Thursday, May 10, 2007

Josh Smith III

There's no realistic reason to expect that his numbers will improve considerably. If anyone ends up taking him as their #1, they better hope that they get a steal with their #2 - he's not at the level to carry a team
Are you telling me you wouldn't be freaking out if you got say Josh Smith, Gerald Wallace and Marcus Camby with your first 3 picks? Punt points and dominate everything else...nab AK-47 in the 4th (Rondo in the 5th?, too high?) and laugh at the competition as you have already won steals and blocks, are killing on boards and ahead of the game on TO's.

It would, of course, be the all-injury dream team, but it would be unbeatable if everyone stayed healthy.

Note to people who don't know what we are talking about:
I, and to a lesser extent Scott, am obsessed with players who can get crazy blocks/steals and punting points. People overpay for points and points are often associated with high TO's. If you can break out dominant stls, blks and boards, and be ahead of the game on TO's, you are very difficult to beat. Now you bring in a 3 point sharp-shooter or two (usually low turnover guys because they catch and shoot), and now you are threatening another cat and helping TO's some more. All that being said, it's not like you are getting killed on points, so if you pick up some volume scorers who don't do much else later, you have a good opportunity to get some stuff done depending upon the opponent. (see...fantasy basketball is better than fantasy football)

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