Posted by: DaveGawron
on Nov 1, 2010
RotoExperts basically offers the same things we do, and I'll be doing much of the same things I do over there that I did here. The kicker is that I now have a staff of 37 to work with instead of a staff of seven. I have two masters of business operations out there making deals, and I'll be working in tandem with Scott Engel and a couple of other managers to help everything run smoothly.
I'll contribute my "Gawron's Grids" rankings, projections, cheat sheets, and schedule analysis to RotoExperts, and they're chock full of great audio and video broadcasting content, which will expand even more. They also cover other sports like NHL, NASCAR, MMA, golf, and more. I will spend the next several months tidying up the form (aesthetics) and function (organization, layout, navigation) of the RotoExperts website. And finally, I'll get to implement a statistical player database, starting with the 2011 baseball draft kit, which I've wanted to do at RotoCommunity but never had the chance, as I was the CEO, COO, Editor in Chief, and webmaster, and web developer all in one. I'll still do a lot of that at RotoExperts, but I'll have LOTS of help.
I'm excited, and you should be too! So head on over to the new RotoExperts, and enjoy the ride with us!
Sincerely,
Dave Gawron
(full press release below)
Posted by: afeingold
on Oct 30, 2010
Below, we help you set your line-up for (who to start or sit) for the upcoming week by looking at the Top 5 fantasy game schedules. Our Games-per-Week Schedule Grid is especially useful throughout the season, so make sure you download it, print it, and keep it by your side to consult for every decision you make. Personally, I like to take a blue highlighter and "blue out" the column for the current week each Tuesday as to easier see the good and bad stretches on the horizon.
TOP UPCOMING SCHEDULES (ranked worst to best)
Note: We're just putting the obvious, all-league "starts" in brackets now to begin each blurb.
Posted by: afeingold
on Oct 28, 2010
TOP PLAYERS TO PICK UP BASED ON OWNED % 1. Aaron Afflalo (SG Denver-Owned in 10.7% of ESPN leagues): Afflalo finished fourth in league in scoring (20.4) during the preseason. He also finished second in three-pointers (20) and nearly recorded a triple-double in his final preseason game (24-10-9). He is one of the players I have been raving about during the RC fantasy basketball podcasts.
The reason I bring up the preseason is because he continued his hot play in his first regular season game. He recorded 22 points, 3 threes, two steals and shot 73% (8-of-11) from the field and 100% (3-of-3) from the foul line. Afflalo also played in 35 minutes as the starting shooting guard. He will continue to see the majority of playing time with J.R Smith coming off the bench. If the Nuggets decide to trade Carmelo Anthony, the fantasy value of Afflalo should increase even more. Either way he is poised for a breakout year in his fourth season.
2. Marco Belinelli (SG Hornets-Owned in 4.9% of ESPN Leagues): Belinelli had an impressive first start with his new team finishing second in points (18) and making a team high five three throws. He also pulled down six rebounds and made one three in 35 minutes. Marcus Thornton played in only 11 minutes. The Italian born player was a popular sleeper going into the season because of his strong preseason play. If he continues to see the majority of playing time over Thornton then his fantasy value will skyrocket playing with Chris Paul.
Posted by: afeingold
on Oct 24, 2010
Below, we help you set your line-up for (who to start or sit) for the upcoming week by looking at the Top 5 four-game schedules. Our Games-per-Week Schedule Grid is especially useful throughout the season, so make sure you download it, print it, and keep it by your side to consult for every decision you make. Personally, I like to take a blue highlighter and "blue out" the column for the current week each Tuesday as to easier see the good and bad stretches on the horizon.
NOTE: Next week, most NBA teams play two games each, and a few play one. Many playoff teams will rest their regulars, and many fantasy basketball leagues are h2h and don't count the final, shortened league anyway. This will be our final Sit/Start Line-up Planner of the season. Read our offseason news updates starting next week, and definitely download our new cheat sheets in October.
Ask a question about your lineup in our FORUM. Leave a comment about this article down below.
Posted by: DaveGawron
on Oct 24, 2010
We've ranked the top 150 players. Here are our notes on players outside the Top 150 that could help in deep leagues. Do download our cheat sheet files for Top 150 coverage.
Bigs (FGP, RB, BLK)
- Milicic, Darko C MIN - Sneaky blocks and rebounds late.
