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Time for another fantasy basketball roundtable.

Brian of www.emptythebench.com was responsible for this week’ Fantasy Hoops Roundtable debate topic.

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This Week’s Topic:
Who will make a more positive overall fantasy impact upon their return: Allen Iverson or Tracy McGrady?

My Response:
To be honest, neither option attracts me as they both come with so much baggage. Allen Iverson is  having a hell of a time accepting that his best days have passed him by. He can still score, but he’s a shell of his former self. His assists and steals have also went down the past few years.

Tracy McGrady can still produce if his knee will allow him to. With Yao Ming out for the year, McGrady will take it upon himself to carry the load. Unfortunately that may not be the best thing for the Rockets now. Aaron Brooks, Luis Scola, Trevor Ariza, and Carl Landry have established themselves as good young stars. If McGrady comes in shooting 15+ shots per game, he would disrupt their flow.

I reluctantly take McGrady in this debate. He should score at a similar clip as Iverson, but will likely have more assists and rebounds. He does shoot poorly from the floor, so you’ll have to be able to be able to absorb that.

Panelists
Brian of EmptyTheBench.com
Ryan Lester of LestersLegends.com
Alex of BleacherCreatureRotoTalk.com
Erik of PointsInThePaint.com
Nels of GiveMeTheRock.com
Tommy of HoopsWorld.com

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A good pal of mine tipped me to Fran Blinebury’s Rockets Courtside blog regarding Tracy McGrady.  To sum it up for you, he suggests that Tracy McGrady has quit on the Rockets much like he quit on the Raptors and the Magic in the past.  So if you’re a Tracy McGrady owner, now may be the time to try and move him. 

The main thing on your side in an attempt to move him is Name Value, which could lead someone to overpay for him.  Plus, he has decent numbers on the season averaging 15.0 points, 4.6 rebounds, 4.9 assists, 1.1 steals, and 1.2 three-pointers.  However, in his last six games (not counting two DNPs) he’s averaging 8.8 points, 3.7 rebounds, 5.5 assists, 0.7 steals, and 0.3 three-pointers.  He didn’t play on Saturday so you’ll have to wait until he at least gets back in the lineup before moving him.  If he can have a stretch like he had from December 12th to the 20th where he averaged 20.8 points, 7.2 points, 7 assists, 1.2 steals, 1.0 blocks, and 2.0 three-pointers, he’ll be primed to move.  I know it will be tempting to hold onto those numbers, but you have to resist temptation because odds are he’ll come up lame once again.  If you can get a nice bounty for him, go ahead and make him someone else’s headache.