You don’t see this every day. (Thanks to SPORTSbyBROOKS for the tip.)
Neither was injured.
Author: John Paulsen (Page 419 of 937)
In Bill Simmons’ NBA preview, he lists the 33 most intriguing people of the 2009-10 season. Here are a couple of excerpts.
On the Blazers’ acquisition of Andre Miller…
21. Andre Miller
We knew Miller was a bad fit when the Blazers signed him. It just didn’t feel right. He’s a moody loner; they had great chemistry last season. He needs the ball in his hands; so does Brandon Roy. He likes freelancing; Nate McMillan is hands on. But Portland felt obligated to spend its extra cap money, and nobody else was pursuing Miller, so what transpired was the equivalent of two single wedding guests going through the motions on the dance floor.I could use someone, and you could use someone. Unfortunately, I hate bald guys and I have a tiny butt; you’re bald and you love bubble butts. We have no spark and are destined to fail. But crap, there’s nobody better. Screw it, would you like to come back to my room?
I get Portland’s thinking: It wanted to turn that cap space into an asset. And I get Miller’s thinking: He wanted to get paid and hoped things would work out. But now we’re here. Incredibly, Portland plans on bringing Miller off the bench. He’s already miserable. (And available, by the way. Make Kevin Pritchard an offer. Seriously, call him right now.) So what did we learn? Just because you have cap space doesn’t mean you HAVE to use it.
– More ugliness from Jake Delhomme (325 yards, 3 INT). Anytime your fantasy defense faces him it’s a good thing.
– Matt Cassel (97 yards, TD, 3 INT) looked awful. Still worth rostering, but proceed with caution.
– Alex Smith (206 yards, 3 TD, INT) came off the bench to lead the 49ers’ comeback. Showed a great rapport with Vernon Davis.
– Carson Palmer (233 yards, 5 TD) was on fire against a normally decent Bears pass defense.
– Tony Romo (311 yards, 3 TD) played very well against a pretty good Falcons defense.
– Drew Brees (298 yards, TD, 3 INT) didn’t have the sharpest passing day, but he found the endzone twice on the ground.
– Steven Jackson (23 carries, 134 yards) still hasn’t found the endzone, but he continues to rack up a ton of yards from scrimmage.
– LaDainian Tomlinson (23 carries, 71 yards) has a disappointing day against the Chiefs. He failed to score on several goal line carries.
– Steve Slaton (22 touches, 89 yards, 2 TD) starting to perform up to first round expectations.
– Frank Gore (15 touches, 47 yards) had a surprisingly quiet day against an inconsistent Texans defense.
– Ryan Grant (27 carries, 148 yards, TD) had his first big fantasy day of the season.
– Reggie Wayne (7-81-1) left the game with a groin injury after a nice start. If he misses any time, Austin Collie (4-36-1) and Pierre Garcon (3-24) would get a boost.
– Vincent Jackson (5-142-1) is pretty much a must-start in most scoring formats.
– Dwayne Bowe (2-11-1) found the endzone, but otherwise had a quiet day against a sketchy Chargers secondary.
– The 49ers have a couple of good prospects in Josh Morgan (4-62) and Michael Crabtree (5-56).
– Andre Johnson (2-62) had one big catch but left the game with a chest injury. He’s not expected to miss any time.
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