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Owning/drafting 'layaway players' worth it?

By John Cregan
Special to ESPN.com

Thursday, November 6, 2008

How many times has the following happened to you? You're heading into the sixth round of your draft, and there has been a significant drop-off in the talent pool. Or, more specifically, a drop-off in players with name recognition. Gone are the Roys, the Artests and the Odens. You're staring into the faces of Richard Hamilton, Tyson Chandler and Jamal Crawford. Solid yet, on the whole, uninspiring performers. (I used to play with this one owner in an L.A.-based league who every year, without fai ...

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