Fantasy Basketball Daily News and Notes (12/18/10)
Dec 18, 2010 Blog
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Gilbert Arenas (WAS) – How big of a trade would Orlando getting Gilbert Arenas be?
Mo Williams (CLE) – Mo has been quiet this season but had a good game last night nearly reaching a triple-double, 22pt/6reb/11ast.
Danny Granger (IND) – Filled the statsheet Friday against the Cavs, 30pt/12reb/2stl/3blk.
LeBron James (MIA) – Triple-double, 32pt/11reb/10ast.
Dwyane Wade (MIA) – Wade helped fantasy owners in every category on Friday, 26pt/8reb/5ast/3stl/3blk.
Mike Miller (MIA) – He’s getting close to returning, check your wire to see if owners forgot about him.
Amare Stoudemire (NYK) – Snapped his streak of 30 point games, but still had a great line, 24pt/14reb. Stoudemire’s rebounding has been a surprise this season, although much of it is due to the fact that the Knicks don’t really have a center.
Lamar Odom/Paul Gasol (LAL) – Odom and Gasol were supposed to get some rest with Bynum out, but it isn’t working out that way so far. Odom got 42 minutes last night while Gasol played 41.
Kobe Bryant (LAL) – Tough game, 3-11 for 9 points.
Jodie Meeks (PHI) – Meeks was 1-6 for 6 points. It shouldn’t be long before he gets dropped from the starting lineup. Maybe try to trade him before he completely loses all his value.
Spencer Hawes (PHI) – The breakout continues, 18pt/13reb. Hope you grabbed him a couple of weeks ago. If you did and you are in a keeper league, it would be a great strategy to shop him for a solid keeper.
Jrue Holiday (PHI) – Bad shooting night, 3-15 for 6 points.
Jordan Farmar (NJN) – Another start at shooting guard with a pretty average line, 9pt/3reb/5ast/2stl/1blk.
Jose Calderon (TOR) – Returned to action after missing a few games with a foot injury, 14pt/15ast. He better keep it up if he doesn’t want Bayless to steal his minutes.
Joe Johnson (ATL) – Returned to the starting lineup after missing time with an elbow injury. He was able to go 37 minutes, shooting 5-14 for 16 points. It might take a few games to get his shooting rhythm back, but it’s probably safe to get him active this week.
Stephen Jackson (CHA) – He’s been really inconsistent lately, 3-14 shooting for 9 points. A forearm injury Friday night didn’t help things either.
Gerald Wallace (CHA) – Missed again Friday. Dominic McGuire got the start and had a nice game, 8pt/17reb.
Blake Griffin (LAC) – Continues to roll, 24pt/17reb.
Baron Davis/Eric Bledsoe (LAC) – This is turning into an unpredictable timeshare on a daily basis. Bledsoe got the start and 29 minutes while Davis came off the bench for 19 minutes.
Greg Monron (DET) – Started again and had a solid performance, 6pt/6reb in 19 minutes. He’s a guy you want to grab in keeper leagues.
Deron Williams (UTA) – Bad game for Williams, 10pt/5ast. All of the Jazz players picked the same day to have bad games with the team putting up only 71 points.
Mehmet Okur (UTA) – He finally returned to action and got 11 minutes. He’ll slowly work his way back into game shape and could be a nice add. His return is definitely going to cut into the value of Al Jefferson and also a little into the value of Paul Millsap.
Marcus Thornton (NOR) – Great shooting game, 8-10 for 19 points. Better grab him off the wire now just in case he gets traded into a great opportunity.
DeMarcus Cousins (SAC) – Getting comfortable in the starting lineup, 19pt/16reb.
Tyreke Evans (SAC) – The time off for a few days did his feet some good, 22pt/5reb/6ast.
Serge Ibaka (OKC) – Nenad Krstic is still out and Ibaka continues to start, 12pt/10reb/3blk in 24 minutes. Nick Collison is getting healthy and will have to get some minutes at center too.
Sam Young (MEM) – Young finally got some time and went 8-9 for 19 points. Young has really been buried on the depth chart, but he has some offensive skills. Keep an eye on what Memphis does with him over the next few weeks.
Kyle Lowery (HOU) – Aaron Brooks is going to be back soon, which is too bad for fantasy owners because Lowery is really producing right now, 17pt/18ast/5stl.
Steve Nash (PHO) – Suffered a neck injury last night. Not sure how long he’s going to be out. Goran Dragic will take over if Nash has to miss time.
Michael Beasley (MIN) – Great shooting game 12-24 for 33 points. He turns in some solid lines when he can manage to stay out of foul trouble.
Martell Webster (MIN) – I mentioned earlier this week to grab Webster, 19 points on 7-15 shooting. He’s going to be a 6th man type performer and just the fact that he got 15 shot attempts makes him a great add.
Darko Milicic (MIN) – Suffered and ankle injury. No word on how much time he’ll miss, so check his next gametime status before starting him.
Brandon Roy (POR) – Nate McMillan finally decided to sit Roy. It was probably about a week or two past time to do so. Rudy Fernandez was the beneficiary of extra minutes and performed well, 26 points on 9-15 shooting. Fernandez could be worth a short term add if the Blazers decide to shut Roy down longer than anticipated.
LaMarcus Aldridge (POR) – He’s a great daily cash game play with Roy out, 36pt/10reb.
Nicolas Batum (POR) – Suffered a shoulder injury Friday.
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