Playoff League Cheatsheet
By Andre' Snellings
RotoWire Editor
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: Overall
- LeBron James, SF, CLE
- Kobe Bryant, SG, LAL
- Pau Gasol, C, LAL
- Dwight Howard, C, ORL
- Dirk Howard, PF, DAL
- Steve Nash, PG, PHO
- Amare Stoudemire, C, PHO
- Tim Duncan, PF, SAN
- Manu Ginobili, SG, SAN
- Joe Johnson, SG, ATL
- Josh Smith, SF, ATL
- Deron Williams, PG, UTA
- Carmelo Anthony, SF, DEN
- Kevin Garnett, PF, BOS
- Rajon Rondo, PG, BOS
- Lamar Odom, PF, LAL
- Carlos Boozer, PF, UTA
- Antawn Jamison, PF, CLE
- Vince Carter, SG, ORL
- Jason Kidd, PG, DAL
- Dwyane Wade, SG, MIA
- Al Horford, C, ATL
- Mo Williams, PG, CLE
- Rashard Lewis, PF, ORL
- Kevin Durant, SF, OKC
- Caron Butler, SF, DAL
- Paul Pierce, SF, BOS
- Ron Artest, SF, LAL
- Andrew Bynum, C, LAL
- Shaquille O'Neal, C, CLE
- Jameer Nelson, PG, ORL
- Jamal Crawford, SG, ATL
- Jason Terry, SG, DAL
- Tony Parker, PG, SAN
- Ray Allen, SG, BOS
- Chauncey Billups, PG, DEN
- Nene, C, DEN
- Michael Beasley, SF, MIA
- Mehmet Okur, C, UTA
- Jason Richardson, SG, PHO
- Russell Westbrook, PG, OKC
- Shawn Marion, SF, DAL
- Anderson Varejao, PF, CLE
- Brendan Haywood, C, DAL
- Matt Barnes, SF, ORL
- Marcus Camby, C, POR
- Gerald Wallace, SF, CHR
- Derrick Rose, PG, CHI
- John Salmons, SG, MIL
- Joakim Noah, C, CHI
- LaMarcus Aldridge, PF, POR
- Andre Miller, PG, POR
- Brandon Roy, SG, POR
- Luol Deng, SF, CHI
- Anthony Parker, SG , CLE
- Delonte West, SG, CLE
- Mickael Pietrus, SG, ORL
- Derek Fisher, PG, LAL
- Channing Frye, C, PHO
- George Hill, PG, SAN
- Mike Bibby, PG, ATL
- Grant Hill, SF, PHO
- Richard Jefferson, SF, SAN
- Kendrick Perkins, C, BOS
- Brandon Jennings, PG, MIL
- Andrei Kirilenko, SF, UTA
- J.R. Smith, SG, DEN
- Kenyon Martin, PF, DEN
- Jermaine O'Neal, C, MIA
- Marvin Williams, SF, ATL
- Ray Felton, PG, CHR
- Kirk Hinrich, PG, CHI
- Jeff Green, PF, OKC
- J.J. Hickson, PF, CLE
- J.J. Redick, SG, ORL
- Jared Dudley, C, PHO
- Paul Millsap, PF, UTA
- Dejuan Blair, C, SAN
- Quentin Richardson, SG , MIA
- Carlos Delfino, SG, MIL
- Rasheed Wallace, C, BOS
- Udonis Haslem, PF, MIA
- Boris Diaw, SF, CHR
- Leandro Barbosa, SG, PHO
- Roger Mason, SG, SAN
- C.J. Miles, SG, UTA
- Wesley Matthews, SF, UTA
- Rudy Fernandez, SG, POR
- Taj Gibson, PF, CHI
- Michael Finley, SG, BOS
- Shannon Brown, SG, LAL
- Erick Dampier, C, DAL
- Arron Afflalo, SG , DEN
- Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, SF, MIL
- Thabo Sefolosha, SG, OKC
- Carlos Arroyo, PG, MIA
- Jose Juan Barea, PG , DAL
- Luke Ridenour, PG, MIL
- Nenad Krstic, C, OKC
- Ersan Ilyasova, SF, MIL
- James Harden, SG, OKC
- Tyrus Thomas, PF, CHR
- Nicolas Batum, SG, POR
- Tyson Chandler, C, CHR
- Larry Hughes, SG, CHR
Team | Games | Main fantasy players | |||||
Cleveland | 22 (4,6,6,6) | LeBron James | Jamison | Mo Williams | Shaq | Varejao | Anthony Parker |
Lakers | 24 (6,6,6,6) | Bryant | Gasol | Odom | Artest | Bynum | Fisher |
Magic | 20 | Howard | Carter | Lewis | Nelson | Barnes | Pietrus |
Hawks | 16 | Johnson | Smith | Horford | Crawford | Bibby | M.Williams |
Mavs | 15 | Dirk | Kidd | Butler | Terry | Marion | Haywood |
Suns | 15 | Nash | Amare | Richardson | Frye | Hill | Dudley |
Spurs | 15 | Duncan | Manu | Parker | Hill | Jefferson | Blair |
Celtics | 14 | Garnett | Rondo | Pierce | Allen | Perkins | Sheed |
Jazz | 12 | Deron | Boozer | Okur | Kirilenko | Millsap | C.J. Miles |
Nuggets | 10 | Anthony | Billups | Nene | J.R. Smith | Kenyon Martin | Afflalo |
Heat | 9 | Wade | Beasley | J. O'Neal | Richardson | Haslem | Arroyo |
Bucks | 7 | Salmons | Jennings | Delfino | Mbah a Mo | Ridnour | Ilyasova |
Thunder | 6 | Durant | Westbrook | Green | Sefolosha | Krstic | Harden |
Bobcats | 6 | Wallace | Jackson | Felton | Diaw | Hughes | Chandler |
Trail Blazers | 5 | Camby | Aldridge | Miller | Roy | Fernandez | Batum |
Bulls | 4 | Rose | Noah | Deng | Hinrich | Gibson |