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0 Subject: RIHC 2017-18: rationale collection thread

Posted by: Guru
- [330592710] Sat, Oct 07, 2017, 14:41

RIHC managers: Please post your rationales in this thread. Rationales are due on a two round lag (i.e., when you make you 3rd round pick, your 1st round rationale is due.) You can post any rationale sooner than that if you wish.

Do not worry about placeholders or keeping things in the proper sequence. This is just a place to collect rationales, which I will then transfer over to the formal rationale thread in the proper sequence. This approach has worked well for the past several seasons, and I now have a somewhat automated method for making those transfers.

Remember that you should refrain from mentioning undrafted players. If you feel that your rationale requires that, then hold it back until the player has been drafted - unless the player mentioned is clearly undraftable this year.
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55WG
      ID: 53213822
      Wed, Oct 11, 2017, 23:50
1.05 Stephen Curry, PG, GSW
The first round is deeper this year than any other year in recent memory, IMO. I took the highest pick just so I could choose from the most people possible.

This pick came down to deciding between Curry and Russell Westbrook. RW probably goes higher in most drafts, but I opted for Curry mainly because I felt he was a bit more projectable/predictable (since we saw what he could do last year with a similar team to this year, unlike RW), and he offers elite FT and 3s with great FG and good to great stats everywhere else. In hindsight though, I may have chosen RW over Curry if I could do it all over again, as I find myself, at this much later date, lacking in more categories that RW-over-Curry could have helped me in than excelling in categories that Curry-over-RW does help me in, if that makes sense.
56WG
      ID: 53213822
      Wed, Oct 11, 2017, 23:59
2.08 Hassan Whiteside, C, Mia

After taking Curry round 1, I was pretty set on taking a big here. Whiteside really stood out amongst those available, as he is elite in FG, Reb, and Blk. Paired with Curry who excels in different categories, including elite FT to offset Whiteside's poor FT, I thought I was in a good spot with my first 2 picks. The only other player I really considered here was Porzingis, but even as a Knicks fan, I couldn't pass up Whiteside's production.

3.05 Demar Derozan, SG, Tor

I feel like Derozan has been a bit of a secret the past 2 or so years. He gets to the FT line a ridiculous amount and shoots at such a high rate that it has a huge positive impact on your totals. In past years, his mid round price tag offset the lack of production in other categories. This year, commanding a 3rd round pick made it a bit more difficult, since he doesn't shoot 3s and isn't great in assists. Still, I thought taking him here and pairing him with Curry meant I could have my choice of bigs later on and still be good in FT. I was wrong, but more on that later! I strongly considered both Gordon Hayward and Mike Conley here.
57WG
      ID: 53213822
      Thu, Oct 12, 2017, 00:13
4.08 Deandre Jordan, C, LAC

Having gone G, F, G with my first 3 picks, I was looking for another F here. I thought my FT with Curry and Derozan could handle any poor FT shooting big I would take, so I looked at Jordan, Andre Drummond, and Nikola Vucevic. I opted for Jordan bc of his elite FG, Reb, and Blk. I didn't realize his poor FT would have such a negative impact on my totals (as I hadn't yet bought the Rotowire app to see projections), and ended up chasing FT the rest of the way. Currently, I am projected for the 2nd worst FT; pretty remarkable on a team with Curry and Derozan.

After taking Jordan and a G in round 5, I did wonder if I would have been better off going G/F in 4/5 instead. In that scenario, I probably would have ended up with Dennis Schroder and Jonas Valanciunas.

5.05 Victor Oladipo, SG, Ind

As mentioned, I had gone G, F, G, F so far, so this pick was going to be a G. Ideally, it would have been a PG, but the only ones I considered, Jrue Holiday and Lonzo Ball, I felt carried a bit more risk at this stage. Oladipo of course is not without his own concerns, but he delivered nearly top-75 value playing with RW, so shouldn't have much trouble delivering more value as the primary or secondary scoring option in Indy.
58WG
      ID: 53213822
      Thu, Oct 12, 2017, 00:21
6.08 Dennis Smith, Jr., PG, Dal

Through 5 picks, I found myself a bit light on assists, so I was looking for a PG here. Smith stood out as a high upside, relatively safe floor player, so I was happy to take him in this spot. Dallas seems to really like him and seems willing to let him run the point and offense. Lonzo Ball and Ben Simmons had also both recently gone off the board, so I thought it was about the right time to gamble on another rookie.

7.05 Danilo Gallinari, SF, LAC

As previously mentioned, Jordan did a number on my FT projections, so I spent many picks after trying to address it. One way of doing so was drafting Gallinari here. Gallinari shoots lots of FT at a high rate, and I thought that would really help my projections. He should also be good for good scoring and decent rebounds for a SF, especially now that he is on a team where he can do a bit more. Of course, injuries are more certainty than concern with him, so I made this pick expecting him to play about 60 games.

