Fantasy Basketball Season Preview Part I
Emry DowningHall a.k.a. Mr. Fantasy makes his season debut
By Emry DowningHall
For fantasy basketball diehards the start of the hoops season is arguably the most exciting time of the year. Your roster is set, your guys are healthy, and your first week opponent probably has his tail between his legs knowing that he’s facing your crack squad.
This is your year. You’re the team to beat.
Of course this is a far cry from the way a majority of owners saw their 2006-2007 fantasy campaign end. Injuries decimated plenty of title hopes last season, but props to owners who were able to scrape their way to a title.
Having regular fantasy starters in street clothes required owners to dig deeper on the waiver wire. This was a great opportunity for lesser known guys to shine. But, if you would have told me at the beginning of last season that Mardy Collins, Tarence Kinsey, and Walter Herrmann would have played a crucial role in the fantasy playoffs…let’s just say I would’ve sponsored drug awareness promotions in your honor.
But that’s in the rear view as we head into the 2007-2008 season. New year, and unless you’re in a keeper league, that means a new look for your roster.
Let’s take a look at the top five guys at each position and go over some quick hits that will help you get a jump on your fantasy draft preparation:
POINT GUARD - Drafting an elite point guard is essential on draft night. Beyond the center position, point guard is the hardest spot to fill on a fantasy roster. An elite point guard will give an owner production across the board, so make sure to hook up a PG in the early rounds of your draft. Here are my top five:
Gilbert Arenas – Agent Zero swears he is going to win the MVP this season. While I have my doubts on that, there’s no question it’s going to be Hibachi on steroids this season. Don’t let his poor shooting in the preseason worry you. If you’re drafting in the fourth or fifth spot, keep Gil in mind.
Steve Nash – Calling Nash’s name on draft night pretty much shores up the assist category for the season.
Jason Kidd – Somehow he keeps improving as he gets older. Richard Jefferson, and Nenad Kristic are healthy this season and that should mean more production for Kidd.
Deron Williams – I am very high on Deron and have him ranked ahead of Chris Paul and Chauncey, which I know will surprise some of you. I see him as the more durable player and that’s everything in fantasy.
Chauncey Billups – As tough as they come, Billups is a warrior and arguably the most consistent point guard in the league.
SHOOTING GUARD - A smart fantasy owner expects more from the two-guard slot than just points, free-throw percentage, and three balls. What separates the men from the boys in this category is the ability to also grab some rebounds, dish a bit, and come up with those precious steals.
Kobe Bryant – Even with Bryant’s hazy status with the Lake Show, I’ve seen him selected first overall in many leagues already. While I wouldn’t recommend taking him with the first pick, he is a fantasy stud and peerless at the two guard slot.
Ray Allen – What’s going to happen when KG demands double teams night in and night out? A shoot around style that finds Ray Allen. As wet as he has been throughout his career, teams are going to let him fire this season. Ray should go in the mid-second round.
Joe Johnson – Before going down last season with a calf injury he was known as one of the toughest guys in the league. He is now healthy and I expect him to play in 80 games this season. Joe is still a bit slept on but the one-time All-Star warrants a second-round pick, unless you are confident you can snag him in the middle of the third.
Vince Carter – I don’t trust VC now that he is no longer playing for a contract. Last season he played in all 82 games, and was solid across the board. If you believe in Vince, he is worthy of a second-round pick, and by the numbers, he should be the second guy in this category.
Dwyane Wade – The best case scenario for Wade is a 65-game season. Worst case scenario? As basketball fans, let’s not even go there. If healthy, Wade is a top five overall pick. Can you afford to stash him on your bench until late November? If so, let him slide into the late second round and roll the dice. As good as he is, the injury status next to his name has me shook and I would rather take Michael Redd or AI in the third round.
SMALL FORWARD - The small forward position is absolutely STACKED with young talent. A marquee SF will provide owners with a little bit of everything and are consistently found on fantasy teams taking home the title each season.
