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The 2016-17 fantasy basketball campaign is just six days old,?so its important to keep some perspective.If you dominated the first week, that does not mean you have the championship locked up. If your team has been a complete disaster, do not panic.We always warn against using small sample sizes, and six days out of a 25-week campaign is just that.Still, questions arise and need to be cleared up. Just how good can Russell Westbrook and James Harden be? What about Bradley Beal and Kris Dunn? Will Tim Frazier maintain value once Jrue Holiday returns? How should you handle adding and dropping players early on?Dont worry; we have the answers for you.At the start of each week this season, Ill tip things off by posing and seeking answers to five key questions, thus The Starting Five.This weeks contributors are ESPN Fantasys Joe Kaiser and Kyle Soppe and DFS expert Renee Miller.Lets say Bradley Beal manages to avoid any nagging injuries this season for the first time in his career. Where do you put his fantasy ceiling?Kaiser:?Beal is someone I ranked lower than most heading into the season, in part due to his lengthy injury history since joining the NBA. That isnt the only reason, however. Known as a good shooter, Beal has a career shooting percentage of just 42.6 and has never averaged more than 1.9 3-PPG in any of his first four seasons. Given that hes also not a big rebounder, distributor or steals guy from the guard position, I see his ceiling no higher than 50th, even when healthy for a full 82 games.Soppe:?Statistically speaking, I dont see why he couldnt finish 2017 as a slightly poorer version of 2016 Kemba Walker. The Wizards lack other options, something that I believe can result in a major usage uptick should Beal find a way to avoid the injury bug. The relationship, or lack thereof, with John Wall is a narrative to watch, but until we see it translate to on-the-court issues, Im overlooking it. Dont forget that Beal is only 23 years of age and has almost 250 games of NBA experience under his belt.Miller:?Beal is a true shooting guard. Hes a career 42 percent shooter from the field and shoots 39.6 percent from 3-point range. With little in the way of peripherals to offer you, Beals ceiling is limited. That said, hes a very good complement to a ball handler like Wall. In my mind, when healthy Beal is a solid, matchup-proof 20/3/3 kind of player with the occasional 40-point game.New Orleans Pelicans point guard Tim Frazier (3 GP: 13.7 PPG, 9.3 APG, 1.3 SPG) is available in more than 50 percent of ESPN leagues and should be added in all formats. The question I have for you is what sort of value you think Frazier will have once Jrue Holiday returns from tending to his family?Kaiser:?If you look back to last season, when the Pelicans ended the campaign with Holiday on the shelf due to a fractured orbital bone and Tyreke Evans also shut down, Frazier came off the bench behind veteran Toney Douglas and averaged 29.3 minutes in 16 games, averaging 13.1 PPG, 4.4 RPG, 7.5 APG and 1.4 SPG. However, Holiday is a much better player than Douglas, and Evans is expected back in December as well. With Holiday in the lineup, I expect Frazier to see a steep decline in minutes and production. Once Evans returns as well, Frazier will likely be able to be dropped in most leagues, especially when you consider the other guards on this roster (Buddy Hield, Lance Stephenson and Langston Galloway) who deserve minutes.Soppe:?Not much. But the second part of this question is the real interest: When does Holiday return? That is an unknown at this moment and why Frazier needs to be universally owned. Holiday is dealing with some very serious family matters that are far bigger than basketball and is no sure bet to return at all this season. The scoring may dip a bit, but the former Nittany Lion Frazier is an assist asset at the very minimum with the potential for much more, given the 30-plus minute role that he is currently fulfilling.Miller:?Very little is the short answer. Holiday is a very capable guard when hes healthy and will get the lions share of minutes/guard usage when he returns. Its also a team that runs through Anthony Davis. The good news for Frazier is that he is getting crucial experience right now that will come in handy if Holiday should miss more time during the season. Im only interested in Frazier if he starts.Who will average more points and assists per game this season: Russell Westbrook or James Harden?Kaiser:? If you look at the first three games, the thing that jumps out is the amount of shots Westbrook has taken (28.7 per game) compared to Harden (20). Its just a few games, but that leads me to believe Westbrook will be a bigger scorer than Harden this season. I think the assist numbers will both hover around the 10-11 range for both players, with Westbrook having a smaller advantage there than he has in previous seasons due to Hardens bigger role as a point guard under coach MIke DAntoni.Soppe:?Give me Harden. Westbrook should hold the assist edge, but Im banking on Hardens ease of scoring giving him the win here. Westbrook gets to the line, but Harden is on a different level, and not only do those points add up in a hurry, they create a higher scoring floor. Add in Hardens advantage from distance, and I think he nears 40 points-plus-assists per night while Westbrook finishes in the mid-30s.Miller:?Whomever youre fortunate enough to own is starting every single chance you get, so this is really more of a fun exercise than any advice. Westbrook should enjoy the leagues highest usage all year long. If forced to pick, I go with Westbrook to lead in points and assists and possibly every other statistical category as well. The man is a beautiful basketball machine.Ricky Rubio suffered an elbow injury Saturday night. Given his propensity for injury throughout his career, he is bound to miss time due to this or another malady at some point. What sort of production would you expect from rookie Kris Dunn (68 percent ownership) if Rubio sits early this season?Kaiser: Dunn struggled mightily with his shot in the preseason and didnt attempt many 3-pointers. His greatest attributes as a rookie will likely be generating steals and assists, especially since there are so many other options on the young Timberwolves who can score (Karl-Anthony Towns, Andrew Wiggins, Zach LaVine). Even in extended minutes, I expect him to put up so-so numbers in his rookie season, but hes certainly worth a flyer in deeper leagues, where he might still be available. He has the talent to exceed my expectations.Soppe:?Better than Rubio. Listen, I