59Meatwads
      ID: 5863742
      Thu, Oct 12, 2017, 06:10
8.09 Derrick Favors, PF/C, UTA
A lot of the safe, proven bigs are off the board at this point, so I decided to double up on my Noel pick from last round with another intriguing guy. Coming off a season hampered by an injury, his production fell to a career low last season. He's slated to start for Utah and appears to be healthy. Before last year he was considered a top 50 asset with upside. If I can get the 16 pts, 8 reb, steal and block with good FG% he provided in consecutive seasons, I'll be in good shape here.
Other players I considered : Josh Richardson, Isaiah Thomas

09.04 Isaiah Thomas, PG, CLE
Here we are 100 picks into the draft and I just couldn't pass on him anymore. Obviously he is currently injured and could be out for half the season. The optimistic side of me thinks he'll beat his current timeline and be an epic steal in this draft. Realistically, he's going to be sitting on my bench until 2018 and possibly be a huge addition for me in the second half. I usually hate drafting injured players, but I owned him last season and he is the type of player that could make my season.
60Swish City
      ID: 538201810
      Thu, Oct 12, 2017, 11:24
10.12 Boban Marjanovic, C, DET

A pick of Necessity, Excitement and Trepidation.

Necessity - It was vital to get a 3rd C in this league. My Center queue had been well and truly flushed with Monroe, Dedmon, Len, WCS all being hoovered up already. Regretting that Jackson pick, yet? Kinda. Anyway, scanning down the ESPN C eligible list left me at Boban.

Excitement = Free Boban! Please Stan, just Free Boban! Drummond has been nothing short of lazy in some of his preseason action, so why won't Stan play Boban? Massive man, massive wingspan, scoring machine.

Trepidation - I only have 33 minutes of preseason action to base this on. There's big potential to be burned here, but as we all know, all that's needed is 15-20 mins again for this guy to have some serious value. Hoping that happens.

I would have waited for a 3rd C rather than have to make this pick, but look at the list of Cs and tell me there'd be anything left after another 2 rounds. Didn't think so!

11.01 Kyle Kuzma, PF, LAL

When does Summer League and preseason success translate into regular season reality? It's the question fantasy managers ask every year, and i've challenged myself on this front by selecting Kuzma.

Arguably one of the most visible success stories of the preseason, Kuzma has at times looked like the prize rookie on the team, not Ball. As the 27th pick in this year's draft, it seems there are some NBA GMs kicking themselves. Kuzma recently came 2nd behind DSJ in a GM vote for steal of the draft. Walton also already came out and said he will find a way to keep Kuzma on the floor, so even if he starts on the bench, his role looks set to grow as time goes on.

It's reaching the point of the draft where some chances need to be taken, as many of the players selected after round 10 end up on waivers anyway. Punts away!
61Meatwads
      ID: 5863742
      Thu, Oct 12, 2017, 12:56
10.09 Marvin Williams, SF/PF, CHA
With this pick I was looking for someone who could give me 3's and chip in some Pts and Reb ideally. Marvin seemed to fit the bit relatively good and he's coming off back to back solid seasons. The injury to Batum should secure his minutes in the low 30's and I expect him to be a solid piece for me, at least until he falls flat on his face and I replace him with a hot free agent! There isn't any upside with this pick, but if he performs like he has been, it's a solid value.

11.04 Ryan Anderson, PF, HOU
Following suit with my last selection, I was looking to secure a 3 point shooter who could also chip in some rebounds. Anderson has a long track record of being one of the biggest threats from downtown in the league. He stayed healthy last season and averaged nearly 30 minutes per game. He's projected to be the starting stretch four with Houston again this season. The addition of Chris Paul should help Anderson I would think. Just another great passer that will find him for open 3's.
62youngroman
      ID: 19238238
      Thu, Oct 12, 2017, 13:47
10.11 Dewayne Dedmon, C, ATL
with 3 starting slots still to fill I have holes at G and C that need to be filled. there are not many centers left that I would be comfortable with playing every day. and I need to keep in mind that I need a 3rd one to fill in if one of my 2 rests. so I better take one now and hope that either Saric gains C eligibility or that I draft a sleeper in the later rounds.

available options according to most projections: Dedmon, T Chandler, , , Olynyk, and . only 2 of them seem to be starting. Dedmon is one of them. he gets more than a block per game, lots of rebounds, great FG%. his bad FT% should not matter as long as he does not go to the line very often. hell, he is even projected to hit a 3-pointer this year. that will make the difference.

11.02 Wilson Chandler, SF, DEN
after taking a center I planned to get a guard with this pick. I looked at all the options but could not pull the trigger on any of them.

on my list are: Rondo, , , Ish Smith, Bazemore, Clarkson and Lamb

I guess I wait 20 more picks and see if any of them survives. Rondo would be the most intriguing though and some of them may be there even later in the draft.

