By Lefteris Moutis/ moutis@eurohoops.net
Galatasaray has few players available, but these are valuable enough to count on them in the Euroleague fantasy. Zoran Erceg and Justin Carter are expected to step up and fight against Crvena Zvezda.
We must admit that our changes last week (except the addition of Printezis) were unsuccessful. Samuels and Weems played worse than our expectations and we must change them as soon as possible. Next to them we will sell Jan Vesely because it’s always hard to play against Olympiacos in Piraeus.
Usually we decide the changes in our roster according to the form of the players and the next game. We always rely on the tendency of the teams to allow big ranking to their opponent. For example, Milano, Niznhy, Galatasaray and Crvena Zvezda allow to their rivals total ranking more than 95 per game in the Top 16 and the last two (Galatasaray-Crvena Zvezda) face each other. Also, Fenerbahce and Olympiacos allow only 76 and 73 respectively, total ranking to their opponents.
But this week there is a big difference. The rotation of Galatasaray will be small and the great six who beat Fenerbahce in the Turkish league, are expected to be the leaders again. So, we will avoid the big names and we will rely on Erceg and Carter who are steady and will play 30+ minutes. Our last choice is Justin Doellman who is in excellent shape, has a 20 ranking average in the last three games and Maccabi’s power forwards aren’t so effective in the perimeter defense.
It’s worth also to invest to Thomas Heurtel in the point guards position, to Nemanja Bjelica, Reggie Redding in the perimeter and to Boban Marjanovic, Trey Thompkins, and Patric Young in the front line.
Enjoy fantasy!
Point Guards
Taylor Rochestie 89,6 credits (-1,6)
Dimitris Diamantidis 54,5 credits (+1)
Shooting Guards/Small Forwards
Nando De Colo 82,3 credits (-1,3)
Rudy Fernandez 76,1 credits (-0,7)
Vassilis Spanoulis 74,9 credits (+0,5)
Justin Carter 55,5 credits
Power Forwards/Centers
Αnte Tomic 79,3 credits (-2,2)
Zoran Erceg 64,4 credits
Justin Doellman 55,4 credits
Giorgos Printezis 45 credits (+2)