Last Minute Changes

Mike Bibby is supposed to miss at least 2 weeks which leaves me no choice but to drop him in the meantime for one of my favorite players in the league - Shaun Livingston!

I actually forgot about Shaun because he wasn't ranked high in any fantasy rankings. However, he is entering his 3rd year, packed on 15 pounds of muscle, and appears ready to reclaim his spot as the best player in his draft class. Add the fact that Sam I Am is nursing some injuries and isn't 100% at the start of the season and I think I've got one of the sleepers of the season!

Fantasy NBA 10/28/06

My fantasy league conducted its Live Draft today and I'm quite pleased with the players I got. I was able to draft the players I wanted (T-Mac!), but was unable to draft other players that I coveted (Darko!). Overall, I am excited at the potential of my team to compete in a head-to-head set-up and give me a championship in my first foray into the fantasy world of the NBA.

Here is my complete roster:
PG - Mike Bibby
PG - Jason Terry
PG/SG - Brandon Roy
SG - Larry Hughes
SG/SF - Tracy McGrady
SG/SF - Luol Deng
SF/PF - Shawn Marion
SF/PF - Andrei Kirilenko
SF/PF - Lamar Odom
SF/PF - Marvin Williams
PF/C - Boris Diaw
PF/C - Andrew Bogut
PF/C - Chris Wilcox

Some notes:

• Going into the Draft, I was focused on getting players with multiple position eligibility. I think this is key in terms of having the flexibility to assign players in different positions on any given game day.
• The position I struggled drafting for is the point guard position. Given my draft position (6 out of 8), I initially targeted Kirk Hinrich to be my first point guard pick. However, another manager valued him higher than the round I was planning on picking him. My next target was Baron Davis, given that I think all signs point to him having a bounce-back season. Again another team manager picked him just before my pick. Thus, I was left with JT and Bibby as my point guards.
  
• Also got pissed when someone picked up Darko in round 8! Although, I can't say I'm overly disappointed with the player I replaced him with - Chris Wilcox! Here's hoping he duplicates his numbers after he got traded to Seattle last year.
• Lastly, I took a chance with Brandon Roy and Marvin Williams for my last two picks. I like Brandon's chances of making an impact fantasy-wise because even as a rookie, he already is more mature than the other backcourt players of the Blazers. On the other hand, despite the setback of an injury, I still believe Marv is scheduled for a breakout year and I'll be content in keeping him on the bench for now until the right time comes.