Wilson Chandler is not special in any category, but somehow he always ends up in the top 100 on the player rater. so he must have something, right? I will figure it out this season.
63mailedfoot
      ID: 27912109
      Thu, Oct 12, 2017, 15:33
Ish Smith, PG, DET
Wanted to get another PG and Smith has shown the ability to generate pretty good fantasy stats when given playing time. I'm thinking he has a decent chance to get the playing time this season. So basically, I'm taking a flyer on him to see what happens.
64jason
      ID: 538342612
      Thu, Oct 12, 2017, 16:00
3.12 Kevin Love, PF, CLE
In the third round I went along my new strategy, at first collecting very strong players but not PG-s, if it is possible with assists skill.
Love was not really the most optimal choose from this wiew, but he can handle the ball (maybe 2 assits a game) and could help me in threes, rebounds and points too. And, if this year he will play at center position maybe I got from him some extra bloks too.
65jason
      ID: 538342612
      Thu, Oct 12, 2017, 16:08
4.01 Devin Booker, SG, PHO
It seems maybe a bit early to pick up Booker at the beginning of the 4th round but I was sure my next pick would have been to late catching him.
Last year I had Booker in one of my team and it was really enjoyable. A lot of points, threes and more than expected assists.. and the high FT % with a ton of attempts. Yes, the FG% is not too good, OK, was very low, but I will try to compensate this with other players.
66jason
      ID: 538342612
      Thu, Oct 12, 2017, 16:22
5.12 Aaron Gordon, SF,PF ORL
It was the time to choose a PG but I realized the assortment was tight a bit. My candidate was Payton but he falled to Mighty some picks earlier.
Because I had two chooses one after another I picked up at first Gordon who been in the market and I hunted him. I hope Gordon will be a top 50 player this year, he will have a breakout season. He is an all stat category player, and is terrific in the preseason games.
67jason
      ID: 538342612
      Thu, Oct 12, 2017, 16:27
6.01 Malcolm Brogdon PG/SG MIL
I hesitated between Brogdon and Dennis Smith. Brogdon was very good last year and as far as I remember he was the most improved player. So I gave a chance him to improve a big this year too.
Today I am not sure that he was the better choice, but we will see it.
68Da Bomb
      Donor
      ID: 487112814
      Thu, Oct 12, 2017, 17:17
10.05 TJ Warren, SF, PHO

I've been focusing more on the "peripheral" stats with my recent picks so I wanted to get more of a scorer here, and TJ can be that and then some. He came on strong in the second half of last season putting up 17+ ppg on 56% FG, 7+ rpg, and a steal and a block each per game. There were questions about what his playing time may be after the Suns drafted Josh Jackson, but the team showed commitment to him with a 4 year $50M extension (though who knows how much this really means because there are some nutty contracts in the game).

11.08 Jeremy Lamb, SG, CHA

At this point in the draft I'm re-looking over team depth charts and searching for guys who will have starting and/ or sizable roles. Lamb's season long outlook may not be great, but while Batum is out (and if Lamb is healthy himself), he should be a helpful player. In 5 games as a starter last season, Lamb put up 15 pts, 8 bds, 1 three, and 1 steal on good %s.

12.05 JaMychal Green, PF, MEM

Green was surprisingly productive to me last year after reviewing his stats. He's a good rebounder and chips in blocks, steals, and even 3s, and adds an excellent FT% for a big man. He's set up for an improvement this year as his main competition for minutes last season in Zach Randolph is gone and the depth chart behind him is barren.

13.08 Malik Monk, SG, CHA

This pick is a bit of a hedge in case Lamb's injury is more serious than what is being reported, but Monk could still carve out value even if he doesn't start. He hasn't been shy about shooting it this preseason and has put up point totals of 21, 19, 19 over the previous 3 games with 10 threes. He's also shown the ability to get to the line and it seems he will be a better rebounder and distributor than what he was at Kentucky.
69Species
      SuperDude
      ID: 07724916
      Thu, Oct 12, 2017, 19:01
9.07 Willie Cauley-Stein, C, SAC

He qualifies at Center.
He is young and the Kings are rebuilding. He should see plenty of time and has a chance to put up some useful stats in rebounds and blocks. Won't help much on offense but there is upside.

I chose him over Kanter and Lopez. Maybe should have jumped on Kanter but the NYK situation is a cluster. I had hoped one of those two may fall to the next round, but alas they didn't.

10.06 Nicholas Batum, SF, CHA

After Thomas went in round 9, I was contemplating when to consider some of the other injured players. As my pick was coming up, I noticed that the news that Batum was going to NOT have surgery came out. This lowered his recovery time by a bit and made an early December return possible. I figured 50 games or so of a Batum (plus games by a replacement) would be worth more than a season worth of Wilson Chandler. At least I hope so!
70Species
      SuperDude
      ID: 07724916
      Thu, Oct 12, 2017, 19:09
11.07 Markieff Morris, PF, WAS

Let's do an injury double-header!! Batum and Morris back-to-back.

I probably should have handcuffed Batum with Jeremy Lamb (who went next), but I got greedy and took Morris - a steady, unspectacular but reliable performer. He did very well working alongside the guard tandem in Washington last year, and his injury is not that bad. Last indications point to an early November return.

Now it is up to me to find some capable replacements while awaiting my injured performers to return. I have to show patience when my team starts slow and hope I can make a huge 2nd half run.
71Bean
      ID: 304422310
      Thu, Oct 12, 2017, 22:35
13.10 Maurice Harkless - Projected as starting PF, so his minutes should be near last year's. Given the same production, he should provide some steals, blocks and FG% help with some risk at FT%.

