Fantasy Basketball Daily Boxscore Review (10/29/09)
Oct 29, 2009 Blog
12 games on the schedule last night and some real fantasy gems out there, some nice rookie showings, as well as a couple of guys who had bounceback performances to soothe worried fantasy owners.
Fantasy Studs: Brook Lopez, Joe Johnson, Kevin Durant, Danny Granger, Al Horford, Marreese Speights, Jermaine O’Neal, Marcus Camby, Deron Williams, Marc Gasol, Russell Westbrook.
Fantasy Duds: Tyson Chandler, TJ Ford, most of the 76ers, Al Jefferson, Spencer Hawes, Al Thornton, Andris Biedrins, Anderson Varejao, Charlie Villanueva, the Celtics starters getting pulled in the 4th quarter.
Nice Rookie Lines: DeMar DeRozan, Terrence Williams, Omri Casspi, Jonny Flynn, Ty Lawson, DeJuan Blair and Stephen Curry.
IND 109 @ ATL 120 Poss: 101 IND ORtg: 107.9 ATL ORtg: 118.8
IND: 60.3 eFG% OReb% 18.2 DReb% 81.0 TO% 24.8 FTR 28.7
ATL: 56.9 eFG% Oreb% 19.0 DReb% 81.8 TO% 9.9 FTR 24.1
The stat that has to jump out here is the turnover rate for Indiana. You simply can’t win a game if you turn the ball over on a quarter of your possessions.
IND Fantasy Notes: Granger was listed as doubtful but showed no effects from the bruised heel, play him with confidence…Hibbert only got 25 min due to the Pacers going with the running game trying to catch up…Murphy 14pts/10reb/7ast/5tov…Ford (1-9) was terrible and was outplayed by Watson (7-8)…Rush was weak 6pts/3ast/3tov.
ATL Fantasy Notes: Josh Smith dunks led to a 7-10, 18pt night…Horford 24pts/16reb…Johnson shot well 10-21, 25pts/6ast/4stl…Atlanta really spreads the bench minutes around with the five reserves getting 11, 14, 15, 16 and 14 minutes each, not much fantasy production there….I hate playing against Joe Johnson in daily cash games. He can drop a huge game on you without making a sound.
PHI 106 @ ORL 120 Poss: 95 PHI ORtg: 111.6 ORL ORtg: 126.3
PHI: 54.5 eFG% OReb% 21.6 DReb% 76.5 TO% 13.7 FTR 26.9
ORL: 65.4 eFG% Oreb% 23.5 DReb% 82.4 TO% 15.6 FTR 17.7
Philadelphia just didn’t play much defense in this one. The weren’t physical enough letting Orlando shoot 65.4 eFG% and hardly ever fouled the shooter as evidenced by the 17.7 free throw rate . Philly is going to have to contest more shots in the future.
PHI Fantasy Notes: Brand was terrible and could be a fantasy bust this year. This Princeton offense just doesn’t suit him, or any of the 76ers for that matter…Same for Iguodala 8 pts/5reb/6ast. Iggy plays more on raw talent than some fancy system…Williams 18 pt/4reb/4ast…Speights, 26pts/5reb, where did that come from?…Dalembert only 16 min…Thaddeus Young 8pt/4reb/3ast …I like the team concept, but it is a killer of fantasy stats.
ORL Fantasy Notes: Howard 9-11, 21pt/15 reb in only 29 min…Ryan Anderson impressive 16pt/5reb…Carter average 15pt/3ast…Nelson 21 min and Jason Williams 23 min, not good for Nelson’s fantasy value.
CLE 91 @ TOR 101 Poss: 97 CLE ORtg: 93.8 TOR ORtg: 104.1
CLE: 40.4 eFG% OReb% 24.1 DReb% 83.7 TO% 14.4 FTR 28.9
TOR: 48.7 eFG% Oreb% 16.3 DReb% 75.9 TO% 13.4 FTR 37.3
As usual, Toronto got outrebounded and will likely lose that battle all year with Andrea Bargnani at Center. Cleveland had a horrible shooting night (40.4 eFG%, 34.9 FG%).
CLE Fantasy Notes: I’m not impressed with Cleveland, it is still a one man show which will never beat a five man ‘team’…James 23pt/11reb/12ast … Varejao with a dud, 2pt/4reb, 5PF…Shaq 25 min 12pt/7reb, is he getting old?…Mo Williams only 2 ast in 40 min (only 3 vs. Boston) and his fantasy value is pretty much just 3’s and points.
