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

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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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  • seanlb

    what was granger's number? did he make too many shots?

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/nelswadycki Nels

    Granger was 0.67, tied for 10th on the night. He only shot 37% from the floor on 27 shots, so I would say he _took_ too many shots compared to the number he made.

  • seanlb

    right right. took.

    and i'm glad it took him in the 2nd.

  • Kevin

    Hey guys,
    I've got Devin Harris on my Small ball H2H league. Do you guys think it's time to sell high on him? He's currently at 12 in yahoos rankings think he'll be able to maintain the pace he's been going at (in the range of 20-35 at the end of the season)? I was thinking of trying to flip him for Iggy or Rudy Gay as I'm in need of a F to even out my team.

    Thanks in advance

  • Kevin

    Ok, just to elaborate a bit more its standard H2H league, my team is made up of

    Billups
    eric gordon
    Chris Duhon
    Melo
    Marion
    Jason Thompson
    Oden
    Wallace
    Alston
    Battier
    Iverson
    Devin Harris
    Richard Hamilton

    I've got an offer of Kobe + boozer for Harris + Duhon + Melo
    I'm really tempted by this one… apart from my man crush on Kobe. I get the best player in the deal and possibly the second (Boozer), and it frees me up to pick up some free agents I've been looking at (e.g. luke ridnour, Conley (possible trade to portland?))

    Thanks

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/nelswadycki Nels

    Other than my strong dislike of Boozer and my former/recurring dislike of Kobe, I would take that deal in a second. If you take where those players will most likely end up, Kobe and Boozer will probably end up higher on the Player Rater than the other three guys you're giving up. While I like Devin Harris, I don't think he'll end up in the Top 20.

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/biggs0 Patrick

    I second Nels' comment. If you get the two best players in a trade, then you've got to pull the trigger on it.

    And yes in general to trading high on Harris, provided up can find someone willing to give up a player in the 20-30 range. I do think Harris is going to very good and improve from last year, but he's not, as Nels said, going to be a top 20 player this season.