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[Godfather]

Hey all! Just asking for advice on how to improve my team right now, what its strengths and weaknesses are, any trades I should make, all that good stuff.

It's a 9-cat league with 10 teams.

1. (8) Elton Brand PF,C
2. (13) Deron Williams PG
3. (28) Caron Butler SF
4. (33) Jason Richardson SG,SF
5. (48) Al Horford PF,C
6. (53) David West PF
7. (68) Mo Williams PG
8. (73) Mike Dunleavy SG,SF
9. (88) Leandro Barbosa PG,SG
10. (93) Zach Randolph PF
11. (108) Francisco Garcia SG,SF
12. (113) Joakim Noah PF,C
13. (128) Beno Udrih PG
14. (133) Travis Outlaw SF,PF
15. (148) Raja Bell SG

Edited by Godfather, October 11, 2008 - 06:23 PM.

[MDI]

wow you're stacked

DAYUM

i think you have a pretty good chance of winning the league with that kind of lineup OMG haha

[Godfather]

Do you have any ideas on areas I should work on or anything though?

Because this is only my second time playing fantasy, and I'm not sure if I'm doing things well. Because I look at other people's teams and they all look really good too.

Would it help if I posted the other teams?

[MDI]

i would try to get rid of raja bell and Zach Randolph and see if I can get a guy who can block shots and grab a boatload of rebounds

Randolph can give you the poitns but he'll hurt you in TOs and doesn't grab many rebounds

Bell is beyond his prime and he'll probably get off to a quick start this year...but he won't keep it up the entire year

See if you can nab Marcus Camby for these two. I know its ridiculous but its worth a try. Plus Camby's aging and he isn't in Denver anymore so he may not post similar jaw dropping rebounds and blocks stats but can still be a solid 10/10 and 2 blk guy

[Vaporize]

Yea you really need a big BIG! lol
Someone like Camby or Al Jefferson. It might be hard to get, but you have some good trading pieces.

[Godfather]

So I need a big? I'm guessing I'm a little weak on blocks/rebounds from what you guys are saying?

Because I was hoping Elton Brand and David West would do it for me, but seeing I only have Horford and Noah I can see your guyses point.

I sent a Zach Randolph/Leandro Barbosa for Al Jefferson and a Zach Randolph/Raja Bell for Marcus Camby trade to the guys....but I doubt they'll accept those...haha

So are there any other bigs you guys think might be serviceable that I could try and trade for that would really push my team up there? Does Okafor work? Or Bogut? Or someone else? Thanks for all the help so far.

Edited by Godfather, October 12, 2008 - 04:08 PM.

[Cookie]

wow dude your stacked!!!!!
how the hell did you get a team like that???

[Godfather]

Really? haha, i really can't tell, because whenever I look at all the other teams they seem really good as well.
That's why I'm asking for some help on how to improve my team..if possible. Here's the other teams if anyone wants to take a look.

By the way, my Zach Randolph/Raja Bell for Marcus Camby trade got declined >.< haha

Team Dom
1. (1) Kobe Bryant
2. (20) Yao Ming
3. (21) Carmelo Anthony
4. (40) Rashard Lewis
5. (41) Brandon Roy
6. (60) Devin Harris
7. (61) Andrew Bogut
8. (80) Brook Lopez
9. (81) Ben Gordon
10. (100) Troy Murphy
11. (101) Gilbert Arenas
12. (120) Shaquille O'Neal
13. (121) Trevor Ariza
14. (140) Ronny Turiaf
15. (141) J.J. Hickson

Gentlemen
1. (2) Chris Paul
2. (19) Baron Davis
3. (22) Marcus Camby
4. (39) Joe Johnson
5. (42) Vince Carter
6. (59) Rasheed Wallace
7. (62) Samuel Dalembert
8. (79) Mike Miller
9. (82) Ron Artest
10. (99) Kenyon Martin
11. (102) Rafer Alston
12. (119) Ben Wallace
13. (122) Boris Diaw
14. (139) Cuttino Mobley
15. (142) Jerry Stackhouse

The Great Wall
1. (3) LeBron James
2. (18) Carlos Boozer
3. (23) Chris Bosh
4. (38) Ray Allen
5. (43) Tony Parker
6. (58) Andre Miller
7. (63) Peja Stojakovic
8. (78) David Lee
9. (83) Nick Collison
10. (98) Anthony Parker
11. (103) Shane Battier
12. (118) Ricky Davis
13. (123) Kyle Korver
14. (138) Kendrick Perkins
15. (143) Joel Przybilla

bestballer
1. (4) Amare Stoudemire
2. (17) Chauncey Billups
3. (24) Paul Pierce
4. (37) Emeka Okafor
5. (44) Richard Hamilton
6. (57) Lamar Odom
7. (64) Rajon Rondo
8. (77) Andris Biedrins
9. (84) Brad Miller
10. (97) John Salmons
11. (104) Yi Jianlian
12. (117) Grant Hill
13. (124) Jordan Farmar
14. (137) Daniel Gibson
15. (144) Vladimir Radmanovic

