Day 36 of 170: Where Dee Brown Might Be Worth Picking Up Happens

Categorized as: Author: Nels, Denver Nuggets, Fantasy Basketball
Posted on: December 3rd, 2008

Line of the Night: This is going to be a short post, I think, because honestly, when Chauncey Billups (1.38) has the Line of the Night with 24 points, 14 assists, and 5 threes, I mean, it’s a good line, but the ones that follow can’t be any better. I’m not trying to put Chauncey down here, I’m just saying that when that’s the best that 163 players have to offer, it’s just not one of those nights in the NBA that you’ll remember forever (or even for a day).

Honorable Mentions: I know there’s some fans out there, so props to Chris Duhon (1.07) for his 23 point, 13 assist performance. He and Chauncey only had one turnover apiece, so I guess that’s somewhat noteworthy.

Deuce’s Wild: Dirk Nowitzki (0.99) had 29 and 10 with 2 threes, 2 steals, and 2 blocks.

Nene Hilario (0.94) had 19 and 11 with 2 blocks. Chris Bosh (0.87) had 24 and 12 with 5 assists. Way to pass the ball, big man! Troy Murphy (0.82) had 16 and 17 with 2 threes.

Waiver Wire Line of the Night: Tyrus Thomas (0.62) had his every once in a while game with 14 points, 13 boards, and 3 blocks. He only shot 44% from the field, though, which is not something you usually want from someone with those previously stated numbers.

Dee Brown (0.54), who evidently is of so little import that Basketball Monster has him labeled as Marcus Vinicius, had the 19th best line of the night (I’m gonna keep saying it, last night: not impressive) with 8 points, 7 assists, 2 threes and 2 steals.

I’m going to recommend you stay away from both those guys, though. Maybe look for a trade today instead of scanning the wire?

The Biggest Loser: Jason Thompson (-0.58), while not the statistically worst performance of the night, came up with a truly Basketbawful line: 1 turnover, and 1 missed shot in 11 minutes. He was looking like he might be a decent free agent pick up there for a few games. Not so much any more.

All Eyez On Me: New York at Cleveland should be an interesting matchup of an East contender and a team that seemed doomed, but now might be able to squeeze into the playoffs (granted, there are another 134 days left).

Another one to watch is Phoenix, with a 7-2 record on the road, at New Orleans, who are only 4-3 at home.

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Tags: Chauncey Billups, Chris Bosh, Chris Duhon, Dee Brown, Dirk Nowitzki, Jason Thompson, Nene Hilario, Troy Murphy, Tyrus Thomas