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  • Sarge will be pinch-hitting for me next week, so I thought I'd get the comments rolling for these two match-ups. Love the first game this week; it might be the first time in this tourney where there isn't a likely consensus pick. If Crash and Roy played Yao and Parker seven times, conceivably it could be 4-3 either way, whereas maybe in the previous match-ups, opinion was a little more clear-cut towards one team. I want to pick the team that's more fun, but I think Tony and Yao take this one. Parker is lightning quick, and he's playing so amazing right now. I think Roy can hang with him for a bit, but he's an expert at playing the two man game with TD; Yao isn't as polished, but the result would be just as effective. Yao would control the boards in the end, and even though Crash and Roy would make it a great game, I think they fall short. In the second game, I like Odom and Jamison. Odom has point forward skills, and Jamison has the three-point shot. McGrady would be brilliant in this kind of match-up but that leaves Bibby guarding a skilled big man in either Odom or Jamison. The rule change to losers out this year makes a difference in this game, I think. T-Mac has it in him to go on a huge scoring streak and take his pairing to a win, but with these rules him and Bibby would lose because of the defensive match-up problems.

    Dropping Dimes Two-on-Two Tourney: Round 1, Games 5 and 6
    Posted on: April 27, 2008 at 10:41 am on Dropping Dimes - 3 comments total

  • Thanks for the input. Speculation is accepted as a limiting factor for these articles when writing them. You're right, the sites I referenced are not basing draft order on anything concrete because the lottery hasn't happened yet. But as I was trying to be clear in the article, I'm looking at these guys with a serious fantasy basketball slant. We have a rough idea where Gordon's gonna go and based on standings we have a rough idea of the teams that will be drafting in that area. So if say Gordon does get drafted by the Bucks, that would suggest maybe one of their current guards gets moved, right? And that would mean fantasy fallout. Which to me, is fun to discuss. Thanks again.

    Prospect Pro Specs: Eric Gordon
    Posted on: April 14, 2008 at 5:22 pm on Dropping Dimes - 4 comments total

  • Nice to see you back again for this, Will. And thanks for the input!

    Dropping Dimes Two-on-Two Tourney Begins!
    Posted on: April 14, 2008 at 5:18 pm on Dropping Dimes - 3 comments total

  • Really good question, Rza. I know of no such site myself. How about it, loyal readers, anyone able to help out? The auction draft I wrote about will be held next week. I'll be sure to post the results on here.

    Time to set up a Playoff Pool?
    Posted on: April 12, 2008 at 7:04 am on Dropping Dimes - 2 comments total

  • Thanks for the hometown slant, Brandon. Great insight. And yes, the point is, Barbosa is a great pick at this point. I will take full credit, even though that's the one pick I haven't made for myself this year!

    Dropping Dimes Mock Draft 2007: Round 6, Pick 9 - Leandro Barbosa
    Posted on: October 20, 2007 at 2:16 pm on Dropping Dimes - 7 comments total

  • Well, call me influenced too much by the book ":07 Seconds or Less" by Jack McCallum, but other sources have reported similar personality traits and behaviours. He sulks. He'll tank a defensive assignment just so it doesn't look obviously bad in the post-game. He'll refuse a defensive match-up because it puts him on the hot seat. He has a serious jealous streak on the attention Nash gets. All that don't matter for us fantasy fools, and he is fantasy gold, no doubt. I like him too, but feel he could up his production EVEN MORE by just leaving that unappreciated chip buried deep within his stack.

    Dropping Dimes Mock Draft 2007: Round 6, Pick 9 - Leandro Barbosa
    Posted on: October 20, 2007 at 3:57 am on Dropping Dimes - 7 comments total

  • Holy jumping to conclusions, Batman! Poor Brandon, the rest of us were the ones that adjusted his list so that a lot of PF/C players, like TD, Bosh, Amare, Gasol, etc., are listed at center. After all, that's how many a fantasy GM would take advantage of their positional eligibility. I guess it would have helped to release the PF and C rankings together. Roger and John, thanks for stopping by anyways. But you both forgot to leave your own blog addresses so we can check out how your rankings stack up!

    2007-08 Preseason Power Forward Rankings
    Posted on: October 16, 2007 at 2:23 pm on Dropping Dimes - 8 comments total

  • Four Twenty...You can't watch cuz you ain't an expert! Haha... To update everyone, Matt's sent me three e-mails on Thaddeus Young this morning.

    Tribute to Ron Chow and our Experts League Recap
    Posted on: October 12, 2007 at 8:44 am on Dropping Dimes - 15 comments total

  • Hey Patrick, thanks for guest-spotting! It's like when Arnold visited Mrs. Garrett on the Facts of Life...money! You clearly explained why Jamison slips in drafts. On the other hand, he has next to zero bust potential as long as he can stay on the floor.

    Dropping Dimes Mock Draft 2007: Round 5, Pick 1 - Antawn Jamison
    Posted on: October 03, 2007 at 4:14 am on Dropping Dimes - 2 comments total

  • Yes, that was an inside joke of sorts. Sarge seems to like the guy, though. He's picked him in every mock I've seen him do this year.

    Dropping Dimes Mock Draft 2007: Round 4 Pick 3 - Brandon Roy
    Posted on: September 09, 2007 at 3:27 am on Dropping Dimes - 3 comments total

  • Haha, good read, Sarge. What a punk, this T-Mac. One puny game over my under on the over/under prediction? Actually I took a chance on McGrady last year. He had a couple of games where he played less than a quarter. Of course there were other games where he played under 30 minutes and came up with stellar production.

    Dropping Dimes Mock Draft Blog 2007: Round 3, Pick 8 - Tracy McGrady
    Posted on: August 28, 2007 at 4:29 pm on Dropping Dimes - 1 comments total

  • Welcome to the dark side, Sarge. Pairing 'Bron with Loozer?! It's so crazy, it just might work.

    Dropping Dimes Mock Draft Blog: Round 2, Pick 12 - Carlos Boozer
    Posted on: August 15, 2007 at 1:54 pm on Dropping Dimes - 2 comments total

  • Ahh, D, I quoted YOU with regards to the Celtics' defensive prowess! You said something to that effect in your podcast with Sarge. Whatchu tryin to do, play both sides of the coin like Harvey Dent aka Two-Face?

    Dropping Dimes Mock Draft 2007: Round 2, Pick 11 - Ray Allen
    Posted on: August 15, 2007 at 1:51 pm on Dropping Dimes - 4 comments total

  • Aw, shoot. Forgot to give some props to 4:20 as well, the only guy to post votes both here and on the Facebook page. Sorry, dude. But hey, it's not like you're going anywhere, right?

    Dropping Dimes One-on-One Tourney: The Champ is here!
    Posted on: August 12, 2007 at 1:15 pm on Dropping Dimes - 6 comments total

  • Nice milestone for us, boys! It's been a blast writing for this blog. Judging from our top 10 all-time posts, the mock draft blog is the most popular thing we do. Hope everyone is enjoying this year's version. Let's build on year one as we kick off Year Two!

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US!!!
    Posted on: August 04, 2007 at 3:46 am on Dropping Dimes - 5 comments total

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