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Day 5 of 170: Manu Ginobili is the Bat Man.

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Posted on: November 1st, 2009

Line of the Night: The Blazers could not pull out a win in Houston, but Brandon Roy (1.44) did everything within his power, scoring 42 points, with 5 threes, 6 boards and 4 assists. He was also a perfect 13-13 from the line. Now if the rest of his teammates could just give him a little help…

Honorable Mentions: Louis Williams (1.06) had a 27/10/7 off 10-12 shooting as the Sixers destroyed the Knicks in overtime (yes, a blowout overtime win); Danilo Gallinari (0.97) is currently owned in 57% of Yahoo leagues, but that should be closer to 90% after he went 8-16 from three and scored 30 points in his first start; Gilbert Arenas (0.94) scored 32 points with 7 assists and 3 threes in only 29 minutes on the court; and with Blake Griffin out for a while, Chris Kaman (0.88) is starting and getting big minutes. He put up a 27 and 11 against the Mavs.

But Can He Do It With Chop Sticks: While the rest of his on the court performance wasn’t much to talk about, Manu Ginobili (0.04) swatted a bat out of midair after it entered the AT&T Center on Halloween. Does that count as a steal or a block? I need a ruling on that.

Waiver Wire Line of the Night: Larry Hughes (0.87) anyone? Hughes scored 18 points and had 6 assists and 4 steals. However, his performance came in the Knicks’ insane 127-141 overtime loss to the Sixers, so it certainly feels like you’d be buying high on Hughes (if that is even possible).

So a better free agent pick-up would include Marreese Speights (0.53) who followed up a horrible second game with 20/10 in 30 minutes. A lot of that had to do with Samuel Dalembert (-0.11) being in foul trouble all game, but when is Dalembert NOT going to be in foul trouble? Rafer Alston (0.44) also makes a nice short term PG add because Devin Harris is expected to be out at least the next 7-10 days with a sore man region. And Andray Blatche (0.86) is owned in 49% of Yahoo leagues, so technically he can slide in here. Pick him up if he’s available in your league, although his showboating and Agent-Zero like attitude burns my puritan sensibilities.

Barely Legal Edition: If you didn’t draft him, you probably already missed the window to own Brandon Jennings (0.58). In only his second start for the Bucks, Jennings scored 24 points, adding 3 assists and 3 steals and 3 threes in a win over the Pistons.

The Biggest Loser: Raymond Felton (-0.76). A lackluster 10 points and 3 assists will not necessarily kill someone’s fantasy night. But 8 turnovers certainly will. Charlotte seems like a team that has the drive and ability to put up 68 points on any given night. Is Larry Brown the most overrated coach in the game today, or does the blame fall primarily on Michael Jordan?

All Eyez on Me: Seven more games from the NBA today, including:

New Orleans (1-1) at Boston (3-0) – Can the Celtics’ strong defense shut down Chris Paul? The C’s opponents have shot 38% from the field on the year and while the Hornets have not looked great in their two games to start the season, it’s still Chris f**king Paul out there.

Portland (1-2) at Oklahoma City (2-0) – Battle of the first round draft picks. OKC looks to go a franchise first 3-0 on the year against a defensively challenged Blazers team. BlazersEdge likes the possibility of Oden having a big game because the Thunder don’t have a strong presence down low.

Atlanta (2-0) at Los Angeles Lakers (1-1) – How’s that Ron Artest/Trevor Ariza swap looking so far? Pau Gasol is questionable for this game. If he doesn’t play, look for continued strong outings from Lamar Odom and Andrew Bynum.

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  • http://mundoalbiceleste.blogspot.com/ john

    Excellent post about all the games that took place on Halloween Night. Of course the biggest highlight of them all has to be the new superhero in town, BatMANu!!!

    I'm sure whatever happened it wasn't his attention to kill the poor thing. All he (so did everybody else on the court) just wanted to resume play as soon as possible. As a big fan of his, I just hope this incident does not get things overboard or everyone starts to jump on him for his action.

    Please do welcome to my blog and do let us have opinion. Thanks

    John
    http://mundoalbiceleste.blogspot.com/

  • brendank

    I was just offered Anthony Randolph for Channing Frye, straight-up, in my keeper league. Only problem is, I'm not going for blocks and I DO want 3s from a PF/C (my others are Amare and Aldridge, so Frye is extra important there.)

    With Randolph a man-child and Nellie running his minutes, do I do this trade?

  • http://nelswadycki.com nelswadycki

    Obviously this is Roto or you wouldn't need 3s from a PF/C, but it's also a keeper, so I say take Randolph. Of course, information about how many players you can keep and if you can keep Stoudemire and Aldridge wouldn't hurt…

  • brendank

    Actually, it's H2H. A keeper league tends to warp your roster in weird ways (I fell into drafting OJ Mayo+Mario Chalmers and then Brandon Jennings in consecutive seasons, and swapping David West for Kevin Martin at the deadline last year, so my team and strategy are in flux again.)

    Considering adding 2 of my glut of PGs to try to pull Arenas from him in a blockbuster. While we love the idea of Randolph, what are we expecting him to become as a mature player, particularly in fantasy terms?

