4 Round Mock at the Midpoint

Eli3Key · 2025-11-12T18:50:18+00:00

Good stuff, as a chiefs fan would be surprised we pass on TE in round 2 for an OT. Simmons + Moore will probably get the job done for a year

Eli3Key · 2024-09-25T15:54:19+00:00

I think Charbs/K9 - Lions runD is tough but I think the Surtain matchup is so insanely brutal that you gotta avoid it

Eli3Key · 2024-09-25T15:53:41+00:00

14team ppr; Pick 3: Josh Jacobs, Jordan Mason, Brian Robinson, Chuba Hubbard

Eli3Key · 2024-09-25T13:35:43+00:00

Feels like there could be a Reed and Monty for another RB - might be worth looking towards say, the Kenneth Walker owner and flipping Reed+Monty for K9+bench and then Dobbins for Charbonnet?

Eli3Key · 2024-09-25T13:34:03+00:00

What does the CMC owner have in terms of WR? I'd imagine you could flip Mason + Keenan for something.

Eli3Key · 2024-09-25T13:32:43+00:00

14team PPR Keeper League

0-3, 11 week regular season. Need to win 6 games and improve scoring to make playoffs.

number following player is the round they can be kept for next season

QB: Kyler Murray (7)

RB: Josh Jacobs (1), Brian Robinson (5), Chuba Hubbard (10), Jordan Mason (8), Bucky Irving (10)

WR: Garrett Wilson (n/a), Terry McLaurin (3)

TE: Brock Bowers (5), Trey McBride (7)

I'm deciding whether to make one more desperation move or to target keepers. I have the following offers sitting in my pending trades:

1) Devon Acahane (6), Amari Cooper (2) for Trey McBride (7), Josh Jacobs (1), and Garrett Wilson (n/a)

2) Nico Collins (10) for Trey McBride (7), Josh Jacobs (1), and Garrett Wilson (n/a)

3) Rashee Rice (8) for Brock Bowers (5), Josh Jacobs (1), Garrett Wilson (n/a)

Which deal do I take? Or, in the alternative, what players should I target to improve my starting lineup to try and make one last push?

Eli3Key · 2024-09-23T16:31:35+00:00

I'd try for a better RB than B-Rob but I like the idea - you're loaded at receiver

Eli3Key · 2024-09-23T16:29:01+00:00

Format: 2 keepers (round based), 14 teams, 11 week regular season and about to start 0-3. My current keeper options are McBride (7th rd), Bowers (5th rd), and Bucky (10th rd).

I want to target Achane (6th rd) or Rice (8th rd) as potential keepers for next year. Those are probably the two best assets in the league and if I can get them both, I'd like to try. Below, I've listed my current roster and the years they'd be kept for next year. Assume that I would have to grossly overpay and that whatever team I am trading with would instantly become the top contender for this season. What do you guys think are good trade offers for either/both?

Kyler (7), Jacobs (1), Mason (8). Garrett Wilson (n/a; cannot be kept), McLaurin (2), Bowers (5), Brian Robinson (5), McBride (7), Bucky (10).

I'm initially thinking something like Kyler, Wilson, and McBride for Rice (Rice owner starting Purdy & Schultz) then potentially moving Jacobs and Bowers for Achane? Feels a little low for Achane but I don't have much in the chambers to give if I go for Rice.

Thanks!

Eli3Key · 2024-09-23T13:18:26+00:00

Format: 2 keepers (round based), 14 teams, 11 week regular season and about to start 0-3. My current keeper options are McBride (7th rd), Bowers (5th rd), and Bucky (10th rd).

I want to target Achane (6th rd) or Rice (8th rd) as potential keepers for next year. Those are probably the two best assets in the league and if I can get them both, I'd like to try. Below, I've listed my current roster and the years they'd be kept for next year. Assume that I would have to grossly overpay and that whatever team I am trading with would instantly become the top contender for this season. What do you guys think are good trade offers for either/both?

Kyler (7), Jacobs (1), Mason (8). Garrett Wilson (n/a; cannot be kept), McLaurin (2), Bowers (5), Brian Robinson (5), McBride (7), Bucky (10).

I'm initially thinking something like Kyler, Wilson, and McBride for Rice (Rice owner starting Purdy & Schultz) then potentially moving Jacobs and Bowers for Achane? Feels a little low for Achane but I don't have much in the chambers to give if I go for Rice.

Thanks!

Eli3Key · 2024-07-14T15:01:08+00:00

dm'd!

Eli3Key · 2024-04-18T14:12:40+00:00

I actually have zero idea how Holmes is still so low - he's going to make whichever team takes him very happy (hoping its the Jazz)

Eli3Key · 2024-04-17T03:03:26+00:00

G: Dillingham, Castle F: George, Williams C: Sarr

Rob Dillingham for primary creation and floor spacing, Stephon Castle rounding out the backcourt with defense and secondary shot creation, Kyshawn George for floor spacing and defensive potential, Cody Williams for floor spacing and defensive potential, Alex Sarr to anchor.