Lebron James – No doubt about this one, James is head and shoulders above his peers. Some folks are a bit down on LBJ coming into this season, and his field-goal percentage and free-throw percentage are a giant part of that. Fair enough, but understand, he’s still the King and deserves serious consideration for that first pick in your draft.
Josh Smith – If you can make up for his average field-goal percentage and live with that fact that he will take some ill-advised threes every now and then, Smith is a fantasy madman. He stuffs a stat line like a fat kid stuffs a lunch box and gets owners those hard-to-fill categories like steals and blocks. On draft night Smith will take flight from the board after the 12th pick.
Andre Iguodala – Turns out AI part deux is more valuable to fantasy owners than the original. Iguodala posted three triple-doubles last season and that number should be on the rise this year. The Sixers have done very little to provide him with support and that equates to a monster season for Dre. He is a late first round to early second-round pick.
Carmelo Anthony – Once again the man for Team USA this summer, Melo will continue to be the guy in Denver. You can expect his scoring average to creep around 30 ppg, but he also boards and scores at a decent clip. I don’t worry about Iverson cutting into his production at all. Snatch Melo in the mid-to-late second round.
Gerald Wallace – Why don’t I have Rashard Lewis’s name here? I think points and threes can be made up elsewhere, and Wallace provides blocks, steals, points and boards. And while he is a bit of an injury risk, when healthy he will lead your team into the playoffs. Crash into me on draft night.
Look for Part II (power forwards, centers and sleepers) coming tomorrow. The fantasy preview is also available in the NBA PREVIEW ISSUE, on newsstands now.
152 Responses to “Fantasy Basketball Season Preview Part I”
Oct.22 at 1:13 pm
white hot eboy says:
“Dear Mr Fantasy, play us a tune, something too make us all happy”. Pretty cool read. Would like to see a SLAM league. Never played fantasy anything, but with the guys here, it would be hillarious.
Oct.22 at 1:16 pm
H to the izzo says:
Eboy make it happen and I’d join.
Oct.22 at 1:17 pm
Bryan says:
Bodie would just draft the lakers team.
Oct.22 at 1:20 pm
white hot eboy says:
LOL at Shia. Izzo, I’d have no idea where to begin. Someone here has to have that knowledge………Mr. Fantasy?????????????
Oct.22 at 1:25 pm
Boing Dynasty says:
fantasy sports are lame exclamation mark
Oct.22 at 1:27 pm
jbn74sb says:
I spend enough time in front of the computer as it is. Bryan, go listen to some emo and post another myspace bulletin. Kook.
Oct.22 at 1:31 pm
white hot eboy says:
Bodie, why so stiff with Shia?
Oct.22 at 1:32 pm
jbn74sb says:
One word, eboy: grumpy.
Oct.22 at 1:32 pm
Adrian says:
I thought Sam and Russ were sorting out a Slam fantasy league? Any update on that?
Oct.22 at 1:35 pm
white hot eboy says:
DA stuff or the realatization that you really are just a horrible basketball player that has a much more repected father who had basketball skills 20 times your own? Love ya, buddy. I didn’t forget your 65 and older comment from a few days ago.
Oct.22 at 1:36 pm
Bryan says:
haha I knew eventually someone was gonna bag on my bulletin posting.F*cker.
Oct.22 at 1:37 pm
Emry says:
I prefer Yahoo’s free fantasy league… the setup link is right here: http://basketball.fantasysports.yahoo.com/nba/signup
Oct.22 at 1:38 pm
white hot eboy says:
Shia, for real, I see that long list of sh*t each day and I say “this kid needs a hug”. For you Bodie, 24 channelling.
Oct.22 at 1:43 pm
Bryan says:
I do man. I miss all my friends back home.
Oct.22 at 1:46 pm
Sam Rubenstein says:
Jake is the one pushing hard for a SLAM fantasy league, but it would have to be hosted by yahoo or someone and it would be hard to include everybody.
