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SuperCoach NBL: Round 9 top scorers, busts and players to target

Top fantasy scorers and busts for round 9 of SuperCoach NBL - plus key players to target - revealed here.

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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 9 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 9 was Tahjere McCall (CNS), putting up 89 points - taking his season average to 28.7.

His score was a dividend for the 8% of canny coaches who started him in their squads.

Patrick Miller (CNS) was the following standout with 86 points, taking his tally to 35.2 average points for 14% of SuperCoach NBL teams.

Parker Jackson-Cartwright (NZL) put up the round's third best fantasy score of 77 points.

Anthony Lamb (NZL) and Bryce Cotton (PER) dropped the fourth and fifth best scores on their opponents with 75 and 66 points.

Ten Standouts:

Tahjere McCall (CNS): 89 points,    28.7 season average,    8% of teams
Patrick Miller (CNS): 86 points,    35.2 season average,    14% of teams
Parker Jackson-Cartwright (NZL): 77 points,    35.5 season average,    26% of teams
Anthony Lamb (NZL): 75 points,    32.9 season average,    19% of teams
Bryce Cotton (PER): 66 points,    36.3 season average,    30% of teams
Jacob Wiley (ADL): 60 points,    23.8 season average,    10% of teams
Izayah Le'Afa (NZL): 52 points,    16.2 season average,    2% of teams
Josh Roberts (CNS): 51 points,    8.2 season average,    0% of teams
Alan Williams (SEM): 47 points,    38.8 season average,    7% of teams
Alex Starling (ADL): 47 points,    8.8 season average,    1% of teams

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

Shannon Scott (BRI) was this week's biggest miss miscue with 20 points against a projected score of 61 leaving a scoring hole for 1% of SuperCoaches.

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

Fantasy Busts:

Shannon Scott (BRI): 20 points,    projected score 61 points,    1% of teams
Josh Bannan (BRI): 16 points,    projected score 49 points,    22% of teams
Trey Kell III (ADL): 11 points,    projected score 42 points,    1% of teams
Mitch Norton (BRI): 19 points,    projected score 45 points,    6% of teams
Jaylin Galloway (SYD): 7 points,    projected score 28 points,    8% 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
DJ Hogg (SYD) , 64 points projected, owned by 2% of teams.
Jonah Bolden (SYD) , 45 points projected, owned by 8% of teams.
Bobi Klintman (CNS) , 44 points projected, owned by 14% of teams.
Sam Waardenburg (CNS) , 43 points projected, owned by 18% of teams.
Jaylin Galloway (SYD) , 40 points projected, owned by 8% of teams.

Centres
Jo Lual-Acuil Jr (MEL) , 44 points projected, owned by 3% of teams.
Jordan Hunter (SYD) , 42 points projected, owned by 6% of teams.
Alan Williams (SEM) , 40 points projected, owned by 7% of teams.
Will Magnay (TAS) , 24 points projected, owned by 13% of teams.
Isaac Humphries (ADL) , 22 points projected, owned by 5% of teams.

Guards
Patrick Miller (CNS) , 67 points projected, owned by 14% of teams.
Jaylen Adams (SYD) , 60 points projected, owned by 9% of teams.
Tahjere McCall (CNS) , 55 points projected, owned by 8% of teams.
Denzel Valentine (SYD) , 46 points projected, owned by 14% of teams.
Bryce Cotton (PER) , 37 points projected, owned by 30% of teams.

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Originally published as SuperCoach NBL: Round 9 top scorers, busts and players to target

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