Day 56 of 170: Where the Bulls Blow a 35-Point Lead

Categorized as: Author: Patrick, Chicago Bulls, Fantasy Basketball
Posted on: December 22nd, 2009

Line of the Night: Mo Williams (1.5) led the Cavs to a very efficient team shooting night and a win over the Suns. Williams was 7-14 from the floor and 7-7 from the line to finish with 24 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 threes. It was the first home loss for the Suns this season in an otherwise pretty unforgettable fantasy night.

Honorable Mentions: Andrew Bogut (1.15) scored a career high 31 points and added 18 boards as the Bucks won a close one over the Pacers; to show you what kind of night it was, Lebron James (0.9) had the third best fantasy night with 29 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists (nice, but not exactly holy-shit-I can’t-believe-he-did-that kind of material); and Dwight Howard (0.88) added 5 blocked shots to his 21 and 9 against the Jazz.

Waiver Wire Line of the Night: Owned in 1% of leagues, Ime Udoka (0.59) was the catalyst for the Kings’ 35-point comeback against those poor, poor Bulls. At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Udoka scored 15 of the Kings’ first 22 points and finished the game with 17 points and 3 threes. Considering that before this 17 point explosion Udoka was averaging 3.9 points a game this year and I think it’s safe to leave him as a free agent for now.

Delonte West (0.58) had 12 points, 6 rebounds and 3 steals in 28 minutes off the bench for the Cavs. West has now strung together 3 good games in a row and is capable of being a mid-round fantasy talent when not playing Mad Max during the offseason.

The Biggest Loser: How about a team award for the Bulls for blowing a 35 point lead against the Kings (the Kings!). Brad Miller was particularly horrible in this game, but his stock has already dropped faster than George Lucas after he released the Star Wars prequels.

You know something is up when the man hugs come out.

So as far as personal performances go, Mike Dunleavy (-0.42) and his 2-17 shooting night pretty much destroys anyone’s FG% for the week if they had him in their lineups (hey, like me). Dunleavy did grab 8 rebounds, but only scored 4 points due to the poor shooting performance.

All Eyez on Me:

Chicago (10-16) at New York (10-17) – Coming off that horrible loss, the Bulls head to New York to face a team known for the occasional collapse themselves. Blog a Bull pins the Bulls’ current woes on Vinny Del Sucko (my nickname, not his) and his lack of ability to do anything right with the team.

Philadelphia (7-19) at Washington (8-17) – Louis Williams returned for the Sixers and scored 6 points off the bench in 23 minutes. Despite that unproductive return, it’s probably safe to get him back in your lineups as he is expected to start this game tonight. Allen Iverson will likely be out the rest of this week with arthritis in his knee, so the awkwardness between him and Williams is postponed for now.

The Golden Ticket: Golden State (7-19) at Memphis (12-15) – Z-Bo, who is coming off a 32 point, 24 rebound performance against the Nuggets, should be able to destroy whatever flimsy frontcourt the Warriors are throwing out in this one. Expect a huge game from Randolph and to a lesser extent, Marc Gasol.

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Tags: Chicago Bulls, Ime Udoka, Mike Dunleavy, Mo Williams