Celticsblog fantasy bball keeper league (Draft Thread)

[wdleehi]

Wow I am probably the biggest Belinelli supporter (I posted a thread 6 months before he was drafted saying he was a top 5 talent in this draft and that the Celtics should draft him which of course ended up in people flaming me) but this is WAY to high for him and is by FAR the worst pick in the entire 3 rounds. There are at least 30 players avaliable who are hands down better options, and you could have waited til either the 4th or 5th rounds to select Belinelli and he still would have been there. Horrible value in the pick imo.

Coming from the guy who traded his 3,4 and 6 for a player out for the year and could have gotten with any of those picks. 

There is less than a 10 percent chance that Elton Brand would have been there in the late 3rd round. Next year I will be laughing when I have 3 of the top 12 fantasy players on the same team. Realize that when Elton is healthy next year, he is better than ANYONE on your team which includes both your first and 2nd round picks.

Right. 


Face it, you overspent on a player that would have lasted. 

[CelticsDynasty5]

Wow I am probably the biggest Belinelli supporter (I posted a thread 6 months before he was drafted saying he was a top 5 talent in this draft and that the Celtics should draft him which of course ended up in people flaming me) but this is WAY to high for him and is by FAR the worst pick in the entire 3 rounds. There are at least 30 players avaliable who are hands down better options, and you could have waited til either the 4th or 5th rounds to select Belinelli and he still would have been there. Horrible value in the pick imo.

Coming from the guy who traded his 3,4 and 6 for a player out for the year and could have gotten with any of those picks. 

There is less than a 10 percent chance that Elton Brand would have been there in the late 3rd round. Next year I will be laughing when I have 3 of the top 12 fantasy players on the same team. Realize that when Elton is healthy next year, he is better than ANYONE on your team which includes both your first and 2nd round picks.

Right. 


Face it, you overspent on a player that would have lasted. 

Face it, you are wrong. JGod was debating between him and Boozer for his 2nd round pick, meaning he would have selected Brand (if he had selected Boozer in the 2nd) in the 3rd round. He was picking ahead of me in the 3rd round. Brand would not have lasted.

[yall hate]

i dont think we need to get personal about who's picks we like and dont like.  I felt the brand pick was a huge reach.  yes, when healthy he is an excellent player, but you could have gotten him later.  but thats fine, you identified him as a player you had to have and you spent a lot on him.  

Jayhova wanted bellineli, just like you, maybe he didnt think he would be there the next time his pick came around.  it is a keeper league, so maybe he felt the need to reach for a young guy.  who knows.  

[CelticsDynasty5]

i dont think we need to get personal about who's picks we like and dont like.  I felt the brand pick was a huge reach.  yes, when healthy he is an excellent player, but you could have gotten him later.  but thats fine, you identified him as a player you had to have and you spent a lot on him.  

Jayhova wanted bellineli, just like you, maybe he didnt think he would be there the next time his pick came around.  it is a keeper league, so maybe he felt the need to reach for a young guy.  who knows.  

Like I said to WD, there is almost no way in hell he would have lasted til my pick in the late 3rd round. JGod would have taken him before then (and possibly someone else might have taken him as well).

[Roy Hobbs]

I have no idea what any individual poster here would have done, but I can say that I've participated in five fantasy drafts this year (including two keeper leagues) and in none of them did Brand go before the 100th pick. 

But yes, yall hate is right -- people are entitled to take chances on players, to guarantee that they get them.  If everybody just stuck to where a player was rated, they'd just use the yahoo rankings and never deviate.

[yall hate]

Wow I am probably the biggest Belinelli supporter (I posted a thread 6 months before he was drafted saying he was a top 5 talent in this draft and that the Celtics should draft him which of course ended up in people flaming me) but this is WAY to high for him and is by FAR the worst pick in the entire 3 rounds. There are at least 30 players avaliable who are hands down better options, and you could have waited til either the 4th or 5th rounds to select Belinelli and he still would have been there. Horrible value in the pick imo.

Coming from the guy who traded his 3,4 and 6 for a player out for the year and could have gotten with any of those picks.  

There is less than a 10 percent chance that Elton Brand would have been there in the late 3rd round. Next year I will be laughing when I have 3 of the top 12 fantasy players on the same team. Realize that when Elton is healthy next year, he is better than ANYONE on your team which includes both your first and 2nd round picks.

Right.  


Face it, you overspent on a player that would have lasted.  

