(Almost) Daily Fantasy - 3.12
The stats were flowing last night and the following absurd performances won’t be mentioned below: Chris Paul’s triple-double, Kobe’s 37-point, 6-assist, 4-board, 4-steal show, Wade’s continued superhuman domination, Devin Harris’ 31, 12 and 7, Joe Johnson’s 31 and 9 or Dirk’s 29 and 10. Now for what we will be discussing…
Antonio McDyess – It is truly amazing how McDyess has evolved his basketball game post-injury. McDyess used to be all athleticism. He was Shawn Kemp. With that gone, McDyess is having a terrific end to a career in which the middle of it was stolen by injury. McDyess went for 21 points and 22 rebounds in the loss to the Knicks last night. He’s playing great ball and if you started him this week, he probably just won you the rebounding category.
Stephen Jackson - Captain Jack’s great second half of the season continues. Jackson dropped 29, 7 and 7 on the Nets last night. Keep on rolling with the Captain.
Rasual Butler – Butler has been killing since Peja went down. Last night (21 points) marks 7 in a row with at least 16 points. With Peja iffy and most likely gimpy for a while, Butler is a decent start, especially if you need threes.
Joel Przybilla – Przybilla hasn’t been as consistent as owners would have liked since replacing the injured Greg Oden but his numbers last night were huge. Joel went for 9 points, 15 boards, and 5 blocks and is still probably the best back up center in the League. As long as Oden is out, Przybilla is a solid second center, although Oden could return in the next few games.
Mike Miller –That’s two very good games in a row for Mike Miller and there are some very positive signs that his shooting is finally coming around. Miller went for 18 but more impressive was his 3-5 from deep. He’s an intriguing pick up right now.
Monta Ellis – True to his word for the first time all season, Nellie played Monta Ellis (first game back from injury) almost exclusively at point guard last night. Ellis looked pretty good with 18 and 6.
Kenyon Marin – Kenyon missed last night’s game with his back injury that just won’t go away. The Nuggets will continue to treat it and Kenyon should be day to day for the rest of the season. He’s going to be very hard to start on a weekly basis. Renaldo Balkman actually had 14 and 14 in K-Mart’s absence, though I would not recommend grabbing him right now.
Ryan Gomes – If he’s hitting threes his value is so much higher and he’s doing that. 25 points, 3 threes, 5 boards, and 5 assists last night. I’ve been slightly wishy-washy with Gomes all season but he’s playing very good ball right now and should be owned and starting in most leagues. Wait, did I just say “wishy-washy”?
Leon Powe – My favorite Celtic, and my hot pick up for the week, went for 23 and 13 last night. The Celtics go to Powe often and Powe knows how to get to the line. It’s this week or bust though for him.
Kevin Durant – If you’re a Durant owner, it looks pretty promising that you’ll get your fantasy stud back for next week. It sounds like a weekend or Monday return is very possible. You should hope for the weekend so he can get the rust out.
March 12th, 2009 at 12:31 pm
calvin brodus says:
look at Dice fronting in that Nuggies jersey. oh, what could have been.
cavs are a four point favorite over the suns tonight. lakers are a 3 point dog against the spurs. i was thinking of putting benjamin franklin on both the cavs and lakers. smart picks?
March 12th, 2009 at 12:48 pm
SJ says:
Hey Doc,
Any news on Josh Howard or Randy Foye?
Good Deal: Larry Hughes for Ronnie Brewer?
March 12th, 2009 at 1:15 pm
Joe says:
In a tight race for first and Need Blks, Rebs and FG% bad
who is a better bet the rest of the year Pryzbilla, Thabo, Birdman, Marquis Daniels or Outlaw?
March 12th, 2009 at 2:43 pm
Mikey B says:
Hey Doc, 6 weeks ago I pulled the trigger on a trade you told me not to do.
S Jax for Rip and Mayo.
I scored S Jax just before he went on this insane run.
The REAL FANTASY DOCTOR!
March 12th, 2009 at 4:12 pm
Fargon says:
“Przybilla hasn’t been as consistent as owners would like” Are you kidding me? Better ask them again.
March 12th, 2009 at 6:14 pm
The Fantasy Doctor says:
SJ - Foye will be back before J-Ho. Hughes and Brewer are a wash right now.
Joe - Outlaw but not for blocks.
Mikey B - Rip’s been killing too. Good work though.
Fargon - Go look at his game log. it was first game with more than 1 block in the last 5. His board numbers have been good but he’s scored double digits once since Jan 2. I like him, don’t get me wrong, but i’d say people haven’t gotten everything they wanted out of big Joel.
March 12th, 2009 at 6:43 pm
andy says:
Joe, I’m not the doc, but it depends what stats you need.
Przybilla and Daniels will decline when Oden and Granger return, so they’re risky.
Thabo gives good “defensive” stats - rebounds, steals, blocks & some points. FG% isn’t the best but he doesn’t chuck too many shots, and FT% is good. Question is whether his minutes or production will reduce when K-Mart returns. I think his minutes will be fine, but his scoring and rebounds may decline.
Birdman will keep doing what Birdman has done all season, same minutes, same stats.
If you look at Outlaw’s game log he’s been steadily improving throughout the season, especially since early February. He may get into the starting lineup, but regardless he’s getting good PT. Over his last 10 games he gives you solid points, 1.2 treys, about 4 rebounds, 0.7 steals and 0.9 blocks, and his FG% has been an impressive 53%.
March 12th, 2009 at 6:45 pm
andy says:
Doc, I’m tempted to say “I told you so” with Gomes, but I won’t
March 12th, 2009 at 7:22 pm
BrickLayer says:
Hey Doc,
With marvin williams being out possibly for the rest of the season, does that open the door for any of the other hawks to step up? i am thinking maybe flip…