253 and won my 1st 5 teamer!60kWe'll see how this team goes. Try and go through my thought process.1) Usually build my team by picking a C first. Gasol with a premier match up @7500k 2) Filled with "Bargin Buys": Calderon and Beal are getting starter minutes. Ersan has been heating up and is facing a Cavs team that is poor against defending big man 3s.3) Now the meat and potatoes. - Monta at 7400 is lock for me vs CLE over Kobe (2nd of B2B and almost 2k+ for a 9 ppg) and I like Klay at 5900 (homer pick over Jordan Crawford). That leaves PG/SF/PF... at first tried to get something around Westbrook with Milsap, but the options at SF are terrible. So reluctantly took out Westbrook and subbed Durant. Then decided between..Brandon Jennings + Z-Bo + AffaloorStephen Curry + Milsap + KlayWent with the homer pick and also the 2nd trio are more explosive scorers which is what I use for tie breakers.
PG Stephen Curry GS@ORL $8,100Jose Calderon DAL@TOR $4,700SGMonta Ellis MIL@CLE $7,400Klay Thompson GS@ORL $5,900SFKevin Durant SAC@OKC $9,900Brad Beal LAL@WAS $4,600PFPaul Millsap UTA@PHO $7,100Ersan Ilyasova MIL@CLE $4,800CMarc Gasol MEM@DEN $7,500
PG Jameer Nelson ORL@CHA $5,600Nate Robinson BKN@CHI $4,400SGMonta Ellis LAC@MIL $7,400C.J. Miles CLE@NY $4,100SFLeBron James WAS@MIA $9,900Carmelo Anthony CLE@NY $9,000PFGlen Davis ORL@CHA $6,800Ersan Ilyasova LAC@MIL $5,100CChris Bosh WAS@MIA $7,700
They're talking about resting Anthony.Here's what I gotKnightIrvingMilesEllisGeorgeJR Smith - Assuming Melo is outLeeLoveVucevicNot really in love with this lineup. Love has been disappointing lately.Wallace might be a good play tonite at center.'No. 16 said:60k Team for SaturdayLiking this team, just wanted to see what type of team you could build around LBJ and Melo. 1) Picked a C first and I like Bosh the best. A lot of the good front courts are battling it out.2) Picked LBJ and Melo to man the SF position.3) Again like Monta as a low cost stud, followed by bargain players: Nate Robinson, CJ Miles, and Ersan, and then Jameer and Big Baby split he rest.
PG Jameer Nelson ORL@CHA $5,600Nate Robinson BKN@CHI $4,400SGMonta Ellis LAC@MIL $7,400C.J. Miles CLE@NY $4,100SFLeBron James WAS@MIA $9,900Carmelo Anthony CLE@NY $9,000PFGlen Davis ORL@CHA $6,800Ersan Ilyasova LAC@MIL $5,100CChris Bosh WAS@MIA $7,700
I won three of four -- three and five teamers -- with a lot of luck. I had two lineups. 50k scored 220 winning both entries, once by a point and once by two points. In both cases 2nd place had a good player in the late game while I was done. Nailbiters. 60k scored 256, winning one and losing one.I jump in a freebie to mix and match players until I like a lineup, then I import it to $ games. Yesterday I tweaked the imported 60k team. My freebie scored 277. Oof.Did these before sleeping last night:50kPG Louis WilliamsGS@ATL$5,400PG Brandon KnightIND@DET$5,800SG C.J. MilesCLE@NY$4,100SG Alexey ShvedDAL@MIN$4,500SF Kyle KorverGS@ATL$4,400SF Luol DengBKN@CHI$7,000PF Carlos BoozerBKN@CHI$6,300PF Paul MillsapMEM@UTA$7,400C DeAndre JordanLAC@MIL$4,70060kPG Louis WilliamsGS@ATL$5,400PG Tony ParkerBOS@SA$7,600SG Monta EllisLAC@MIL$7,400SG Gerald HendersonORL@CHA$5,400SF Kyle KorverGS@ATL$4,400SF LeBron JamesWAS@MIA$9,900PF David LeeGS@ATL$8,800PF Carlos BoozerBKN@CHI$6,300C DeAndre JordanLAC@MIL$4,700I guess we all did pretty good last night. Cashed all 60k's but lost that 50k that I really liked. Not sure how much of a difference the 20 man pool makes.Hey 16, make sure you figure out your backup plan if Anthony is ruled out, which I think he will be vs Cle.
50/50s you usually want to hit around 270 I think. But depending on the night it could be higher or lower cut lines.What's a good score in this? I tried to do it for the first time tonight but the 50/50 game I entered didn't fill and I didn't realize in time to get in another game. I still want to see if my lineup was any good or not by adding it up myself.
