Fantasy Basketball Daily News (10/31/09)
Oct 31, 2009 News
Happy Halloween!! Sorry for missing the Fantasy Basketball Daily News yesterday, but sometimes the real job gets in the way. 7 games on the schedule for Saturday so on to the Fantasy News:
- A weekly look at the NBA Rookie of the Year Race from TheSportsBank.net.
- Lester Legend’s Daily Fantasy Boxscore Breakouts. [LestersLegends.com]
- Caron Butler suffered a bruised knee Friday, so check his status before playing him today.
- Pau Gasol is going to miss a few more games.
- Jason Richardson returns from his 2 game suspension. G. Hill and L. Barbosa got some nice fantasy stats while Richardson was out, but they should return to their level now.
- Tyson Chandler and Al Jefferson are still hurting and it might be best to bench them for a few games if you have better options.
- Rip Hamilton will miss Saturday’s game.
- Buy Low, Sell High Fantasy Report from Dime Magazine.
- The hottest cheerleader on every NBA Team. [Dime Magazine]
- Vince Carter twisted an ankle, so check his availability Sunday.
- Mehmet Okur missed Friday’s game with a sprained ankle.
- Don Nelson is jerking Anthony Randolph around this season. Stay away from Randolph in daily cash games until this gets straightened out.
- Danilo Gallinari may move into the starting lineup soon. [NYDailyNews.com]
- Week 2 Fantasy Planner from CBS Sports.
- Article: Why Fantasy Basketball is Better Than Fantasy Football. [RotoSynthesis]
- A fantasy review of the Jazz. [Jazzbots.com]
Fantasy Basketball Daily Boxscore Review (10/31/09)
Oct 31, 2009 Blog
Happy Halloween! A huge slate of fantasy games on Friday night and some great performances. Was a little surprising to see Memphis beat Toronto and Dallas soundly beat the Lakers. 7 games on the schedule for Saturday night.
Fantasy Studs: Brandon Jennings, Elton Brand, David Lee, Boris Diaw, Gerald Wallace, Raymond Felton, Kevin Durant, Jermaine O’Neal, LeBron James, Dwight Howard, Chris Bosh, Zach Randolph, Carlos Boozer, Steve Nash.
Fantasy Duds: Luol Deng, Andrew Bogut, Wilson Chandler, Tyson Chandler, Caron Butler, Derrick Rose, John Salmons, Spencer Hawes, Charlie Villanueva, TJ Ford, Al Jefferson, Brook Lopez, Al Thornton, Stephen Jackson, Ron Artest.
MIL 86 @ PHI 99 Poss: 99 MIL ORtg: 86.7 PHI ORtg: 100.0
MIL: 44.1 eFG% OReb% 23.5 DReb% 84.2 TO% 20.2 FTR 12.9
PHI : 50.0 eFG% Oreb% 15.8 DReb% 76.5 TO% 19.2 FTR 41.4
MIL Fantasy Notes: Bogut 31 min/8pt/6reb….Brandon Jennings looked great getting the start at PG going 7-16, 17pt/9reb/9ast/5tov….Redd 39 minutes and the knee must be healed…Charlie Bell with 31 minutes but not much of a line, 6pt/3reb/2ast….MIL was horrible from the free throw line, 11-19 (57.9%).
PHI Fantasy Notes: Elton Brand bounced back with a nice game, 17pt/6reb/3stl/2blk…. Young 13pt/4reb/4ast…. Lou Williams 16pt/4ast/3stl….Dalembert 35 min, 10pt/12reb…. Speights only 13 min but still managed 4pt/7reb….PHI was outrebounded by MIL, but got to the line enough to win this one going 29-34 (85.3%).
NYK 100 @ CHA 102 Poss: 111 NYK ORtg: 90.1 CHA ORtg: 91.9
NYK: 43.4 eFG% OReb% 18.9 DReb% 76.9 TO% 14.3 FTR 15.3
CHA: 39.7 eFG% Oreb% 23.1 DReb% 81.1 TO% 9.9 FTR 13.5
NYK Fantasy Notes: Al Harrington 45min/17pt/6reb….D. Lee 50min/17pt/18reb….Duhon 56min/13pt/8ast…Nate Robinson 36min/17pt/6reb….Danilo Gallinari continues to fire it up from three, 3-7 in this one….Wilson Chandler with a quiet game, 46min/9pt/6reb.