Oct.22 at 1:49 pm
Bryan says:
I’ve never played a fantasy sport but I chuckle when I think about people who overlooked Randy Moss because of last year and how he there is some lucky sonofab*tch out there who is destroying everyone in his league.
Oct.22 at 1:49 pm
white hot eboy says:
Thanks for the info, Sam. That kinda sucks.
Oct.22 at 1:52 pm
Adrian says:
Come on Jake, sort it out! What better than weekly trash-talk/boasting rights amongst Slam posters?
Oct.22 at 1:58 pm
Bryan says:
-he
Oct.22 at 2:12 pm
Tarzan Cooper says:
dammit, i will make a slam league, it will be on yahoo. they have a great fantasy system. i won last year. hopefully, ill do it today.
Oct.22 at 2:19 pm
jbn74sb says:
Good guesses, but really I am none too pleased with being at work when it is 85 degrees out and there is surf. Ugh.
Oct.22 at 2:30 pm
Bryan says:
Good thing Bodie and Eboy are back things were pretty stale here last week. Sorry about Ronnie Brown Eboy , here’s hoping for the first pick and maybe a sympathy pick for going 0-16..
Oct.22 at 2:34 pm
white hot eboy says:
Thanks for the condolences about Ronnie. Dude was finally playing big. 0-16, it can happen! Maybe that should be my play wit it.
Oct.22 at 2:34 pm
Tarzan Cooper says:
i posted the link to the league, hopefully holly approves it.
Oct.22 at 2:35 pm
Bryan says:
I have a gut feeling that the prize winning comment is gonna be a single “Z” from tarzan.
Oct.22 at 2:36 pm
jbn74sb says:
Fantasy basketball: zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Oct.22 at 2:38 pm
Bryan says:
It would be ironic if the Pats won every game this year and shared the record with the 72 Dolphins in the same year the current Dolphins go winless.That Joey Porter signing paid off , the highlight of his year was beating that dudes ass in the club and talkin sh*t to Winslow who they proceeded to torch him.Nice pickup.
Oct.22 at 2:38 pm
Tarzan Cooper says:
bryan, that has been my plan. we are getting close aren’t we?
Oct.22 at 2:40 pm
Bryan says:
Indeed we are.
Oct.22 at 2:42 pm
jbn74sb says:
Tarzan: I.Q. of a slug.
Oct.22 at 2:44 pm
white hot eboy says:
About 800 more to go.
Oct.22 at 2:45 pm
Tarzan Cooper says:
actually bodie, my iq is about 155
Oct.22 at 2:47 pm
Tarzan Cooper says:
anyways, i made a slam league, if holly will get around to approving the post, you all can go to the link and make your team.
Oct.22 at 2:48 pm
white hot eboy says:
Tarzan if you have a 155 IQ you do not belong here.
Oct.22 at 2:48 pm
BETCATS says:
ha they took a picture of gerald about to kill the beast known as lebron james
Oct.22 at 2:51 pm
Tarzan Cooper says:
how so eboy?
Oct.22 at 2:51 pm
Bryan says:
Your family’s combined IQ may not = 155 tarzan show me proof.
Oct.22 at 2:53 pm
Tarzan Cooper says:
college is really fu(king expensive. especially if no one is helping. im halfway through earning a degree, but i need money, so im just grinding at my job now, saving everything i can
Oct.22 at 2:54 pm
Bryan says:
I’m just being a hater I don’t mean it.
Oct.22 at 2:57 pm
white hot eboy says:
Tarzan, extreme intelligence usually starts in the mid 130’s. You being that high would put you on a higher plane of existence. Which wouldn’t warrant incessant ZZZZZZZZZZZ’s and posting on a basketball website under different ridiculous screenames over and over. Just saying.
Oct.22 at 2:58 pm
white hot eboy says:
Now if you got the 155 on an internet IQ test, that could be explainable.
Oct.22 at 3:00 pm
Bryan says:
I got a 145 on an internet one , but my high school wouldn’t tell anybody but my parents what I got on the real one I took in 11th grade.I had super SAT and ACT scores though.
