but here is the one I had last night. $400 pot is on the line in this one. 8 teams, 9 categories, and 15 spots. I drafted a bunch of bigs to work out trades.

I received several trade offers today that I'm mulling it over. I still need a good PG. I'm certain at the moment I'm the strongest in the league in four categories. I still need to pick up another category though. Most folks in my league want Blake Griffin or Love. I have one guy that's offering Wall for Griffin. I'm looking to swing a deal for Rondo for Griffin. I think once I have Rondo, I'm pretty much set for the year.

1. (4) Deron Williams PG
2. (13) Pau Gasol PF,C
3. (20) Brook Lopez C
4. (29) Zach Randolph PF,C
5. (36) Kevin Love PF,C
6. (45) Blake Griffin PF
7. (52) Devin Harris PG
8. (61) Jason Richardson SG,SF
9. (68) Gilbert Arenas PG,SG
10. (77) Luol Deng SF
11. (84) Anthony Randolph PF,C
12. (93) Emeka Okafor C
13. (100) Corey Maggette SF,PF
14. (109) J.J. Hickson PF,C
15. (116) James Harden SG

 

I have a few teams, here's the most recently drafted one in the 18-team clutchfans 2 league:


1. (8) Stephen Curry (GS - PG)
2. (29) Al Horford (Atl - PF,C)
3. (44) Marc Gasol (Mem - C)
4. (65) Baron Davis (LAC - PG)
5. (80) Vince Carter (Orl - SG,SF)
6. (101) Luol Deng (Chi - SF)
7. (116) Mike Conley (Mem - PG)
8. (137) Jeff Teague (Atl - PG,SG)
9. (152) Marvin Williams (Atl - SF,PF)
10. (173) DeJuan Blair (SA - PF,C)
11. (188) Udonis Haslem (Mia - PF,C) (Trade Pending for Mike Dunleavy Jr)
12. (209) Toney Douglas (NY - PG,SG)
13. (224) Anthony Parker (Cle - SG)
14. (245) Daniel Gibson (Cle - PG,SG)
15. (260) Will Bynum (Det - PG) (Dropped for Shelden Williams).

 

same league as the one CH mentioned above:

in pick order:

lebron
zach randolph
john wall
hedo turkoglu
lamar odom
anderson varejao
leandro barbosa
rodrigues beaubous
brad miller
greg monroe
goran dragic
nenad krstic
donte green
ryan gomes
wes mathews


in another 12 team league

lebron
bosh
joe johnson
devin harris
andray blatche
blake griffin
jrue holiday
lamar odom
anthony morrow
jj hickson
leandro barbosa
brad miller
ronny turiaf (since dropped for Jeff Teague)


I have a 10 team league drafting tonight that I think i may end up having to autodraft...eek that is going to suck

 

If you draft well, it is possible to be good in every category. I am always in a 12 team league and last season, I went 8-1 almost every week. The only category I never won was turnovers. I think the team I posted above has a good shot at winning the rest of the 8 categories every week. Imo, its about drafting specialty players. I had the league leader in 3 pointers, rebounds, blocks, and steals on my team last year and it payed off big time.

 

You can do it in 12-team leagues, but large leagues are a different animal. I am referring more to 20-team-type leagues, where you 5th best guy, at least as of draft day, is drafted with the 80th-100th pick. It's harder to cover all bases.

 

1. (4) Chris Paul PG
2. (21) Chris Bosh PF,C
3. (28) Andre Iguodala SG,SF
4. (45) Paul Pierce SG,SF
5. (52) Jason Richardson SG,SF
6. (69) Baron Davis PG
7. (76) Jeff Green SF,PF
8. (93) Eric Gordon SG
9. (100) Tony Parker PG
10. (117) Andris Biedrins C
11. (124) Terrence Williams SG,SF
12. (141) Tiago Splitter SF,PF,C
13. (148) Josh Childress SG,SF

Traded Bosh and T-Will for Chris Kaman and Al Jefferson in a 12 team league.

 

Thats a GREAT trade

 

That's why they call me THEGREAT.

 

dont like to brag, but...

 

^^^^
That would be a great team in the NBA, fantasy wise it has plenty of flaws. Your team will get very few assists and will even struggle in both blocks and rebounding with your lack of big men.

 

Just to piggyback on what he said, depending on what type of league your end, you have some flaws.

I'm guessing you're looking to win in points, three's, Ft%, steals, and FG%. I think you have a chance but FG% isn't a lock by any means.

 

I really like my ESPN league's team:

Tyreke Evans
Jamal Crawford
Carmelo Anthony
Kevin Love
Dwight Howard
Russell Westbrook
DeMarcus Cousins
John Wall
Jrue Holiday
J.J. Hickson
Rodrigue Beaubois
DeJuan Blair
Lou Williams

Can you notice a theme with (almost) all the players I chose? Young with potential, potential, potential.

Note: 10-team league.

 

Not bad at all. The only player I worry about is Westbrook...

Is that the order you selected them from?

 

what you playing in a 4 team league?

 

Nope. The order was:

5 Dwight Howard
16 Carmelo Anthony
25 Tyreke Evans
36 Russell Westbrook
45 John Wall
56 Kevin Love
65 Jrue Holiday
76 DeMarcus Cousins
85 Jamal Crawford
96 J.J. Hickson
105 Rodrigue Beaubois
116 DeJuan Blair
125 Lou Williams

The hardest picks for me were Beaubois (because he's injured), Crawford (because I think he's overrated), and Williams (Holiday may steal his stats). I disagree about Westbrook -- he was a monster for my fantasy team last year, and I think he'll be even better this year.

 

I know, right? How do you get Bryant, Anthony, Curry and Lopez? They're all 1st or 2nd rounders in typically sized leagues.