Friday, December 4, 2009

Secondary Players You Can Roll Into Your Lineup

Jarrett Jack- PG/SG- Toronto Raptors- Owned in 19% of Leagues

Jack's not having a spectacular season by any stretch, but he's doing just enough to warrant roster consideration. He's averaging 24:41 of court time per game on the NBA's 4th best offensive team and has put together a pretty solid stretch of offensive contribution since November 20th. In his first 12 games, Jack was averaging 6.25 Pts, 3.0 Ast and 1.67 Reb. Over his last 8 games, Jack has upped his game by averaging 12.38 Pts, 4.75 Ast and 2.0 Reb. With starting PG Jose Calderon's lack of defence, Jack may find himself playing as a starter and not a 6th man.

Willie Green- SG- Philadelphia 76er's- Owned in 5% of Leagues

Green is more of a quick fix option at the moment as he's started 3 straight games, averaging over 39 minutes a game but will likely return to his normal 15-17 minutes once Allen Iverson gets into action. In the meantime, feel free to grab Green as he's averaged 18.0 Pts, 3.0 Ast and 3.67 Reb.

Andres Nocioni- SF/PF- Sacremento Kings- Owned in 13% of Leagues

Sacremento hasn't been a good team the last few years but that's beginning to change and it helps when you have a gritty player like Nocioni as part of your Starting 5. Nocioni has been pretty consistent all year thus far, being held under 10 points just 3 times all year, 2 of those games coming back in October. His rebounding is at it's normal pace and he's starting to distribute the ball and gaining some assists.

Saturday, November 28, 2009

Available Free Agents Who Can Help You Through Injuries

Ersen Ilyasova- SF/PF- Milwaukee

He started the year coming off the bench but has since started 6 straight games and has averaged 13.0 Pts, 7.67 Reb, 1.5 Ast, 1.17 Stl and 0.33 Blk. He's a good stop gap option if you're like me and some of your top players are nursing nagging injuries.

Ben Wallace- PF/C- Detroit

Wallace has averaged over 30 minutes a game so far and although he has no offensive prowess whatsoever, his defensive presence is being felt. He's putting up his best defensive numbers since 2006-07. Wallace should in no way be you're Top PF/C but as a secondary option, he's nice to have.

Luke Ridnour- PG- Milwaukee

Ridnour is turning into a solid 6th Man for the Bucks this year. His Assist totals are a little down but his Points are up while his Rebounds are relatively on track with what he's done through his career. If you have an injured PG, adding Ridnour won't hurt you and should continue to put up decent numbers that you can get by on.

Andray Blatche- PF/C- Washington

Blatche is on pace for his best season of his 5 year career. His offense has slowed down a bit over the last 5 games, but he's starting to pick things up again. Like the others, he's a good option to help you get through some of your injuries.