Fantasy Basketball Daily News and Notes (12/22/10)
Dec 22, 2010 Blog
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Dirk Nowitzki (DAL) – Bad shooting night for Dirk, 4-13 for 17 points.
Jason Richardson (ORL) – Richardson having some problems getting it going with his new team, 4-13 for 10 points.
Dwight Howard (ORL) – Monster game from Dwight, 26pt/23reb. He also added 3 steals and 2 blocks.
J.J. Redick (ORL) – Got a start last night with Brandon Bass moving to the bench, 7-14 for 21 points. He could get more starts as Orlando tries to keep Bass and Howard from getting into foul trouble at the same time.
Nick Collison (OKC) – Got 29 minutes of run, 7pt/10reb/3stl.
Derrick Brown (CHA) – 33 minutes last night and it looks like he is now the choice over Dominic McGuire. He probably won’t have much value since Gerald Wallace will return soon.
Philadelphia 76’ers – This one was a blowout and none of the starters got more than 30 minutes.
Kurt Thomas (CHI) – Started with Taj Gibson and Joakim Noah both out with injuries, 12pt/8reb.
Derrick Rose (CHI) – Nice line from Rose, 22pt/5reb/12ast.
Kris Humphries (NJN) – Just keeps producing, 12pt/15reb.
Sasha Vujacic (NJN) – He’s trying to become fantasy relevant, 16 points on 6-8 shooting in 25 minutes. If he can stay in the 25-28 minute range, he becomes a possible add.
O.J. Mayo (MEM) – He had 17 points, but it took him 15 shots. He’s going to have to get more efficient to get back into the starting lineup.
Rudy Gay (MEM) – He didn’t shoot very well going 4 of 16, but he loaded the stat sheet with 4 steals, 4 blocks and 9 rebounds.
Monta Ellis (GSW) – Another nice game, 36pt/7ast/4stl. He played 49 minutes in the overtime game. The Warriors probably need to be a little more careful with his minutes, but it’s really tough to do with Curry still out.
DeMarcus Cousins (SAC) – Bad shooting night, 3-13 for 7 points, but he did pull down 13 rebounds.
Tyreke Evans (SAC) – 4-18 shooting for 15 points. He did help owners in other categories with 10reb/7ast/3stl.
Carl Landry (SAC) – Good game for Landry, 22pt/10reb on 8-11 shooting.
Beno Udrih (SAC) – A season high 34 points from Udrih.
Chris Douglas-Roberts (MIL) – Another dud, 6pt/1reb. He’s really wasting his opportunity.
John Salmons (MIL) – He’s picking it up with Brandon Jennings out with a foot injury, 20pt/6ast/2stl.
Keyon Dooling/Earl Boykins (MIL) – Dooling got 24 minutes and Boykins got 26. Boykins was the better player last night putting up 22 points on 12 shots. This will probably be a timeshare until Jennings returns.
Ekpe Udoh (GSW) – Give Udoh a look if you need some cheap blocks.
Vince Carter (PHO) – He’s putting off knee surgery for now. He might still sit out to rest the knee though and if he does, Jared Dudley could be a nice short term add.
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