14.03 Mason Plumlee - I like his potential contributions in Rebounds, Blocks, Steals and FG%. If he doesn't get the minutes, he'll find himself a Free Agent.
72Da Bomb
      Donor
      ID: 487112814
      Thu, Oct 12, 2017, 23:26
14.06 Justise Winslow, SG/SF, MIA

Winslow started 15 of his 18 games last season and averaged 36 minutes in those. McGruder (I feel like this is a safe undrafted name to mention) who started a lot at SF after Winslow went down recently got hurt himself, re-opening the door for another potential big role for Winslow. He's a well-rounded player but his %s leave something to be desired, though ideally my focus on %s earlier in the draft will help absorb players like these that become more frequent towards the end and in free agency.
73mailedfoot
      ID: 531322718
      Fri, Oct 13, 2017, 07:03
12.07 Taj Gibson, PF, MIN
Gibson provides depth at PF and solid if unspectacular production in points, boards, defensive stats, and percentages.

13.06 Skal Labissiere, PF, SAC
More big man depth with Labissiere, who could be a breakout candidate if everything goes right. He has put up some nice per 36 numbers but will have to be more consistent to stay on the court.

14.07 Andre Iguodala, SF, GSW
Iguodala is settled in to a 2nd team role with the Warriors and will kick in a steady, well rounded stat line with occasional offensive outbursts. He provides depth at SF for my team.
74Species
      SuperDude
      ID: 07724916
      Fri, Oct 13, 2017, 11:52
12.06 Ersan Ilyasova, PF, ATL

This is the time in the draft that you are searching either for:

1) Breakout young players
2) Guys who start on crappy teams

Ilyasova is a mediocre, veteran big man who has put up fairly consistent numbers over his career. The Hawks are awful, but somebody has to score, hoist threes and rebound, and Ilyasova is slated to be the starting power forward. True he has rookie John Collins (picked 11 picks earlier --- I considered him) to battle for time, but he should be assured of 25-ish minutes (and more if he gets hot) and produce decently.

I would gladly take the same 13 PPG, 5.9 REB, 1.7 AST and 1.7 threes from last year, but there could be more if he pushes 30 minutes....

13.07 Kent Bazemore, SG, ATL

See rationale above for Ilyasova (12.06). Bad teams make great opportunity for productive late round fantasy assets. Looking at it, I probably should have taken Bazemore last round - honestly I think he is a steal at this point in the draft. He is no superstar, but the Hawks are really hurting for scoring and playmaking, and the tandem of Schroeder and Bazemore will be tasked with trying to make the Hawks go. He is a bum at the FT line (sadly an unintentional problem for me) but otherwise I love Rotowire's projection for him.

He is the perfect bridge to Nicolas Batum's return in a couple of months.
75BB The Ball
      ID: 318101520
      Fri, Oct 13, 2017, 12:46
11.09 Tyson Chandler- in dire need of a Center--- waited too long. Not sure where he will end up-- hoping for boards and minimized damage.

12.04 Nikola Mirotic
Think he has a chance to excel this year. Think he is a nice solid pick here.

13.09 Cody Zeller --needed at least 1 more center (if Tyson holds up)- was happy to see Cody fall here. Solid production last year-- we will see what the year brings.

14.04 Jerian Grant --someone has to man the point for now. I'm in need of assists so he should help start off the year until the FA market is clearer.

Hope my targets continue to be available!!
76youngroman
      ID: 19238238
      Fri, Oct 13, 2017, 15:10
12.11 Wesley Matthews, SG, DAL
I was all set in picking Rondo. everything looked fine in the morning: 1 pick to go. Rondo is still available. And then Dave ruined my day. I am way short in assists and struggle to get PG's for multiple rounds. every time I talk myself into "he will be there 20 picks later". and every time I get disappointed. There are still some PG's out there that I like, but not in rounds 12/13. I will try the same one last time. to be honest there are only 3 picks left, so I can't repeat this forever. I fear that I must be active on the wire to get the Jeremy Lin of 2017/18.

after I missed PG, again, I looked into SG as a consolation price because it should get you the most assists. the top choice available is Wesley Matthews. he fits my team: gets me the 3-pointers and steals I need to reach my targets. improves FT%. if only his FG% would be better. but you can't have everything.

13.02 Dion Waiters, SG, MIA
I am still recovering from not getting Rondo. Waiters is similar to Matthews only with more assists than rebounds. He has the same strengths and the same bad FG%. I guess with these last 2 picks I will end up in the last third at FG%. but I will be near the top in steals and 3s.

my statistical holes are: BLK, ASS and FG%. ideally BLK gets addressed with a specialist at 14.11/15.02. and I finally hope to get a backup PG that is worth his draft slot.
77Swish City
      ID: 538201810
      Fri, Oct 13, 2017, 15:51
12.12 Mitchell, Donovan - UTA - SG

Dave R really hacked me off by taking Rondo, and Crabbe and Josh Jackson were on my 'Want' list also.