- McRoberts, Josh PF IND - Starting for now, anyway.
- Williams, Shelden PF DEN - Could excel while Harrington, Andersen, and K-Mart are out.
- Gooden, Drew PF MIL - Starting, but could lose major minutes to Ilyasova.
- Favors, Derrick PF NJ - Must stay out of foul trouble and hope Murphy's back doesn't hold up.
- Okur, Mehmet C/PF UTA - Now behind Jefferson and Millsap, must return to health soon as a scorer off the bench.
- O'Neal, Jermaine C BOS - Just a shot blocking specialist now.
- Chandler, Tyson C DAL - Potential cheap blocks and rebounds behind Haywood when healthy.
- Thompson, Jason C/PF SAC - Crowded front court, but could do okay in deep leagues if given 25 minutes.
- Hansbrough, Tyler PF IND - Could possibly provide 5 rebounds per game on decent 48-80 percentages.
- Monroe, Greg PF DET - Could carve out niche but is raw at this point.
- Mozgov, Timofey C NY - Should get 20 minutes per game, which could help in deep two-center leagues.
- Thabeet, Hasheem C MEM - If nothing else, rookie should provide six rebounds and a blocks backing up Marc Gasol.
- Dampier, Erick C DAL - Won't get many minutes, but should still provide six rebounds and a block with a great 64% FGP (though on only 160 FGM) wherever he signs.
- Krstic, Nenad C/PF OKC - Will share time with Ibaka but give you 9-5-1 PTS-REB-BLK and decent 46-78 percentages.
- Moute, Luc Richard Mbah a SF MIL - Defensive specialist could give you about 6-1-1 REB-STL-BLK late.
Shooters (FTP, 3PM, STL, PTS)- Turner, Evan SG PHI - We don't really know what to expect from the rookie... endgame lottery ticket.
- Matthews, Wesley SF/SG POR - Behind Batum and Roy, but should do well while Batum's hurt.
- Afflalo, Aaron SG DEN - Had a great preseason and is worth a final round lottery ticket but could easily fade when the games count.
- Johnson, Wesley SF MIN - See Turner, Evan (another lottery ticket).
- Childress, Josh SF/SG PHO - Hurt now, but should do well enough when healthy.
- Williams, Reggie F/G GS - Not sure of rotation, but will do well if given minutes.
- Wright, Dorell SF GS - See Williams, Reggie.
- Thornton, Al SF WAS - May have to share with Josh Howard, but JoHo can't stay healthy.
- Jianlian, Yi SF WAS - Or maybe China Boy can put it together this season.
- Delfino, Carlos SF/SG MIL - Could start strong filling in for Maggette.
- Daye, Austin SF/SG DET - Crowded rotation, but could emergeas season wears on.
- Brewer, Corey SF/SG MIN - More of a Bruce Bowen type, but could surprise with across-the-board goodness if he can get minutes.
- Webster, Martell SF/SG MIN - Could also see minutes for the Timberwolves and drain threes.
- Butler, Rasual SF/SG LAC - Good threes last season. Could still provide those.
- Belinelli, Marco SG TOR - Should get off to good start with threes but could fade as Thornton re-emerges.
- Garcia, Francisco SG/SF SAC - In the mix for wing minutes. Nice 1-1 STL-BLK player.
- Casspi, Omri SF SAC - Also in the mix. See who emerges opening night.
- Fernandez, Rudy SG POR - Could provide threes off the bench behind Roy.
- Stojakovic, Peja SF NO - Bench role on the Hornets now, but could still tally threes.
- Azubuike, Kelenna SF GS - We don't know when he'll be back or how he'll fit in, but he's talented.
- Villanueva, Charlie F DET - Lost in a very unsettled rotation.
- DeRozan, DeMar SG TOR - Offers athleticism first and foremost. Should provide solid 85% FTP.
- Parker, Anthony SG CLE - The Cavs starting SG could get you 80 threes and 1.0 steals.
- Mason Jr., Roger SG/PG SA - Who knows what could happen in that fluid Knicks rotation.
- Bell, Raja SG CHA - Should nail down one three per game plus 10-3-2 PTS-REB-AST if he can get minutes.
Passers (AST)- Williams, Lou G PHI - Could conceivably do okay off the bench in sixth man role.
- Lawson, Ty PG DEN - Not enough minutes, but good talent.
