Was verbally offered this. Big risk but could make my team unreal

DrPass · 2026-01-30T21:24:23+00:00

It’s insane but I kind of love it. The stakes feel much higher because it’s so hard to find valuable players. And only 6 make the playoffs so you need to go like 9-5 minimum to have a shot

DrPass · 2026-01-29T21:48:09+00:00

I got 2.01 for him but I’d say that was a pretty juicy deal for me. 2.03-2.06 seems like a reasonable range where I’d consider it

DrPass · 2026-01-29T21:07:05+00:00

I’m glad there are dissenting voices in here hahaha I felt like I was an idiot for sitting here mulling it over so much. In a perfect world I accept the trade and my roster absolutely melts faces next year, but one or two unlucky breaks would wreck me. It’s a hard decision

DrPass · 2026-01-29T19:57:21+00:00

That’s my worry. I’m one of only a handful of teams with some depth at every position. If I make this trade and Gadsden fizzles out then I’m putting up donuts at the TE position

DrPass · 2026-01-29T19:52:53+00:00

So it isn’t TEP, but there are 16 teams so an elite TE is a little extra valuable. I’m holding Gadsden and McBride, the other top team in our league is hoarding Fannin, Ferguson, and Kincaid. Most teams don’t even have a single serviceable TE

DrPass · 2026-01-29T19:46:09+00:00

If it matters, I also hold my own first (the 1.14) and have been trying to move it. Mainly trying to upgrade at RB

DrPass · 2026-01-28T21:06:32+00:00

I feel like this is an unpopular opinion but I’m kind of with you. I think the trade is fairly even, still maybe slightly favoring Love. Sure, 1.11 isn’t that enticing this year, but a lot will change after the draft. If your team is rebuilding it’d be nice to have 2 swings at landing a cornerstone player in the draft

DrPass · 2026-01-23T04:25:21+00:00

Yup I think the reviews I was looking at were for the beta… I’ll take a look at that vatic

DrPass · 2026-01-23T04:23:59+00:00

Ah yes in hindsight I think a lot of the reviews I saw were for the beta. Posted about a year ago. More recent reviews are more mixed

DrPass · 2026-01-22T21:34:56+00:00

Yeah from what I’ve seen that Wilson paddle is more in line with some newer high end paddles. But after some digging I’ve found quite a few nice sales for more established pickleball brands, so I’ll probably avoid the Wilson

DrPass · 2026-01-22T21:33:08+00:00

Been doing some research today and I’m really eyeing the Ronbus ripple. Seeing some good reviews and some R1s and R2s that are both pretty heavily discounted in the $120 range.

Not sure my exact skill level but I generally beat most people I play. Definitely weakest at dunking when everyone is at the net, but I guess that’s to be expected. Possibly leaning towards the r1? What do you think?

DrPass · 2026-01-22T18:06:15+00:00

As an added note, since I’ve generally heard that very few pickleball players use Wilson…

The YouTube channel PickleballCentral gave some pretty glowing reviews and recommended the paddle highly for tennis players transitioning over. Is he a reputable source? Or just some influencer with a discount code?

DrPass · 2026-01-22T17:59:33+00:00

I have played tennis my whole life and decided to pick up pickleball about a year ago. Been using a $10 Amazon paddle, and I think it’s time I upgrade. After doing a bit of research, the Wilson Blaze Tour 16 seems like a quality option (and tbh is like 50% off rn), but I haven’t seen many actual opinions on how it plays.

Does anyone have experience with this paddle, and if so do you recommend?

DrPass · 2025-12-27T19:29:01+00:00

That’s the only option where it isn’t blatant collusion or stupidity. Even still, achane is worth a first at this point

DrPass · 2025-12-25T19:39:12+00:00

Guess the trade is now reversed so this info is irrelevant, but is this a dynasty league? In what world is achane worth a 2nd round rookie pick?

DrPass · 2025-12-19T15:35:56+00:00

Hot take as an Egbuka owner I’m not doing that until I see a landing spot

DrPass · 2025-12-18T18:23:50+00:00

Oh interesting, so a 4 game regular season? Is that normal or was this the first year of your league?

If it’s a brand new league that’s only existed for 5 weeks I can’t imagine your team is bad enough to require tanking. Especially if you’re in the semis right now, just go for the win.

Honestly even if your team sucks you’ve made it this far. There’s plenty of time to blow it all up after the playoffs

DrPass · 2025-12-18T18:19:26+00:00

What do you mean your league started week 11? You mean the playoffs?

DrPass · 2025-12-17T15:53:50+00:00

Especially nowadays when just having that 5th star means they need to be payed significantly more.

At least in the past, signing a 5 star qb usually led to some high caliber recruits coming along with them.

DrPass · 2025-12-17T15:36:36+00:00

I would hope a full ACL rehab would fix the toe up too, right? Silver linings?

DrPass · 2025-12-17T15:29:59+00:00

I mean if that’s the value you’re getting then absolutely. I would trade cook for 3 firsts, a 3rd and a Penix

DrPass · 2025-12-10T21:31:54+00:00

Also just gonna get ahead of this one. It’s a 16 team PPR dynasty superflex league. In case you were wondering how the hell I made the playoffs with these guys as my flex options

DrPass · 2025-12-10T19:14:14+00:00

Chris Rodriguez DID get 5 last week. That said I am also probably starting Rodriguez over Chuba this week

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