250 will cash tonite.50/50s you usually want to hit around 270 I think. But depending on the night it could be higher or lower cut lines.What's a good score in this? I tried to do it for the first time tonight but the 50/50 game I entered didn't fill and I didn't realize in time to get in another game. I still want to see if my lineup was any good or not by adding it up myself.
Same here. The amazing thing is just how consistent he's been. He helped me eek out a 4pt victory tonight despite using all that money on Love(oof!). Essentially had a 50k lineup vs a 60k lineup.Really riding GS lately, especially Lee. His price is getting really high though.
Didn't see anything about his injury. Someone farts on a football field and you hear about it.Same here. The amazing thing is just how consistent he's been. He helped me eek out a 4pt victory tonight despite using all that money on Love(oof!). Essentially had a 50k lineup vs a 60k lineup.Really riding GS lately, especially Lee. His price is getting really high though.
Late scratch...flu.'BassNBrew said:Didn't see anything about his injury. Someone farts on a football field and you hear about it.'BoltBacker said:Same here. The amazing thing is just how consistent he's been. He helped me eek out a 4pt victory tonight despite using all that money on Love(oof!). Essentially had a 50k lineup vs a 60k lineup.'Bobcat10 said:Really riding GS lately, especially Lee. His price is getting really high though.
293doesn't matter now, but for the record, today's early lineup:
Jose Calderon
Andre Miller
SG
Kobe Bryant
DeMar DeRozan
SF
Metta World Peace
Evan Turner
PF
Ryan Anderson
Thaddeus Young
C
DeMarcus Cousins
pretty sure I'll enter a handful of late game contests.
Wow, nice score on a short docket. I'm glad I stayed away because I had so much on the line in the NFL today. I almost never take Artest.293
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How bad is it that I did realize that (Artest - mwp) and am up on bb and name the nfl player's mom's and am down there?Wow, nice score on a short docket. I'm glad I stayed away because I had so much on the line in the NFL today. I almost never take Artest.293
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Last I read Manu was "doubtful" which almost prompted me to go with Neal. Rubio had great production on a per/minute basis but I'm a little spooked until I know he's going to be getting closer to 30min/g. Do you think his playing time spikes or are you just confident in his production/min?PG Ricky RubioMIN@ORL$6,000
PG Brandon KnightLAC@DET$5,700
SG James HardenHOU@NY$8,500
SG Manu GinobiliSA@OKC$5,600
SF Kevin DurantSA@OKC$9,900
SF Tayshaun PrinceLAC@DET$5,200
PF Zach RandolphCHI@MEM$8,000
PF Carlos BoozerCHI@MEM$6,300
C DeAndre JordanLAC@DET$4,800
Thank you. Guess I better look into both. I've been lucky with Manu a couple times, and Ricky is just so dreamy, I've been waiting to play with him. Truthfully those two just made the budget work. It's not a deep night.'BoltBacker said:Last I read Manu was "doubtful" which almost prompted me to go with Neal. Rubio had great production on a per/minute basis but I'm a little spooked until I know he's going to be getting closer to 30min/g. Do you think his playing time spikes or are you just confident in his production/min?'Chaos Commish said:PG Ricky RubioMIN@ORL$6,000
PG Brandon KnightLAC@DET$5,700
SG James HardenHOU@NY$8,500
SG Manu GinobiliSA@OKC$5,600
SF Kevin DurantSA@OKC$9,900
SF Tayshaun PrinceLAC@DET$5,200
PF Zach RandolphCHI@MEM$8,000
PF Carlos BoozerCHI@MEM$6,300
C DeAndre JordanLAC@DET$4,800
Mello out again.'BoltBacker said:PG Brandon KnightDET v LAC (Pre-game)Felton
PG Tony ParkerSA @ OKC (Pre-game)
SG James HardenHOU @ NY (Pre-game)
SG Arron AfflaloORL v MIN (Pre-game)
SF Kevin DurantOKC v SA (Pre-game)
SF Danny GreenSA @ OKC (Pre-game)Smith
PF Zach RandolphMEM v CHI (Pre-game)
PF Marcus MorrisHOU @ NY (Pre-game)
C Nikola PekovicMIN @ ORL (Pre-game)Jordan
Not on Fanduel. I mess around on other sites freerolls when I can. Seems really tough.Any of you guys do the college BB?
