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| Make Your Picks Now! |
By Jon Loomer
June 16 - A tear forms in the corner of my eye as I finally come to the realization that these playoffs and this fantasy game are coming to an end.
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Think... I'll sleep more. I'll reintroduce myself to the wife and kids. I'll refocus my addiction that has been this fantasy game over to Triple Threat Fantasy Challenge.
I'll take my fantasy fix in any form I can get it.
But we're not done yet. We've made 45 selections, this being our 46th. Options are limited.
Want to see just how limited they are? Here you go, the remaining players to choose from and their average playoff PRA's:
Jason Williams (15.5)
Erick Dampier (12.5)
Gary Payton (9.4)
Adrian Griffin (8.7)
DeSagana Diop (7.8)
Keith Van Horn (6.9)
Alonzo Mourning (6.5)
Michael Doleac (5.4)
Marquis Daniels (5.3)
Derek Anderson (4.7)
Didier Ilunga-Mbenga (1.8)
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Shandon Anderson (1.4)
Josh Powell (0.4)
Pavel Podkolzine (0.0)
Rawle Marshall (0.0)
Wayne Simien (0.5)
Jason Kapono (0.0)
Dorell Wright (0.0)
Earl Barron (0.0)
Just for fun I included players who won't even see the court except during timeouts and shoot-around. How else will you ever read Dorell Wright's name in a fantasy column?
So that's what we have to work with. To give you an idea of how the typical participant in this game is doing, the most popular choices for Sunday are James Posey (12%), Erick Dampier (12%), Gary Payton (10%), and Alonzo Mourning (9%). Michael Doleac and Derek Anderson are getting 1% a piece and Marquis Daniels is even being picked by 2% of the folks playing this game.
Sweet! So I feel good about the fact that we still have Jason Williams available. Granted, he's been far from consistent, but J-Will has been a considerably valuable option during this series so far.
Just how inconsistent has he been? Let's take a look:
His highest PRA was 28, which he has done twice. His lowest PRA was 2.
He has finished with a PRA of under five twice, between five and 10 three times, and between 11 and 15 another three times. We want to avoid a performance like these eight games.
On the other hand, Williams has had a PRA of 16-20 seven times, 21-25 three times, and 26+ twice. We want a repeat performance of one of these 12 games. Please?
But he could do just about anything and we won't be surprised. However, it's still nice to have the option of a player capable of scoring a 20+ PRA.
Yet another advantage in the Experts' corner as we continue to target the Top 50 overall. Move over, we're coming through!
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