CHA Fantasy Notes: Charlotte broke 100 points, but it took almost 5 quarters to do it….G. Wallace 53min/18pt/15reb….Diaw 52min/17pt/11reb/6ast….Felton 22pt/8reb/9ast…Tyson Chandler only got 18 min, still hurting….DJ Augustin 39min/15pt….CHA 3-18 (16.7%) from three….CHA 29-36 from the line.
WAS 89 @ ATL 100 Poss: 93 WAS ORtg: 95.7 ATL ORtg: 107.5
WAS: 47.5 eFG% OReb% 18.2 DReb% 74.4 TO% 15.1 FTR 17.7
ATL: 44.2 eFG% Oreb% 25.6 DReb% 81.8 TO% 12.9 FTR 39.7
WAS Fantasy Notes: Arenas still looking good 9-22, 23pt/4ast, but he did have 7 tov….Butler only 17 min due to an injured knee. He missed the entire second half, 5pt/4reb….Haywood good game, 19pt/9reb/2blk…. Mike Miller 10reb….Foye 9pt/6ast…Blatche 13pt/6reb.
ATL Fantasy Notes: Won the free throw battle, 31-34 with a 39.7 free throw rate….Josh Smith another nice game, 20pt/8reb/2blk….Joe Johnson 17pt/5reb/6ast….Bibby 6pt/5reb/7ast….Crawford 16pt….Horford 39min/10pt/12reb.
CHI 90 @ BOS 118 Poss: 91 CHI ORtg: 98.9 BOS ORtg: 129.7
CHI: 42.7 eFG% OReb% 33.3 DReb% 78.2 TO% 16.5 FTR 24.4
BOS: 66.2 eFG% Oreb% 21.8 DReb% 66.7 TO% 17.6 FTR 24.4
One night Boston beats you with defense, the nest night the drop a 129.7 offensive bomb on you. Boston is looking like the best East team early and the only thing stopping a LAL/BOS Finals is health.
CHI Fantasy Notes: Deng with a terrible game 4pt/5reb….Rose horrible 10pt/2ast….Salmons worse 8pt/2reb….Noah was the best fantasy player, 16pt/10reb/2blk…Ty Thomas 10pt/8reb….CHI was able to outrebound BOS.
BOS Fantasy Notes: Pierce 22pt/8reb/4ast….Garnett 7-13, 16pt/4reb in only 25 min….Allen 2-3 from three, 20 pt….Rondo 16 assists, 2pts….Eddie House good game off the bench, 22pt on 9-13 shooting….BOS shot 66.2 eFG%.
SAC 92 @ NOH 97 Poss: 90 SAC ORtg: 102.2 NOH ORtg: 107.8
SAC: 41.1 eFG% OReb% 38.9 DReb% 75.6 TO% 11.1 FTR 13.5
NOH: 48.6 eFG% Oreb% 24.4 DReb% 61.1 TO% 12.2 FTR 35.6
NOH managed to get to the line enough to win this one. 35.6 free throw rate is pretty good. They did get outrebounded though, especiallyon the offensive end, 21-10.
SAC Fantasy Notes: Mason still not the answer, 4pt/6reb….Kevin Martin 20pt/7reb, but 2-10 from three….Tyreke Evans not great on defense but okay on offense, 22pt/3reb/2ast….Nocioni 16pt, 3-6 from three….Jason Thompson 9pt/12reb/6ast….Hawes only got 14 min, 2pt/4reb.
NOH Fantasy Notes: Paul 31pt, only 4 ast, 14-15 from FT line….D. West 13pt/8reb….Julian Wright solid game 11pt/7reb….Okafor 11pt/13reb.
OKC 91 @ DET 83 Poss: 90 OKC ORtg: 101.1 DET ORtg: 92.2
OKC: 44.7 eFG% OReb% 20.9 DReb% 80.0 TO% 12.2 FTR 30.3
DET: 40.7 eFG% Oreb% 20.0 DReb% 79.1 TO% 16.7 FTR 37.1
OKC Fantasy Notes: Green 16pt/4reb/2ast/2stl…. Durant 25pt/12reb… Krstic 14pt/5reb, solid in the second half….Westbrook 10pt/10ast….James Harden 8ast.
