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Day 103 of 170: New York Welcomes LeBron with Open Arms and a Lack of Defense

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Categorized as: Author: Patrick, Fantasy Basketball, Injuries
Posted on: February 7th, 2010

Line of the Night: The potent combination of LeBron James (1.91) plus the New York Knicks led to some fireworks all right, as LeBron dropped 47 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, 6 threes and 5 steals on the star-struck team. I’m guessing the Knicks just wanted to show him how good he can play in New York as we approach the 2010 free agency period.

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Honorable Mentions: Russell Westbrook (1.17) flirted with a quadruple-double, but ultimately he couldn’t seal the deal and she left for the night with some other guy. Still, 21 points, 10 assists, 7 rebounds and 8 steals isn’t as bad a consolation prize as some of stuff my friend used to go home with from the bars at the end of the night; the late, great Jermaine O’Neal (1.08) had 24 points and 16 rebounds against Brad Miller and the Chicago Bulls (oh wait, O’Neal is alive, Brad Miller is the one who died); and Nate Robinson (1.07) has gone from the Knicks’ doghouse to a de-luxe apartment in the sky. He scored 26 points against the Cavs, hitting 5-7 from three and adding 6 assists in 38 minutes on the court.

The Return of Boozer: Carlos Boozer (0.53) did not miss a beat in his return against the Nuggets, not only did he push Paul Millsap (0.28) back to the bench, but Boozer added 19 points and 13 rebounds in the Jazz win. Mission accomplished as far as he’s concerned. Millsap held his own with 16 points and 6 rebounds, but only getting 25 minutes off the bench is going to continue to put the squeeze on his stats.

Waiver Wire Line of the Night: After averaging about 20 minutes a game in the month of January, Luc Mbah a Moute (0.77) now appears to be back in the ever evolving Milwaukee Bucks’ rotation. Known as a defensive specialist, Mbah a Moute scored a season high 18 points, adding 11 rebounds in 43 minutes on the court against the Pacers. It was his first double-double of the year. Considering his outburst came against the Pacers and he was 7-9 from the floor, you might want to leave him as a free agent unless he consistently gets 35+ minutes a game from now on.

Rather, a guy to take a chance on short-term is Ty Lawson (0.25), who filled in for the injured Chauncey Billups yesterday and scored 25 points in 37 minutes. Billups is day-to-day, so check up on his situation before making a play for Lawson, especially in weekly leagues.

The Biggest Loser: Monta Ellis (-0.49). The Warriors could only muster 95 points against the Thunder, and Ellis was the man to blame. He did score 15 points and dish out 6 assists, but Ellis was also 6-22 from the field (27%) and turned the ball over 7 times. Since he shot 74% from the floor in the Warriors previous game against the Mavs, consider this the universe’s way of evening itself back out.

Also, Luis Scola (-0.62) had an empty 8 points, 1 rebound, and 0 assist game in a loss to the Sixers.

All Eyez on Me: With something called the Super Bowl on tonight (you guys know what this is?), the NBA smartly throws a couple early games at us. Of course, I can’t vouch for the smartness of the teams chosen to play in the games.

Sacramento (16-33) at Toronto (27-23) – Count on Donte Greene, who scored 31 points in the Kings last game, to completely disappear in this one as one or both of Evans and Martin bounce back with good games. Jason Thompson is expected to return after missing a couple games for personal reasons. And for Toronto, expect DeMar DeRozan to return after his 5 games with an ankle injury. That means it’s time to get Sonny Weems out of your lineups, if you were desperate enough to go that route.

Orlando (33-17) at Boston (32-16) – Paul Pierce has declared himself good to go for this game, but Doc Rivers ain’t so sure. And is Vince Carter ever going to re-discovered his shot and recover from the horrible slump he’s in? Well, it wasn’t quite as bad, but last season Carter slumped right around the same time – from January 14th to February 3rd. During that stretch in 2009, Carter shot 38% from the floor, including 4 games where he shot 25% or less. He of course did recover last year and should do the same again.

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  • motamedn
    what do u think devin harris is worth?
  • In terms of what he's worth, let's see. If someone offered me Harris for Luke Ridnour, would I make that trade? Yes.

    Harris for Jarrett Jack? Yes
    Harris for Nate Robinson? Probably not.
    Harris for Russell Westbrook? No.
    Harris for Rodney Stuckey? No.
  • Harris is a pretty risky play the rest of the year. We have him ranked at #112 on our player rater on a per game basis and he'd end up even lower than that if you took into account his games missed. When healthy, Harris still can be a very good PG, a plus scorer who can dish out 6 assists a game. Unfortunately, he's dealt with injuries all season long and just reinjured his left shoulder in yesterday's game. His day-to-day for now, but considering the Nets are currently 4-46, I could see Harris getting plenty of rest down the stretch, especially if he's battling injuries.
  • Monta Ellis likes to shoot.
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