Rodney Hood is made of glass, and the Jazz are desparate for scoring post-Hayward. I'm also a sucker for rookies who perform in Summer League, then preseason and end in the top 3 of 'GM steal of the draft' voting (See: Kuzma) Plus Mitchell was a prolific 3PT shooter and thief in college and Summer League.

This is a good time to take risks though, and I'm more inclined to go for young players on bad teams at this stage. At least that means there's usually a void to fill and a longer leash. Along with Kuzma, Mitchell could definitely be a dark horse for ROY.

13.01 Holiday, Justin - CHI - GF

Sometimes, you just need to grab opportunity. Zach LaVine might be out until the end of the year, but Holiday has stepped in and performed admirably. He's one of the few players on a bad Chicago team that has notable NBA experience, and someone needs to produce for them, right? I think Holiday has as good chance as any. Not only that, i feel he could stick in the starting lineup even when LaVine returns. He's made 15 3s in 5 contests and drained all 12 of his free throws.

In the context of the 13th round, that's definitely worth a shot.

14.12 Holmes, Richaun - PHI - FC

What a difference a week makes! At that time, Holmes was healthy, Embiid was not on the court yet, and i was targetting my Embiid handcuff well inside the top 100. Now, Holmes has a fractured wrist with a 3 week evaluation period, and i ironically breathed a huge sigh of relief after selecting him with #148. It's a weight off my shoulders. I was terrified of the scenario that someone else nabs Richaun and Joel goes down after 12 games - argghhh!

When Embiid went down last season, Holmes was a top 35 player. But i also think he will have standalone value after a mini-breakout last year, as there's no way Embiid plays 35 mins/game or 82 games. Plus, i love the little bonus of FC flex at this stage.

Trust the Process...and his backup!

15.01 Markkanen, Lauri - CHI - PF

As per 13.01, the Bulls will be terrible. With a full rebuild underway, the 7th pick of the draft had a great EuroBasket tourney and will get ample opportunity for 20-30 mins. He's had a very quiet start but busted out for 15 4th quarter points in his last game.

Young players on bad teams. Repeat.

Oh, and it appears i'm only drafting rookies or EuroBasket stars now. This could go brilliantly or terribly, terribly wrong...
78Bean
      ID: 304422310
      Fri, Oct 13, 2017, 16:10
15.10 Evan Turner - he's productive in many cats, its all about his minutes. Had Marcus Morris first in my queue, BB grabbed him just before me.

16.03 Bismark Biyombo - May never see the lineup, absent an injury to a big. Can bring Blocks and Rebounds, not much else.
79mailedfoot
      ID: 27912109
      Fri, Oct 13, 2017, 16:36
15.06 Terry Rozier, PG, BOS
Young guy who seems to be consistently improving his game, but the big question is how many minutes will he get?

16.07 Larry Nance, Jr, PF, LAL
Like Rozier, Nance has generated some nice stat lines and a little hype but is involved in a 3 way competition for the PF slot, so it remains to be seen if he will be fantasy worthy.
80Da Bomb
      Donor
      ID: 487112814
      Fri, Oct 13, 2017, 18:13
15.08 DeMarre Carroll, SF, BKN

Carroll was a productive roto player in Atlanta before he took 3-4 steps back in Toronto. Now Carroll has the welcome scenery change, is reunited with Kenny Atkinson from Atlanta, says he is healthy for the first time in a couple years, and has been starting in the preseason.

16.05 Austin Rivers, PG/SG, LAC

In Rivers' 29 starts last season he had impressive averages of 16 pts, 4 assts, 3 bds, 2+ 3s with a 46% FG. He was slated to start again this season until he went down with an injury in the preseason opener, but there was news today that he's now doubtful to play in the preseason finale, which is better than out, which gives some hope of him being ready for the season opener, which could make this more like 14th round value in the 16th round.
81BB The Ball
      ID: 318101520
      Fri, Oct 13, 2017, 19:44
15.09 Marcus Morris
Like the last picks of the draft-- thought he was worth a shot--- working the waiver wire is also fun.

16.04 Jabari Parker
Seeing now he is looking for a Feb return this was probably not the time to pick him up. Par for the course this draft!!

On a side note this was a very smooth draft in my opinion-- looking forward to a great season!!
82Dave R
      ID: 10941920
      Fri, Oct 13, 2017, 21:45
10.10 Thaddeus Young SF/PF Ind

I've never been a huge fan of Young, even when he played for my Nets. I'm not sure why. But he kind of fits nicely on my team year.

Paul George and George Hill have moved on, and been replaced by arguably less talented players, so maybe Young gets an increase in usage.

30+ minutes a game seems a lock, which should hopefully get him back to the 15ppg, 9 boards and 1.5 steals he posted for the Nets

11.03 Zack Lavine PG/SG Chi

A couple other injured stars had already gone off the board, it's hard to gage when the right time is to take one. Zach has no firm timetable to return, but i'm hearing possibly sometime in December. So I thought round 11 makes sense

I looked it up, Lavine was taken with pick 7.06 in out league last year. Pre injury, he played 47 games, averaging 18.9 points 3 boards and assists and 2.6 triples

There's not much talent left in Chicago so Zach could be the main man. Hopefully the Bulls won't throw in the towel and go easy with him
83Dave R
      ID: 10941920
      Fri, Oct 13, 2017, 21:55
12.10 Rajon Rondo PG NOR

I always seem to misjudge where I sit with assists. Last year I thought I'd end up near the top and finished dead last. What a better way to fix that than by drafting Rondo.

