Back Again my friends. As you can probably tell I am taking a look at the upcoming Fantasy Basketball season and we have reached the Shooting Guards. Now keep in mind that I am trying to give you some information on players that you may not realize will be good pickups. With that being said there is no reason for me to say "well you have to draft Kobe Bryant to win." because everybody that would be playing Fantasy Basketball knows that Kobe is a valuable player, where you win is in the remaining players.
I think a good player to look at is Joe Johnson from Atlanta. Johnson is currently ranked at number 7 according to ESPN fantasy and they are projecting over 20 points per game, over 5 assists per game, 4.5 rebounds and 1.1 steals per game. Those are pretty impressive numbers and they have been consistent for the last 5 seasons. That is pretty stinking efficient.
Looking at the rankings I see one player that stands out that I don't think will match up to predictions. Ray Allen will be an effective player this year but I am just not so sure that he will be able to put up good fantasy numbers. He is currently ranked at 17 according to ESPN.com and I think that he will finish around 24.
I think that the most underrated player on the list is Evan Turner (Phi), the rookie out of The Ohio State University. Ranked 39th amongst Shooting Guards, Turner is only projected with 11.2 points per game with 3.5 rebounds, and 3.4 assists. I personally find these projections a little insulting based on Turner's college performance and while he is young and will be learning a new game plan in Philly, I still think that the Sixer's will have to go small and fast and my guess is that this will mean big things for the former Buckeye.
I want to once again stress that these are opinions and that nobody can predict the future. All I can do is try and if you are reading this you are looking for some advice so here is the ultimate advice. It is your team so draft the players that you want. If you are a Duke fan and want to draft only Duke alumni, you are more than welcome to do so or you can be the opposite and draft no Duke players. It's your choice, so choose wisely because it definitely takes the fun out of playing if you don't get players that you find entertaining to follow.
Keep an eye out for my entries on the Small Forwards, Power Forwards, and Centers.
*All rankings are based on ESPN.com position rankings
**Statistics and Projections are also via ESPN.com Fantasy
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