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As David Copperfield said, “Only in Fantasy Basketball can you lose with 224 (Fore!) and win with 175 (Captain Mo).” 

Congrats to Royz Boyz for high score of the week with 249.5.  That is a very impressive total.  Royz Boyz did not have a starter under 31 fantasy points.  He also had two starters with 53+ (Dirk Diggler with 60!). 

The game of the week was The Average squeaking by Dirty Sanchez 198.7 – 197.  I guess Dirty Sanchez can thank Royz Boyz, Fore! and David Copperfield, who all scored 224 or more.

Notes:

·        Stephen Jackson says his wrist is hurt.  The Golden State trainers say it’s fine.  Me So Crazy said he’ll have to figure it out on his own because the trainers don’t know what they are doing.  As AT said, he is either truly hurt or missing shots on purpose.  He averaged 21+ ppg shooting 40% in October and November.  In December Me So Crazy is shooting 32% and scoring 13 ppg. 

·        Derrick Rose is fun to watch.  He can get to the rim against anyone.

·        The Celtics are good.  24-2 is impressive.  Cleveland and the LA Lakers are good too. 

·        The Wolves, Clippers, Wizards and Thunder are really bad. 

·        Devin Harris is 6^th in the NBA in scoring.  Danny Granger is 5^th. 

·        Kevin Durant is shooting 48% from three.  Matt Bonner is shooting 47%.

·        Chris Paul leads the league in double-doubles – that is impressive considering they are point/assist double-doubles.

·        On ESPN you can sort stats by positions, rookies, internationals, etc.  I just figured out that Ben Gordon was from England. 

·        OJ Mayo is averaging 20.8ppg, 4.2rpg, 2.7apg and 1.16spg.  Kevin Love and Mike Miller combined are averaging 19.4ppg, 14.1rpg, 5apg and 0.6spg.

Personal vent for Week #7…

Shaquille O’Neal became the first player this season to log a “DNP – Dead relative.”  The worst part is that I knew there was a chance.  But his grandma died on Monday.  He missed Wednesday’s game because of it.  I’m assuming Shaq has access to transportation to get him where he needs to go.  Tuesday Shaq had 47 fantasy points.  Friday he gets the “DNP – Dead relative.”  He came back this past Monday to get 39 fantasy points.  The worst part is that when I submitted my lineup I mentioned that I felt like I should play Murphy instead of Shaq.  Murphy ended up with 25 fantasy points (enough for me to beat Captain Mo).  Vince Carter had 33 fantasy points on Wednesday night and followed that up with an 0-13 shooting night on his way to 10 fantasy points when it counted on Friday night.  In typical Vincerod fashion he rebounded on Saturday evening with 51 fantasy points.  Vincerod shot 48% in November and is shooting 38% in December.  I can’t complain too much about Mrs. Carmela Anthony’s 45 fantasy points on Friday, except to say he did have 62 fantasy points in the previous game.  Manu Ginobli had 36 fantasy points on Wednesday night…20 when it counted on Friday.  Hedon’t Turkoglu?  31 fantasy points Wednesday night…24 on Friday.  Luol Deng?  29 on Wednesday, 24 on Friday.  – All of this said, I was given a gift by having Corey Maggette play like a dead man.  I didn’t deserve to win.

As always, you can view all of the scores by clicking Week 07 on the right or clicking here.

Studs:

Dirk Nowitzki – 60

Danny Grainger – 55 (dud last week / stud this week)

Brandon Roy – 53

Zach Randolph – 52

LeBron James – 46

Mrs. Carmela Anthony – 45

Al Jefferson – 45

Al Harrington – 44

Kobe Bryant – 43

Chris Paul – 43

David West – 41

Duds:

Kevin Martin, Corey Maggette, Shaq –  As many as Shaq’s grandma

Jamal Crawford – 8 (you need to score 20 as a starter)

Vincerod Carter – 10

Stephen Jackson – 18

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Week #6 may go down as the week we officially saw separation between teams.  36DD, Dirty Sanchez and David Copperfield are clearly the best teams.  Captain Mo and the Rokers need some scheduling help to make a run.  Royz Boyz, DaLoot, The Fur and Fore! are in for a long season.  First place 36DD has almost 100 more total points this season than David Copperfield who is in second place. 

Congratulations again to 36DD for the high total of the week (the first repeat winner) with 245.  It definitely helps when two starters score 50+.  Yao Ming and Dwayne Wade each had 54 fantasy points this week.  Hedon’t Turkoglu had 22…again!

Fore! had a full healthy squad for the first time this season.  Kevin Durant has a nice stretch of games going.  Too bad his 59 fantasy points on Monday night didn’t count.  The bad news for Fore! is that Michael Beasley is looking like the fifth or sixth best rookie this year.  He has had some good games this year and some very “TJ Ford” type games this year. 

The scheduling gods did Royz Boyz a favor this week.  Royz Boyz would have only beat two teams this week.  They battled and fought their way to a 165.5 – 148.0 win over The Fur.  Dirty Sanchez lost with a 201.0 total.  Fantasy sports are not always fair. 