Oct.22 at 3:02 pm
Rasheedionics says:
Lebron James plays defense?
Oct.22 at 3:03 pm
BETCATS says:
Gerald was about to dunk on him sheed
Oct.22 at 3:03 pm
jbn74sb says:
eboy - The standard chart used for scoring I.Q. states that an I.Q. of 155 is highly gifted.
Scores of over 175 are profoundly gifted.
Clearly, Tarzan, consistent for someone with his I.Q., merely put an accidental “1″ in front of his true score of 55.
Which classifies him as being of mild mental retardation.
Oct.22 at 3:05 pm
Bryan says:
I don’t think a lot people realize how difficult it is to defend someone in the nba..someone is gonna score you’re never gonna shut anyone out, but I can say with a fair amount of certainty Steve Nash (who has been called everything but the worst defender ever) could shut any of you weekend warriors down without a problem.
Oct.22 at 3:05 pm
Bryan says:
Now that was a good one Bodie.
Oct.22 at 3:07 pm
white hot eboy says:
Don’t bet on it, Shia. I played against the real Eboy and he didn’t do much to deter me. I also looked like a turtle when he dribble/drove past me. So his lack of D in the lig isn’t an apparation.
Oct.22 at 3:08 pm
Bryan says:
Well I will go on record and say Lebron would repeatedly tattoo my head with the basketball or swat the f*cking air out of it.
Oct.22 at 3:08 pm
Rasheedionics says:
1
Oct.22 at 3:10 pm
Bryan says:
And not to take anything away from your game Eboy but Kenny Smith said guys like that go to the park to break a sweat and have a little fun , I have to believe that if he busted his ass to shut you down he would have.
Oct.22 at 3:12 pm
Rasheedionics says:
How many teams in your fantasy league?
Oct.22 at 3:12 pm
jbn74sb says:
eboy - How hard was he trying? I have played against some top level guys, and was surprised at the things I was able to do against them. I have to think that they were not giving anything close to full effort.
shia - don’t forget that the nba game is far different than pick-up basketball. the ability to draw contact and get to the line is useless in pick-up basketball, but an invaluable asset in the NBA game.
Oct.22 at 3:13 pm
white hot eboy says:
Uhm, I seriously doubt it Shia. And yeah Lebron would crush most anyone if he played to stop you. We’re not 6′ 9″, 250. I had a full ride to a good school coming out of high school for basketball. It wasn’t by accident.
Oct.22 at 3:14 pm
Bryan says:
For real..I play with these dudes on the weekened and everytime I take it to the basket these Oliver Miller-Esque dudes just body check me and I hit the deck.In any league that’s pretty much an automatic 2 points at the line.
Oct.22 at 3:15 pm
white hot eboy says:
Bodie, let’s just say he kept cursing with his southern/ghetto drawl as I kept banging post moves on him. And was doing his high pitched “whooo’s” as he made a few threes. So I think he was playing.
Oct.22 at 3:16 pm
jbn74sb says:
A full ride on Wade’s wheelchair, but a full ride nonetheless. It is a little known fact that Title IX, giving women equal access to sports, also briefly gave “physically challenged” athletes, such as eboy, access as well.
Oct.22 at 3:16 pm
white hot eboy says:
Develop a mid-range game, Shia. You won’t be on your ass so much.
Oct.22 at 3:17 pm
white hot eboy says:
I like Bodie. Funny, derisive, ghey. All good qualities in the modern man.
Oct.22 at 3:18 pm
jbn74sb says:
Years ago I met a drug-addled stripper in Vegas with fake hoots (as if there is another kind) who claimed to have dated the O.G. eboy. Dirty girl…
Oct.22 at 3:19 pm
white hot eboy says:
Nice, Bodie. Kobe-esque, if you will.
Oct.22 at 3:19 pm
jbn74sb says:
3’s and lay-ups, Shia. And when you drive, go in with elbows up and out. If they want to come get some, got to get through the bows first. Works as a great deterrent.
