March is always a pivotal month in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague and in this, the most competitive season ever, it should have an even bigger impact on the overall standings. There are seven rounds scheduled in March: some teams also have a postponed showdown, so they will play eight games in the current month. Of course, that gives all of us plenty of chances to win in the EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge powered by Ardu Prime. With seven rounds in March, being consistent is the key. One bad round and a lead that you built for months can easily disappear. One good round and you can be in contention to win your private league or improve your situation in the overall standings. It should be a really fun month, too!
My team, Gancedato, had another good week. My player with the best score, Mathias Lessort of Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade, was my team captain. All starters and my sixth man got at least 14.3 points, and EA7 Emporio Armani Milan won, so Coach Ettore Messina added 10 points. All things considered, I scored 166.1 points to rank 3,032nd in Round 26. That allowed my team to move up around 200 spots in the overall standings to 2,124th. If I am solid enough, I can crack the top 2,000 soon and then look for higher goals.
Unless another game is postponed, three trades will be allowed before each round until the end of the regular season. I am selling Coach Messina because his team plays Olympiacos Piraeus, which is on a seven-game winning streak. Instead, I am going for the cheapest head coach whose team I think will win, and that's Andrea Trinchieri of FC Bayern Munich. I am selling three relatively expensive players to look for better options at all spots: guard, forward and center. Having an expensive center like Moustapha Fall of Olympiacos is a luxury I couldn't afford for a long time. I am also selling Shane Larkin of Anadolu Efes Istanbul and Mario Hezonja of Real Madrid, looking for more consistency, particularily at guard.
My first choice is Lorenzo Brown of Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv. I like his matchup against a score-first squad like AS Monaco, and am looking forward to his matchup against Mike James. I am also buying Rokas Giedraitis of Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz because he usually plays well against Valencia Basket, his team's Round 26 opponent. Finally, I am getting Ben Lammers of ALBA Berlin. Lammers plays against Lessort, so I will start with a 2-1-2 lineup and my guess is that at least one of them will play really well. And if not, I can always change the lineup and add the many good forwards I have on the bench.
You can take a look at my team here:
