By Lefteris Moutis/ moutis@eurohoops.net
The operation was successful but the patient died. Eurohoops team won a lot of credits (after three weeks the team has already 592!) but only 84 points. Our target this week also is to raise the value of the team.
Before talking about our team it’s wise to suggest you the underpriced players who are more attractive to everyone who wants to earn money for the upcoming weeks. The news: there aren’t many underpriced point guards! Only Calloway, Kalnietis and Koszarek can have a limit up without much effort.
There are too many chances to win credits in the perimeter. Ingles, Nocioni and Preldzic are among the more expensive players, Jacobsen, Milko Bjelica, Sloukas, Bogdanovic among the affordable ones and Micov, Pappas and Leloup are the cheapest options. Finally, among the big guys underpriced are Dunston, Lavrinovic, injured Caner-Medley and Dragisevic.
To understand how the value of the players goes up and down, have in mind that the price depends on the average score of the player. The type is: {(price/4)Xgames played}-total ranking. For example, Bryant Dunston costs 60,7 credits, he has played in three games and has total ranking 57 points. So, he will keep his price if he has -2 ranking in his next game and will score limit up (adding 15% his price) if he has ranking more than 7,1 and limit down (-15%) if he has -11 ranking.
Heurtel is questionable, Landesberg is out of Blatt’s rotation and Kaun should go because we want to earn some serious money. We want to win credits first of all, so we buy Kalnietis, Pappas and Dunston (photo)!
Enjoy fantasy!
Point Guards
Mantas Kalnietis 39 credits
Two point guards from the same team? It’s ok if they are two of the only 3-4 players in that position that are still underpriced…
Sergei Bykov 33,5 (+4,4) credits
He plays more than 20 minutes per game and is still underpriced. He ‘ll keep his value if he’ll have ranking more than 8, so he’s still a bargain.
Shooting Guards/Small Forwards
Daniel Hackett 94,3 (+12,3) credits
Probably he will lose some credits, but he ‘s still a player who will offer you points. Even if he playes against Olympiacos.
Scotty Hopson 76 (+9,9) credits
He’s the leader of Efes and the home game against Zalgiris is one more chance for him to have a big score. It’s easy for him to have +12 ranking to raise his value.
Josh Carter 43,4 (-1,7) credits
You must sacrifice something to win something else. Carter’s price is not a bargain and Olympiacos is not an opponent that offers the chance for points, but we still believe in him…
Nikos Pappas 21 credits
He is the rising star of Panathinaikos and in Hala Pionir proved that he has the guts. He should continue to play in that level but at least he can offer you credits.
Power Forwards/Centers
Richard Hendrix 77,5 (+10) credits
He plays against Panathinaikos and the duo of Lasme and Gist is a nightmare for of the players. But he’s in good shape and can make a new limit up in his price as soon as he’s still underpriced.
Alexis Ajinca 77,3 (+8,3) credits
He’s choice is money in the bank. He is the leader of Strasbourg and in every game pays back whoever trusted him.
Boban Marjanovic 62,3 (+8,1) credits
Against Panathinaikos he lost the chance to explode his price but vs Laboral he will play more and his teammates will feed him more. For sure he can have a double digit ranking.
Bryant Dunston 60,7 credits
Picking the previous week’s MVP is not the safest way to succeed always but in that case, it’s about a player who will offer you credits and probably points. Siena doesn’t have good big guys, so Dunston can make it.