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Day 16 of 170: Are the Knicks the Best Fantasy Team in the NBA?

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Categorized as: Fantasy Basketball
Posted on: November 13th, 2008

Line of the Night: Basketball Monster might not think so, but as far I I’m concerned, Dwight Howard (1.17) could have gone back in time to miss every free throw ever attempted since James Naismith invented this crazy game, and he still would have earned LotN. Howard had a monster of a game, going for a triple-double the hard way – 30 points, 19 rebounds and 10 blocks. Ok, he did shoot 46% from the line, but Howard owners will gladly take whatever bricks he throws at them when he’s putting up triple-doubles like that.

Honorable Mentions: BM has a man crush on Wilson Chandler’s (1.59) game – 27 points, 7 rebounds, 3 steals, and 4 threes as he helped the Knicks throw down 132 points on Memphis (even Chris Duhon (0.69) was good for the Knicks). I’m loving the fact that I started Chandler this week in the Readers league; 25 and 12 with 2 blocks for Kevin Garnett (1.13), who helped the Celtics take care of business against the Hawks 103-102; at this point, we’re pretty much going to give Chris Paul (1.12) an open invitation to the honorable mentions list, especially if he continues to throw down 13+ assists on a nightly basis; and Beno Udrih (1.09) owners have to appreciate the strong game (30/5/7) after he started the season on a cold streak.

Waiver Wire Line of the Night: I guess Willie Green (0.78) would be your top waiver wire performer. Willie saw 30+ plus minutes for the first time this season and responded with 17 points and 9 assists off the bench. I’d fully expect Green go back to the 15 minutes a game he’s been getting up to this point in the season, so I wouldn’t rush out to pick him up.

Jeff Green (0.61) is owned in 59% of Yahoo leagues. So, if you happen to be in the 41% of the leagues where he’s available, you probably want to grab him. Green had 25 and 10 in 41 minutes last night as Kevin Durant sat out the game with a sore ankle.

Someone you might want to keep an eye on: Rookie JaVale McGee (0.36) got 27 minutes and went for a career-high 13 and 10 with 3 blocks in the Wizards first win of the season. Look for McGee to steal some minutes away from Etan Thomas, who – with a sweet 1 point/2 rebound performance yesterday – doesn’t exactly have a lot of job security.

The Biggest Loser: Nothing is more frustrating than a fantasy player you can’t trust, and I think Grant Hill (-0.66) and Raja Bell (-0.51) fit that bill. The duo combined to shoot 0-10 from the field as Phoenix lost to Houston 94-82. Hill’s line was 0/3/0 in 21 minutes, while Bell had a much better 0/3/1 in 23 minutes. Well, it’s at least 20% better.

Dishonorable Mentions: Speaking of players you can’t trust: Andrei Kirilenko (-0.55). 1-7 shooting, 3 points, 2 rebounds. That’s just life with AK.

And if you were banking on Mario Chalmers (-0.46) being your starting PG after his hot start to the season, I’d be worried. Last night he could only manage 1 assist to his 5 turnovers, while shooting 1-4 from the field. Meanwhile, Chris Quinn got just as much play as Chalmers and had 5 assists with 0 turnovers. I’m no NBA coach, but I think only one of those guys played like a PG in last night’s game.

All Eyez on Me: Only three games tonight, the best of which is probably Denver @ Cleveland. Who wants to bet that LeBron drops 41 points again tonight?

Dallas @ Chicago: Plug and Play… Gerald Green. With Josh Howard most likely out again with a sprained wrist, Green should get the start for the third straight game. He’s averaged 15 points and 9 rebounds in the other two starts. And if Nels is to be believed (and he’s usually a trustworthy guy), then Erick Dampier has a good chance of running wild all over Aaron Gray. Well, maybe not running wild so much as having a decent game.

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