DET Fantasy Notes: Prince 44min/11pt/7reb….Villanueva not looking good early, 8pt/5 reb, 3-12 shooting…. Rip Hamilton missed the game with an injury…..Ben Gordon 25pt/7reb/4ast….Stuckey 21pt/5reb.
MIA 96 @ IND 83 Poss: 91 MIA ORtg: 105.5 IND ORtg: 91.2
MIA: 44.2 eFG% OReb% 32.5 DReb% 72.7 TO% 16.5 FTR 50.7
IND: 39.2 eFG% Oreb% 27.3 DReb% 67.5 TO% 15.4 FTR 26.6
MIA Fantasy Notes: Game decided at the FT Line, MIA 35-46 while IND only 21-26. Tough to win when you give the other team a FTR of 50.7….Wade 32pt/4ast….J. O’Neal with another great game, 22pt/12reb….Beasley 12pt/9reb….Chalmers 8pt/6ast….Haslem doing just fine off the bench 29min/10pt/10reb.
IND Fantasy Notes: Good job by MIA keeping Granger under control, 22pt on 6-20 shooting…Hibbert 6pt/8reb….Murphy 12pt/13reb….TJ Ford another horrible game 7pt/0ast. He only got 20 min, might lose the job to Earl Watson who got 26min/2pt/3ast….Rush another disappointing game 2pt/1reb….Solomon Jones 32 min in this one.
CLE 104 @ MIN 87 Poss: 94 CLE ORtg: 110.6 MIN ORtg: 92.6
CLE: eFG% 53.6 OReb% 23.8 DReb% 68.7 TO% 11.7 FTR 16.7
MIN: eFG% 43.6 Oreb% 31.3 DReb% 76.2 TO% 18.1 FTR 14.0
CLE Fantasy Notes: James 24pt/9reb/6ast….Mo Williams nice game 20pt/6ast….Shaq 6pt/7reb….Ilgauskas 15pt/5reb….Varejao 13pt/11reb/3stl.
MIN Fantasy Notes: Gomes disappointing game 4pt/6reb….Flynn 17pt only 3 ast….Al Jefferson 11pt/4reb in 25min….The rest of this team is a fantasy wasteland.
ORL 95 @ NJN 85 Poss: 90 ORL ORtg:105.6 NJN ORtg: 94.4
ORL: eFG% 53.3 OReb% 22.0 DReb% 84.8 TO% 15.6 FTR 20.0
NJN: eFG% 41.4 Oreb% 15.2 DReb% 78.0 TO% 6.7 FTR 22.2
ORL Fantasy Notes: Howard 20pt/22reb/4blk….Ryan Anderson 16pt….Vince Carter 16 points in his return to NJ but twisted an ankle, so check his next game status….Nelson 9pt/5ast…Bass 13pt/3reb….Redick got 29 minutes and Jason Williams 27 minutes.
NJN Fantasy Notes: Courtney Lee bounced back after a poor first game, 18pt but on 6-17 shooting…Douglas-Roberts 36 minutes only 6pt/6reb….Brook Lopez some trouble with D. Howard, only 11pt/5reb….Harris 16pt/5reb/7ast.
TOR 107 @ MEM 115 Poss: 97 TOR ORtg: 110.3 MEM ORtg: 118.6
TOR: eFG% 48.3 OReb% 35.7 DReb% 53.8 TO% 14.4 FTR 25.0
MEM: eFG% 53.0 Oreb% 46.2 DReb% 64.3 TO% 17.5 FTR 34.1
TOR Fantasy Notes: Turkoglu quiet 14pt/2reb/2ast….Bosh 37pt/12reb….Bargnani 12pt/6reb….Calderon 15pt only 3ast….DeRozan 6pt/5reb….Very poor rebounding again by the Raptors.
MEM Fantasy Notes: Zach Randolph with a huge game, 30pt/7reb….Gay 17pt/9reb….M. Gasol 19pt/7reb….Mayo 18pt/6reb on 7-17…DeMarre Carroll got 32 minutes.
