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Day 44 of 170: The Iceman Cometh

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Categorized as: Author: Patrick, Fantasy Basketball
Posted on: December 11th, 2008

Line of the Night: Unless it’s something like the Worst. Possession. Ever., you can bet that anytime a guy sets an NBA record, he’s going to get himself a LotN. Last night, it was Carmelo Anthony (1.34), who tied George Gervin’s 1978 record by scoring 33 points in the third quarter of the Nuggets/Wolves game. Melo finished with a season-high 45 points and added 11 boards, 4 threes and 4 steals for good measure. Anyone in a weekly league sit Carmelo because Denver only had 2 games this week?

Honorable Mentions: Technically, DJ Augustine (1.34) tied Carmelo in terms of his game score, but his career-high 28 points with 7 assists and 4 steals is slightly less impressive than Carmelo’s line. But the really good news is that Augustine may continue to start thanks to the departure of Jason Richardson (more on that below); Troy Murphy (1.16) opened up his own glass cleaning business against the Raptors and finished with 20 points, 20 rebounds and 6 assists; Andris Biedrins (1.14) had 18 points, 14 rebounds, and 4 blocks; and let me blow your mind: there is someone out there who will win a championship this year because of Al Harrington (1.1). He had 39 points and 13 boards.

Trade of the Night: The Suns – looking to shake up a team that is currently 13-10 – acquired Jason Richardson from the Bobcats for Raja Bell, Boris Diaw and Sean Singletary. Richardson will slide Bell’s spot in the lineup and should fit in well with the Suns – everyone is already loving the fact that he’ll get to team up with Nash and Shaq and presumably see a lot more open looks. Diaw is also a winner (I use that term loosely) in this trade, as he’ll slide into the Bobcats starting lineup in place of the departing Jared Dudley. Bell will continue to suck off the bench for the Bobcats. So, the question remains, why did Charlotte make this trade?

Waiver Wire Line of the Night: Both Grant Hill (0.88) and Jamario Moon (0.84) have been left for dead in many a league. Hill only got big minutes thanks to the Suns being shorthanded after their trade, but he made the most of it, going 9-11 for 23 points, 7 boards and 4 steals. And someone must have fed Jamario his Wheaties, as he scored a season-high 17 points with 8 rebounds, 2 steals and 3 blocks. Andrea Bargnani and Moon have been fighting all season to see who can be least productive on the court, so I’ll need a few more games from Moon like this before I’m a believer.

For The Love Of All that is Holy, The Rudy Gay “Now this is a Rudy Gay” Game of the Night Goes To: Rudy Gay (0.63)

… although more then 38% from the floor would be appreciated tomorrow Rudy.

Biggest Loser: Tony Parker (-0.91). Lowest score of the night, beating out Andrea Bargnani (-0.68) and Stephen Graham (-0.73). Parker was 3-13 from the field, finishing with 6 points, 2 boards and 3 assists in 26 minutes. But hey, the Spurs won thanks to Ginobili’s 27, so it’s all good.

All Eyez on Me: Only 3 games tonight, so you’ll have to get your game on with one of the following:

Portland (15-8) at Utah (14-9) – Quoting Carlos Boozer about his return: “I’m hoping for Thursday maybe, or, if not that, then the next game after that.”

So, he’ll probably be back in three weeks.

Boston (20-2) at Washington (4-15) – The C’s go for their 13 straight win, and if I actually had a positive net worth, I’d bet that they get there against the Wizards. Expect Ray Allen to have a big game as he continues to launch threes at an abnormal pace.

Charlotte (7-15) at Dallas (11-9) – I’m not sure if Raja Bell and Boris Diaw will be making this game, in which case expect continued brilliance from DJ Augustine and another beat down courtesy of Dallas.

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  • Kevin

    Hey guys, need some quick trade advice. My Devin Harris + Rasheed Wallace for Deron Williams and Gerald Wallace. I'd be getting second round value for williams and upside with gerald now that JRich is gone. I'm not feeling the whole Detroit sucking situation that's going on. (I also traded Rafer Alston for Mike Miller and Rip + Oden for Josh Howard and I'm planning on picking up Bonner to fill in my C spot, I already picked up Diaw a few days ago)

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

    Assuming the Wallaces are a wash (which could be a stretch, but I’ll go with it), then your basically trading Devin Harris for Deron Williams. So, the question is, is the Devin Harris we’ve seen up to this point in the season the real Devin Harris? And as much as I love Devin Harris, I got to believe he regresses as the season moves on. So, I think it’s a slight net positive trade for you, although the Gerald Wallace/Deron Williams injury situation makes it a bit risky. Plus, Gerald Wallace has never been a scorer, so I don’t see him taking over in the absence of J-Rich. I wouldn’t be doing back flips over this trade, but 60 times out of 40, I think it works out in your favor.

    Comforting, huh?

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/BrendanK BrendanK

    Godbless.

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