Tip-In Points: Texas’ Five Point Palm Exploding Leg Technique
Anyone can suggest adds and drops for the NBA fantasy fans out there, but few make those suggestions from the gut. We’ve also sprinkled in tons of helpful stats for all fantasy formats too. Because that’s the kind of fantasy help you deserve.
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Tracy McGrady, NY / Josh Howard, WAS Less than a week after both players were sent from their Texas-based teams to new East Coast digs, Howard and McGrady both got dinged up in Monday’s match-ups. For the purposes of this blog, “dunged up” is an all-encompassing term that can either mean “banged knees a couple of times and will be out a game or two at most” (T-Mac) or “tore an ACL, will end his season two months earlier than the Wiz and four months earlier than the Lakers” (Howard).
The problem here is more Howard’s and McGrady’s than either the Wizards or Knicks. These guys have already been banged up, held out, benched, shunned and cast off. This was their last chance to be somebody going into the 2010 free agenseizure. McGrady will play again soon, but there isn’t a fan in Manhattan that believes that if LeBron knocked his knees together on Monday that he’d warn the media he might sit on Wednesday.
Scroll down to see who else was knockin’ knees.
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Danny Granger, IND DNP “Serious personal family issues.” No one knows if he’ll play on Wednesday in Chicago either.
Roy Hibbert, IND Dr. Hibbert’s had 18 blocks in February, including 14 in his last four games. He’s also averaging two more rebounds this month than he did in January and December. Still … there is absolutely nothing likable about the Indiana Pacers.
Jason Terry, DAL Shot 5-for-10 on Monday after shooting 0-for-10 on Saturday. That’s still only .250 in his last two games. You’re still in the red, Terry. Plus the vigorish. Don’t forget the vig’.
Brendan Haywood, DAL 13/20/ 3blk. Everything’s bigger in Texa– Ugh. Enough with the “everything’s bigger in Texas” line, huh? We get it. Haywood’s averaged 11/11 and 2.4 blocks per game as a Mav. His line is bigger; you’re lazy and uncreative and so, “Hey, uh, everything’s bigger in Texas.” Couldn’t you have said Haywood’s line is bigger than the head of Jason Kidd’s son? Or Mark Cuban’s raging ego? Or the number of yards Dirk Nowitzki’s ex is forced to stay away from him? Something.
Stephen Jackson, CHA 1-for-16. That’s a rare kind of awful. The fifth-ranked Charlotte defense decided to guard Jackson in addition to the Clippers … just cuz.
Tyrus Thomas, CHA Double T has more blocks in his first three games as a Bobcat (13, including three last night) thn he had in his last 10 games as a Bull. Also, Saturday’s double-double in his second game as a Cat was his first since March 26 of last season. Seriously, Vinny Del Negro couldn’t find room for this guy in the lineup?
Boris Diaw, CHA 20/9/9 This is the Boris Diaw I drafted back in late October, but not the one who showed up November – January. If you’re feeling lucky punks, Frenchie’s averaging season-highs 13/ 6/ 5 this month.
Drew Gooden, LAC Drew played a little more than 27 minutes in his L.A. debut and ended with 10 points and nine rebounds. He’s averaging a double-double in games this season in which he plays at least 27 minutes. Keep that in mind in you need a steady, if not boring, power forward.
Brandon Jennings, MIL FG% by month: 42%, 38%, 32%, 30%. PPG by month: 22, 17, 14, 11. Springsteen’s “I’m Goin’ Down” is stuck in my head.
Andrew Bogut, MIL Bogut grabbed 2o rebounds and blocked five shots. That has “…against the New York Knicks” written all over it.
Deron Williams, UTA DNP. Quad bruise. That’s a bruise to his quadriceps muscle, not a four-part bruise.
Andray Blatche, WAS The only “Andray” in NBA history has averaged 56% FG/ 18 pts/ 7 rbds this month. Hop the wagon ‘fore it leaves.
L I N E O F T H E N I G H T
48 min / 59% FG / 91% FT / 3 3pt / 32 pts / 12 rbds / 5 asts / 4 stls / 0 tos
Gerald Wallace, CHA Multiplicity has been doin’ it and doin’ it and doin’ it right all season. He’s a maneater (but not in the Nelly Furtado sense), he’s a heartbreaker (but not in the Pat Benatar sense), a barracuda (but not in the Heart sense) who simply takes my breath away (totally in the Berlin sense).
Seriously Jackie Chan can’t believe half the things Gerald Wallace does.
Sorry, “Brokeback Mountain,” the ’06 Best Picture Oscar didn’t go to the wrong movie, it went to the wrong “Crash!”
… And so on.
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Wallace photo courtesy of Yahoo! Sports via Getty Images
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