@dballbball This forum has been great so far! I appreciate it!
May I ask how you determined how one of my players was good or weak at my strengths? What was the criteria you went off? What makes a a player “good” at like rebounding or FG%? Above a certain percent?
In terms of
“Players that are bad at your strengths: Caldwell-Pope, Dosunmu, Edwards and Sexton
Players that are good at your weaknesses: Bridges, Caldwell-Pope, Edwards and Murray”
Is it better to move to move players off my team that are “Bad at Strengths” or “Good at weaknesses” ? Or not move them at all?
For my initial roster moves, in order to strengthen myself before the season, is there any players you have in mind from around the league that could help strengthen my team?
Thanks again! Any more advice you may have for my team I am all ears!
@brandonbourassa Great questions!
There are a variety of sources for basketball stats and fantasy basketball projections. They can help you set a benchmark for "good" and "bad" in each category. I have my own preferences, but that will vary from person to person. Essentially, there's a magic number for every category that I will cross-reference with your team's averages. Your strengths and weaknesses are determined by how far above or below that magic number your team's averages are. Since each stat has to be weighted differently (a steal is worth more than a point because there's less of them) and games played matter, each variation is condensed into "standard deviations" or "levels". This is how you determine what people refer to as a "Z-score". We'll use Steven Adams and rebounding as an example: if Adams averages 10 RPG and the league average is 5.9 RPG, then he has a 1.61 Z-score in rebounding. Considering that an average player (5.9 RPG) would have a Z-score of 0.0, a 1.61 is a pretty impressive score. It's basically like saying he's worth two players in terms of rebounding production. Anyone below 5.9 RPG would have a negative score, which would technically make them a bad contributor in that category. Expand that process out for every category and every player on your team. That's what I did, and that's how I found that your Z-scores are likely to be higher or lower in the categories I suggested.
I believe in addition by subtraction, so players that make it hardest for you to win your best categories ("bad at strengths") are worth considering in trades. However, I want to make it clear: whether a player fits your team or not, it only makes sense to trade them if you gain something in exchange. There is no "best" move; there are only the moves that are available to you. Rival managers won't be in a rush to accommodate you in building your perfect roster; they'll see all the same negatives in the players you're trying to trade and all the positives in the ones you're trying to acquire. I've listed several players you could try to trade, and several more you could try to add to your team (whether by trade or free agency), but it's hard to make an expansive list without seeing the player list for your league. Next time you go to your waiver wire, try sorting by stat leaders in your preferred categories. Ideally, you'll be focusing on guys near the top of the list every time. Just be aware that any free agent that is good at something is probably equally bad at something else, or else they might already be on a roster.
Thanks a lot for the detailed analysis, Derek. Yeah, I pretty much have a similar idea but I'm just a lot higher on KPJ. As to THJ, Caleb Martin, and to a smaller degree, Fultz, they are all disposable and will just be looking to pick up better players off waivers.
14 teams, 9 category league. H2H.
James Harden
Kyrie Irving
Anthony Edwards
Desmond Bane
Jalen Brunson
Tyrese Maxey
Jalen Smith
Wendell Carter Jr
Clint Capela
Isaiah Hartenstein
Nic Claxton
Jalen Suggs
Jaden McDaniels
@dballbball Thank you again and sorry for all the questions lol
Okay so I know my strengths and weaknesses, in terms of the mid-categories on my team, is there any particular one or two I should focus on improving (hopefully without dropping my current strengths to much)?
Basically I know that FG%, rebounds, and steals are my strengths and free throw percentage and threes are my weaknesses. So of those mid-categories (points, assists, blocks, turnovers) which one or two do you think I should try to boost?
Thanks again my man!
@brandonbourassa It's what I'm here for!
Strengths: Field goal percentage (*), rebounds, steals
Weaknesses: Free throw percentage (*), treys
Mid: Assists, blocks, points, turnovers
Players that are good at your strengths: Adams, Barnes, Bridges, Davis and James
Players that are bad at your strengths: Caldwell-Pope, Dosunmu, Edwards and Sexton
Players that are good at your weaknesses: Bridges, Caldwell-Pope, Edwards and Murray
You will have to judge which of your "mid" categories you'll win each week based on your opponent. Maximize your moves each week and focus on those categories.
Whether you make a trade is up to you. If you need a top three, I'd recommend Edwards, Murray and Sexton. Caldwell-Pope and Dosunmu might not have enough value to trade, but you could consider dropping them.
