By Lefteris Moutis / moutis@eurohoops.net
Cedi Osman has been in form for the past month with Efes Anadolu and he’s certainly an excellent and cheap option for your fantasy teams.
Now in the Euroleague fantasy challenge the options of players that consistently provide good scoring are known and one can make the difference if they choose some unpopular players, though ones who can have an outbreak or who might be currently in form without becoming especially perceptible in the “community” of players in fantasy challenge.
Cedi Osman, for example, is very good in the Top 16 with Efes Anadolu, with a 12,5 ranking per game in his last four games, showing great consistency. The derby with Fenerbahce is tough, but Osman does a lot of things on the court and he can respond.
The Eurohoops.net team hasn’t been doing so well in recent weeks and is looking for players who can make the difference. The ones that are going to depart are going to be the three cheapest ones, as Teodosic, De Colo, Shved, Delaney, Ayon, Vesely and Brown seem like they’re going to be good this week as well.
The first player to go is going to be Anthony Randolph, who proved to be an excellent “one and done” option, contributing 22 evaluation points in the best ranking of the season for him. However, the big men who play against Malaga have trouble consistently since the Spanish team is the most efficient defensively in the Top 16.
Bobby Dixon is coming from a bad game, will surely return to good performances, but for the derby with Efes, who have a quite good defensive attitude along the perimeter, it’s not a good idea to keep him.
The big dilemma had to do with Vassilis Spanoulis. Olympiacos’s captain is going through a period of being out of form, having three consecutive games with a single-digit ranking. The game against Khimki is crucial for the “red-and-whites,” but it’s preferable to try out other players who are in form, such as Cedi Osman or Tarence Kinsey.
In the frontline it’s easier to find players who score a lot and Felipe Reyes is a guaranteed solution that will consistently contribute 15+ points. At the same price you can find several players with potential like Ekpe Udoh or Quincy Miller, though Real’s big man is more reliable.
Finally, among the point guards there are several ups and downs, but Darussafaka’s Jamon Gordon is definitely a good opportunity due to his current form. He costs just 38,2 credits and with his two last games (23,5 ranking on average) he makes everyone trust him in a game against Crvena Zvezda at home.
Enjoy fantasy!
Eurohoopsnet team
Point Guards
Milos Teodosic 72,7 credits (-0,2)
Jamon Gordon 38,2 credits
Shooting Guards/Small Forwards
De Colo 100,4 credits (+1,9)
Malcolm Delaney 87,5 credits (-2,5)
Alexey Shved 69,7 credits (-2,3)
Cedi Osman 23 credits
Power Forwards/Centers
Gustavo Ayon 82 credits (+0,1)
Jan Vesely 78 credits (-1,5)
Felipe Reyes 63,8 credits
Derrick Brown 58,3 credits (+0,6)