Interesting stat: In 19 games this season, Kobe Bryant has scored 30 or more points three times.  In 16 games, Devin Harris has scored 30 or more points six times. 

As always, you can view all of the scores by clicking Week 06 on the right or clicking here.

Studs:

Every player in a lineup scored – Not a single dead man this week.

Dwayne Wade – 54 (Note: This is becoming a pattern)

Yao Ming – 54

Dwight Howard – 50 (Note: This is becoming a pattern too)

Amare Stoudemire – 44

Caron Butler – 42

Chris Paul – 40

·        There were only three players who scored in the 40’s…that is unusual

Duds:

Michael Beasley – 9 (you need more than 20 for a starter)

Kevin Martin – 11

Danny Grainger – 11

Gerald Wallace – 19

Marquis Daniels – 8

Brad Miller – 6

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Over the course of the draft weekend we had discussed how high of an individual score do we see each week.  There was debate back and forth on how many 60+ point weeks we see.  The thought was they don’t happen very often.  This discussion is what lead to the “Individual Highs” page.  In Week #5 we saw our first 60+ point total of the season (at least for games that count).  And we didn’t see it once, we saw it TWICE.  David Lee went off for 37 points, 21 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals and a block, for 64…make that 32 since he isn’t good enough to start for The Fur.  If someone said David Lee was going to go for 21-2-3-1, The Fur would have taken it.  But he went for 21-2-3-1-37!  This is a guy averaging 26 fantasy points.  If he scores 34 instead of 64, The Fur loses to the Rokers.   But in the world of Fantasy Hoops, this is life.  One could make the argument that Amare Stoudemire should have scored more than 24 fantasy points for The Fur as well.  Dwight Howard also went for 60, with totals of 32 points, 21 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 blocks.  He is a man among boys out there. 

To continue the pity party for DaLoot, he didn’t go up against the individual high of the week (64 by David Lee), but he did go against Dwight Howard and his 60 fantasy points for Dirty Sanchez who also had the league high for the week.  Congratulations to Dirty Sanchez and their 234.  When I was looking at the matchups for the week I was thinking, if I can just get Vincerod Carter to get just over HALF of what Dwight Howard has, I’ll be in good shape. 

Zach-O Randolph has found a home in LA quickly scoring 43 fantasy points on the bench for David Copperfield.

Interesting stat: In 15 games this season, Kobe Bryant has scored 30 or more points twice.  He has also scored less than 20 twice. 

As always, you can view all of the scores by clicking Week 05 on the right or clicking here.

There is quite a list of Studs and Duds this week. 

Studs:

David Lee – 64

Dwight Howard – 60 (vs. DaLoot)

Dwayne Wade – 55 (Note: Dwayne Wade is FUN to watch when he’s healthy)

Chris Bosh – 50 (Has anyone else noticed he is having an MVP worthy season?)

Kobe Bryant – 48

Devin Harris – 47 (vs. DaLoot)

Antawn Jamison – 45

Danny Grainger – 45

Duds:

Steve Nash – Same total as a dead man

Michael Beasley – 7 (you need more than 20 for a starter)

Paul Pierce – 10

Randy Foye – 13

Corey Maggette – 14

Tayshaun Prince – 15

David West – 16

Yao Ming – 19

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There were only two teams above 200 this week and the Average still almost broke 200 (193.6).  That is very difficult to do.  How does it happen?  Simple.  One team scores 270 points.  Let’s read that again, one team scores 270 points.  Wow.  36DD simply had a week to remember.  His lowest scorer tallied 27 fantasy points.  In contrast, Fore!’s highest scorer rang up 30 fantasy points (on the bench so it totaled 15).  36DD had 222.0 points from their starters.  It helps to have two guys score > 50. 

I do not have any official numbers, but this has to be an all-time high score.  What might be the most amazing part about 36DD’s week is that he was missing his third, fifth and eighth round picks.  Truly amazing.  Royz Boyz, if you are going to lose, you may as well lose big (by almost 100 points). Congratuations 36DD, 270 is an impressive total. 

The game of the week was between the Rokers and David Copperfield.  David Copperfield spit his way to a win, with Zach Randolph getting traded and not playing this weekend, 184.5 – 178.0.  The Rokers can blame this loss on Hot Carl-os Boozer who didn’t play on the Rokers bench.  Brad Miller tried to fill in the starting lineup, but only scored 22 fantasy points.  If Boozer plays and gets 13 (he averages > 36), the Rokers win.  Tough loss.

The Fur also had some tough luck with Josh Howard playing dead with a “0.”  The Fur lost by 26.1.  He averages 31.55 fantasy points per game. 

There are a few certainties in life and one of them is that He”don’t” Turkoglu cannot play on Friday nights.  He scored 35 fantasy points in Week #1.  The following fantasy weeks he scored 18, 20 and 10 fantasy points respectively.  That means he is averaging 20.75 fantasy points on Friday night.  In games that DON’T count, he is averaging 29.5 and has not scored less than 24. 

As always, you can find all of the scores by clicking on Week 04 to the right, or clicking here.

