Week 15 is here, which means most fantasy leagues are entering the semifinals of their playoffs. Still alive? Feel free to post any of your roster questions here.
Author: John Paulsen (Page 796 of 937)
QUARTERBACKS
Here is a list of players that may be available on your league’s waiver wire, in order of relative value:
Vince Young, Tony Romo, Philip Rivers, Jeff Garcia, Steve McNair, Trent Green, David Garrard, Joey Harrington, Jason Campbell, Chad Pennington, Jay Cutler, Matt Leinart, David Carr, Aaron Brooks, Alex Smith, J.P. Losman, Brad Johnson, Bruce Gradkowski
For those fantasy owners in dire straits at the QB position, two players with nice matchups in Week 15 are Jeff Garcia and Jason Campbell, who play the Giants and Saints respectively…Vince Young is blossoming into a fantasy star right before our eyes, but he has a rather tough matchup with the Jaguars this week. Still, if you don’t have another great option, you could do a lot worse than Young…David Garrard didn’t post very good numbers against the Colts, but that had more to do with the Colts’ rush defense (or lack thereof) than it did with their pass defense. This week, he has an attractive matchup with the Titans.
RUNNING BACKS
Sammy Morris, Ron Dayne, Cedric Houston, Artrose Pinner, Travis Henry, Mike Bell, DeAngelo Williams, Chris Brown, Aveion Cason, Arlen Harris, Wali Lundy, Justin Fargas, Cedric Benson, Brandon Jacobs, Jason Wright, Leon Washington
Artose Pinner simply ran harder than Ciatrick Fason, finishing with 29 carries for 125 yards and 3 TDs. His value going into Week 15 depends entirely on the health of Chester Taylor. The Vikings have terrific matchups the rest of the way as they face the Jets and Packers, so whoever starts will have value…Keep an eye on Travis Henry’s status heading into Week 15. He has an ankle sprain and is currently listed as day-to-day. Chris Brown was his backup this week and he rushed for 44 yards on four carries…Ron Dayne appears to be the man again in Houston. HC Gary Kubiak seems to change his mind on a weekly basis, so we should start calling him Baby Skeletor…Kevin Jones is going to miss the rest of the season with a foot injury, which leaves Arlen Harris and Aveion Cason to fight over his carries. It’s not clear how the team plans to use each back.
WIDE RECEIVERS
Reche Caldwell, Chris Henry, Mike Furrey, Joe Jurevicius, Santonio Holmes, Antwaan Randle El, Ronald Curry, Marcus Robinson, Devery Henderson, Wes Welker, Arnaz Battle, Terrance Copper, Ernest Wilford, Eric Parker, Patrick Crayton, Doug Gabriel
Joe Jurevicius caught 7 passes for 111 yards, which was his second strong game. This week he faces the Ravens, which isn’t that bad of a matchup for a WR…Ronald Curry caught 8 passes for 99 yards and a score against the Bengals and seems to be getting Randy Moss’ targets. It’s tough to count on any Raiders this deep into the season, but if you’re in a pinch, Curry could be OK.
TIGHT ENDS
Vernon Davis, Bo Scaife, Tony Scheffler, Jerramy Stevens, Randal Williams, Bryan Fletcher, David Martin, Owen Daniels, Alex Smith, Eric Johnson
Vernon Davis caught three passes for 74 yards and a score against the Packers and has a pretty decent schedule down the stretch…Tony Scheffler caught three passes for 66 yards and 2 TDs against the Chargers. Don’t expect this kind of production every week, but he could be a decent spot starter, especially in Week 16 against the Bengals.
NBA commissioner David Stern has apparently decided that the league will go back to the leather ball after using a microfiber composite ball for the first two months of the season.
Despite an avalanche of player complaints about the new synthetic model from the first day of training camp in October, skepticism was high among players that Stern would consent to a change during the season. But with a number of prominent players complaining of cuts on their hands caused by the new ball’s high-friction cover — Phoenix’s Steve Nash and New Jersey’s Jason Kidd among them — Stern was forced to concede that an in-season swap was unavoidable with the new ball inflicting injuries.
I guess Shaq was right, after all.
With most of college basketball taking time off for finals, there isn’t a single Top 25 matchup this week. Thankfully, there is a nice slate of NBA games, highlighted by the Lakers/Mavs tilt on ESPN Wednesday night. MNF features the Bears and Rams and the NFL Network continues their Thursday night football with a matchup between the 49ers and the Seahawks.
NFL
Mon, 8:30 PM: Chicago @ St. Louis – ESPN
Thurs, 8 PM: San Francisco @ Seattle – NFL Network
NBA
Mon, 7 PM: Phoenix @ Orlando – local
Mon, 9 PM: Dallas @ Utah – local
Mon, 10:30 PM: San Antonio @ LA Clippers – local
Tues, 8 PM: Seattle @ Milwaukee – NBA TV
Tues, 8:30 PM: LA Lakers @ Houston – local
Tues, 10:30 PM: Sacramento @ Golden State – NBA TV
Wed, 7 PM: Phoenix @ Miami – ESPN
Wed, 9:30 PM: LA Lakers @ Dallas – ESPN
Wed, 10:30 PM: Utah @ LA Clippers – local
Thurs, 7 PM: Orlando @ Charlotte – TNT
Thurs, 9:30 PM: San Antonio @ NO/OKC – TNT
According to an ESPN source, the Philadelphia 76ers are entertaining trade offers and want to complete a deal this week.
A source close to Iverson has told ESPN.com that Sixers brass met Sunday to go over the various trade proposals that have come in over the past few days. One or two three-team trade proposals were expected to be explored Monday, and the source said the Sixers were inclined to pull the trigger shortly thereafter — either Monday night or Tuesday.
The source indicated the Minnesota Timberwolves were not seriously in the running, and the attention being paid to Denver and Boston was being overblown.
The Celtics have the advantage of being able to add Theo Ratliff’s $11.7 million contract into the mix, while the Memphis Grizzlies would be one of the few teams able to offer Philadelphia cap relief for next summer through Eddie Jones’ expiring $15.7 million contract — if not for the inconvenient fact that team president Jerry West’s hands are tied because of the pending sale of the team, precluding him from making trades.
Dallas also could offer a package starting with two expiring contracts (Jerry Stackhouse and Austin Croshere), as could New Orleans (Desmond Mason and Mark Jackson add up to almost $13 million), while the Charlotte Bobcats are far enough under the salary cap to take back Iverson in a trade in which the salaries would not have to even come close to matching.
Another team that can’t be totally dismissed is the New York Knicks, who are in the unique position of being able to take back both Iverson and Chris Webber in a trade. Because the salaries of Iverson and Webber add up to nearly $38 million, the Knicks would have to offer at least $30.4 million worth of contracts back — a total that could be reached with a package of Steve Francis, Quentin Richardson, Malik Rose and Channing Frye.
It would be great to see AI traded to Minnesota, but it doesn’t look like the Sixers are too happy with what they’d get in return (Ricky Davis, Mike James and Randy Foye). Philly loves Devin Harris, but Mark Cuban has said that they won’t trade him. AI’s big salary (~$18 M) limits the number of teams that are able to swing such a deal. All things being equal, the Sixers want to trade him out of the conference, but they’re going to take the best deal they can get. Thankfully, it doesn’t look like it’s going to drag out like the Ron Artest did saga last season.
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