ephoya04
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Post by ephoya04 on Jul 5, 2007 11:46:50 GMT -5
Not sure how many of you out there are fantasy basketball players (I am not but some are)...but ESPN did a fantasy analysis of the lottery picks and heres what they had to say about Jeff:
5. Jeff Green, F, Seattle SuperSonics
Green's scouting report reads virtually the same everywhere: NBA-ready and versatile, but lacks one standout skill and is unselfish almost to a fault. We've all seen Green at Georgetown and we know he's more than just a solid player; but his stats suffer due to the aforementioned unselfishness. I'll never knock a player for placing a priority on the team, but in the fantasy game, we look for stats, not wins. That said, Green should be one of the more productive rookies this season, as he'll be able to step in and play right away with the Sonics. I'm not entirely enthralled with his future fantasy prospects, however, as he's likely to be serviceable in all categories but dominant in none.
Nothing Earth shattering but worth a read.
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Post by hoyaparanoia1984 on Jul 5, 2007 12:22:13 GMT -5
I think Jeff's game will be a shadow of Ron Artest. The off-court stuff will be night and day.
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HoNYaSaxa
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Post by HoNYaSaxa on Jul 5, 2007 12:22:23 GMT -5
I'd say Jeff's rookie line looks a lot like his line as a senior at Georgetown: 13 pts, 7 boards, 4 assists, 1 block.
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prhoya
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Post by prhoya on Jul 5, 2007 15:43:37 GMT -5
Not my idea of a fantasy...  |
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hifigator
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Post by hifigator on Jul 5, 2007 16:02:56 GMT -5
I've never been in a basketball fantasy league, but I would presume that assists and rebounds are important as well as points. Presuming that everything counts the same ... is that correct??? .... then you would value the points more obviously, but after the Kobe/Dirk/Duncan/etc.... guys, I would think you might want to take a stab at a player like Jeff who should give you 24-30 combined points, rebounds and assists a game. Yes?
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Post by StPetersburgHoya (Inactive) on Jul 5, 2007 17:04:13 GMT -5
HiFi, you are generally correct about how a fantasy basketball league works - rules and point values vary by league of coruse. I would say that the rankings are interesting - I still don't take rookies as a matter of principle in any fantasy league - just too many issues.
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DudeSlade
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Post by DudeSlade on Jul 5, 2007 21:25:03 GMT -5
I agree with HoNYaSaxa on Jeff's stat line this year. Durant will have 20 pts. a game, so I don't see Jeff's being higher than his this year. His assists may be higher due to longer games, though, and setting up Durant all the time. StPete's right--no rookies ever in fantasy, too inconsistent and unpredictable. Durant may end up being an exception, but I still wouldn't take him.
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HoNYaSaxa
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Post by HoNYaSaxa on Jul 6, 2007 11:00:01 GMT -5
Jeff's one of those Swiss Army knife kind of players that can really help out in roto leagues and leagues that credit rebounds/assists/blocks/steals 2 points each. Because he does all of those things so well, will likely get a fair share of playing time, and will do everything he can to make a young Seattle team competitive, his fantasy point total could be respectable.
The stat line I quoted above (assuming non-points stats are credited 2 points each) would yield a fantasy total of 37 points per game. That's a decent bench guy for a fantasy team.
Say Durant posts 20 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block, 1 steal per game. His fantasy point total in the same scoring system would only be 42 points, a hair better than Jeff (and I didn't even credit Jeff with a steal per game...playing in the NBA, I think that he'll be freer to take risks at the ball and passing lanes than he was in JTIII's system).
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