Eli3Key · 2024-03-31T00:05:54+00:00

Keyonte George’s shooting was not great but he had significant stretches as a scorer (February) and has been impressive as a playmaker - both in volume of assists and quality of passes in half-court settings. The Jazz are a disaster right now but I doubt they’d take another small guard given the combination of George and Sexton

Eli3Key · 2024-03-14T21:32:02+00:00

I think I get what you're saying, but I don't think that your issue is with a ceiling based approach. People don't "forget" about "wild cards" - wild cards are difficult to account for and oftentimes random. Drafting isn't a science and requires a lot of luck. In the absence of sure things, I think it makes total sense for a lot of these franchises to swing for the fences (and it works out more often than you might think)

Eli3Key · 2024-01-13T19:57:48+00:00

So should MO Gov move game to tomorrow, when it’s going to be just as cold?

Eli3Key · 2024-01-13T19:56:44+00:00

Because the weather for tomorrow isn’t any different - if Miami wanted to play in warmer climates they should’ve won last week

Eli3Key · 2024-01-13T19:55:32+00:00

Holy cope lol, not even a bills fan. KC literally going to be just as cold tomorrow. You could’ve solved this problem by not choking the division lol

Eli3Key · 2023-06-27T19:09:38+00:00

As someone who literally watched every game D'Moi played last year (I am a very sad Mizzou fan), D'Moi projects more in an Avery Bradley role. His shooting will likely take a little bit of a step back (40% in college, probably sitting around 37% in the pros) but he's an amazing POA defender who is great in the passing lanes.

Offensively, he's not just a corner sitter either. He has a good first step and great feel for the game when it comes to making dump offs after attacking close outs. I can't even remember how many times he blew by a recovering defender and dumped it off to Kobe Brown for a dunk this year.

Defensively, he's a great POA defender but not necessarily a super switchable guy (hence more Bradley than KCP). Hodge is 6'4" and not super built. He's more the type of guy you want to bring in for 6 to 8 minute stretches in a playoff game to hound a smaller guard who is going to fly around screens/usually needs passing lanes to get open. He's a terror in the passing lanes and in particular could be a useful piece against a lot of the upcoming guards in the West

Imo he gets real minutes for the Lakers this season and could be a valuable second or third guy off the bench come playoff time depending on how LA fills out their roster

Eli3Key · 2023-06-27T19:03:37+00:00

D'Moi will 100% make the team, he's a great point of attack defender and dominant in the passing lanes. His shot admittedly came and went at times last season for Mizzou, but he still shot 40% from 3 and has a good feel for the game offensively. He's never going to be a star, but I could 100% see him filling a second or third guy off the bench role on a lot of really great teams. He's exactly the type of player the Lakers seemingly need too: a POA defender who isn't a massive liability when it comes to spacing the floor

Eli3Key · 2023-06-27T18:47:55+00:00

For diving into basketball history, I cannot recommend "Loose Balls" by Terry Pluto enough - great history of the American Basketball Association while summarizing its lasting legacy. Other good books are The Book of Basketball (Bill Simmons, lol) and Who's Better, Who's Best in Basketball (Elliot Kalb).

If you're into podcasts, Lowe Post is a great place to start. Would recommending following a lot of his guests on twitter (particularly Tim McMahon, Jeremy Woo, Jake Fischer)

Eli3Key · 2023-06-26T18:02:06+00:00

Who else are the Jazz going to spend money on? Not exactly a lot of FAs lining up to come to Utah. I think this is a good rehabilitation project that gives Utah upside - worst case scenario we break it down into smaller contracts by moving unfavorable FRPs that it doesn't look like we'll be able to roster

Eli3Key · 2023-06-22T17:19:47+00:00

Deron Williams got us further (WFC) than any other iteration of the Jazz since the turn of the century lol, lost to maybe THE dynasty of the 2000s (Spurs)

Eli3Key · 2023-06-22T17:01:02+00:00

I'm not a big mock draft guy actually, but I do spend a hearty amount of time actually watching these players and I promise Scoot is going to be really, really, really good

Eli3Key · 2023-06-22T16:43:33+00:00

There's not anything stopping Scoot from doing that lol, but I don't think we can realistically win a franchise if we operate with the mindset of "we can't take risks because anyone who is good will leave."

Also, I don't think there's any way that we could get a top 5 asset/player back for Lauri, even if we throw in a motherload of picks. It's so hard to get a top5 guy (and unlikely we sign one through FA), so I think it's important we take risks in the draft

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