love Rubio as much as anyone, but Dunn is the superior athlete and comes with a much more versatile skill set. He wont offer the assist numbers of Rubio, but he walks into the NBA as a better scorer and should add strong defensive numbers as well. In this scenario , I would prefer Dunn over players like Darren Collison and LaVine, both of whom finished as top-20 point guards last season.Miller:?Backup point guards are typically more reliable for fantasy, including DFS, than replacement big men. Dunn is a rookie who struggles on offense, which is a concern to me. Many point guards dont develop a good defensive game until much later in their careers, but Dunn seems to prioritize that aspect of the game. He needs to improve his shooting, but as a low-priced backup guard, Dunn could post lines of 4 points, 6 dimes, 3 boards and 4 steals and be a nice matchup-based play if Rubio misses time.What is your philosophy on balancing being aggressive on the waiver wire with being patient about players you drafted who are off to a slow start?Kaiser: You have to consider a players upside and his history when it comes to determining how long youre willing to wait for him to bust out of an early-season slump. Someone like Kenneth Faried, for example, is a proven rebounder and scorer who doesnt contribute in a lot of other ways. If he starts the season slowly in his new role off the bench, hes someone worth cutting, because even when hes right, hes not a major contributor in category leagues due to his lack of versatility in fantasy. Someone like Alex Len is a different story. He often starts the season slowly but heats up when given more of an opportunity, and hes a player at a thinner position (center) who is capable of not only contributing as a scorer and rebounder, but also as a shot-blocker. That upside requires a bit more patience before you decide to cut him.Soppe:?Im patient. Some may call it stubborn, but I trust the work I did in the preseason, so Im not adjusting my thoughts on a player before Thanksgiving, regardless of how wrong (for better or worse) I may have been. Like baseball, basketball is a long season, so you have the luxury of time. I see many reactive owners make moves early on, likely overcompensating for a mistake they dealt with during the fantasy football season. You drafted these players for a reason: #TrustTheProcessMiller:?As a rule, I give good players a chance to be good. If your second- or third-round pick isnt producing in the first week of the season, wait it out. It doesnt mean you cant be aggressive on the wire; that depends on the structure of the league and how competitive your league mates are. Being aggressive early could afford you some nice trade bait when your slow starter finally comes around.Cheap Nike Air Max 90 . The Browns coaching search remains incomplete. Nike Air Max 90 Outlet . The 17-year-old native of Marystown, N.L., pulled out of Skate Canada International last month in Saint John, N.B., with the same problem. https://www.cheapnikeairmax90china.us/ . Louis Cardinals. Victorino is batting sixth and playing right field after missing two games because of back tightness. Nike Air Max 90 Sale . 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Nike Air Max 90 From China . -- Golden State Warriors coach Mark Jackson asked his players a simple question during Fridays morning shootaround: How many of them had ever been on a team 14 games over .When Eric Murray and Hamish Bond jump into their boat in Rio, people wont be asking whether theyre going to win, but by how much.The New Zealand pair hasnt lost a race since 2007, so anything but a third consecutive Olympic gold medal would be a major upset.Some of their closest competitors have switched events to avoid having to compete against the blond Kiwis, something that has only strengthened their grip on the mens pair.Here are some of the other things to watch for in the rowing competition.NO SPLASHINGWater quality is a serious concern in the Rodrigo de Freitas lake, where an Associated Press investigation last year found high levels of viruses.Though the international rowing federation called the water quality very acceptable at last years Junior World Championships, its medical commission recommends rowers to avoid inadvertent immersion, including splashing.Taking no chances, the U.S. team will be training in special suits with anti-microbial features. Katelin Snyder, who coxes the U.S. womens eight, said shed gladly skip the tradition of throwing the coxswain in the water, saying winning would be enough of a celebration.THE FANTASTIC EIGHTThe U.S. womens eight is one of most successful teams in international sports, having won every World Championship and Olympic gold medal since 2006.The dynasty has endured even though the crews have changed. Only two rowers, Meghan Musnicki and Eleanor Logan, remain from the eight that won gold in the London Olympics.The biggest menace to the U.S. winning streak is likely to come from New Zealand or Great Britain, which nearly caught up with the Americans in a World Cup race in May in Switzerland.CATCHING CRABBSWhen rowers talk about catching a crab theyre not thinking about trapping crustaceans from the boat.ddddddddddddThe expression is used to describe what happens when the oar blade gets caught in the water at the wrong moment. This causes the oar to flip, which slows down the boat and sometimes it can knock the rower into the water.Its rare among top-level rowers but it happens. Australias mens four caught a crab just ahead of the finish line in a World Cup event in May, which allowed Britain to surge past them and win.RULE BRITTANIA?Britain topped the medal table for rowing in London 2012 with four gold, two silver and three bronze medals. It was Britains biggest medal haul ever in the sport.Thats going to be tough to match for Team GB in Rio. Helen Glover and Heather Stanning will be hard to beat in the womens pair but 40-year-old Katherine Grainger, competing in her fifth Olympics, may find it tough to defend her gold in the womens double sculls. This time Grainger is partnering with Vicky Thornley.Britain has won 63 Olympic medals in rowing, second only to the United States.CROATIAN BROTHERSMartin and Valent Sinkovic are two-time world champions in the mens double sculls and big favorites to win Croatias first Olympic gold in rowing.They used to race in the quadruple sculls and won the silver medal in that event in London four years ago. After teaming up in the doubles in 2014 they havent lost a single race.Valent, 27, is a year older that Martin. Both say they were introduced to rowing by a third brother, Matija Sinkovic. ' ' '