Comments on: 2010 Fantasy Basketball Stalwarts

By: Adam

Adam — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 21:24:48 +0000

@Frank Kim: Collins is a benefit to Iggy. Moving full-time to SF is a benefit to Iggy. Having a defined PG is a benefit to Iggy. Having Turner taking (making?) outside shots is a benefit to Iggy. Iggy's a FwB (Forward with Benefits).

By: Frank Kim

Frank Kim — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 19:02:59 +0000

@Adam: Totally agree w/ you. I definitely appreciate Iggy more after this post though it'll be interesting to see what his role will be this season. I'm not sure if it was you or someone else who said he expects him to be a focal point because that's how Doug Collins likes to run things, one focal point.

By: Adam

Adam — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 19:01:07 +0000

@Frank Kim: No, not at all. But it's impossible to know who the replacement player might be on draft day. But say you're torn between drafting Andre Iguodala and Luol Deng (you shouldn't be torn about this, but let's just say). If nothing else, wild horses can't drag Iggy away from an opening tip, while Deng has missed 64 games over the last three seasons - it's just another tool to draw a differentiation between players.

By: Frank Kim

Frank Kim — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 17:38:52 +0000

Interesting stuff. But you aren’t saying that you’d rather have Andre Miller over Kevin Martin, are you? The better question to ask I think is how does player X * N games + replacement player * (82 – N) games compare to player Y * 82 games.

By: Adam

Adam — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 14:22:45 +0000

@Ray: Good point. That’s why you really wouldn’t want to put too much emphasis on games played over multiple seasons. But all else being equal on draft day, a player’s reliability isn’t a bad tie-breaker.