Consider low-cost players like Drummond, Hartenstein, Payton, Vanderbilt, Bruce Brown and Patrick Beverley. If you want to make a splash, players like Jakob Poeltl, Josh Hart, Jrue Holiday, Jusuf Nurkic and Wendell Carter Jr. could work well with your squad.
General comment - this is a great way to distill the essence of your review. I like.
Hello, 15 team 9cat auction draft 10 starters 82 game cap per pos.(pg/sg/g/sf/pf/f/c/3 utils/2bench)
Can you please rate/input to whats missing in my team?
Lamelo
Dosunmu
Vassell
Barton
Lebron
Pg13
Ayton
Claxton
Gafford
Bench: Covington
Duarte
Thanks!
@dballbball Thank you so much! I really appreciate your help. I was thinking I should have went for draymond green instead of capela that time. Who should you think I’ll trade for capela? In terms of suggs, cole anthony, and beverley. I think I’ll drop bev. I am seeing chuma okeke, malik beasley, hachimura, tj mcconnell, roby and grant will on my waivers.
14 teams, 9 category league. H2H.
DAILY SET UP OF LINEUPS,
Starting Positions: PG, SG, SF, PF, C and 1 UTL.. Daily Setup...
James Harden
Kyrie Irving
Anthony Edwards
Desmond Bane
Jalen Brunson
Tyrese Maxey
Jalen Smith
Wendell Carter Jr
Clint Capela
Isaiah Hartenstein
Nic Claxton
Jalen Suggs
Jaden McDaniels
@jamesandrewdy You're on the right track already! No harm in holding your KPJ stock. Let me know how it goes once the season gets started.
@kjay84gmail-com Thanks for your input! I had the same thought. Maybe it will stick.
@brandonbourassa No problem! We're keeping the thread going strong.
Blocks is definitely one category I would try to convert to a strength. It's a high-impact category, so specialists can really help you there. Winning assists will be hard if you didn't draft for it and going for that category will directly impact your competitiveness in turnovers. What you decide to do with Edwards, Murray and Sexton should determine if you go for points or not. I'm sure you know they're all great scorers, so removing them from your team will naturally bring you down in points. The easiest category for any manager to win is turnovers, but most of the ways you can do it will hurt your team overall. It's hard to say if there is a second "mid" category that is clearly best for you. The trade market may determine your fate, but try to aim for players with ~1.7 turnovers or less in all your moves.
Let me know how things are going once the season kicks off!
14 teams, 9 category league. H2H.
DAILY SET UP OF LINEUPS,
Starting Positions: PG, SG, SF, PF, C and 1 UTL.. Daily Setup...
James Harden
Kyrie Irving
Anthony Edwards
Desmond Bane
Jalen Brunson
Tyrese Maxey
Jalen Smith
Wendell Carter Jr
Clint Capela
Isaiah Hartenstein
Nic Claxton
Jalen Suggs
Jaden McDaniels
@vcube111 You're welcome!
For the record, Draymond Green would not fit this build any better than Capela. It's hard to find bigs that are well-suited to these categories. They call Porzingis the Unicorn for a reason, and that's the sort of archetype you're looking for. Markkanen and Olynyk also suit your team well. If you only have one starting center spot, then I think you're fine to convert Capela's spot into another position. Players like Bogdan Bogdanovic, Bojan Bogdanovic, Brook Lopez, De'Anthony Melton, Keldon Johnson, Lu Dort, Mo Bamba, Norman Powell, PJ Washington, Robert Covington and Saddiq Bey are all worth considering, although only some might make sense in a Capela trade. You'll have to negotiate and be strategic. For example, you could find the teams that have players who have averaged 10-plus rebounds and try to sell him to them as a way to secure the category.
All aboard the Okeke train! The other name is harder to pick. I'm a proud stockholder in Roby's career, but I don't know if he'll help you. The safer options are Beasley and Williams, so I'm inclined to think that Williams is the best fit for your team based on positional need.
12 teams, 9 category league. H2H.
1st Jason Tatum
2nd. Tyrese Halliburton
3rd. Evan Mobley
4th. Zach Lavine
5th. SGA
6th. Julius Randle
7th. Lauri Markkanan
8th. Malcholm Brogdan
9th. Jaren Jackson Jr
10th. Josh Hart
11th Brook Lopez
12th. TJ mcconnell
PS: I could've got Lebron 2nd pick as well? What do you think is the right pick