Studs:

36DD – 270

Chris Bosh – 55

Vince Carter – 55

Dwayne Wade – 53

Dwight Howard – 48

Jose Calderon – 47

Duds:

Hot Carl-os Boozer – As many as a dead man

Zach Randolph – Dead

Josh Howard – Dead

He-don’t Turkoglu – 10 (you need to score 20 as a starter)

Richard Jefferson – 13

Allen Iverson – 15

Kevin Durant – 19

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DaLoot, DaLoot, DaLoot is on fire! We don’t need no water…..

DaLoot is on the board. The last team without a win has pulled one out! Also, the last team without a loss (36DD) took one on the chin vs. David Copperfield (thanks to LeBron’s 52). There are a few interesting notes as we look at the current standings here. First, every team in the league is either 2-1 or 1-2. We are starting to see some separation in points with David Copperfield the high point team at 626.5 and Fore the low point team with 538.5. More impressive, the Rokers are tied for first after three weeks of the season. That might the first time in the history of fantasy basketball that the Rokers have still been in the hunt after three weeks.

DaLoot played the Average this week and the Average had their best week of the season (surprise vs. DaLoot) with 198.8. Scores were up and there were a couple very big weeks for individuals. Congratulations to the Rokers who walked away with the high total for the week (219.0).

When Fore! submitted their lineup, the opening sentence read, “Well I have Parker out 4 weeks and Durant is a gametime decision tonight, so I can’t afford another no-show by a starter.” In the starting lineup was Deron Williams, who had played 33 minutes on Wednesday evening. What happened Friday night? He was a late scratch and didn’t play (that is the same number of fantasy points as a dead man). Fore! lost by 25 fantasy points. Out of the lineup completely (not starting or on the bench) was the typical starter Kevin Durant. Worth mentioning, Kevin Durant had 23-2-2-1-1 = 29 fantasy points Friday night. If KD starts instead of Deron Williams, Fore! wins. That is really a kick in the teeth.

The Utah Jazz did everything they could do hurt fantasy squads this week by having three guys in fantasy lineups not play (Deron Williams, Mehmet Okur and Andrei Kirilenko).

As always, you can view all of the scores by clicking Week 03 to the right or clicking here.

Studs:

LeBron James – 52 (not vs. DaLoot – first time the this season the top scorer for the week didn’t go against DaLoot)

Shaquille O’Neal – 50 (on the bench for DaLoot)

Zach Randolph – 49 (on the bench for David Copperfield)

Joe Johnson – 48

Kobe Bryant – 45

Duds:

Deron Williams, Mehmet Okur, Andrei Kirilenko – Same total as a dead man

Caron Butler – 14 (you need more than 20 for a starter)

Al Thorton – 16 (starter)

TJ Ford – Averaging 24.6 in games that count and averaging 31 in games that don’t count

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There really isn’t anything more deflating than losing in Week #1 and reading not only did you lose, but you were one of the worst teams in the league. Such is life for DaLoot right now. It doesn’t help that his first round pick (Mrs. Carmela Anthony) was suspended and his fifth round pick is out. As soon as I passed on Jason Kidd I knew it would be a mistake. To make me feel better, I hope he retires around Thanksgiving. Another draft day mistake by DaLoot was taking Vincerod (Carter) over Kevin Durant. So far this season, in games that count, VC had 29 fantasy points, KD had 37 fantasy points.
Congratulations to Royz Boyz starting where they left off last year with Week #1′s high total for the week (221.5).

If the Rokers could field a squad (two DNPs on their bench in Week #1), they most likely would have won.

High bench total for the week belonged to 36DD and Fore! with 48.5. 

LeBron James, averaged 30ppg last year, had 15 points on Friday night for David Copperfield. However, that may not be the most difficult thing for David Copperfield to stomach in their loss to Captain Mo 192.5 – 187.5. From an email received last night….

“I’m a total nerd but this was my Saturday night: I was on call, so really couldn’t do much and spent the night watching the Texas-Texas Tech game (best game of the year so far, by the way). As I was watching the game, I had my laptop and was watching my fantasy scores. It turned out that Kobe Bryant was the only guy left to play for [Captain] Mo. He needed 12 fantasy points in the last 6:50 of the game to beat me. Well, Kobe got those 12 fantasy points in 5 minutes and ended up getting 17 fantasy points (14 regular points) in the last 6:50. That equates to 119 fantasy points over 48 minutes. There is no player better than Kobe when he wants to be very selfish.”

You can see all of the scores by clicking the “Week 01″ link on the right, or click here.

Studs:
Gerald Wallace – 51
Joe Johnson – 44
Elton Brand – 43
Chris Paul – 43
Chris Bosh – 43
Kobe Bryant – 42

Duds:
Kevin Martin (starter) – 11
Baron Davis – 12
Jamal Crawford (starter) – 17
Luol Deng (starter) – 18
Josh Howard (starter) – 19
Tyson Chandler and Peja Stojakovic (bench) – Same total as Ben Wallace’s 68 year old dead brother

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