http://www.rotorob.com/2007/12/11/next-generation-dissecting-durant/ Fantasy Sports Analysis With an Edge Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:06:56 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.rotorob.com/2007/12/11/next-generation-dissecting-durant/comment-page-1/#comment-20586 RotoRob » Archive » RotoRob Basketball Awards 2007 Mon, 31 Dec 2007 20:24:48 +0000 http://www.rotorob.com/basketball/next-generation-dissecting-durant/#comment-20586 [...] The reigning rookie of the year, Brandon Roy, deserves some mention in this category. Earlier this year, Roy received 127 out of a possible 128 first-place votes. He also averaged 19 PPG, while nearly adding five rebounds and five assists per game after the all-star break last season. Roy, however, has since been surpassed as a fantasy player by third-place finisher, Rudy Gay. The winner of this award goes to the 2007-2008 likely rookie of the year, Kevin Durant. Already better as a fantasy player than Roy is across the board, Durant is slowly raising his field goal percentage above 40 per cent and is averaging 20.0 PPG. Remember folks, LeBron James shot only 41.7 per cent from the floor during his rookie year. Since 1990, only eight rookies have averaged 20 points or more per contest, and Durant is not that far off from Allen Iverson’s 23.5 PPG in 1996-1997. Durant is going to be very special. [...] [...] The reigning rookie of the year, Brandon Roy, deserves some mention in this category. Earlier this year, Roy received 127 out of a possible 128 first-place votes. He also averaged 19 PPG, while nearly adding five rebounds and five assists per game after the all-star break last season. Roy, however, has since been surpassed as a fantasy player by third-place finisher, Rudy Gay. The winner of this award goes to the 2007-2008 likely rookie of the year, Kevin Durant. Already better as a fantasy player than Roy is across the board, Durant is slowly raising his field goal percentage above 40 per cent and is averaging 20.0 PPG. Remember folks, LeBron James shot only 41.7 per cent from the floor during his rookie year. Since 1990, only eight rookies have averaged 20 points or more per contest, and Durant is not that far off from Allen Iverson’s 23.5 PPG in 1996-1997. Durant is going to be very special. [...]

]]> http://www.rotorob.com/2007/12/11/next-generation-dissecting-durant/comment-page-1/#comment-19558 RotoRob » Archive » Next Generation: Handicapping Horford Tue, 18 Dec 2007 17:01:52 +0000 http://www.rotorob.com/basketball/next-generation-dissecting-durant/#comment-19558 [...] In 31.5 MPG, Horford is scoring 9.0 PPG and snaring 9.9 RPG. Horford’s strengths and weaknesses are exactly the opposite from those of the player I featured last week - Durant. While the brilliance that is Durant’s offensive game is far ahead of his strength and rebounding, Horford’s scoring needs to catch up to his brute strength and ability to clean glass. The opportunity and minutes are there, and that does not figure to change. The blocked shots have been tailing off recently, but his current average of 1.1 BPG is a nice bonus for a rookie. [...] [...] In 31.5 MPG, Horford is scoring 9.0 PPG and snaring 9.9 RPG. Horford’s strengths and weaknesses are exactly the opposite from those of the player I featured last week – Durant. While the brilliance that is Durant’s offensive game is far ahead of his strength and rebounding, Horford’s scoring needs to catch up to his brute strength and ability to clean glass. The opportunity and minutes are there, and that does not figure to change. The blocked shots have been tailing off recently, but his current average of 1.1 BPG is a nice bonus for a rookie. [...]

]]> http://www.rotorob.com/2007/12/11/next-generation-dissecting-durant/comment-page-1/#comment-19016 paris hilton » Blog Archive » Next Generation: Dissecting Durant Wed, 12 Dec 2007 08:45:08 +0000 http://www.rotorob.com/basketball/next-generation-dissecting-durant/#comment-19016 [...] Read the rest of this great post here [...] [...] Read the rest of this great post here [...]

]]> http://www.rotorob.com/2007/12/11/next-generation-dissecting-durant/comment-page-1/#comment-18988 Paris Hilton » Next Generation: Dissecting Durant Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:02:19 +0000 http://www.rotorob.com/basketball/next-generation-dissecting-durant/#comment-18988 [...] Here’s another interesting post I read today by RotoRob [...] [...] Here’s another interesting post I read today by RotoRob [...]

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