Comments for 2009 Fantasy Basketball 10/22 YHC Expert League Draft Analysis at http://www.rotocommunity.com , comment 1 to 2 out of 2 comments http://www.rotocommunity.com Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:42:15 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.rotocommunity.com/4193-2009-fantasy-basketball-10-22-yhc-expert-league-draft-analysis.htm#comment-53 My post on the draft just went live. I didn't have enough space to do an entire draft analysis, but my thoughts on my team are on the site. http://fantasy.fanhouse.com/2009/10/26/just-a-mock-not-inside-an-experts-mind/ I also didn't get to write about how Buck let RotoRob down by passing on his boy Hedo Turkoglu... ;) Thanks Dave! - lorenzo Mon, 26 Oct 2009 05:57:54 +0100 http://www.rotocommunity.com/4193-2009-fantasy-basketball-10-22-yhc-expert-league-draft-analysis.htm#comment-52 I very seldom draft Howard - in fact, my typical H2H strategy is to punt blocks - but I thought I'd give it a go this time. The big nnock on Superman is of course his Shaq-esque performance from the charity stripe - he shoots a ton of free throws and only makes about 60 percent of them. Even so, I didn't feel like simply punting FT pct and calling it a day - especially after Rajon Rondo failed to fall to me in Round 4. :'( Billups in the second round was not just a random grab, and the argument could well be made that Nash would have been a better choice. Consider this, though: Billups is deadly accurate (91.3 last year) from the line and (here's the important part) attempts more than double the numbers of free throws as either Nash or Jose Calderon. Taking Chauncey - and following with Paul Pierce's 83 percent (on nearly seven attempts per game) brought my team FT pct. up to 74 percent. Hmmm....league average was 77.1 last season - maybe Ft pct isn't a punt after all. That being said, Rondo would still have been my 4th round pick had he been on the board, but when he went at the 3-4 turn I resolved to try to boost my FT pct (and watch my turnovers) during the rest of the draft. I didn't get militant about it, but whenever I had a choice between players I took the one that performed better from the stripe. When the dust settled, my team FT pct stood at 77 percent - or right at the league average from last season. While that's not a stellar number, it should not mean an automatic "L" in a 12-team H2H league. If you remove Dwight from the equation, the number is 81 percent - which could win more times than not. If Dwight were to get injured, I could still field a competitive team that would be very strong in both pct categories, rebounds and points, and very solid in threes and turnovers. If you end up with Dwight, consider this alternate strategy I employed. I'd still recommend punting if the cards fall your way, but I believe that this is a viable alternative that not only keeps you in running for the FT pct cat, but also makes for a stronger "fall-back" team should Superman bump into some Kryptonite out there. Good luck this season. Buck - buck Sat, 24 Oct 2009 03:56:50 +0100