TOR Fantasy Notes: Bosh 21pt/16reb…Bargnani 28 pts but only 5 reb and 1 blk…Calderon 11 ast but only 5 pts…DeRozan nice rookie debut 8pt/5reb/1stl/1blk… Jarrett Jack 31 minutes.
CHA 59 @ BOS 92 Poss: 87 CHA ORtg: 67.8 BOS ORtg: 105.7
CHA: 31.1 eFG% OReb% 29.2 DReb% 76.2 TO% 20.7 FTR 17.6
BOS: 50.7 eFG% Oreb% 23.8 DReb% 70.8 TO% 13.8 FTR 19.7
Yes, the Boston defense is that good. You don’t see many 67.8 ratings or 31.1 eFG%’s.
CHA Fantasy Notes: Chandler 21 min and still looks injured…Diaw still rusty 6pt/2reb…Wallace 10pt/12reb…Felton only 23 min, Augustin 27 min. Bad fantasy situation brewing in that timeshare…Gerald Henderson 25 min, 8pts.
BOS Fantasy Notes:Most of the starters sat out the 4th quarter, which may happen often this year so fantasy players beware…Allen 18pt…Perkins 9pt/4blk… Pierce 15 points but had early foul trouble…Garnett only 26 min with the blowout.
NYK 93 @ MIA 115 Poss: 98 NYK ORtg: 94.9 MIA ORtg: 117.3
NYK: 43.7 eFG% OReb% 25.0 DReb% 79.4 TO% 13.3 FTR 19.5
MIA: 60.8 eFG% Oreb% 20.6 DReb% 75.0 TO% 16.3 FTR 16.9
NYK Fantasy Notes: Jared Jeffries 36 min?…Chandler solid 37min, 21pt/7reb…Duhon 1-7, 5ast…D.Lee 22pt/9reb… If you need 3’s grab Gallinari, 7 of 14 from 3 pt range.
MIA Fantasy Notes: Beasley 36 min, 21pts…J. O’Neal looking healthy 22pt/12reb…Haslem still got 30 min off the bench…Wade 26pt/5reb/5ast… D. Cook 4 of 10 from three.
NJN 93 @ MIN 95 Poss: 100 NJN ORtg: 93.0 MIN ORtg: 95.0
NJN: 42.0 eFG% OReb% 18.8 DReb% 84.2 TO% 17.4 FTR 30.6
MIN: 37.1 eFG% Oreb% 15.8 DReb% 81.2 TO% 15.2 FTR 35.7
Could anyone make a shot here? A combined 1-15 from three point range and horrible eFG% for both teams. Minnesota outscored NJ 31-15 in the 4th quarter to win this one.
NJN Fantasy Notes: Lopez was awesome and won most of my daily fantasy cash games for me. You had to like his chances with Jefferson hurting and Love out…Harris played through his groin injury, 14pt/6reb/8ast… Courtney Lee 2-11…Douglas Roberts 24 min, 8pt…Terrence Williams looked great, 31 min, 15pt/10reb.
MIN Fantasy Notes: Jefferson still looks hurt, only 25 min 9pt/4reb…Flynn starting PG, 29 min 18pt/4reb/2ast…Corey Brewer got 33 min with 7pt/8reb/3stl/1blk.
NOH 96 @ SAS 113 Poss: 92 NOH ORtg: 104.3 SAS ORtg: 122.8
NOH: 53.2 eFG% OReb% 13.9 DReb% 71.8 TO% 10.9 FTR 16.7
SAS: 57.6 eFG% Oreb% 28.2 DReb% 86.1 TO% 10.9 FTR 16.3
NOH Fantasy Notes: Paul 26pt/9ast…Hornets have a problem at SG… Okafor looked decent with 18pt/10reb but NOH was still beaten badly on the boards…West 18pt/9reb.
SAS Fantasy Notes: Duncan only 22 min, 9pt/12reb…Jefferson 5pt/5ast… Bonner got the start ahead of McDyess and got 29 min…Parker took a bad fall, so check his status for tonight…DeJuan Blair may give Duncan plenty of breathers this year, 23 min, 14pt/11reb.
SAC 89 @ OKC 102 Poss: 91 SAC ORtg: 97.8 OKC ORtg: 112.1
SAC: 42.4 eFG% OReb% 20.9 DReb% 77.7 TO% 13.2 FTR 27.8
OKC: 56.6 eFG% Oreb% 22.3 DReb% 79.1 TO% 14.3 FTR 21.1
SAC Fantasy Notes: Desmond Mason isn’t the answer…Martin didn’t shoot well 5-19, but 14-14 from the line…Nocioni doesn’t look to be the answer either at SF…Omri may get a real shot at SF. He got 19 min and put up 15pt…Spencer Hawes 35 min, 8pt/6reb…Thompson 11pt/9reb.
