R8 & R9 - Bryant & new entries (double-round week 3/10)

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ROUNDs 8 & 9 VIDEO (S01 E08)

Intro:

     Another Euroleague round is in the books and it had many surprise results and performances, both positive and negative.  In R7 the RHH Outsiders scored a season low 129.67 fantasy points, somehow increasing our budget by 0.4 CR! So ahead of another double round week and we need to get back to a successful streak.

Round 8 games are scheduled in a 6-4 split between turns and Round 9 in a 4-6 split!

For more suggestions have a look at our RHH Podcast and our weekly fantasy episode where we discuss options, strategy and alternatives before tip-off.

                              ***** FINAL line-up will be posted on X before tip off *****

🏆 Round 7 winner: Refugee BC

👤 Manager: Stratos Chiotis

FPT: 218.8

🏆 League Leader: Blossom

👤 Manager: Napoleon Barkis

FPT: 1,224.35

Head coach:

Selecting coach Z. Obradovic (11.1 CR) paid us only 10 fantasy points, which is less than the expected based on the opponent. For round 8 we will probably keep him as he again has a favorable schedule.

Anchor player:

Τhe RHH Outsiders are moving towards Elijah Bryant (17.2 CR) for the anchor position at the moment and we will look into paring him with Sasha eventually over the next round of the double week! 

Centers:

We are keeping  both centers, Mfiondu Kambengele (15.6 CR) who gave us 30+ fantasy points. We are also keeping the excellent so far Aliou Diarra (9.8 CR) who is having an impressive start to the season.

***** 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:

Another keeper with over 30min per game atm is Colin Malcolm (8.8 CR), paired with one of our pre-season picks Stefan Joksimovic (4.3 CR) who is expected to now play more minutes due to the Baskonia injuries at the forward spots. Rounding out the forward spots, Arjan Lakic (4 CR) remains in as our filler pick, along with Azuolas Tubelis (11.8 CR), who seems to be getting back in good form.

Guards:

Our two locks come from Real Madrid in the excellent duo of Theo Maledon (11.9 CR) -despite his bad output last game- and Andres Feliz (8.6 CR)! To round up our backcourt we are bringing in emerging guard Matteo Spagnolo (5.9 CR) who is seeing improved minutes under new coach Perasovic!

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!

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