Fantasy Basketball Roundtable: Staying Power

Written by Erik

Thursday, 26 November 2009 08:48

I and a few other basketball bloggers have formed the "Fantasy Basketball Roundtable". Each week one of us poses a question or a topic to the rest of the collective. Yes, they're fantasy basketball related, and no we're not allowed to ask questions like "Are you a loser are you, if you watch the movie Twilight: New Moon?"

round table

Alex of BleacherCreatureRotoTalk.com
Ryan of LestersLegends.com
Brian of EmptyTheBench.com
Nels and Patrick of GiveMeTheRock.com
Tommy of HoopsWorld.com

The first question we tackled was "Looking at the season’s early surprise players, which one or two do you feel will continue to put up big fantasy numbers this year?"

My Response:

Channing Frye, PF/C Phoenix Suns

I will admit that Channing Frye was virtually forgotten and/or ignored as far as fantasy basketball was concerned, especially by me. I remember a center who took too many medium-range jumpshots and didn't rebound or block enough to be appreciated. Let's not forget how he's had his fair share of a multitude of missed games in his underwhelming career so far. I has been more than a pleasant surprise to see Frye finally transform himself into a viable fantasy basketball player. In the end this has been about him finding a team and a system that can maximize his style of play. While he isn't an Andrea Bargnani for small-ball teams, he has at least exceeded Rasheed Wallace in terms of value. I think Frye and the scorching Suns should remain consistent for the rest of the season. Keep on enjoying the threes he chips in from your center slots.

channing frye

Other notable names were thrown into the hat by the other guys like Joakim Noah, Marc Gasol, and Brandon Jennings. Since Ryan of Lester's Legends was the lead on this one, check out the complete discussion HERE.