  • http://mundoalbiceleste.blogspot.com/ john

    Excellent post about all the games that took place on Halloween Night. Of course the biggest highlight of them all has to be the new superhero in town, BatMANu!!!

    I'm sure whatever happened it wasn't his attention to kill the poor thing. All he (so did everybody else on the court) just wanted to resume play as soon as possible. As a big fan of his, I just hope this incident does not get things overboard or everyone starts to jump on him for his action.

    Please do welcome to my blog and do let us have opinion. Thanks

    John
    http://mundoalbiceleste.blogspot.com/

  • brendank

    I was just offered Anthony Randolph for Channing Frye, straight-up, in my keeper league. Only problem is, I'm not going for blocks and I DO want 3s from a PF/C (my others are Amare and Aldridge, so Frye is extra important there.)

    With Randolph a man-child and Nellie running his minutes, do I do this trade?

  • http://nelswadycki.com nelswadycki

    Obviously this is Roto or you wouldn't need 3s from a PF/C, but it's also a keeper, so I say take Randolph. Of course, information about how many players you can keep and if you can keep Stoudemire and Aldridge wouldn't hurt…

  • brendank

    Actually, it's H2H. A keeper league tends to warp your roster in weird ways (I fell into drafting OJ Mayo+Mario Chalmers and then Brandon Jennings in consecutive seasons, and swapping David West for Kevin Martin at the deadline last year, so my team and strategy are in flux again.)

    Considering adding 2 of my glut of PGs to try to pull Arenas from him in a blockbuster. While we love the idea of Randolph, what are we expecting him to become as a mature player, particularly in fantasy terms?

  • http://www.BricktownTickets.com/ Bricktown

    Interesting post. Thanks for sharing this information. The Portland Thunder match up is going to be one heck of a game. This game should be a sell out for the OKC Ford Center tonights game and will give the Thunder some help..

    Thanks again for a great post… Cheers!
    Ford Center Tickets
    Jim

  • http://givemetherock.com/ Patrick

    While he looked like a man processed in the summer league, I believe that Randolph’s game is still raw enough that actual NBA players can really exploit him on defense. That plus Nellie’s insane lineups probably means that he’s in for a rollercoaster ride of a season al a Tyrus Thomas of previous seasons. He’ll eventually put it all together and turn into a beast of a player, but personally I’d bet on it being next season at the earliest.

    My bet would be on Frye being better than Randolph this season, with the reverse happening next year. It’s kind of relative anyway since they do different things on the court and you should probably just go with the stats you need in an H2H league.

  • http://www.BricktownTickets.com/ Bricktown

    Interesting post. Thanks for sharing this information. The Portland Thunder match up is going to be one heck of a game. This game should be a sell out for the OKC Ford Center tonights game and will give the Thunder some help..

    Thanks again for a great post… Cheers!
    Ford Center Tickets
    Jim

  • http://givemetherock.com/ Patrick

    While he looked like a man processed in the summer league, I believe that Randolph’s game is still raw enough that actual NBA players can really exploit him on defense. That plus Nellie’s insane lineups probably means that he’s in for a rollercoaster ride of a season al a Tyrus Thomas of previous seasons. He’ll eventually put it all together and turn into a beast of a player, but personally I’d bet on it being next season at the earliest.

    My bet would be on Frye being better than Randolph this season, with the reverse happening next year. It’s kind of relative anyway since they do different things on the court and you should probably just go with the stats you need in an H2H league.

  • http://nelswadycki.com nelswadycki

    Obviously this is Roto or you wouldn't need 3s from a PF/C, but it's also a keeper, so I say take Randolph. Of course, information about how many players you can keep and if you can keep Stoudemire and Aldridge wouldn't hurt…

  • brendank

    Actually, it's H2H. A keeper league tends to warp your roster in weird ways (I fell into drafting OJ Mayo+Mario Chalmers and then Brandon Jennings in consecutive seasons, and swapping David West for Kevin Martin at the deadline last year, so my team and strategy are in flux again.)

    Considering adding 2 of my glut of PGs to try to pull Arenas from him in a blockbuster. While we love the idea of Randolph, what are we expecting him to become as a mature player, particularly in fantasy terms?

  • http://www.BricktownTickets.com/ Bricktown

    Interesting post. Thanks for sharing this information. The Portland Thunder match up is going to be one heck of a game. This game should be a sell out for the OKC Ford Center tonights game and will give the Thunder some help..

    Thanks again for a great post… Cheers!
    Ford Center Tickets
    Jim

  • http://givemetherock.com/ Patrick

    While he looked like a man processed in the summer league, I believe that Randolph’s game is still raw enough that actual NBA players can really exploit him on defense. That plus Nellie’s insane lineups probably means that he’s in for a rollercoaster ride of a season al a Tyrus Thomas of previous seasons. He’ll eventually put it all together and turn into a beast of a player, but personally I’d bet on it being next season at the earliest.

    My bet would be on Frye being better than Randolph this season, with the reverse happening next year. It’s kind of relative anyway since they do different things on the court and you should probably just go with the stats you need in an H2H league.

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