- Bynum, Will PG DET - Won't get PT initially but could do well enough in deep leagues if he does.
- Foye, Randy SG/PG WAS - Will benefit from Baron Davis' missed games when they come.
- Fisher, Derek PG LAL - Will get lost in the shuffle on a loaded Lakers team but still provide 86% FTP and 100 threes.
- Blake, Steve PG LAL - Or maybe Blake will offer 100 threes and 4 assists.
- Lowry, Kyle PG HOU - Behind Aaron Brooks, but should still offer 3 assists.
ALSO We currently have Top 150 Cheat Sheet and Games-per-Week Schedule Grid downloads available in our 2010-2011 Fantasy Basketball Draft Kit. And don't forget, we will promptly answer any questions you may have about your team, line-up, waiver wire, and trades in our FORUM. It just takes a minute to REGISTER a username and password for our site (allowing you to download draft kit files and post reviews, comments, blogs, and forum topics).
Posted by: DaveGawron
on Oct 24, 2010
2010-2011 is Year Two of the Yahoo Hoops Challenge (YHC), which is now part of our TRIPLE CROWN umbrella of expert leagues. Here are our team reps for the current season:
- MIA FantasyPros911 (Tony Cincotta)
- DET ESPN.com (Tom Carpenter)
- CAR OpenSPORTS.com (Daniel Dobish)
- PHI HoopsKLYCE.com (David Klyce)
- BOS RotoCommunity.com (Dave Gawron)
- SAC GiveMeTheRock.com (Erik Ong)
- SEA Rotoworld.com (Ryan Knaus)
- MEM MockDraftCentral.com (Geoff Stein)
- NY RotoExperts.com (Tom Lorenzo)
- ORL RotoRob.com (Buck Davidson)
- CHI SportsGrumblings.com (Damian Schaab)
- MIL Rotowire.com (Kyle McKeown)
Player position eligibility is provided by the Yahoo League Commissioner. It's a basic h2h 9-cat league (FG%, FT%, 3s, Rb, Ast, St, Bk, TO, Pts) where teams get a win each week per category won. We used the default Yahoo line-up/roster configuration (2C-F-PF-SF-G-SG-PG-2FLEX) and 3 reserves. Our 6-team playoffs run during Weeks 21-23. We selected NBA cities to represent, most near where we love, otherwise favorite NBA teams. Here's how the draft went down round-by-round, along with a brief analysis of my team.
The league is publicly viewable throughout the season. BOOKMARK IT and follow it, especially noticing our waiver wire transactions.
Posted by: DaveGawron
on Oct 24, 2010
2010-2011 is Year Two of the Auction Hoops Challenge (AHC). Here are our team reps for the current season:
- BOS RotoCommunity.com (Dave Gawron)
- ATL Rotoworld.com (Steve Alexander)
- DC Regular Guy (John Sullivan)
- DET ESPN.com (Tom Carpenter)
- MIL Rotowire.com (Kyle McKeown)
- MEM Fanball.com (Cory Elfrink)
- MIA OpenSports.com (Daniel Dobish)
- NJ Freelance.com (Hector Castro)
- NY FantasyPros911.com (Lenny Melnick)
- PHI HoopsKlyce.com (David Klyce)
Player position eligibility is provided by the ESPN League Commissioner. It's a basic NON-h2h 8-cat league (FG%, FT%, 3s, Rb, Ast, St, Bk, Pts). We used the default ESPN line-up/roster configuration (C-F-PF-SF-G-SG-PG-3FLEX) and 3 reserves. We selected NBA cities to represent, most near where we love, otherwise favorite NBA teams. I have to say that I really liked the ESPN auction room. The only problem was that Klyce couldn't bid at one point near the end of the draft. Other than that, it was top-notch. Here's how the auction went down team-by-team, with a brief analysis of each team included for your benefit.The number on the left is when they were nominated. The right is obviously their winning bid value.
The league is publicly viewable throughout the season. BOOKMARK IT and follow it, especially noticing our Friday FAAB pick-ups.
