Comments on: Team Preview: Orlando Magic http://www.fantasybasketblog.net/2006/10/07/team-preview-orlando-magic/ A Fantasy Basketball Blog. Surprise. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:45:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: bv http://www.fantasybasketblog.net/2006/10/07/team-preview-orlando-magic/#comment-1142 Mon, 09 Oct 2006 02:21:32 +0000 http://www.fantasybasketblog.net/2006/10/07/team-preview-orlando-magic/#comment-1142 JM, that was on ESPN's player rater. I dunno if i agree with you about the howard-shaq comparison. Howard shot MUCH better from the stripe his rookie campaign - and there's still time for him to improve. JM, that was on ESPN’s player rater. I dunno if i agree with you about the howard-shaq comparison. Howard shot MUCH better from the stripe his rookie campaign - and there’s still time for him to improve.

]]> by: JM http://www.fantasybasketblog.net/2006/10/07/team-preview-orlando-magic/#comment-1138 Sat, 07 Oct 2006 16:04:56 +0000 http://www.fantasybasketblog.net/2006/10/07/team-preview-orlando-magic/#comment-1138 on D.Howard, I'm curious what player-rater has him at 39/47? I checked basketballmonster and he was 47/71 in 8-category league and 73/87 in 9-categorsy league (with TOs) Thus I vote for Jameer to be the stud on the Magic. However, I would boost Howard's value somewhat to his name/trading value. Last year I reached on D.Howard with the last pick in the third. He was really disappointing. Luckily I was able to use his name-value to trade him mid-season (with Rashard) to get Brand and Jefferson, which turned around my season and led to a championship. Overall, I feel Howard has become the next fantasy Shaq. His FT% kills you so much that you need to build your team around him. But, he's not really worth picking in the first couple rounds (which you'd need to do in order to build a team around him). Like Shaq, he's got somewhat more value in H2H, where you can punt a category and still do well. on D.Howard, I’m curious what player-rater has him at 39/47?

I checked basketballmonster and he was
47/71 in 8-category league and
73/87 in 9-categorsy league (with TOs)

Thus I vote for Jameer to be the stud on the Magic.

However, I would boost Howard’s value somewhat to his name/trading value.

Last year I reached on D.Howard with the last pick in the third. He was really disappointing. Luckily I was able to use his name-value to trade him mid-season (with Rashard) to get Brand and Jefferson, which turned around my season and led to a championship.

Overall, I feel Howard has become the next fantasy Shaq. His FT% kills you so much that you need to build your team around him. But, he’s not really worth picking in the first couple rounds (which you’d need to do in order to build a team around him).

Like Shaq, he’s got somewhat more value in H2H, where you can punt a category and still do well.

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