Oct.22 at 3:21 pm
Rasheedionics says:
!
Oct.22 at 3:22 pm
Bryan says:
I have a midrange game also I just like to go to the basket…people think I can “only shoot” I like to prove I’m not one dimensional. I do it all.Except play defense I am a Morrison-esque defender…Although with a little more practice and when I get in a little better shape I’ll be able to jump better and catch a few blocks here and there.
Oct.22 at 3:24 pm
Bryan says:
I am not too proud to say if I throw a ‘bow at a 6′4 260 ish pound dude I may end up worse than I would if I just take the foul and try and make the bucket.
Oct.22 at 3:26 pm
white hot eboy says:
Bodie=no leaping bowling ball.
Oct.22 at 3:26 pm
jbn74sb says:
Don’t throw a bow at him, just protect the ball and yourself that way. It is like armor, unless your arms are like the Farmer’s.
Oct.22 at 3:27 pm
Tarzan Cooper says:
good one bodie, tho 155 is legit, it was a real test i took in college. unfortunately, iq tests dont get you scholarships. and i was busy doing other things in high school. granted, i did go to a high school for smart kids, i super-coasted my way through there. i never studied, got wasted the night before, didnt finish, and still got a 27 on the act.
Oct.22 at 3:27 pm
Tarzan Cooper says:
holly needs to hurry up and moderate my link to the slam league
Oct.22 at 3:28 pm
jbn74sb says:
With arms and weaponized elbows, eboy.
BTW - I am about half way through a KB24 feature over at esquire (online) right now. Interesting read.
Oct.22 at 3:29 pm
Bryan says:
I’m a very wiry 205..People just don’t think I can play period I show up to the courts just like I look in my pics ..Like I belong at a freaking Underoath show or something they leave me open I knock em down they gaurd me I go to the rack and out of frustration they start knocking me around cause “I shouldn’t be able to play” f*cking stereotypes.
Oct.22 at 3:31 pm
white hot eboy says:
Yeah, Shia, I would plant you like ZO would, too. I hate chasing. I like playing bigger guys with post skills.
Oct.22 at 3:34 pm
Bryan says:
I have a little post game I played point through my sophomore year then this dumb coach made me a 4 for my junior year so I had to learn a little.I was really good in high school until I blew out both my ankles.Now it’s bad like last week I planted and jumped to try and get this guys layup and I felt my ankle pop and it’s been a little swollen ever since.It’s things like that, that keep me from playing more than once a week.
Oct.22 at 3:35 pm
jbn74sb says:
All this is making me want to go play.
eboy - I too like playing in the post, at least on D. I grew up playing point, and never really developed any offensive post game. Which is odd, because I am usually one of the bigger and stronger guys on the court.
Oct.22 at 3:35 pm
Tarzan Cooper says:
holly is slacking, if anyone wants to be in the slam league, post your email, and i will send you the info
Oct.22 at 3:36 pm
Bryan says:
Send it to my myspace tarzan and I’ll check it out.
Oct.22 at 3:38 pm
Tarzan Cooper says:
….http://basketball.fantasysports.yahoo.com/league/slamleague
Oct.22 at 3:39 pm
Rasheedionics says:
Tarzan, send it to me too: alex1975@optonline.net
Oct.22 at 3:39 pm
Tarzan Cooper says:
basketball.fantasysports.yahoo.com/league/slamleague
Oct.22 at 3:40 pm
Tarzan Cooper says:
there it is. fu(k holly
Oct.22 at 3:43 pm
Bryan says:
It says I am not allowed to view that page because I am not in that league.
Oct.22 at 3:43 pm
Tarzan Cooper says:
nm, that doesn’t work, ok give me your emails. bryan, you’re gonna have to post your email, cuz im not looking that $hit up
Oct.22 at 3:44 pm
Bryan says:
bryan_pc31@yahoo.com
Oct.22 at 3:44 pm
Bryan says:
My name is my myspace link btw IQ guy so much looking up to be done.
