Comments on: Daily Fantasy Diagnosis: 11.12

By: The Fantasy Doctor

The Fantasy Doctor — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:12:51 +0000

@seeward: Definitely a solid small-ball team there. I think you’ll be fine once Salmons, Smith and Wallace find their grooves. Also, Harris’ return will do a lot for your team, as he’s a much better fantasy player than Rafer Alston. I think patience will do you good, but if you just can’t wait, target players like Andrea Bargnani, Danilo Gallinari and Troy Murphy.

By: The Fantasy Doctor

The Fantasy Doctor — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:04:58 +0000

@Boss: If you need boards and blocks, then Brand might be OK to stash, but things don’t look good at all for him. At this point, there’s no reason to think he’ll be better than the three players you’d consider dropping for him.

Miller is slated to return and it’ll be interesting to see how he and Jamison mesh and affect each other’s value. He’ll have his minutes with Foye out for a bit, but his production hasn’t been impressive so far, so he could be the guy to drop if you want Brand.

Hill is likely to decline a bit too, while Dampier will maintain strong, sometimes inconsistent center-position value.

By: seeward

seeward — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:52:40 +0000

Hey there! THis is my first year playing fantasy bball and I read an article recently about “small ball strategy” so i decided to try it in yahoo and this is the team i have now. it is a 12 team league and so far i am in the top 4 teams for total stats in assists, steals, free throws, and 3ptm. but the article i read said i should be winning points too but i score the second to least points in the league. should i panic about my team now? what should i do?!!!?

Chris Paul
John Salmons
Rafer Alston
Gerald Wallace
Channing Frye
Boris Diaw
Mehmet Okur
Al Harrington
Baron Davis
Jamal Crawford
Courtney Lee
J.R. Smith
Devin Harris

By: advocate

advocate — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:14:12 +0000

thanks doc. appreciate it kid. talk to ya soon.

By: The Fantasy Doctor

The Fantasy Doctor — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:12:40 +0000

@advocate: With Bell hurt, Augustin could be worth a pick up but he’s not going to be consistent unless he gets 20+ minutes.

I’d drop Afflalo or Bynum, since they’ll both be affected by the return of other players. Williams will have value so long as the Celtics blow out opponents.

Davis won’t have a smooth comeback, since Rasheed Wallace and Williams are plugging up the frontcourt quite well off the bench. Depending on how patient you are, he’s definitely droppable.

By: Boss

Boss — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:02:29 +0000

Hi Doc,

Brand just got dropped in my 10 team keepers league… Worth dropping Mike Miller/Grant Hill or Dampier for to stash him?

By: advocate

advocate — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:47:18 +0000

doc,

thanks for the help last night. i was wondering though…is glen davis droppable? also, you know what my squad is from last night(it’s pretty weak)….but someone just dropped dj augustin, worth a pick up? drop afflalo, bynum, davis or shelden williams? thanks buddy.

-the advocate

By: The Fantasy Doctor

The Fantasy Doctor — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:13:18 +0000

@nick: Whoever gets CP3 wins, big time.

By: nick

nick — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:56:08 +0000

what are your thoughts on a cp3 and blatche trade for zach randolph and jose calderon.

By: The Fantasy Doctor

The Fantasy Doctor — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:55:51 +0000

@DoubleA: I like Young’s upside better than Brand’s, but he’s probably the one you should drop. Brand still has some marginal trade value. I like Landry the best of those three options.