LAC 98 @ UTA 111 Poss: 96 LAC ORtg: 102.1 UTA ORtg: 115.6
LAC: eFG% 50.0 OReb% 7.7 DReb% 72.7 TO% 9.8 FTR 32.4
UTA: eFG% 51.1 Oreb% 27.3 DReb% 92.3 TO% 10.4 FTR 21.1
LAC Fantasy Notes: Poor rebounding by LAC probably cost them the game….Camby 6pt/12reb, nobody else on the team had more than 4 reb….Thornton 2-10, 12pts….Kaman 21pt/4reb….Baron Davis 21pt/4ast… E. Gordon 22pt/4reb/3ast….Rasual Butler only 17min/7pt.
UTA Fantasy Notes: Boozer 20pt/12reb….D. Williams 21pt/9ast….R. Brewer 17pt/5reb….Millsap 25min/23pt….Okur DNP ankle injury.
GSW 101 @ PHO 123 Poss: 110 GSW ORtg: 91.8 PHO ORtg: 111.8
GSW: eFG% 45.9 OReb% 19.1 DReb% 76.3 TO% 20.0 FTR 27.1
PHO: eFG% 60.7 Oreb% 23.7 DReb% 80.9 TO% 20.9 FTR 25.0
GSW Fantasy Notes: Ellis 19pt/5reb….Jackson 13pt/2ast and it just seems like he doesn’t care….Curry 12pt/4ast….Randolph got the start 12pt/7reb in 25 min….Biedrins 8pt/10reb….Azubuike 7-14, 17pt….Ronny Turiaf had a knee sprain.
PHO Fantasy Notes: Nash awesome in this one 18pt/20ast….Barbosa 24pt….Richardson will return next game…G. Hill18pt/6reb….Frye had a good game 22pt/8reb….Stoudemire 20pt only 5reb….Both teams turned it over on 20% of their possessions….Highest paced game of the night.
DAL 94 @ LAL 80 Poss: 93 DAL ORtg: 101.7 LAL ORtg: 86.0
DAL: eFG% 44.8 OReb% 32.5 DReb% 71.7 TO% 18.3 FTR 32.5
LAL: eFG% 43.8 Oreb% 28.3 DReb% 67.5 TO% 20.4 FTR 11.1
DAL Fantasy Notes: Nowitzki 21pt/10reb on 5-14….Marion 18pt/6reb….Dampier 8pt/10reb….Kidd 2pt but 11ast….Terry 16pt on 5-12.
LAL Fantasy Notes: Artest weak game 3pt/3reb….Kobe 20pt/6reb….Odom 10pt/6reb….Bynum 14pt/10reb….Lakers only blocked 1 shot in this game….Dallas FTR 32.5, LAL 11.1.
Fantasy Basketball Daily Boxscore Review (10/30/09)
Oct 30, 2009 Blog
Pretty quiet fantasy night with only two games on the schedule for Thursday, but Friday should be a fantasy feast with 13 games going off. I have been asked by a few people what formula I use for possessions, so here it is: Possessions = FGA + TOV + (.4 x FTA) – OREB. Some people use .44 as the free throw multiplier, I use .4 because it makes the math easier to do in my head. Dean Oliver uses .4 in his book, so I feel comfortable with it. No matter what figure you use, the formulas are an estimation. The only way to get the exact number would be to watch the game and count every possession. Wish I had that much free time. On to the boxscores:
Fantasy Studs: Tim Duncan, Carmelo Anthony, Chauncey Billups, Brandon Roy, Luol Deng.
Fantasy Duds: Steve Blake/Andre Miller, Richard Jefferson, Tony Parker, John Salmons, LaMarcus Aldridge, DeJuan Blair.
SAS 85 @ CHI 92 Poss: 91 SAS ORtg: 93.4 CHI ORtg: 101.1
SAS: 44.9 eFG% OReb% 17.8 DReb% 70.6 TO% 14.3 FTR 19.2
CHI: 43.5 eFG% Oreb% 29.4 DReb% 82.2 TO% 9.9 FTR 22.6
Chicago won this one on the boards with a huge rebounding advantage. Duncan had 12 rebounds for San Antonio, nobody else on the team had more than 4. The Bulls had 7 players with more than 4. Chicago also protected the ball very well with a low 9.9% turnover rate.