Oct.22 at 3:45 pm
white hot eboy says:
ctjv23@aol.com. Don’t pollute my sh*t with ZZZZZZ’s neither.
Oct.22 at 3:48 pm
Tarzan Cooper says:
bryan_pc32@yahoo is not the same as myspace.com/2536545
Oct.22 at 3:48 pm
Tarzan Cooper says:
dont worry eboy
Oct.22 at 3:49 pm
white hot eboy says:
Bodie, I developed a post game after I went to MJ’s Flight School in 86 when I was a sophmore. I’ve been killing cats my size and smaller for the better part of 20 years now. And big dude’s get left when I reverse spin on either baseline. Then came the fadeway, the jump hook, all that sh*t.
Oct.22 at 3:49 pm
Tarzan Cooper says:
i would really like to get ryan in this. that would certainly be interesting
Oct.22 at 3:54 pm
white hot eboy says:
I know the SLAM guys never expected a fantasy post would get close to 100 comments.
Oct.22 at 3:55 pm
Bryan says:
Auto draft?
Oct.22 at 3:58 pm
jbn74sb says:
More importantly, eboy, how out of control was your mullet when you went to this flight school? Between 1986 and New Jersey, I am calling it to have been Billy Ray Cyrusesque.
Oct.22 at 3:59 pm
white hot eboy says:
Bpodie, I started growing it late 87. Just off, though.
Oct.22 at 3:59 pm
Tarzan Cooper says:
bodie is killing today. yes bryan
Oct.22 at 4:01 pm
Bryan says:
I had a mullet til 91…
Oct.22 at 4:02 pm
Tarzan Cooper says:
bryan, if you were wanting a live draft, here is why that isn’t happening: i doubt there will be a convenient time for everyone to participate
Oct.22 at 4:04 pm
jbn74sb says:
To my horror, one of the key people currently running the Lakers still sports a ridiculous mullet (see Jim Buss).
Not that I didn’t rock one when from 1986-1989, which at one point had the special “shaved sides” feature. Lots of fond memories riding my BMX with that thing flowing in the wind…
Oct.22 at 4:07 pm
white hot eboy says:
Lord, Bodie, that’s way more imagery than I ever needed with your Hypercolor-wearing ass riding into the Cali night.
Oct.22 at 4:08 pm
Bryan says:
I was just making sure that it was right…I had a mullet with lines shaved in the sides.
Oct.22 at 4:08 pm
Bryan says:
I was like 7 years old though you f*ckers have no excuse.
Oct.22 at 4:09 pm
floe says:
floematic@gmail.com
Oct.22 at 4:12 pm
Devontae Palmer AKA THE COOL says:
Love Mr. Fantasy. Thanks for the advice, buddy. This will really help branch out my fantasy team this year. This is my first year ever doing fantasy but I know with this tad bit of information, I am ahead of all my friends in the draft right now. and my mom now that she is in my fantasy league right now. that is a big step. play wit it.
Oct.22 at 4:13 pm
jbn74sb says:
eboy - a shorter, less talented Dwayne Schintzius. Shia - You’ve got it backwards.
eboy and I were between 12-15 and free to choose our own hair styles.
Meanwhile, at age 7, your parents were deciding on whatever your haircut would be, and chose to go with the same ‘do sported by your dad. And you kept yours at least 2 years past the expiration date.
Oct.22 at 4:14 pm
Bryan says:
My dad doesn’t have enough hair to have a mullet.
Oct.22 at 4:15 pm
Bryan says:
Nor did he then, he had the Bald head Steven Segal ponytail look.
Oct.22 at 4:18 pm
jbn74sb says:
Bryan - A word from the wise (aka me).
1. The Bald Pony Tail Combo is a mullet.
2. Don’t ever admit anything like that again.
Oct.22 at 4:18 pm
Bryan says:
It doesn’t embarrass me that he sported that hairstyle.
