DFS basketball is a cruel bitch. Last week I could do no wrong, stayed in the money. This week everything I touch turns to shite.

I just don't trust Augustin. There's a reason why he's been a journeyman. Every time I've used him he's been a dud. Every time I don't use him he goes ham. Same thing with Amir Johnson. With Augustin I'll probably just wait for another bad game then jump on him.

Anyways, here are some of my early thoughts, these are based on the GPP format; I'm liking the upside of some of the backup SGs tonight, namely Thornton and Meeks, as both of those teams are on the second of back-to-backs and should be going a little deeper into their benches. Those are strictly value picks though. I like Pierce vs ATL as the Wizards tend to lean on him more vs good teams.

I think the opposite of Heyward, shel. His usage rate is excellent and there's really not many other options around him. Burks is out and Burke is in and out of the starting lineup. His consistency is not great but it's not horrible. He's one of those that's consistently underrated because of the flashy options at his position like Lebron and KD.

At PF, going with Randolph and Pau Gasol. I don't want to roster Whiteside at C but I will have to for at least one roster because of the matchup.

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Posted by shel311

McKinney, Texas

Member since Aug 2004

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Posted on 2/4/15 at 9:38 am to Goldrush25

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Every time I've used him he's been a dud. Every time I don't use him he goes ham

DRose is that guy for me.

I just don't think you can pass up on Augustin, assuming he's as cheap on all the sites as he is on the one I play on. 40+ in 3 of 5 games for basically min price, you can't miss out on that IMO.

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I think the opposite of Heyward, shel. His usage rate is excellent and there's really not many other options around

Well, I do think he'd be the best of the 3 options I mentioned for GPPs, fwiw. He has the most upside. But with 50/50s, I strive for consistency, and his low totals seem to be lower than a guy like Tyreke over the last 10-15 games or so.