He just underwent surgery, and is expected to miss 4-6 weeks, but even figuring 60 games, his projections of over 7 dimes per games, certainly helps that category.

Rondo doesn't score much, but he can gather rebounds to the tune of over 5 per, and add in 1.5 steals.

Oh, and his crappy FT % fits right in with most of my team
84Dave R
      ID: 10941920
      Fri, Oct 13, 2017, 22:17
13.03 Joe Ingles SF/PF Uta

What a boring pick, but boring isn't always bad at this point in the draft. Ingles played him self into a new contract last year, and Hayward's exit opened up a starting gig as SG for Utah. So sometime along the way he should get additional eligibility as G/F.

After the ASB Joe average over 8 ppg, over 4 boards and assists,1.2 steals and 1.9 3's. With some additional usage this year I'm expecting an increase in scoring

14.10 Tristan Thompson PF/C Cle

I hadn't even considered Tristan, Crowder comes on board, Love shifts to starting center and Thomspon goes to the bench.

Even so Thompson should be able to carve out 25 minutes, and along with that some valuable rebounds and blocks, and excellent FG%

Plus he gives me an additional option a Center

85Dave R
      ID: 10941920
      Fri, Oct 13, 2017, 22:50
15.03 Terrence Ross SG/SF Orl

Generally at this point in the draft, I'm looking for young stars in the making. I hardly accomplished that with this and 16.10 as well. In retrospect I'm not thrilled with this pick, I should have taken one of the youngsters from Boston, Tatum or Brown

Ross mainly makes his mark in scoring 3's and steals, the move from Toronto to the Magic last year increased his playing time, unfortunately that didn't lead to an increase in production.

Ross could be the first player to exit team SANFORDORS

16.10 Lance Stephenson SG/SF Ind

It was only 4 years ago that Lance was a borderline allstar, averaging almost 14 points, 7.2 boards, 4.6 assists, and over a three a game. Since then he hasn't played more than 69 games, taking the court last year for only 18 games.

So, what was I thinking?

Not sure, just hoping he can throw some decent counting stats my way. He did have a decent run for the last 10 games of the year with the Pacers after signing a new contract with them, the team he started his career with.

86Swish City
      Dude
      ID: 0931275
      Sat, Oct 14x, 2017, 02:27
16.12 Jonathan Simmons - ORL - SG

The honour of the last pick goes to Jonathan Simmons. He's had a nice preseason, and had a decent stretch with the Spurs at the end of last year. Hoping he can unseat Terence Ross as the starter.

Or he could end up on the wire within a week. I had my eye on Caris LeVert here also but gone.

We're done. Let's go!
87youngroman
      ID: 19238238
      Sat, Oct 14x, 2017, 03:25
14.11 Yogi Ferrell, PG/SG, DAL
I finally managed to get a guard which should get a meaningful number of assists. the only other options that I considered for that role are Dunn/Grant and Ntilikina.

With Seth Curry injured, Ferrell should start at SG at the beginning of the season. Smith looks like the real deal, but I guess he will also have games where he struggles. in these situations Ferrell should run the point and get me the assists I need.

15.02 Timofey Mozgov, C, BKN
I could have taken another of the guards I considered with this pick or take a starting center. In the end I took the center because I only have 2 eligible players right now and I can't expect that Saric gets eligibility soon. Mozgov is starting and has not much competition. He should produce early on. If he does not he will soon join team waiver wire.

16.11 Jakob Pöltl, PF/C, TOR
he is the first NBA player from Austria. I am from Austria. Last year someone reached for him in RIHC as well as G20. someone thought that he would be valuable during the season. I did not think that and simply would have taken him out of patriotism.

It has nothing changed this year. The only difference is that nobody in RIHC reached for him and he is still out there in G20 as well.

I guess he won't last on my team long. he will be replaced by the hot free agent 1 to 3 days into the season. The only exception of that happening would be a season-ending injury to Jonas Valanciunas.
88Meatwads
      ID: 5863742
      Sat, Oct 14x, 2017, 04:43
12.09 Josh Jackson, SF, PHO
At this point in the draft I made a decision to pursue upside over established mid-level vets. Over the years I've noticed that most rookies don't have a huge impact in the NBA. Obviously there are exceptions to the rule, but generally it's a safe bet that most don't live up to their preseason hype. I'm not expecting any miracles with this selection, however I do think Jackson has a chance to be special down the road. He had gone earlier in both of the AAA leagues, so I felt comfortable taking a stab on this versatile youngster. The Suns seem intent on playing him at multiple positions, so that could help him stay on the floor and my roster.