Oct.22 at 4:20 pm
Tarzan Cooper says:
got you floe. mullet stories are great
Oct.22 at 4:23 pm
Adrian says:
adriancordiner@yahoo.com.au
Oct.22 at 4:23 pm
floe says:
thanks mate
Oct.22 at 4:28 pm
Tarzan Cooper says:
got you adrian. you australian bastard
Oct.22 at 4:29 pm
Bryan says:
Losing steam.
Oct.22 at 4:30 pm
jbn74sb says:
Eboy is still recovering from being compared to Dwayne Schintzius. Once he does, this may regain some momentum.
Oct.22 at 4:30 pm
Tom says:
Tarazan….link it up, abdelmessiht@gmail.com
Oct.22 at 4:33 pm
Bryan says:
Yeah you’re on fire today Bodie, got a little venom in you today.
Oct.22 at 4:36 pm
white hot eboy says:
Bodie, maybe if I was 7 foot and extremely pasty like Jones, with no jumper and no talent. Plus my offer still stands. If you ever get to Florida or vice versa, your ass whipping is waiting paitently to be videotaped for posterity, DA. And the spoils will be my burning a 24 jersey in celebration.
Oct.22 at 4:37 pm
white hot eboy says:
But men normally step up when challenged, poster child for “The Hills” can’t seem to have the sack for that.
Oct.22 at 4:39 pm
Tom says:
Eboy……but do you have the sky hook? Thats the exclamation point on a complete post game.
Oct.22 at 4:39 pm
Tarzan Cooper says:
lol@ eboy. who is dwayne schintzius anyways
Oct.22 at 4:41 pm
Tarzan Cooper says:
ok tom, even though i dont remember seeing you on here
Oct.22 at 4:44 pm
white hot eboy says:
No sky hook, Tom. Kareem and Magic hold the patent on it. Mine is more like the Webber jump hook from his Kings days.
Oct.22 at 4:46 pm
Bryan says:
Good sh*t today guys.
Oct.22 at 4:48 pm
white hot eboy says:
A day without an Eboy/Bodie battle is like a day without sunshine. So figure we almost knocked out 300 comments today between all the posts, only 700 more to go. And no SLAM guys came through except a few hit and runs.
Oct.22 at 4:50 pm
Bryan says:
BETCATS tried to call out the Heat over on the other thread, but I figured it was so worthless you just didn’t bother responding Eboy.
Oct.22 at 4:52 pm
white hot eboy says:
Shia, I’m not worried about that semi-intelligent goof-off. Although, I’ll let him think he bothered me. And until the Heat do something worthwhile, it’s hard to argue their uselessness.
Oct.22 at 4:52 pm
Tarzan Cooper says:
only 700 more. that should def. get knocked out this week. esp. if there is a kobe post. and emry is wrong, kobe is def. a no. 1 pick.
Oct.22 at 4:53 pm
Bryan says:
I hope I get Josh Smith , if I do you f*ckers are dead.
Oct.22 at 5:07 pm
Tom says:
Great password for the league Tarzan…..wait to set the record strait. And I got Josh Smith in one of my other leagues Bryan, if he keeps up what he did last year, i’m sittin pretty. And Kobe is a no.1 pick, no doubt, but so is Lebron and Marion
Oct.22 at 5:15 pm
jay says:
nice emry, i feel like finally making a fantasy team this year, i really dont know how it works but ill figure it out. eboy i see you’re back, i saw the 24 jab lol. not tht any one cares or shud care, i’d be going to the Knicks and Boston game tonight, i know i know i have no life and got nothing better to do then spending $ on a preseason KNICKS game, not that i am hype about the Big 3 either, cause i can careless. also i will be wearing protection just in case sharpton tries to strike me down or isiah, or marbury..umm…u know, thatt was a very unlady like joke, atleast i realize.
Oct.22 at 5:18 pm
Russ Bengtson says:
I hate fantasy sports.
Oct.22 at 5:36 pm
jbn74sb says:
If I can die without ever making it to the Least Coast, I will die a happy man.
However, eboy, my offer to you is the same, should you ever venture west.
