Baron is a fantasy headache.

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Marc Gasol - At the last minute I chose to start Marc Gasol over Marcus Camby for one more week, not knowing what Camby’s status was going to be going into his late game. As well as Camby played last night (see below), Gasol was an ANIMAL going for 27 points, 16 boards, and 3 blocks. Lucky=Genius.

Baron Davis – Last night was the exact reason that Baron Davis is so hard to own. Doubtful going into last night’s game, Baron surprised everyone and played. Because it was a late game a whole lot of owners sat Baron this week. I’ve said it before, you’d rather a guy who you know is out for a few weeks and know his definite return date than a player who is always questionable.

Marcus Camby - Camby made his 2008/9 fantasy debut last night and played more than expected (27 minutes), and honestly, better than expected. Camby only scored 5 points but had 9 points and 3 blocks. Here’s the problem – Camby’s heal is still very sore. I imagine a prolonged absence is inevitable at some point. One other thing – the Clips NEED to stay competitive. Cheer them on. You don’t want a situation where there is no motivation to play in pain.

Chris Kaman – How would Camby and Kaman mix? So far so good. Kaman, had an aggression on the offensive end that hadn’t been seen this season. If you watched last night, he just looked fired up. Kaman had 19 points and 10 boards but most importantly he had 3 blocks (as did Camby) which hopefully infers that there are enough blocks to go around.
Rasho Nesterovic/Roy Hibbert/Jeff Foster – Rasho’s (ankle) week is over before it even started. Pick up Hibbert or Foster at your own risk. Meaning don’t.

Rodney Stuckey – Stuckey got the start last night (9 points, 4 boards, 3 dimes) but will come off the bench initially with AI in town. Interesting Michael Curry comment I heard last night on NBATV. Curry said (I’m paraphrasing) that he thinks that AI will help Stuckey work on being aggressive more and that’s a problem right now for him. They want Stuckey in attack mode at all times. It might be time to own Stuckey in deep leagues, but it’s not time to start him.

Antonio McDyess - McDyess could have actually had value on the Nuggets but will reportedly take a buyout, sit 30 days and come back to Detroit. Boring. No value in that.

Andres Nocioni - If you’re an NBA coach, how do you not love Nocioni? Evidently there is a way because the tough nosed Nocioni is playing a bench role for really his third straight coach. That being said, Nocioni showed some fantasy promise last night with a 20 and 7 night. He also got 26 minutes. If the Bulls can find around 30 minutes the Argentinean will have real value. With the way Tyrus Thomas is playing, there is a chance that Nocioni could see a legit increase in minutes. Definitely monitor it.

Tyrus Thomas – Yikes. The minutes dropped to 16 last night. Even so, Thomas had 7 points, 6 boards, and 1 block. His role is clearly undefined right now.

Elton Brand – The Sixers blew out the Kings so I’m not worried about Brand’s numbers last night, except one – blocks. Except for a handful of games between the preseason and the regular season Brand just isn’t blocking shots like he was pre-achilles.

Jason Thompson – I’ve been hesitant to endorse Thompson without seeing what happens when Brad Miller returns. I still think Thompson will only get about 20 min per night when B-Mill returns and that might not be enough to warrant a roster spot right now. Still, the kid can clearly play (17, 6, and 5 dime last night) and will definitely have value at some point, so if you’re in a deep bench league, Thompson is a great guy to stash away.