13.04 Thon Maker, PF, MIL
As with my selection of Josh Jackson, I decided to take a flier on a youngster that I think can become special. He's still generally raw, but showed flashes of being an impact player last season. Considering he was starting as a rookie for a playoff team, has the confidence of the coaches and his teammates, I'm expecting a significant increase in minutes and statistics. I still think Maker is mostly overlooked, which is understandable since he averaged less than 10 minutes per game last season. In my humble opinion he has a chance to become one of the best 7-footers in the NBA down the road, and I want him whenever it clicks.

14.09 Tyler Ulis, PG, PHO
After watching Ulis run the offense in Phoenix last season, I firmly believe he can be a solid starting point in the NBA. Entering this season he's projected to come off the bench, limiting his upside. However, the trade rumors involving Eric Bledsoe are still alive. If and when the starting job opens up for this little man, I expect him to be a very hot pickup in standard leagues. Since I was a little light on PG stats (at least until Isaiah Thomas returns) I felt he made a lot of sense for me this deep in our draft.

15.04 Kris Dunn, PG, CHI
Obviously fantasy owners in this league and elsewhere are skeptical Dunn can be consistent enough with his shot to have value. Count me among that group. I made this selection simply because he's projected to be the starter when he returns, and he's already solid defensive player. I'm hoping he takes a giant step forward this season and remains on my roster, but if I'm being honest with myself, it's more likely he gets cut than makes the impact I need.

16.09 Caris Levert, SF, BKN
With my final selection of the draft, I decided to take a chance on this second year player. I enjoy watching him play and feel he's a really solid role player with upside. The addition of D'Angelo Russell will likely prevent him from breaking out this season, but his versatility and the Nets uptempo offense gives reason for optimism. I think he consistently plays 25 minutes per game, and could be one injury away from getting serious run.
89Species
      ID: 46252312
      Sat, Oct 14x, 2017, 11:28
14.06 Chandler Parsons, SF, MEM

He is supposed to be starting and has performed in the past. Memphis has been treating him conservatively this preseason.....but sadly even when he has played he has not done all that well.

This is a shot in the dark for some production as the Grizzlies' possible 3rd option.....or waiver wire fodder.

90Species
      ID: 46252312
      Sat, Oct 14x, 2017, 11:30
15.07 Kelly Oubre, Jr, PF, WAS

Oubre is a second year player who performed well in flashes last year. While it is up in the air how much playing time he receives with Morris out.....he could be another option to rack up some games while I await Morris' return.
91Species
      ID: 46252312
      Sat, Oct 14x, 2017, 11:33
16.08 Jhalil Okafor, C, PHI

This is a longshot, but if Embiid gets hurt or the Sixers find a taker for Okafor in trade, he has an old fashioned back to the basket game that some team might covet.

In reality he is my first cut.
92WG
      ID: 53213822
      Sun, Oct 15, 2017, 18:33
8.08 Fultz, Markelle - PHI - PG
This pick probably seems too early for most and too late for a few. You don't win these leagues by just taking the top available player based on ADP; you'll need some guys to vastly outperform their ADP and I think Fultz is a prime candidate to just that. His potential and upside is obviously immense, though the probability that he gets the opportunity or that he actually flashes that upside right away is small. If I could do this pick over again, I would definitely take Josh Richardson, who has had a huge offseason and should produce right away.

9.05 Teodosic, Milos - LAC - SG
I may have reached on Teodosic at this spot, but I felt I was a bit light on PG/assists and I didn't see many other options that had the same upside as Milos. ESPN projections have him finishing with more assists than Kemba Walker, Kyrie Irving, Mike Conley, Goran Dragic, and Lonzo Ball; pretty surprising! His strong preseason makes me more comfortable with this pick. The only other player I really considered here was Taurean Prince, who is on lots of breakout and sleeper lists.

10.08 Monroe, Greg - MIL - PF
After taking a few guards in my last couple of picks, I thought I needed a big man to bring some stats back the other way. Monroe stood out as a guy with strong FG, good FT for a big man, and decent Reb and Blk. If he gets traded to a better situation, he can definitely improve on his numbers from last year, which were still solid. I overlooked Marvin Williams when making this pick and second guessed not taking him instead.

11.05 Randolph, Zach - SAC - PF
This was more of a 'best player available' pick. CBS Sportsline fantasy has an interesting article on Zach Randolph's merits. Even if I don't fully agree that a 36 year old can have a significant impact on one's season, it's worth the gamble at this stage. These experts know a lot more than I do and if even one is able to get his thoughts out into print, I'll buy in.



93WG
      ID: 53213822
      Sun, Oct 15, 2017, 18:44
12.08 Crabbe, Allen - BKN - SG
Crabbe received a nice contract this offseason and so should be in a good spot to produce for a Nets team that offers opportunity for someone to emerge. This was another BPA type of pick. I considered Dion Waiters as well, and see him as a similar type of player in what he can offer. I opted for Crabbe over Waiters because of Crabbe's high FT projections, which will matter for me if Crabbe ever became a fixture in my lineup. Even with these high FT guys I have been trying to draft, my projections have me at second to worst. If I could do it again, I would probably take Justin Holiday in this spot, as he is having a big preseason.

13.05 Collins, John - ATL - PF
Collins has had a big offseason/preseason, and so this was a pure upside pick. Chances are Collins won't be asked to or actually produce much in his first year, but sometimes talent wins out, so I'm fine sitting on him for a bit. I also considered Jerian Grant here, but Collins was the sexier pick.

