I don’t really follow the 76ers, so it’s hard to come up with any good quips or analogies. But when Passion and Pride has posts about Hersey Hawkins and Question Marks, I don’t feel like I’m missing much. Of course, some of those question marks have fantasy relevance:
- Will Sam Dalembert become a more consistent force in the middle?
- Rodney Carney and Willie Green flip-flopped in the starting lineup last year. Will either one step up and claim the fifth starters spot?
Hopefully Dalembert steps up to break into the top tier of centers and Rodney Carney takes over the SF spot for the Sixers. That’ll be good not only for Philly, but for fantasy owners as well. The more players that are BOC (ballin’ outta control) the more interesting the fantasy basketball gets.
Here’s last years rankings for the 76ers (TO included):
34 - Andre Iguodala
68 - Samuel Dalembert
72 - Andre Miller
75 - Kyle Korver
252 - Rodney Carney
256 - Willie Green
259 - Shavlik Randolph
315 - Reggie Evans
320 - Calvin Booth
321 - Kevin Ollie
346 - Louis Williams
401 - Louis Amundson
NR - Derrick Byars
NR - Herbert Hill
NR - Ricky Sanchez
NR - Jason Smith
NR - Thaddeus Young
Starting Lineup:
PG: Andre Miller
SG/SF: Andre Iguodala
SF/SG: Kyle Korver
PF: Reggie Evans
C: Samuel Dalembert
Bench:
Everyone else
The good news is there’s no one in Philly now who’s going to take any more minutes away from the starters than there was last season. That’s good news for My Two Andres, Kyle “Cute for a basketball player” Korver, The Nutcracker, and Camembert. You like I how I just made up nicknames for all of them off the top of my head? I’m pretty sure I’m at least as good as Kanye.
Each of those starters should be getting at least 30 minutes a game, which means that everyone else on the team is pretty much worthless from a fantasy perspective. I know I said I hope that Rodney Carney gets some more time in, but that would probably require Mo Cheeks to go with a 3 SG/SF line-up. Although, that might not be all bad. I don’t know enough about the Sixers to really know if that’s a possibility, but it’s probably not worth spending a late round pick on the off chance that it happens.
GMTR Draft Predictions
Andre Iguodala - 2nd Round
Samuel Dalembert - 5th/6th
Andre Miller - 5th/6th
Kyle Korver - 8th
Let me warn you about your predictions of playing time. If the Sixers come in with low expectations and the losses mount, expect the four rookies to compete for minutes. Kyle Korver has the most to lose, especially if Carney steps up. Expect Thaddeus to get a chance to impress. The wing is crowded in Philly.
Comment by Jon — October 1, 2007 @ 8:39 pm
Yes, the wing is crowded, but that’s exactly why Miller and Dalembert are safe bets. And I don’t see how the Sixers can play Iguodala any less thank 35 minutes a game even if they had 8 other SG/SFs on the team.
That only leaves Korver, who, as you mention, may get booted for the younger guys. But if you draft him, and that happens, then you should be able to pick up Carney or Young from the Free Agent pool.
Comment by Nels — October 2, 2007 @ 8:17 am