Fantasy Basketball Daily News and Notes (1/4/11)
Jan 4, 2011 Blog
Daily Cash Games – Pretty good night on Monday going 5-0 on Fanduel.com and 2-1 on FantasySportsLive.com. Great way to start the year! Don’t forget that Wednesday is the $3000 Fantasy Basketball Tournament on Fanduel.com. Get signed up today and deposit with Paypal or a credit card just to make sure your money is credited before tourney registration on Wednesday.
David Lee (GSW) – Missed Monday with some nagging injuries but he should be good to go for his next game. Vlad Radmanovic and Louis Amundson both got starts last night and will likely start again if Lee can’t go in his next one.
Hedo Turkoglu (ORL) – Triple-double for Turk, 10pt/14reb/10ast/5stl. There are many owners who gave up on Turkoglu, I was one of them. Check your wire to see if he’s still out there.
Brandon Bass (ORL) – Got 27 minutes last night but I’ve seen a few more articles of him possibly needing arthroscopic surgery on the knee. He seems to be putting it off for now, but keep an eye on it and be ready to grab Ryan Anderson if Bass goes down.
Dwight Howard (ORL) – Howard feasted against the replacements of Radmanovic and Amundson, 22pt/17reb.
LeBron James (MIA) – LeBron felt like doing some shooting last night, 15-26 for 38 points. It was his largest number of shot attempts in a game this season. Maybe it’s the start of a trend.
Dwyane Wade (MIA) – Even with LeBron jacking up shots, there were still plenty left for Wade, 12-20 for 31 points. He also added 11 rebounds. Those two are really fun to watch when they have it going.
Gerald Wallace (CHA) – Missed Monday with an injured ankle. He’s going to be out for a few games. Stephen Jackson is probably going to benefit the most.
Tyrus Thomas (CHA) – He got 14 shot attempts last night and you probably want to check your wire and add him if he’s still out there.
Kevin Love (MIN) – 24 rebounds against the Celtics. His shot wasn’t falling though, 3-11 for 12 points.
Michael Beasley (MIN) – Beasley has really been having some foul trouble this season. He picked up two quick fouls in the first five minutes and found himself on the bench for most of the first half.
Rajon Rondo (BOS) – 16 assists. He’s a great daily cash game play right now until his salary adjusts back upward.
Glen Davis (BOS) – Enjoying his starting job, 7-15 for 17 points.
Paul Pierce (BOS) – There was some concern with Pierce’s ankle going into last night’s game, but it looked fine. He played 37 minutes putting up 23pt/6reb/3ast.
Lou Williams/Evan Turner (PHI) – Williams went 1-11 and Turner went 2-14. A combined 3-25 is not what you want from your shooting guard spot. Jodie Meeks was also 0-2.
Spencer Hawes (PHI) – Missed Monday with a back injury. Marreese Speights got a start and put up 12pt/6reb. Speights is a very raw talent and probably isn’t worth a pickup right now.
Trevor Ariza (NOR) – Followed up his season high 22 point game by going 2-11 for 4 points. He’s always been inconsistent.
Kevin Martin (HOU) – Martin had a rough shooting night, 3-15 for 8 points.
Luis Scola (HOU) – Solid game from Scola, 24pt/7reb.
Patrick Patterson (HOU) – Patterson is a must add in keeper leagues. He had his second game in a row with 10 rebounds.
Kyle Lowery (HOU) – He’s really making a case to keep the starting PG spot and is clearly outplaying Aaron Brooks right now. He put up another great line last night, 21pt/7reb/4ast/3stl.
Carmelo Anthony (DEN) – 10-25 for 33 points. 13-14 from the line.
J.R. Smith (DEN) – Couldn’t buy a basket, 1-8.
Kenyon Martin (DEN) – He’s still struggling with the knee. If you want to trade him, now is the time.
Tayshaun Prince (DET) – Nice game from Prince, 26 points on 11-19 shooting.
Tracy McGrady (DET) – Almost put up a triple-double against the Jazz, 11pt/9reb/11ast.
Andrei Kirilenko (UTA) – His back problems seem to have passed. He was able to go 35 minutes putting up 15pt/3reb.
Beno Udrih (SAC) – He’s having some knee soreness, so be safe and check his gametime status before using him tonight.
Ronny Turiaf (NYK) – Danilo Gallinari is out for a couple of weeks, which will allow Turiaf to get a few starts at Center with Wilson Chandler moving down to SF. If you need a cheap center in daily cash games, give Turiaf a look.
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