14.08 Powell, Norman - TOR - SG
Powell played well last year, and as a young player with good upside, I took another player who could vastly outperform his ADP. Chances are he won't become an integral part of my rotation, however.

15.05 Bogdanovic, Bojan - IND - SF
Bogdanovich is a solid vet who is good for Pts, 3s, and FT. I was lacking in all those categories, and Bojan seemed safe at this point, even though he doesn't have great upside.

16.08 Portis, Bobby - CHI - PF
Sometimes it's better to take a crappy player with your last pick or picks so you don't have any reservations dropping them for a hot FA. Portis has upside but is in a crowded situation, and I probably won't wait around for him to get his shot.

94jason
      ID: 538342612
      Sun, Oct 15, 2017, 18:52
7.12 Willy Hernangomez, C, NY
My target players were G. Harris and Chriss in these rounds and I was shocked when Swisshandedgar picked up all of them. I think Harris will have a yery strong year and Chriss could have helped me in block's.
After this I decided to get a center and I choose Adams but one pick before me Goru cought him. I looked around and I found Hernangomez, who is a very effective center but risky a bit because of Kanter arriving.
95jason
      ID: 538342612
      Sun, Oct 15, 2017, 18:58
7.12 Tim Hardaway Jr., SG, SF, NY
And one more player from NYC. Hardaway was in my focus last year too, but I was in late to pick up him. This year in New York, after the Anthony era he will be very productive, mainly in threes and points and I hope in steals too.
96jason
      ID: 538342612
      Sun, Oct 15, 2017, 19:01
8.01 Tim Hardaway Jr., SG, SF, NY
And one more player from NYC. Hardaway was in my focus last year too, but I was in late to pick up him. This year in New York, after the Anthony era he will be very productive, mainly in threes and points and I hope in steals too.
97jason
      ID: 538342612
      Sun, Oct 15, 2017, 19:10
9.12 Michsel Kidd-Gilchrist, SF, Cha
In theese rounds I wanted a center and a PG. After I lost W. Cauley-stein and I didn't find a good alternative I turmed the best avialable player. I read that Batum will be sidelined for 6-8 weeks so I thought this is an ideal situation to get MKG, who is very effective when get enough time in the court. He is an all-stat player so I was satisfied with him.
98jason
      ID: 538342612
      Sun, Oct 15, 2017, 19:19
10.01 Taurean Prince SF, ATL
Prince haven't been ever in my focus but the production in preseason games was very comvincing. He seems a fix point in Atlanta's system, so I trust him as a starter with rebounds an assists.
99jason
      ID: 538342612
      Mon, Oct 16, 2017, 15:58
11.12 Deyounte Murray PG/SG, SA
At that time I had ten players but I had only Brogdon as PG. Tony Parker is injured so Murray will open the season as the Spurs' starting point guard, which should mean a sizable workload right away. And Murray is the future. He will fight for the minutes with Mills but I expect from Murray a good amount of assists.
100jason
      ID: 538342612
      Mon, Oct 16, 2017, 16:05
12.01 Kelly Olynyk C, MIA
Olynyk is an all stat player, with relatively good percentages, with very high per minutes production. I decided he will be my third center this season. If he would be in the starting lineup in Miami this choose will pay me a lot. Yes, James Johnson had a fantastic season last year and has more chance for the minutes, but I think Olynyk time is here.
101jason
      ID: 538342612
      Mon, Oct 16, 2017, 16:13
13.12 Tyler Jonhson PG/SG MIA
After Olynyk, Johnson is one more player from second unit of Miami. Just before the pick I read that McGruder has injured and will miss some month beacuse of surgery. It could open some extra minutes for players as Johnson for example. Last year I liked Johnson's stats, he helped my teem to the good result. Nothing special, but a bit from everything.
102jason
      ID: 538342612
      Mon, Oct 16, 2017, 16:28
14.01 Caleb Swanigen PF, POR
I wanted some exiting picks at the end of the draft. A season without rookies is to simple. I like sometimes the double or quits situations too. This year Swanigen is my first rookie, but neither M. Brogdon, nor D. Murray, T. Prince and W. Hernangomez has spent too long time in the NBA before. Swanigen showed some good production in the preseason games, and maybe he will be the starter PF in Portland.
103jason
      ID: 538342612
      Mon, Oct 16, 2017, 16:37
15.12 Denzel Valentine SG, CHI
After this round I was not too satisfied, because I feel I could have made better choice then Valentine. Maybe Jaylen Brown who was picked up by Guru after me.
It was interesting that Valentine play some backup pointgard in the preseason games, and he poduced well, but his preseason dalliance with the backup PG job isn't likely to carry into the regular season. And Justin Holiday is too good in the fight for starting SG position.
104jason
      ID: 538342612
      Mon, Oct 16, 2017, 16:41
16.01 Jayson Tatum SF, BOS
..and the second rookie at the end. Tatum will open the year as Boston's starting power forward at least Macus Morris is sidelined for a week or two.
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