SuperCoach NBL: Round 8 top scorers, busts and players to target

Top fantasy scorers and busts for round 8 of SuperCoach NBL - plus key players to target - revealed here.

Each week we name the top scorers, busts and players on the bubble to help SuperCoach NBL fantasy coaches take their team to the next level.

These are the players who made fantasy headlines for the right and wrong reasons in Round 8 with additional insights including season averages and how many teams they feature in.

Plus, we list the players with the top projected scores for the next round and turn a spotlight on key player movements. Time to trade?

Leading the pack in Round 8 was Anthony Lamb (NZL), putting up 91 points - taking his season average to 31.8.

His score was a boost for the 16% of clever coaches who started him in their squads.

Bryce Cotton (PER) was the following standout with 78 points, taking his tally to 33.8 average points for 35% of SuperCoach NBL teams.

Will Magnay (TAS) put up the round's third best fantasy score of 69 points.

Patrick Miller (CNS) and Kristian Doolittle (PER) dropped the fourth and fifth best scores on their opponents with 68 and 62 points.

Ten Standouts:

Anthony Lamb (NZL): 91 points,    31.8 season average,    16% of teams
Bryce Cotton (PER): 78 points,    33.8 season average,    35% of teams
Will Magnay (TAS): 69 points,    24.7 season average,    2% of teams
Patrick Miller (CNS): 68 points,    33.0 season average,    6% of teams
Kristian Doolittle (PER): 62 points,    20.5 season average,    4% of teams
Tahjere McCall (CNS): 62 points,    22.4 season average,    2% of teams
Parker Jackson-Cartwright (NZL): 61 points,    34.9 season average,    25% of teams
Luke Travers (MEL): 53 points,    26.4 season average,    29% of teams
Chris Goulding (MEL): 51 points,    24.2 season average,    16% of teams
Jordon Crawford (TAS): 49 points,    30.5 season average,    7% of teams

At the other end of the fantasy scale are this week's 'busts' - the players who failed to reach their projected score.

Bobi Klintman (CNS) was this week's biggest miss miscue with 8 points against a projected score of 47 leaving a scoring hole for 17% of SuperCoaches.

It was a mix of unfortunate events and tough nights for these players.

Fantasy Busts:

Bobi Klintman (CNS): 8 points,    projected score 47 points,    17% of teams
Will McDowell-White (NZL): 8 points,    projected score 46 points,    3% of teams
Keanu Pinder (PER): 29 points,    projected score 66 points,    32% of teams
Lat Mayen (CNS): 21 points,    projected score 42 points,    5% of teams
Sam Waardenburg (CNS): 28 points,    projected score 48 points,    18% of teams

Time to pimp your team for the next round.

Here are the top 5 projected scores for each position. Does your roster need a revamp?

Forwards
Anthony Lamb (NZL) , 56 points projected, owned by 16% of teams.
Zylan Cheatham (NZL) , 51 points projected, owned by 1% of teams.
Josh Bannan (BRI) , 49 points projected, owned by 23% of teams.
Bobi Klintman (CNS) , 45 points projected, owned by 17% of teams.
Bul Kuol (CNS) , 41 points projected, owned by 13% of teams.

Centres
Tyrell Harrison (BRI) , 53 points projected, owned by 5% of teams.
Isaac Humphries (ADL) , 39 points projected, owned by 6% of teams.
Alan Williams (SEM) , 33 points projected, owned by 7% of teams.
Aron Baynes (BRI) , 30 points projected, owned by 6% of teams.
Jo Lual-Acuil Jr (MEL) , 29 points projected, owned by 3% of teams.

Guards
Parker Jackson-Cartwright (NZL) , 67 points projected, owned by 25% of teams.
Patrick Miller (CNS) , 66 points projected, owned by 6% of teams.
Shannon Scott (BRI) , 61 points projected, owned by 1% of teams.
Tahjere McCall (CNS) , 58 points projected, owned by 2% of teams.
Nathan Sobey (BRI) , 55 points projected, owned by 10% of teams.

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Originally published as SuperCoach NBL: Round 8 top scorers, busts and players to target