MY TEAM
Posted by: DaveGawron
on Oct 24, 2010
2010-2011 is Year Seven of the Ultimate Basketball Challenge. Here are our team reps for the current season:
- RotoCommunity.com, Andrew Feingold (NY)
- NFL.com, Brian Flood (WAS)
- Rotoworld.com, Steve Alexander (ATL)
- HoopsKLYCE.com, David Klyce (TOR)
- CBSsports.com, Sergio Gonzalez (MIA)
- RotoCommunity.com, Dave Gawron (BOS)
- Yahoo.com & BuserSports.com, Matt Buser (GS)
- Beckett Sports Media, Tim Trout (DAL)
- ESPN.com, Tom Carpenter (DET)
- MMAdiehards.com, Hector Castro (NJ)
- OPENSports.com, Dan Dobish (CLE)
- KFBA.com, Keith Wayland & Antonio Delgado (PHI)
Player position eligibility provided by the CBS League Commissioner, a GREAT way to manage any league. It's a h2h points league where the scoring system is unique, but fairly similar to the default Yahoo points system (regarding FG%, FT%, 3s, Rb, Ast, St, Bk, TO, Pts) with 12 starters (2C-4F-4G-2FLEX) and 5 reserves. Here's how the draft went down round-by-round, with brief analysis following each round.
The league is publicly viewable throughout the season. BOOKMARK IT and follow it, especially noticing our Friday FAAB pick-ups.
Posted by: DaveGawron
on Oct 24, 2010
30 industry experts participate in CBS' illustriuous 30 Deep fantasy basketball league. Player position eligibility provided by the CBS League Commissioner, a GREAT way to manage any league. It's a h2h 9-cat-roto, win-per-category-per-week league (regarding FG%, FT%, 3s, Rb, Ast, St, Bk, TO, Pts) with 6 starters (C-PF-SF-SG-PG-FLEX) and 6 reserves (plus one injury slot). Here's how the draft went down round-by-round, with brief analysis following each round.
ANALYSIS
- Steve Nash PG PHO - I wanted to be solid in assists and percentages, plus he has a heavy schedule in the league's playoff weeks.
- Marc Gasol C MEM - I wanted a BIG to complement Nash. I now had an anchor in most categories after two picks.
- John Salmons SF/SG MIL -Time for my wing man. I felt that Salmons was best here to give me some threes, steals, and points.
- Tyrus Thomas PF CHA - I saw a whole bunch of wings left, so I loaded up on blocked shots.
- Tiago Splitter C/PF SA - I picked him as a C/PF to back up Gasol and Thomas. I'm okay if he starts slowly.
- Mike Dunleavy SF/SG IND - He offers nice upside if his knee holds up.
- Wesley Matthews SF/SG POR - He should see 25 productive minutes behind Batum and Roy. I needed his threes and steals.
- Gordon Hayward SG UTA - He could see a solid 25 minutes and offers rookie upside.
- Shannon Brown SG/PG LAL - I needed a back-up point guard, and Brown was the best left. I'm hoping for a Kobe injury if Nash goes down.
- Kendrick Perkins C BOS - All I want from him is to give me post All Star injury insurance. We get one IR slot.
- Bobby Jackson PG SAC - I was away from the computer, so CBS picked this one for me. I would have rather taken Keith Bogans SG CHI.
- Rashad McCants SG DAL - Ditto. CBS pick. I would have rather taken Tony Allen SF/SG MEM.
It was clear that the proper plan was to nab a big PG early, then get blocks and rebounds from big men, and fill in with wing men late. I'm really happy with my team. If I can avoid injuries, I definitely have a shot at the league championship.
ROUND BY ROUND
Posted by: DaveGawron
on Oct 24, 2010
Download the cheat sheets from the draft kit for your draft, but here are our tiers. Stats are 09-10. Colors are explained in our Strategy/Instructions article, available via the draft kit.
TIER 1 (elite)
| Player | G | MPG | FG | FGP | FT | FTP | 3 | 3P | RPG | APG | SPG | TPG | BPG | PPG |
| 10 | Gasol, Pau PF LAL | 65 | 37 | 452 | 54 | 286 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 11.3 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 18.3 |
| 12 | Howard, Dwight C ORL | 82 | 35 | 510 | 61 | 483 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 13.2 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 18.3 |
| 13 | Lopez, Brook C NJ | 82 | 37 | 563 | 50 | 416 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 8.7 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 18.8 |
| 14 | Stoudemire, Amar'e PF NY | 82 | 35 | 704 | 56 | 487 | 77 | 1 | 17 | 8.9 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 23.1 |
