@brettmpeter wrote in:
Swanigan or John Collins in a 9 Cat keeper league?
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Stat set issues plague both players and maybe Swanigan handling more is the tie breaker against him, but I'm going to cut against the grain and go with Swanigan because the (relative) hype surrounding him seems more credible.
Swanigan is legit. Can hit fts, pass and has been hitting 3s while grabbing rebounds. Dame is pushing for him to get ROY. Huge that franchise player has his back. Blazers pf spot is wide open. I'm buying swangian.
Both players are intriguing. The hype horn is tooting more loudly for "Swagnigan" more at the moment. Down the road, however, I think their value will be a lot closer than people see right now. Being the darling of the moment, Caleb will get an earlier shot at opportunities for growth.
I just like the name Swanigan
Swanigan!!!
Swanigan is going to fill up the stat sheet with rebounds, assists, and open jumpers. He can hit that three and will get easy put backs if he's playing with the starters.
I believe in the first half of the season they should have similar value, with a small edge to Swanigan (a Nurk injury would open space in Portland front court), but, in the second half of the season Collins should be a solid option, and for the years to come I belive John Collins have a good stat set for fantasy and a solid path as nba player. I would go with Collins.
