R2 & Ρ3- Regrouping (double-round week 1/10)
Round 2
EL FANTASY S3
RHH team
9/29/20264 min read
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🏆 Round 1 winner / Rank #1: Blossom
👤 Manager: Napoleon Barkis
FPT: 199.5
Head coach:
At this point we will keep head coach S. Jasikevicius (9 CR) mainly due to his team's favorable schedule, giving us the additional flexibility of spending all of our 4 trades on players.
Anchor player:
Τhe RHH Outsiders relied on the PIR king Sasha Vezenkov (17.6 CR) and he did not disappoint so we are sticking with him.
Centers:
Same goes for Jonas Valanciunas (15.9 CR) who had an excellent R1 even though he only played 21 minutes. By taking that risk it means we are limited to a filler pick for our 2nd center so we will go with Ousmane Diop (4 CR) who might also get some random minutes.
***** IMPORTANT: NEVER use your second center as the 6th man when BOTH centers play in T1!!! In case of a bad game by your main center you will be unable to move one of them to the bench and you will have to keep that bad score! *****
Forwards:
As our team is built around Vezenkov, we will be relying heavily on the Olympiakos' star to consistently provide fantasy points in from the forward position. Due to the uneven split between rounds and the lack of many options, we will need to gamble a bit and fill our T2 forward with Nikos Rogavopoulos (4.4 CR) who is returning at the Panathinaikos rotation! We are keeping our filler picks Stefan Joksimovic (4 CR) and Arjan Lakic (4 CR), both expected to have some playing time so this might prove to be a really good investment at 0 risk!
Guards:
Again we have the issue of planning for both rounds 2 & 3 with a lack of many T2 options in R2! Hence, on the guard spots we are forced to switch from the amazing Carlik Jones to Sylvain Fransisco (14.9 CR) who is ready to shine at Panathinaikos especially with all the absences in their backcourt. He can also be our fallback option as captain for T2. We are also keeping, Jean Montero (13.1 CR) as he seems to be fitting-in more than nicely as a leading guard for Olympiakos! For our following backcourt choice, we are picking Jimmy Clark (9.4 CR) who is returning to lead the Maccabi backcourt! Finally to close our roster, we will be keeping exciting prospect Mario-Saint Supery (4.9 CR) one of the most promising young players in the competition!
ROUND 2&3 VIDEO (S01 E04)
Intro:
Round 1 had many surprises and some disappointments so lets continue our campaign for the 2026/27 season. Our franchise team, the RHH Outsiders scored 171.9 fantasy points in R1, increasing our budget by 1.6 CR. Which turned out to be an ok score after some disappointing performances from Parra and Lundberg that did not help us at all!
We will continue to try and increase our budget, understand team tendencies, players' playing time and rotations. Note that this week is the 1st double-round week out of the ten scheduled for the 2026-27 regular season!
Here you will find the final lineup of our team, baring any last minute changes!
For more suggestions have a look at our RHH Podcast and our weekly fantasy episode where we discuss options, strategy and alternatives before the first double-round week of the season. Last moment line-ups will be posted on X!
These fantasy picks are for entertainment only. No crystal balls, no insider info—just our best guesses. Sometimes we’ll look like geniuses; other times, like we drafted blindfolded. Trust your own instincts, play for fun, laugh at the misses, and celebrate the wins!
Your Fantasy GM - The RHH team
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