Fantasy Bball Help is Here
The name is Carter, Brent Carter and I humbly predict greatness from anyone who decides to read this blog regularly. For all of you that take part in the odd fantasy basketball league and don’t want to have to filter through the millions of useless advice sites out there, just check in with me every now and again. I am not claiming to be some sort of psychic fantasy guru, but I’m a sports-a-holic with some decent foresight and the ability to write in a fairly coherent manner.
One beef I’ve always had with “fantasy advice” blogs, is that half the time the players I am told to watch out for aren’t available in any league. Is telling me to draft Andrea Bargnani or Danny Granger really giving me anymore insight than I already had? Those guys will probably have very solid fantasy years, but everyone on the planet knows about these types of “sleepers”. I always wanted the inside track on a couple players that other GMs wont know about. This is one of the ways I will try to help all of you this season.
Enough with the intro, here are a couple legitimate sleepers for you to swipe off the free agent list that should give you an edge in your fantasy pool:
John Salmons – Kings
If this guy is available in your league, pick him up. With a suspended Ron Artest and an injured Mike Bibby, Johnny Salmons will produce bigtime across the board. He has played 3 games and his line looks like this: 21ppg 5rebs 6ass 53%fg 92%ft. I will now quote one of the greatest movies of all time…. Take Deputy Sam Gerard’s advice and ”Go get him”.
Sidenote: If you haven’t seen Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones in the Fugitive, grow up.
Rashad Mccants – Timberwolves
The Timberwolves’ number 1 pick from 2005 is my favorite to have a huge jump in fantasy production. This is simply due to the fact that someone needs to score for them and play beside Randy Foye. We still don’t know what kind of ceiling this kid has but we do know that 2007 is the season we will found out if he warranted such a high draft position.
Reggie Evans – 76ers
You need a rebounder? You can get this guy off the wire in most leagues and he’ll give you around 7 a game at the very least. Problem here is he does NOTHING else. Still a decent bench player for most Fantasy Leagues though.
Luis Scola – Rockets
A 27 year old rookie with the Houston Rockets doesn’t sound very appealing, but this cat was widely regarded as the best player not in the NBA in 2006 and it was reported that he would be a starter this season in Houston. Scola has only played around 18 minutes a game so far, but as he gets more comfortable with his new team you should see his minutes go up and expect about 11ppg and 6.5rebs, with good FG and FT percentages, if he does earn more playing time.
That is all for now, check back soon for some more fantasy insight.
Remember: How well you do in fantasy basketball is a direct reflection of your ability to succeed in life.
Scoopdogg said,
November 5, 2007 at 5:20 am
Wats up Coach Carter,
Im just a fellow fantasy freak out there in fantasy land.
Im in a 14 team league and finding sleepers is harder than beating me at nhl 06.
Hit me up with some PG/G picks meeennnnnng..
I need a assists , FG% and STEALS !!
P.S i was thinking of offering Andrea Bargnani and Ben Gordon for Allen Iverson ,
what do you think ? should i offer ?
Anyways i gotta get to realgm and nba.com to study for my weeeks picks ..
Signing off , a felllow fantasyaholic and not looking for any therapy.
nah mean
PZZZ
mrbrentcarter said,
November 5, 2007 at 5:20 pm
Scoopdogg,
In a 14 team league, sleepers are a little tougher to come by. If I were you, I’d go and grab one of, Kyle Lowry, Chris Duhon or Rajan Rondo (may not be available). All 3 are young guards with nice upside.
Steals is a tough category to go after but if you can get your hands on Rondo, you will see some production there. A couple other options would be a Carlos Del Fino or Jarvis Hayes.
As for FG%, I don’t recomend picking up anyone with a good FG% that doesn’t take a fair amount of FGA’s each game. In your league, I doubt there will be many guys that get off many shots, so if its a very serious problem you are probably going to have to trade. Your better off hoping that your team shoots better and filling holes with some steals and assist guys, than dropping a contributor to get a guy that has a good % but won’t take enough shots to help your team %.
Hope that helps.
Fantasy yeeeeeeaaaahhhh said,
November 6, 2007 at 4:24 pm
Carter,
Let me first say that I love the blog and have been a reader from day 1. Any tips for an aspiring blogster?
I own Tracy McGrady and was recently offerd TJ Ford and Rondo for him. Should I do it?
mrbrentcarter said,
November 6, 2007 at 6:17 pm
Mr. Fantasy yeeeeeeeeaahhh,
Thanks for the friendly comments and kudos on the super creative name. First off, if you want to start a blog, you need to be confident in your knowledge of the league. Reading a ton of articles and playing a lot of fantasy can go a long way in that regard. After that, it’s really a matter of whether or not people enjoy reading what you write. The goal is to combine some wit with some decent advice and develop some readers who want to check in on a regular basis.
As a new blogger myself, I dont pretend to know everything, but what I’ve learned so far is that it is the audience that decides whether or not you should put in the time.
As for your trade, I would like you to refer to my quote from “Talent VS Playing Time”. “Failure haunts the utterly stupid”. Some people were high on Rondo at the beginning of the year but after his first few games, it is plain to see that the Celtics’ plan is to neglect him on offense. While TJ is a very underrated fantasy PG, T-Mac just has too much upside to throw away. If he stays healthy, he could contend for most improved fantasy player this season.
Sounds to me like someone was trying to rip you off. I’d like to congratulate you on making the right decision by checking in with me before you did something “utterly stupid”, and good luck with your season.
wlmeds said,
November 9, 2007 at 10:59 pm
Carter,
You’re money in the bank. What can you tell me about DJ Mbenga?
mrbrentcarter said,
November 13, 2007 at 2:15 am
Thanks for the nice words. If your interested in DJ Mbenga, you probably shouldn’t be reading a blog about fantasy basketball. While I won’t waste my time discussing this irrelevant African-born-borderline NBA player, I will tell you that DJ does not stand for Disc Jockey in his case.