Man, that’s a tough spot to be in, but for me, I think the fact that only TWO teams don’t make the playoffs interesting. You have a really strong team when they’re all healthy, but having 4+ guys out for 6-8+ weeks is painful.

I would try to trade Collins or Ayton to a team without any injuries, probably someone atop the standings because they’ll feel somewhat safe about taking on a guy like Ayton. He’s already about a third of the way through his suspension anyway. Don’t sell him for pennies on the dollar, but if you can get a consistent 3rd rounder for him, I think I’d do that.

But again, don’t overreact here, the fact that almost everyone gets in the playoffs in this format is HUGE. You just have to whether the storm for about 6 weeks. If you can grab 3 or 4 categories most weeks, you’ll be sitting pretty when everyone is back.

What a great, well-considered reply from Capt!

Ha, thanks boss!

Thanks Capt, that is what I initially was thinking but the Hayward injury had me uncertain. Obviously winning regular season isn't happening so whether I make trades and get 5th seed or sneak as 8th seed doesn't matter. My FG% and steals have been real good and FT% is solid. So hopefully I can get 2 of those categories, then I should get TO's every week with so many less games being played.