Comments on: 2011 Fantasy Basketball Draft Tiers

By: Adam

Adam — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 19:55:04 +0000

@Smiledog: I agree with you thoughts on negative stats (PF, TOV). I don't like the counter-intuitive strategy of simply trying to simultaneously accumulate the most of something and the least of something else. At some point, an algorithm needs to be invented to properly compete. @ringo: Hard to say. I might spring for another shooting guard. Maybe in a few weeks you could muscle one of the guys that spent everything too early after he realizes that two studs and a bunch of junk won't do the trick. Unless of course, he got two top-tier players and continued drafting well on the cheap.

By: ringo

ringo — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 19:40:50 +0000

@Adam: It was definetly the weirdest auction I have ever been in, in any sport... One guy had $44 left over, another owner waited everybody out (himself included) and had about $45 left with no real starpower or direction. There were auto pickers of course who went crazy early with no money left late, and other than that other teams really tried hard to get certain guys and paid for it (ie Rose & Paul together / one guy really wanted LeBron and Durant together, settled for Durant and Wade)... I am thinking about trading for another early round stud, given how some of the autopickers drafted. Any ideas what I should be targeting? Or who I can move without worrying about later on?

By: Smiledog

Smiledog — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:30:47 +0000

my bad… forgot PTS

By: Smiledog

Smiledog — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:29:24 +0000

12-cats are:

FG%, FTM, FT%, 3PTM, OREB, REB, AST, ST, BLK, A/T, PF

Not a big fan of the PF cat because I hate that you can win a cat in any week by not playing anyone. I had the same issue with turnovers, which I was happy they eliminated this year. It’s a solid league with mostly passionate owners and a handful of absolute sharks. Between the roster sizes and owners skill level there’s not much floating around the waiver wire for very long so drafting well and staying healthy are huge.

Thanks for the comments, appreciate it.

By: Adam

Adam — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 16:59:22 +0000

@ringo: Uhhh .... McGee at $9, Boozer at $6 (6!), Jackson at $4. Did anyone NOT have money left over?