Although I suggest you have a chiropractor on call and a vicodin suppository or 8 ready, because your neck will be sore from watching all the 3s rain down on your head.
Also, I have noted that you have patterned your game after the King of Clutchness and Hilarious, Fake Meanmugging, Chris Webber. You’ll be begging for a time-out you don’t have when it gets to 9-2 Bodie.
Now excuse me while I go sharpen my elbows.
Oct.22 at 5:37 pm
Alex says:
Send me an invite Tarzan: alex1975@optonline.net
Oct.22 at 5:41 pm
Bryan says:
If we are all as good as we say we are , we could field a team and beat the knicks.
Oct.22 at 5:55 pm
hoodie says:
great fantasy column! mr.fantasy is da best kept secret!!
Oct.22 at 6:56 pm
Kayce Online says:
if there are still invites left, throw one over: kaycephotography[at]gmail.com
Oct.22 at 7:29 pm
Vinsanity says:
same here vinsanity910@yahoo.com
Oct.22 at 7:39 pm
Kihwan says:
Where the hell is Shawn Marion in this list? Any list of top fantasy bball players that doesn’t list Marion is a joke. Marion isn’t close to being one of the best players in the NBA in real life, but he is easily top 5 overall when it come to fantasy bball. Maybe even top 3.
Oct.22 at 8:28 pm
Z says:
Shawn needs all the love he can get.
Oct.22 at 8:38 pm
Alex says:
Shawn is Power Forward?
Oct.22 at 10:56 pm
Tarzan Cooper says:
i see you rasheedionics. tryin to be sneaky and get two teams, already cheating, damn
Oct.22 at 11:00 pm
Tarzan Cooper says:
i got you vinsanity and kayce. jay you should give me your email and you can play against everyone here. tom, try to keep that to yourself. thats kinda why its a password, but thanks
Oct.22 at 11:11 pm
RV says:
If you got any spots left, sixthman6@yahoo
Oct.22 at 11:17 pm
Bryce says:
tarzan, if it not too late send to bgl06@fsu.edu
Oct.22 at 11:36 pm
jay says:
tarzan i would, but i dont know much about fantasy.
Oct.22 at 11:55 pm
Kayce Online says:
thanks =) first time with a fantasy league so this should be interesting.. i see a lotta trashtalkin about to take place, should be fun haha..
Oct.23 at 3:42 am
German Reignman says:
lacking some intl flavor ? add the_reignman_40(at)yahoo.com to the slamleague
Oct.23 at 5:00 am
nastruthomas says:
they have message boards for wack units like y’all, and i espeiclly love how the “FIRST!” is here like in all blog message comment sections….nothing screams raging folk king stalker loser like commenting first, and commenting first with the comment “FIRSSSSSSSSSSSSSSST”. how wack can you get this site used to be tight, now? i dont know
Oct.23 at 10:33 am
phildo says:
thx for tha add… phildo@web.de
Oct.23 at 11:21 am
SLAM ONLINE | » Fantasy Preview Part II says:
[…] In Part II of the fantasy preview (click here for part I) we are taking a look at the front court, and the guys you shouldn’t be nappin’ on in the late rounds of your draft, the sleepers… […]
Oct.23 at 11:22 am
Edown says:
Shawn Marion is listed as a primary PF. Remember Amare plays C on the Suns
Oct.23 at 3:24 pm
Tarzan Cooper says:
got all you
Aug.31 at 5:47 pm
Give Me The Rock » Looking Back: Fearless Predictions from the Summer of 07 says:
[…] Boy, Ray Allen was getting some mad fantasy love before the start of last season. Slam Online ranked Ray Allen as the second best fantasy shooting guard in the league (while leaving Chris Paul off their list of top five fantasy point guards). And our friends at Dropping Dimes drafted Ray Allen in the second round of their annual mock draft. Even this idiot told you to take Allen in the second round. He ended up ranked #52 on the rater. I don’t think Allen will be getting as much love this season. […]