Need help at PF? The Hornets’ David West is still on the waiver wire in many leagues. He’s been in the starting lineup since Jamaal Magloire was traded away and has responded with some very good play, averaging 14.2 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 2.0 apg, 1.6 spg over the last five games, while shooting 49.2% from the field and a stellar 91.7% from the charity stripe.
West was the 18th pick in 2003 draft, so the kid has talent.
Go get him.
Suns.com is reporting that Boris Diaw will get the start Thursday against the Pistons. He is replacing James Jones in the lineup, which will move Shawn Marion back to SF. In the last two games, Diaw averaged 13 points, nine assists, seven boards and three blocks in 29 minutes. Expect him to be a solid contributor in the Suns up-tempo offense as long as he’s getting that many minutes.
Go get him.
The first week of the NBA season has come and gone. Who should you be picking up? Who should you be cutting? These are the questions that try men’s souls. Post all of your fantasy hoops questions here.
Shaquille O’Neal is going to miss 2-4 weeks with a sprained ankle. This isn’t good for the Heat, who need every opportunity to play as a unit before the playoffs. With newcomers Antoine Walker, Jason Williams, James Posey and Gary Payton, it’s going to take a while for the team to gel.
O’Neal’s injury gives fantasy owners an opportunity – Alonzo Mourning. He’s in good shape and is playing with good energy. Projecting his stats from his stint with Miami last season to 30 minutes a game, he should average around 11 points, 9 boards and 3-4 blocks.
Go get him.
Man, the Cavaliers SUCK.
Eric Snow may be the most irrelevant starting point guard in the NBA. Damon Jones looks like nothing more than a three-happy gunner. Larry Hughes has apparently never met a jumper he didn’t like. And even with an improved roster, LeBron James tries to do way too much by himself. Worst of all, after watching Tony Parker shred the Cavs’ defense one trip down the floor after another, it’s clear Mike Brown hasn’t taught this team squat about playing D.
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Okay, so now I’m overreacting to a 102-76 loss tonight after overreacting to a 109-87 win Wednesday night. Tonight’s game (on national TV, ugh) proved that Cleveland still has a long way to go, but the good news for Cavs fans is the season just started.
So was I hyping the Cavaliers too much Thursday night by saying they’ll overtake Indiana for the third seed in the East? I may very well have been. But I knew that Thursday night, and just like the win over the Hornets didn’t dramatically sway my opinion (I believed they had a chance at the #3 seed before the season started), tonight’s loss (on the road…against the defending champs) also has little effect on my outlook for this team. I still say they’ll be the East’s third seed.
But they’ve got a lot of work ahead of them.
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