SAS Fantasy Notes: I’d say age caught up with SA on back to backs, but that theory ends with Tim Duncan getting 28pts/16reb/2stl/3blk, although he did only get 22 minutes the night before….D. Blair only 13 min, still 6pt/4reb….Parker looked to be ok after his fall on Wednesday but didn’t put up much of a line, 35min/8pt/3ast….Ginobili 12pt/6reb….Jefferson with another poor outing, 9pt/2reb. Now that he has a good supporting cast, he may see a decrease in his fantasy stats….Matt Bonner again outplayed McDyess.
CHI Fantasy Notes: A very balanced team with no fantasy studs in this game, hope this isn’t a trend….Derrick Rose looked good for as much time as he missed. He got 33 min/13pt/7ast/7reb/1stl/1blk….Deng looked good 17pt/9reb on 8 of 13 shooting….Tyrus Thomas is a better player in real life than in fantasy, 3blk….Noah 10pt/10reb/2blk….Salmons with a 1-9 from three, 3-15 overall….Hinrich a decent night 5-11, 14pts.
DEN 97 @ POR 94 Poss: 87 DEN ORtg: 111.5 POR ORtg: 108.4
DEN: 48.4 eFG% OReb% 14.3 DReb% 68.9 TO% 9.2 FTR 62.3
POR: 37.7 eFG% Oreb% 31.1 DReb% 85.7 TO% 8.0 FTR 40.7
This game turned into a free throw shooting contest which was won by Denver. A combined 90 free throws in this game pushed both teams free throw rate high, but the 62.3 figure for DEN is huge and is rarely seen. Portland was the better rebounding team, but was the worse shooting team with an eFG% of only 37.7. Much like last season, Portland is going to be one of the slowest paced teams in the NBA.
DEN Fantasy Notes: It’s the Melo and Billups show, Anthony with 41pt/6reb and Billups with 22pt/6ast…Nene 7pt/11reb….Kenyon Martin 6pt/5reb…. Chris Andersen 5pt/6reb/1blk….This offense should roll when JR Smith gets back from his suspension.
POR Fantasy Notes: Aldridge with another disappointing game, 9pt/7reb in 40 min….After exploding in the first game, Travis Outlaw only managed 4 pts on 1-8 shooting….Rudy Fernandez was solid, 22pt/4reb….Oden 6pt/9reb and didn’t help his FT confidence by missing two big ones at the end…. Roy 30pt/5reb/5ast only 1 turnover….Andre Miller clearly isn’t happy coming off the bench, 3-11 shooting, 5 ast. Given Steve Blake’s performance, it shouldn’t be long before he moves into the starting role….I’m beginning to wonder if Nate McMillan knows what he is doing. All that underperforming talent.
Fantasy Basketball Daily News (10/29/09)
Oct 29, 2009 News
Only two games on the schedule tonight, but both are on TV in the TNT Doubleheader. San Antonio is at Chicago at 8:00 EST while Denver travels to Portland for the 10:30 EST nightcap. I dropped Anderson Varejao and picked up Marreese Speights in the GiveMeTheRock.com keeper league. I’m gambling on Speights for next year, and I already have Brand, Z. Randolph and J. O’Neal at center so Varejao wasn’t an important piece of the team. On to the fantasy news:
- I love BallDontLie.com’s daily review and you guys should mark it as one of your favorites for daily reading. [Ball Don’t Lie]
- Lesters Legends with a rundown of last night’s surprise performers. [LestersLegends.com]
- Dime Magazine’s daily fantasy report. [Dime Magazine]
- Derrick Rose is expected to play in the opener vs. San Antonio. Tony Parker took a pretty hard fall in last night’s game, but is also expected to play in this one. [CBS Sports]
- Referee assignments for today. [NBA.com]
- Rip Hamilton injured his ankle Wednesday. Haven’t seen an update yet on the severity. [MotownStringMusic.com]
- Raymond Felton received 15 stitches in his mouth after a fall last night in Boston.
- Daily Fantasy Recap from Four Point Play.
- Matt Buser’s Yahoo Roto Arcade fantasy report.
- Jarvis Hayes injured a hamstring in Wednesday’s game which give Terrence Williams or Chris Douglas-Roberts enough time to steal the starting SF spot permanently.
- It might take Amare Stoudemire awhile to get back in basketball shape, so be patient with him. If you can work a buy low trade for him, then do it. Good article from BrightSideoftheSun.com on Stoudemire’s recovery. J. A. Adande also has a good article on Amare and his road back to being an elite player. [ESPN TrueHoop]
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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.