Face it, you are wrong. JGod was debating between him and Boozer for his 2nd round pick, meaning he would have selected Brand (if he had selected Boozer in the 2nd) in the 3rd round. He was picking ahead of me in the 3rd round. Brand would not have lasted.

how do you know what players he was debating between?  just curious.

[CelticsDynasty5]

I have no idea what any individual poster here would have done, but I can say that I've participated in five fantasy drafts this year (including two keeper leagues) and in none of them did Brand go before the 100th pick.

Then you must have been drafting with a bunch of....(I can't fill in the blank or else someone will get mad).

[CelticsDynasty5]

Boozer was an amazing pick. For the record he was the guy who I was debating over between him and Elton Brand.

same here, i was prayin that one of the two would somehow drop, just surprised it actually happened

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[Roy Hobbs]

I have no idea what any individual poster here would have done, but I can say that I've participated in five fantasy drafts this year (including two keeper leagues) and in none of them did Brand go before the 100th pick.

Then you must have been drafting with a bunch of....(I can't fill in the blank or else someone will get mad).

I think their theory was more along the lines of, these fantasy leagues are with our online colleagues, who we have no real attachment to.  The chances of everybody being fully committed to a keeper league next year aren't all that high, so it makes sense to win in the here-and-now, rather than waiting until next year.

I mean, you gave up three high draft picks for somebody who won't help at all this year (but will help a lot next year).  Some people are just less patient.

[mkogav]

I luv fantasy drama!!!


 

[yall hate]

I am drafting the rights to OJ Mayo with my next pick.  lol  jk

[CelticsDynasty5]

I have no idea what any individual poster here would have done, but I can say that I've participated in five fantasy drafts this year (including two keeper leagues) and in none of them did Brand go before the 100th pick.

Then you must have been drafting with a bunch of....(I can't fill in the blank or else someone will get mad).

I think their theory was more along the lines of, these fantasy leagues are with our online colleagues, who we have no real attachment to.  The chances of everybody being fully committed to a keeper league next year aren't all that high, so it makes sense to win in the here-and-now, rather than waiting until next year.

I mean, you gave up three high draft picks for somebody who won't help at all this year (but will help a lot next year).  Some people are just less patient.

What is the point of doing a keeper league that people aren't committed too? I expect most if not all people in this league to be committed throughout, and if not, we should easily be able to find replacements for the few if any people who drop out.

First off a 6th round draft pick is not a high draft pick. And do you see the people going off the board right now in the 3rd/4th round? I would MUCH rather have a healthy Brand who has been very durable throughout his entire career over any 2 or 3 of them.

[Edgar]

My 3rd round pick is getting easier by the second.


BTW

I have a Video Conference today at 2.30 so I wont be able to be here until 5 that is my time to make the pick
If Im not around maybe My secret Scout, that is working hard in this draft with me may be able to pick for me

Saludos

Edgar

P.S. I have IronLion list only and I will send to Wd in the going of the morning

[indeedproceed]

I have no idea what any individual poster here would have done, but I can say that I've participated in five fantasy drafts this year (including two keeper leagues) and in none of them did Brand go before the 100th pick.

Then you must have been drafting with a bunch of....(I can't fill in the blank or else someone will get mad).

I think their theory was more along the lines of, these fantasy leagues are with our online colleagues, who we have no real attachment to.  The chances of everybody being fully committed to a keeper league next year aren't all that high, so it makes sense to win in the here-and-now, rather than waiting until next year.

I mean, you gave up three high draft picks for somebody who won't help at all this year (but will help a lot next year).  Some people are just less patient.

What is the point of doing a keeper league that people aren't committed too? I expect most if not all people in this league to be committed throughout, and if not, we should easily be able to find replacements for the few if any people who drop out.

First off a 6th round draft pick is not a high draft pick. And do you see the people going off the board right now in the 3rd/4th round? I would MUCH rather have a healthy Brand who has been very durable throughout his entire career over any 2 or 3 of them.

In a keeper league as well as this season I would much rather have a 22 year old 6-10 NBA player with no signifgant injury history than a 28 year old, super high mileage undersized power forward who just suffered a ruptured achillies tendon in a pickup basketball team.

Undersized guys typically peak early as well as leave early at the power forward position, as well as the fact that outside of Jason Kidd, I can't think of one guy older than 25 that has ever made a full recovery from serious leg surgery. And on top of that, Brand completely tore his achillies tendon. That exponentially more serious than microfracture surgery because to repair it they'll need to significantly shorten his a-tendon.

There is no reason to think that Brand can't have some more productive years, but you're no longer looking at an MVP candidate.

[Larrybird17]

Who's pick is it?