Playoff League Cheatsheet
By Chris Liss and Andre' Snellings
RotoWire Editors
- Kevin Garnett, PF, BOS
- Kobe Bryant, SG, LAL
- Paul Pierce, SF, BOS
- LeBron James, SF, CLE
- Chris Paul, PG, NOR
- Chauncey Billups, PG, DET
- Dwight Howard, C, ORL
- Pau Gasol, C, LAL
- Amare Stoudemire, PF, PHO
- Lamar Odom, PF, LAL
- Deron Williams, PG, UTA
- Ray Allen, SG, BOS
- Tim Duncan, PF, SAN
- Steve Nash, PG, PHO
- Manu Ginobili, SG, SAN
- David West, PF, NOR
- Richard Hamilton, SG, DET
- Carlos Boozer, PF, UTA
- Hedo Turkoglu, SF, ORL
- Tony Parker, PG, SAN
- Dirk Nowitzki, PF, DAL
- Mehmet Okur, C, UTA
- Jason Kidd, PG, DAL
- Rasheed Wallace, PF, DET
- Tayshaun Prince, SF, DET
- Rashard Lewis, SF, ORL
- Allen Iverson, PG, DEN
- Carmelo Anthony, SF, DEN
- Chris Bosh, PF, TOR
- Andre Iguodala, SG, PHI
- Tracy McGrady, SG, HOU
- Gilbert Arenas, PG, WAS
- Shaquille O'Neal, C, PHO
- *Caron Butler, SF, WAS
- Peja Stojakovic, SF, NOR
- Josh Howard, SF, DAL
- Andre Miller, PG, PHI
- Joe Johnson, SG, ATL
- Tyson Chandler, C, NOR
- Leandro Barbosa, SG, PHO
- Antonio McDyess, C, DET
- Rajon Rondo, PG. BOS
- Antawn Jamison, PF, WAS
- Marcus Camby, C, DEN
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas, C, CLE
- Jason Terry, SG, DAL
- Josh Smith, SF, ATL
- Derek Fisher, PG, LAL
- Grant Hill, SF, PHO
- T.J. Ford, PG, TOR
- Jose Calderon, PG, TOR
- Michael Finley, SG, SAN
- Raja Bell, SG, PHO
- Sam Cassell, PG, BOS
- Andrei Kirilenko, SF, UTA
- Ronnie Brewer, SG, UTA
- Luis Scola, PF, HOU
- Shane Battier, SF, HOU
- Kendrick Perkins, C, BOS
- Mike Bibby, PG, ATL
- Daniel Gibson, SG, CLE
- Kenyon Martin, PF, DEN
- Bobby Jackson, PG, HOU
- J.R. Smith, SG, DEN
- Delonte West, PG, CLE
- Erick Dampier, C, DAL
- Sam Dalembert, C, PHI
- Willie Green, SG, PHI
- Jameer Nelson, PG, ORL
- Joe Smith, PF, CLE
- Marvin Williams, PF, ATL
- Al Horford, C, ATL
- Bonzi Wells, SG, NOR
- Anthony Parker, SG, TOR
- Thaddeus Young, SF, PHI
- Louis Williams, PG, PHI
- Maurice Evans, SG, ORL
- Jordan Farmar, PG, LAL
- Boris Diaw, PF, PHO
- *Rafer Alston, PG, HOU
For most playoff leagues, the easiest and most common format is a points based system where, for example, a point is worth one point, a rebound worth two, a three pointer worth two, an assist worth two and a half and a steal or block worth four. Or something like that. For the sake of simplicity, we're going to assume that there are no averaging metrics or categories like field goal percentage, free throw percentage, etc.
We're going to further assume that players cannot be added, dropped or traded during the course of the playoffs. So there are but two components to a player's value: (1) how many fantasy points per game he's good for, and (2) how many games his team is likely to play. To the extent that a team is expected to play a lot of games, players on that team will have more opportunities to put up fantasy points.
Here's how we rank them:
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Article first appeared on 4/17/08
