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Day 12 of 170: LeBron James Will Do That in Your House

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Categorized as: Author: Patrick, Ballin Outta Control, Diatribes, Fantasy Basketball, Injuries, NBA Basketball, Random Stuff
Posted on: November 9th, 2008

Line of the Night: The only surprising thing about Lebron James’ (1.2) night (41 points, 13 rebounds, 4 threes – he was even 11-13 from the line) is that he doesn’t put on this type of performance every game. Because we all know he has it in him.

Honorable Mentions: At this point, Dwight Howard (1.1) is not only able to leap tall buildings in a single bound, but he’s also invincible to missed free throws. Superman finished with 31 points, 16 boards and 3 blocks; Chris Paul (1.1) is still waiting on his first LotN, but 21 points, 13 assists and 4 steals is good no matter how many awards you don’t get; Al Jefferson (1.07) put up a 27/5/5 line. The scary part is that its only like his 4th best game in this short season; Dwyane Wade (0.73) scored 30 points and dished 10 assists; and LaMarcus Aldridge (0.72) had a beastly 24 and 13 with 3 blocks to lead the Blazers over the Wolves.

Waiver Wire Line of the Night: He didn’t start, but Chris Quinn (0.75) saw 24 minutes on the court yesterday for Miami thanks to a little Mario Chambers foul trouble. Quinn hit 4 threes on his way to 14 points.

In shallow leagues, you can count on Jeff Foster (0.65) to bring rebounds (13 yesterday) to any party he’s invited to. And is Shaq (0.59) available in your league? The 29/11/4 he put up is vintage Shaq and he’s actually playing ok this season (he’s currently at #94 on the GMTR player rater). I’m officially amazed.

In deeper leagues, Anderson Varejao (0.51) – with 13 points and 3 blocks – had his second decent game in a row; 14 and 7 for the fun to watch and possible new starter Luc Richard Mbah a Moute (0.25); And just go and grab Marquis Daniels (0.28) if he’s still available.

Injury of the Night: Word is that Kirk Hinrich will miss up to three months with torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right thumb. The injury occurred during Friday’s game against the Suns. I have Hinrich in a couple leagues and I’ve dropped him, which seemed like a smarter move than the alternative: Wait out a 3 month injury for a guy who was playing like crap anyway. Ben Gordon got the start in Hinrich’s place.

Biggest Loser: Scott Skiles Alert! CODE RED! Charlie Villanueva (-0.72) was on the court ten minutes – going 0-3 from the floor and finishing with 0 points – before he was benched in favor Luc Richard Mbah a Moute. Villanueva, who was on a lot of sleeper lists coming into this year, was actually having a decent fantasy year, but Skiles apparently appreciates players who extend a little effort on defense. The situation is still working itself out, but there is a chance that Mbah a Moute could assume the starting role.

Dishonorable Mentions: Yi Jianlian (-0.46) is taking over the “insanely erratic nightly line that somehow still adds up to something decent” role from Andrei Kirilenko. Last night Yi had 11 rebounds, but was 1 of 10 from the floor and has 2 points; Raja Bell (-0.45) shot 25% from the field on his way to 8 points and 4 turnovers.

All Eyez On Me: Houston @ LA Lakers – Houston’s four wins this season have some against the Clippers, Thunder, Mavs, and Grizzles. No offense to Dallas, but it’s time for Houston to show us they can play with the big boys. And by big boys, I obviously mean Andrew Bynum.

Boston @ Detroit: Not only a good match-up, but we get to watch a little Iverson vs Rondo action. Iverson was solid in his first game with the Pistons, his second is going to be a little tougher.

Memphis (3-3) @ Denver (2-3): Gay Mayo. It’s a tasty combo.

Golden State (2-4) @ Sacramento (2-4): Golden State is already dealing with injuries galore. Expect Brandan Wright to start in place of Al Harrington, who is currently out with a broken heart.

Atlanta (4-0) @ Oklahoma City (1-4): I am curious to see how Atlanta performs without Josh Smith, who is currently injured. OKC should put up a good test for them in a Washington Generals kind of way. Make sure to catch the part when Mike Bibby pulls down the refs pants.

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  • wow i cant believe lebron james is doing this to the rest of the league i see it in his eyes he wants a ring this year and its only 12 days in!!!
  • grover
    Congrats on making it 12 days into the season before using the Gay Mayo gag.

    I have the under at 5. Rats.
  • I also happen to have Barbosa in a 14 team league and am pondering the same question. I haven't dropped him yet because there is no one I like more on waivers in the league (at least today). But, if 1 or 2 more weeks go by and he continues to get the same amount of weak minutes, then yes, I'll probably drop him.
  • Anonymous
    Quick Question.... do you feel like barbosa is worth keeping on a team now? its a 14 team league with 9 standard cats + ftm and ft%.... His minutes seem to be way down, and he's not really performing with the minutes he is getting.

    By the way i'm really digging the new AEOM addition.
  • Haha, Broken Heart, Washington Generals, Mike Bibby.
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