Vegas Over/Under: 39.5
Fromal’s Record Projection: 37-45 The Bet: Beneath with marginal confidence
Rarely does the stars-and-scrubs strategy get deployed quite like this in professional leagues.
Most commonly used in fantasy sports, the thinking goes you could conquer a distinct lack of quality and depth players from top-loading a roster. Spend a great deal on a few guys, then hope for mere proficiency around them.
The New Orleans Pelicans are presently one of the most significant examples of this plan taking root in reality, since they’re surrounding Anthony Davis, DeMarcus Cousins and Jrue Holiday with practically nothing. Rajon Rondo remains a shell of his old self–a helpful shell, but a casing nonetheless–and also Solomon Hill’s torn hamstring can keep him out for up to eight months.
Who is notable? Take a peek at every other person under contract and see if you can identify the fifth-best healthful player, assuming the above four would be the best quartet: Alexis Ajinca, Omer Asik, Ian Clark, Jordan Crawford, Cheick Diallo, Frank Jackson, E’Twaun Moore and Quincy Pondexter.
It is probably either Clark or even Moore. And that’s a issue, particularly when both bigs are still trying to suss out chemistry.
Read more: usavallblacks.com