The three teams that won in Week 1 of Swish Appeal’s fantasy league all won again in Week 2, creating three 2-0 teams and three 0-2 teams in the standings. While it’s clear that Team Cat is the dominant team in this league, having led in points both weeks, it’s worth noting that Team Zack took second place this week after coming in third behind Team Nemchock in Week 1. Here’s a breakdown of the three Week 2 matchups:
Team Zack (Zack Ward) over Team Leite (Chelsea Leite), 716.5-466.9
Team Zack, despite forgetting to draft a second center and third forward and settling for undrafted players Queen Egbo and Jessica Shepard, is doing pretty well. Shepard has been great and Egbo has been solid despite now playing behind Aliyah Boston; Egbo was of course a starter and member of the WNBA All-Rookie Team last year.
But it’s the big stars that have really gotten the job done for Zack. Brittney Griner was second among all players on the one day she played last week (Friday) with a score of 59.2. Then came Saturday’s Sparks/Storm game, which yielded excellent results for Zack. Nneka Ogwumike put the Sparks on her back and played smart and efficient basketball as usual. She was 8-of-14 from the field and 11-of-11 at the line for 27 points, adding 14 rebounds, four assists,…
