My keeper league allows you to keep up to 4 players, for up to 4 years.
I'm fairly locked into Steph, Jokic, and Klay. In the past I've essentially honed in on a punt blocks strategy because none of my best guys excel there. So I've focused on 3s, steals, and %s as my great categories. Doesn't mean I have to do that this year.
For my 4th keeper I can choose between the following: Gary Harris, John Collins, and Josh Richardson.
Generally speaking it's only worth keeping a guy if he's got obvious top 40-50 value.
Who would you keep?
Thanks for your input.
I would keep Gary Harris myself, but it depends on if your league takes into account what round the player was drafted in the year before. Do you keep your keepers in the same round you originally drafted them in?
Just hypothetically - if you drafted Gary Harris in round 5 last year (I think he was mostly going round 8-12? I can't remember but just as an example) and John Collins you drafted in the last round, then I would keep Collins just because he is a way stronger value in that round this year.
But if we are ignoring rounds, based on your punt block strategy I would keep Gary Harris because he contributes strongly in all the categories you're focused on. It's more rare for a SG to be strong in percentages and because you are not going to be drafting players who are strong in blks, you are going to be more susceptible to getting a poof FG%. That makes SG that contribute positively in that category all the more valuable.
Well Harris is the easy one. Collins and J-Rich both one small step back. Since there aren't any penalties for just taking the best player, I think that's where you go. If there was some sort of penalty for where a guy was drafted, you probably consider other options.
I have a keeper question of my own too actually also involving Gary Harris.
Our keeper league allows you to keep the player in the same round you drafted last year.
Who would be of greater value this season (even if you consider punt strategies)
Robert Covington in the 7th round?
Or Gary Harris in the 11th round?
I want to say Gary Harris, but can't decide because Covington just always seems to be underrated and was top 20 last year, and even a first rounder in some punt strategies.
Any thoughts?
Think I'd lean Harris on that one, too. 11th rounders are often garbage. You can get some good dudes in the 7th, still.
I was also leaning Harris. Probably a better team fit for me and better value. There's no penalty, just 4 keeper spots, which is why you want to keep someone who is an obvious top 40 value, which Harris has been for over a season. I figure Harris has the best name value and he's still really young. Collins might still be there in the 5th round after all the keepers are selected.
As far as the other question posted here, you have to go Harris. That, for me, isn't really close.
Thanks !!
I just realized I also have the rights to Tobias. Would you keep him over Gary or Collins?
No (short and sweet?)
I see the preference for Gary, but my feeling is that Josh will close their gap significantly this season.
If you want to play it safe (but risky at the same time due to injury concerns), Gary it is.
However, Richardson is nowhere close to his ceiling yet and is worth keeping. You know, "for science" and "winning"
Interesting. I had him last on my list because everything broke right for him last year and he was great but still only a top 50 type guy. Just worried there's a log jam of players on the wing for the Heat and that his minutes/usage drops. Of course, there's a chance he's just steadily improving year after year and turns into a top 25 beast this year, like what you're saying.