What I'd really like is Parker/Pekovic.Maybe I'm approaching it wrong. Any SA homers think that Nando De Colo is a sneaky good play with all the injuries in SA? He played 20min his last game and with Ginobili, Leonard, Jackson all out? I know sometimes Pop goes big playing Diaw at the SF slot but is he quick enough to guard Durant on the perimeter? Maybe in this matchup Neal/Green/DeColo get all the minutes at SG/SF? Grasping at straws?I'm thinking maybeJ.Nelson/N.Pekovicis better thanT.Parker/D.JordanThoughts?
I created an eerily similar lineup last night that I morphed into thisThat team above scored 245 for top 160 out 2200 and was better than a 50/50 paying 3.59. Could have made some bank the last two nights, but not getting enough money in the game.Tonight, liking it for nowG Nate RobinsonBOS@CHI$4,400PG Jose CalderonTOR@CLE$4,900SG Kobe BryantCHA@LAL$9,700SG Joe JohnsonUTA@BKN$5,900SF Metta World PeaceCHA@LAL$5,600SF Danilo GallinariSA@DEN$6,300PF Carlos BoozerBOS@CHI$6,300PF David LeeNO@GS$8,800C Anderson VarejaoTOR@CLE$8,000
Tonight could be interesting. I like these lineups we've posted alot. Instead of creating more, might run these out in a bunch of tournys if I can get the entries in. Anyone have thoughts? What's the basketballmonster lineup?PG Jose CalderonTOR@CLE$4,900PG Stephen CurryNO@GS$8,000SG Kobe BryantCHA@LAL$9,700SG Gerald HendersonCHA@LAL$5,500SF Metta World PeaceCHA@LAL$5,600SF Brad BealATL@W###4,800PF David LeeNO@GS$8,800PF Ed DavisTOR@CLE$4,500C Anderson VarejaoTOR@CLE$8,000I created an eerily similar lineup last night that I morphed into thisThat team above scored 245 for top 160 out 2200 and was better than a 50/50 paying 3.59. Could have made some bank the last two nights, but not getting enough money in the game.Tonight, liking it for nowG Nate RobinsonBOS@CHI$4,400PG Jose CalderonTOR@CLE$4,900SG Kobe BryantCHA@LAL$9,700SG Joe JohnsonUTA@BKN$5,900SF Metta World PeaceCHA@LAL$5,600SF Danilo GallinariSA@DEN$6,300PF Carlos BoozerBOS@CHI$6,300PF David LeeNO@GS$8,800C Anderson VarejaoTOR@CLE$8,000
G Jose CalderonTOR@CLE$4,900PG Kyrie IrvingTOR@CLE$7,600SG Monta EllisIND@MIL$7,500SG Gerald HendersonCHA@LAL$5,500SF Shawn MarionPHI@DAL$5,900SF Paul GeorgeIND@MIL$7,600PF David LeeNO@GS$8,800PF Ed DavisTOR@CLE$4,500C Al HorfordATL@W###7,700I think I'm gonna mess around a little bit more and build another one like yours. I would be playing Marion over Gallo, I'm not sure the extra savings helps you out anywhere else though.
Hah. Soon as I read yours I thought, "ooh, that's even better." You're probably right about Marion, one of my favorite old dogs, btw. I have this habit/belief/secret though. I like the sweet 3 ball shooters on their homecourts. All outside scorers in general actually. It's more an observation from playing and coaching than analyzing NBA stats, though I have noticed it working a little since starting this fanduel thing. On my roster above, Gallo, JJ and Nate all represent this influence on my lineup. Just something I probably consider more than I should.I created an eerily similar lineup last night that I morphed into thisThat team above scored 245 for top 160 out 2200 and was better than a 50/50 paying 3.59. Could have made some bank the last two nights, but not getting enough money in the game.
Tonight, liking it for now:
PG Nate RobinsonBOS@CHI$4,400
PG Jose CalderonTOR@CLE$4,900
SG Kobe BryantCHA@LAL$9,700
SG Joe JohnsonUTA@BKN$5,900
SF Metta World PeaceCHA@LAL$5,600
SF Danilo GallinariSA@DEN$6,300
PF Carlos BoozerBOS@CHI$6,300
PF David LeeNO@GS$8,800
C Anderson VarejaoTOR@CLE$8,000G Jose CalderonTOR@CLE$4,900
PG Kyrie IrvingTOR@CLE$7,600
SG Monta EllisIND@MIL$7,500
SG Gerald HendersonCHA@LAL$5,500
SF Shawn MarionPHI@DAL$5,900
SF Paul GeorgeIND@MIL$7,600
PF David LeeNO@GS$8,800
PF Ed DavisTOR@CLE$4,500
C Al HorfordATL@W###7,700
I think I'm gonna mess around a little bit more and build another one like yours. I would be playing Marion over Gallo, I'm not sure the extra savings helps you out anywhere else though.