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Fantasy Basketball Daily News and Notes (10/31/10)

Oct 31, 2010 Blog

John Wall (WAS) – Much better performance Saturday, even though it was against the defenseless Mike Bibby.  He’s going to be a Top 5 fantasy PG by the time the second half of the season rolls around.

Al Thornton (WAS) – He’s trying to make his case to stick around after Gilbert Arenas returns, but I worry that the Wizards will go with that three guard set, which really limits Thornton.  Pay attention to how Thornton is used once Arenas comes back.

Zaza Pachulia (ATL) – Reduced to 17 minutes again last night.  His opening night explosion was nothing more than an illusion.  Ignore him for now.

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Fantasy Basketball Daily News and Notes (10/30/10)

Oct 30, 2010 Blog

It finally feels like football weather.   The Crimson Tide is off before travelling to LSU for a tough one next week.   Some quick fantasy basketball notes before college football kicks off:

Landry Fields (NYK) – Could be the real deal.   I picked him up in the GiveMeTheRock.com Keeper league and cut Tayshaun Prince.   He’s got 14 rebounds in 2 games from the SG spot, which fits really well with my big man strategy in that league.

Brook Lopez/Devin Harris (NJN) – They are clearly the two primary offensive options for the Nets and they will carry a majority of the load all year.  Outlaw and Morrow have been role players so far.  Lopez and Harris should be automatic starts.

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Fantasy Basketball Daily News and Notes (10/29/10)

Oct 29, 2010 Blog

Here’s a new one for the iPod that I must have already listened to about 20 times this morning:     Lupe Fiasco, The Show Goes On.   Have a good weekend.

Al Horford (ATL) – You think Horford was trying to send a message to the Hawks in his contract negotiations with his Wednesday performance?  He clearly looked like he just didn’t care.  I’d be a little concerned with Horford if he doesn’t get his contract extension.

Josh Smith (ATL) – For some reason, he has decided to start launching long jumpers.  If he continues to do this, his field goal percentage will plummet.

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Fantasy Basketball Daily News and Notes (10/28/10)

Oct 28, 2010 Blog

Marc Gasol (MEM) – Missed Wednesday with a sprained ankle.  Not sure how many games he’s going to miss, but get him to the bench.

Zach Randolph (MEM) – Took a hard fall Wednesday and had to leave the game.  He wasn’t able to return, but it’s probably not a serious injury and he should be fine.

J.J. Hickson/Antawn Jamison (CLE) – Hickson got the start and the minutes and had a great game.  Jamison only got 21 minutes off the bench and didn’t do much with it.  Check your wire just to make sure nobody forgot about Hickson.  Hang on to Jamison for awhile to see if he gets it turned around.

Fantasy Basketball Daily News and Notes (10/27/10)

Oct 27, 2010 Blog

Great game last night between the Celtics and Heat or maybe I was just so starved for real basketball that it just seemed great.  Boston is going to be tough this year, but it’s going to take Miami a little time to get some chemistry going.  But when they do, watch out.  Remember, Cleveland started out very poorly last season too, but we know how that turned around.

More NBA Dancers –  Southwest Division, Pacific Division

Dwyane Wade (MIA) – I thought he looked great from a physical standpoint, but he was definitely rusty and out of sync with the rest of the team.  He’ll get it going, so keep him in your starting lineup.

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