OKC Fantasy Notes: Jeff Green is going to be a stud, 39 min, 24pt/8reb/3blk … Durant 42 min, 25pt/11reb…Krstic with a nice game 20pt/7reb…Harden didn’t get much of a chance with only 13 min…Thabo Sefolosha got the SG minutes because he is the better defensive player and was assigned to Kevin Martin…Westbrook abused Tyreke Evans almost getting a triple double, 14pt/13ast/7reb.
DET 96 @ MEM 74 Poss: 82 DET ORtg: 117.1 MEM ORtg: 90.2
DET: 55.6 eFG% OReb% 23.8 DReb% 63.0 TO% 11.0 FTR 22.2
MEM: 37.5 eFG% Oreb% 37.0 DReb% 76.2 TO% 17.1 FTR 27.8
DET Fantasy Notes: Hamilton 25pt…B. Wallace was the best rebounder for Detroit grabbing a whopping 7 boards. Detroit needs to improve as they were badly outrebounded in this game….Villanueva only got 17 minutes…K. Brown returned from his hand injury going 4pt/4reb, typical Kwame.
MEM Fantasy Notes: Zach Randolph with a solid game 14pt/9reb….Gay 16pt/5reb but had some foul trouble early….Gasol was the fantasy stud in this one, 21pt/15reb….Mayo was quiet 9pt/6reb….Iverson didn’t play.
UTA 105 @ DEN 114 Poss: 99 UTA ORtg: 106.1 DEN ORtg: 115.2
UTA: 49.4 eFG% OReb% 26.3 DReb% 67.4 TO% 15.2 FTR 30.9
DEN: 51.1 eFG% Oreb% 32.6 DReb% 73.7 TO% 13.1 FTR 25.8
UTA Fantasy Notes: D. Williams 28pt/13ast….Brewer returned from back spasms, 16pt/6reb/36min….Okur didn’t rebound well with 6….Boozer 32 min, Millsap 23 minutes in another terrible timeshare for fantasy owners….Kirilenko got 39 minutes.
DEN Fantasy Notes: Melo 30pt/8reb/5ast….Billups only 2 ast but 25 pts….Kenyon Martin nice game 16pt/11reb….Ty Lawson with a good rookie debut 26min/17pt/6ast…Denver misses JR Smith as Graham and Afflalo were horrible.
HOU 108 @ GSW 107 Poss: 100 HOU ORtg: 108.0 GSW ORtg: 107.0
HOU: 53.5 eFG% OReb% 31.7 DReb% 68.3 TO% 18.0 FTR 18.6
GSW: 51.7 eFG% Oreb% 31.7 DReb% 68.3 TO% 16.0 FTR 16.9
HOU Fantasy Notes: Scola bounced back nicely from a bad first game, 21pt/11reb….Same for Ariza, 25pt/5reb/5ast…Battier with his same workman’s line 9pt/3reb/4ast/3stl/2blk….Brooks looking like a great fantasy PG, 18pt/12ast.
GSW Fantasy Notes: Blah line from Jackson, 17pt/4reb/4ast ….Turiaf 3 blocks…. Thought Biedrins would have a better game vs. Houston’s lack of size. Only 8pt/5reb….Ellis 26pt/5ast….Curry with the PG start, 14pt/7ast in 36 min….Anthony Randolph only got 10 minutes as he recovers from a few injuries….Maggette 25 min, 10pt/9reb.
PHO 109 @ LAC 107 Poss: 96 PHO ORtg: 113.5 LAC ORtg: 111.5
PHO: 55.6 eFG% OReb% 26.3 DReb% 78.8 TO% 14.6 FTR 25.0
LAC: 59.7 eFG% Oreb% 21.2 DReb% 73.7 TO% 15.6 FTR 19.5
PHO Fantasy Notes: Grant Hill with a nice game, 19pt/13reb. He probably picked up some extra time with Richardson suspended….Amare was weak in 40 minutes going 16pt/5reb….Frye was Frye, 12pt/4reb….Barbosa also got extra minutes (40) with Richardson out but only went 17pt/1reb/2ast … Nash was efficient 9-15, 8 ast.
LAC Fantasy Notes: Baron Davis bounced back with a 12pt/12 ast performance….Camby went 39 minutes, 23pt/11reb/3blk…. Kaman had to go 42 min, 22pt/9reb/2blk….Eric Gordon 16pt/5reb/6ast…Rasual Butler 7-10, 3-4 from three….weak game from Al Thornton, 25min/9pt/4reb.