(Almost) Daily Fantasy – 2/5/09
LeBron stole the show, but JO had himself a block party. My bad for missing yesterday. Tough call who to give MVP to from last night huh? How about… The King? LeBron was absurd last night (I was actually in attendance). We all know King James’ crazy stat line from last night, but here it is one more time – 52 points, on 51.5 percent from the field and 84.2 percent from the line, 11dimes, 10 boards, 2 blocks, and 2 threes. Wow. LBJ wasn’t the only big fantasy standout last night though. Let’s get at it.
Jermaine O’Neal – Um. What? Jermaine O’Neal had 9 blocks last night! Forget the 22 points and 9 boards. JO had, I repeat, 9 blocks! The NBA trade rumors for JO are about to get heated and so should the fantasy ones as well. Trading high (aka before JO gets hurt again) is a nice option.
Stephen Jackson – Captain Jack is also a nice trade high candidate. He’s played two great games in a row and went triple doubling last night with 30 points, 11 dimes, and 10 boards. Why do I say trade high? 1. Injury prone. 2. Jackson has always been a little bit of a field goal percentage killer.
Al Harrington – He’s so good when he’s not jacking threes every 10 seconds. He was great last night taking the ball to the hole and using a midrange game. 39 and 13 is very legit.
Anthony Johnson – Time to pick him up. And not just because Anthony went for 25 points and 6 threes but because the Magic need Johnson to play and play well. He’s a fourth guard at best but there are some teams that need a fourth guard.
OJ Mayo – Make no mistake about it, Mayo is a keeper. OJ dropped 30+ for the second straight night.
Mike Conley – Jameer owners have to be looking Mike Conley’s way. Whether it’s auditioning for a trade or just performing for a new coach Conley looks pretty decent right now. Conley went for 10 points, 9 boards, and 7 dimes last night.
Marc Gasol – Even with Darko back Marc Gasol came out and blocked 5 big shots and scored 10 points. He’s getting back to solid second center status.
Ronny Turiaf – Think the Lakers wish they had Turiaf right now? He’s playing great. I still think he’s no more than a handcuff for Biedrins’ owners but he had 4 more blocks last night and continues to dominate the block per minute stat. The problem is, that’s not really a stat in our fantasy world is it?
Ty Thomas and Joakim Noah – Both guys are playing the best basketball of their career. Noah isn’t an automatic yet as he learns how to stay out of foul trouble but when his minutes are there, so are the stats. He had 16, 9 and 2 more blocks last night. Thomas, on the other hand, is staying out of foul trouble (something he has battled) and giving consistent stats even on off nights, which is a great sign for a fantasy player. He now has at least one block in every game since January 14th, has scored in double digits in 6 straight and has double digit boards in 4 of the last 6.
Nick Collison – I mentioned this the other day, but you can do much worse at 4th forward than Collison. Collison’s 11 and 8 last night are about what you’re going to average out but it’s pretty consistent right now.
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February 5th, 2009 at 2:25 pm
WuMan says:
Hi Doc,
Std 9 Cat H2H. I dropped G Wallace to pick up Nick Collison already. How does Collison compare to guys like Ryan Gomes, Ryan Anderson, McGee, Jason Thompson going forward? Thanks.
Keep the good work. Many of us counting on you.
February 5th, 2009 at 2:49 pm
mj 23 says:
ayo doc wuts good,
i was wonderin wut ur take on pietrus is..i just picked him up wen he came back and out of his 5 games since coming back, hes reached double digit scorin twice…i kno he just came back from tht wrist injury but u think hes worth stickin wit?
February 5th, 2009 at 3:10 pm
Mooks says:
Doc, how do you feel about this one:
Give: Elton Brand, Eric Gordon
Get: Biedrens, Bargnani
February 5th, 2009 at 3:13 pm
Smackdown says:
Rafer Alston is always erratic, is this just another case or is Aaron Brooks finally overtaking him? If so should I cut him for Mike Conley? Only reason I’m hesitating is I really need 3s bad and alston is one of my best guys in that category.
February 5th, 2009 at 3:34 pm
wilson says:
should i give artest and telfair for rasheed and kirilenko?
February 5th, 2009 at 3:59 pm
The Fantasy Doctor says:
WuMan – I like Thompson better.
mj 23 – He’s inconsistent. Courtney Lee seems to be as good as a pick up right now.
Mooks – I think Brand is scary right now and although on paper the trade might look great, it’s a fair deal for you and one that i would seriously consider.
Smackdown – Rafer is always erratic but until he’s out of the picture, both he and Brooks will have up and down value. I like Conley right now, but he isn’t a savior and it’s a toss up btw he and Rafer.
Wilson – Can you afford to wait a month for AK? If so then yes.
February 5th, 2009 at 8:30 pm
Octopus Jonny says:
Luke Ridnour broke his thumb in practice today right after the Bucks traded Lue. Ramon Sessions is FINALLY going to play the point and I think we should be ready for a much more full stat line from him in the coming weeks. I expect lots of double doubles and those assist numbers should be solid. Time to see what the kid is really made of.