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If You're Hardcore ...: Preseason sleepers

By Neil Tardy
Special to ESPN.com

Wednesday, October 3, 2007

Sometimes a seemingly small decision can produce a remarkable outcome. Like years ago when my father was working at a construction site and caught a glimpse of something shiny in the freshly graded dirt. He decided to investigate. Turned out what he'd spotted was a $5 gold piece, minted in 1880. As old coins go, it's not insanely valuable -- it's worth around $1,000 the last I checked -- but it's one fine find. By the time you reach the late rounds of your fantasy hoops draft, you'll be confron ...

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