Mr. Make it RayN
1. (5) Dwyane Wade
2. (16) Pau Gasol
3. (25) Andre Iguodala
4. (36) Gerald Wallace
5. (45) Michael Redd
6. (56) Michael Beasley
7. (65) O.J. Mayo
8. (76) LaMarcus Aldridge
9. (85) Andrei Kirilenko
10. (96) Tayshaun Prince
11. (105) Jason Maxiell
12. (116) J.R. Smith
13. (125) Ronnie Brewer
14. (136) Jason Thompson
15. (145) Jerryd Bayless

Goon
1. (6) Dirk Nowitzki
2. (15) Dwight Howard
3. (26) Al Jefferson
4. (35) Jason Kidd
5. (46) Kevin Durant
6. (55) Corey Maggette
7. (66) Chris Kaman
8. (75) Raymond Felton
9. (86) Manu Ginobili
10. (95) Al Thornton
11. (106) Mike Bibby
12. (115) Monta Ellis
13. (126) Jamario Moon
14. (135) Chris Duhon
15. (146) Eddy Curry

Michael's Posse
1. (7) Shawn Marion
2. (14) Steve Nash
3. (27) Danny Granger
4. (34) Greg Oden
5. (47) Hedo Turkoglu
6. (54) Mehmet Okur
7. (67) Richard Jefferson
8. (74) Kevin Love
9. (87) Stephen Jackson
10. (94) Al Harrington
11. (107) Antonio McDyess
12. (114) James Posey
13. (127) Jeff Foster
14. (134) Drew Gooden
15. (147) Luis Scola

2nD 2 nOn3
1. (9) Allen Iverson
2. (12) Josh Smith
3. (29) Jose Calderon
4. (32) Rudy Gay
5. (49) Tyson Chandler
6. (52) Jamal Crawford
7. (69) T.J. Ford
8. (72) Jermaine O'Neal
9. (89) Randy Foye
10. (92) Luol Deng
11. (109) Nene Hilario
12. (112) Marvin Williams
13. (129) Chris Wilcox
14. (132) Thaddeus Young
15. (149) Hakim Warrick

benchwarmers
1. (10) Kevin Garnett
2. (11) Tim Duncan
3. (30) Kevin Martin
4. (31) Andrew Bynum
5. (50) Tracy McGrady
6. (51) Antawn Jamison
7. (70) Jason Terry
8. (71) Josh Howard
9. (90) Derek Fisher
10. (91) Zydrunas Ilgauskas
11. (110) Derrick Rose
12. (111) Rudy Fernandez
13. (130) Ryan Gomes
14. (131) Donte Greene
15. (150) Brandon Rush

[Cookie]

what the hell dude.. how are all of the teams so good?

[Godfather]

haha..that's exactly what I was thinking, which is why I'm looking for some advice >.<

[Cookie]

oh its prbably cuz there are so few teams and so many good players! i c

just see how it goes and then if needed then trade!

[phifedogg76]

well youre in a 10 team league which means that almost every team will be stacked. my advice is to you is:

1. (8) Elton Brand PF,C
2. (13) Deron Williams PG
3. (28) Caron Butler SF
4. (33) Jason Richardson SG,SF
5. (48) Al Horford PF,C
6. (53) David West PF
7. (68) Mo Williams PG
8. (73) Mike Dunleavy SG,SF
9. (88) Leandro Barbosa PG,SG
10. (93) Zach Randolph PF
11. (108) Francisco Garcia SG,SF
12. (113) Joakim Noah PF,C
13. (128) Beno Udrih PG
14. (133) Travis Outlaw SF,PF
15. (148) Raja Bell SG

definitely get rid of the bolded, i know a lot of people here like mo williams and all but he is on a team with lebron who will handle the ball a majority of the time so how is mo will gonna get his assists as a PG? maybe points but i dont know, also raja bell NEEDS to be dropped, pick up ramon sessions from milwaukee ... he looks like hes still available, i would actually try and trade zach randolph and mo williams for 3's, assists, and blocks .... like for sam dalembert and rafer alston .. it looks like its lopsided but zach get you points, some rebounds, and a lot of TO's ... especially in a d'antoni system, dalembert gets a lot of blocks, rebounds, high FG% and is a better FT% shooting center, i think he shoots like 75%, rafer shoots a lot of 3's and has a decent FT%, and sometimes is a pretter good passer, i would also like to suggest to try and get better FT% shooters cuz the only 85% shooters on your team are Beno Udrih(2 years in a row but not before), david west (last year only), caron butler (your best FT shooter 90+%), and mo williams (lol who i told you to get rid of), you dont have to do the specific moves i told you but something to that affect, im pretty sure you can pull a better move than the one i suggested

[Godfather]

What do you think of a J-Rich, Zach Randolph, Francisco Garcia trade for LaMarcus Aldridge, Michael Redd, and Ronnie Brewer?

And really? Mo Williams and Zach Randolph for Dalembert and Alston? I want to get rid of Randolph and Bell for sure, but Alston seems like a downgrade.

[phifedogg76]

What do you think of a J-Rich, Zach Randolph, Francisco Garcia trade for LaMarcus Aldridge, Michael Redd, and Ronnie Brewer?

And really? Mo Williams and Zach Randolph for Dalembert and Alston? I want to get rid of Randolph and Bell for sure, but Alston seems like a downgrade.

I like the trade above, Lamarcus is tight and will only get better since hes not gonna play the center this year so hes better over Zach (UPGRADE) ... maybe spot minutes, Redd is almost the same as JRich for 3's but a better FT% shooter but he's more injury prone lately (Equal) .... Ronnie Brewer is great for steals but he doesn't do much anything else and imo Francisco Garcia is gonna blow up this year with Artest out ... i think hes gonna average high points and hes a good defender ... imma have to go (downgrade) ... all in all i think this is a equal trade but you still need the statas i was saying .... btw regarding that other trade, it was just a suggestion trade with a guy that might trade you .... you have to think where people picked their players, like basically a lot of people are looking at that trade like this .... you are trading your #7 (#68 mo Williams) pick and your #10 (93 Zach Randolph) pick for his #7 (#62 Sam Dalembert) and #11 (#102 Rafer Alston) pick .... which means you're getting the earlier pick and better player because Dalembert is really #62 overall while mo will is #68 overall ... I'm not saying do that trade, it was a suggestion but you have to look at stuff like that before you do random trades, especially since the season hasn't started ... make sure you trade for the stats we suggested though

[Godfather]

Alright...I have no idea but..

I just traded

Mo Williams and Zach Randolph for Randy Foye and Nene Hilario.

Seems like a very risky trade but I did it, and I'd like feedback and more advice

Thanks for everything so far

[Vaporize]

Alright...I have no idea but..

I just traded

Mo Williams and Zach Randolph for Randy Foye and Nene Hilario.

Seems like a very risky trade but I did it, and I'd like feedback and more advice

Thanks for everything so far

trades okay.. maybe could have asked for more. But Nene is a sleeper this year. With Camby gone, Nene could starting who knows. I think Nene could put up similar numbers(well, not like 25 rebounds and 10 blocks), but with a better offensive game.

[Godfather]

Yeah..well phife's advice seemed to be to somehow find a way to drop Mo and Zach so I just tried to find something that worked.

I'm scared of Nene getting injured but he's going to be the fulltime starter so I'm hoping he'll be able to put up the numbers, and hopefully be a strong rebound and blocking center that I was lacking.

And Randy Foye is starting too and I'm hoping he has a big year as well.

Both are kinda based on potential...but I'm hoping the trade works out.

Anyone else have any more suggestions on my team's strengths and weaknesse? Thanks for all the help so far!

[Godfather]

Hey guys, just had a random trade thought.

Would a

Andrew Bynum + Kevin Martin for David West + Randy Foye trade be worth it?

I know maybe I'm trying to make too many trades, but I'm just bored and a little impatient and just thinking of random things.

Anywho, continued advice on areas I need to improve on, and trades you guys can think of would be appreciated :]

[phifedogg76]

Hey guys, just had a random trade thought.

Would a

Andrew Bynum + Kevin Martin for David West + Randy Foye trade be worth it?

I know maybe I'm trying to make too many trades, but I'm just bored and a little impatient and just thinking of random things.

Anywho, continued advice on areas I need to improve on, and trades you guys can think of would be appreciated :]

i would do that trade in a minute, bynum and kmartin is wayy better than west and foye .... but i highly doubt the guy would accept, try it out tho

[Godfather]

haha or what about

Allen Iverson + Tyson Chandler for Randy Foye and David West?

Which one's better for me? Iverosn+Chandler or Bynum+Martin?

Haha I"m not even sure if any of these trades will go through, but yeah..just throwing trades out there.