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Wire to Wire: 2-8-07
Posted by Scott Sargent Categories: Free Agency, H2H, Roto, Site Features, Sleepers, Waiver Pick Ups,
Wire to Wire aims to be your waiver wire resource for all of your fantasy basketball needs. It will dive into playing time trends, injury replacements, and even an occasional category specialist – all of which can be found on a typical waiver wire within your fantasy league at any given time.
All-Star week is coming up, and that means one or two game weeks for all of the Association. Looking a bit forward, the Hawks, Bulls, Knicks and Kings all have schedules that max out their games played for a three-week stretch; two games next week, and back-to-back weeks of four games following. While shallow leagues do not have a lot of recommendations from me this week, owners would be wise to add any fringe players of those four teams if they’d like a bit of an advantage in the short-run.
This week will be hit or miss with a lot of players, as they simply do not have the full week to give you production. Here’s to a productive All-Star week for all involved.
On to this week’s recommendations…
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Stat’s All, Folks: Melo Is Still Da Man!
Posted by Dennis Velasco Categories: Disses, Free Agency, H2H, Injuries, Props, Roto, Site Features,
Stat’s All Folks will be a week-to-week stock market look at the standard cumulative categories – points, assists, rebounds, three-pointers made, steals, and blocks. I’ll be calling out the “bulls” and “bears” in each category, in order to help you assess your portfolio of players on your fantasy basketball team(s) and whether you should sell, hold, and/or diversify your assets.
Note that you won’t always see the superstar player written about in this column, otherwise it would be LeBron James or Steve Nash every week. So, check out who’s bullish and who’s bearish coming into the week.
Statistics are from January 26 - February 1
POINTSBULLISH
Carmelo Anthony, SF, Denver Nuggets
Last Week’s Numbers of Note: 4 G; 29.5 PPG; 44.1 FG%; 76.2 FT%
To all the head coaches in the Western Conference that did not choose Anthony as an All-Star reserve, I agree with you. That one punch and immediate backpedal against the New York Knicks was enough to sully all the hard work Melo had put forth in cleaning his rep beforehand. But, this is fantasy and whether you love him or hate him in real life, it doesn’t matter here. What also doesn’t matter is that Allen Iverson is now on the same team as Anthony because Melo is still getting his looks and scoring near his seasonal average since coming back from serving his suspension – 30 ppg in six games. In fantasy, you shouldn’t snub Melo, even with the Answer in Denver.
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Wire to Wire: 2.1.07
Posted by Scott Sargent Categories: Free Agency, H2H, Roto, Site Features, Sleepers, Waiver Pick Ups,
Wire to Wire aims to be your waiver wire resource for all of your fantasy basketball needs. It will dive into playing time trends, injury replacements, and even an occasional category specialist – all of which can be found on a typical waiver wire within your fantasy league at any given time.
Once again, injury news has spawned a few new names that can benefit fantasy leagues of all shapes and sizes. The biggest, of course, is the news that Carlos Boozer will miss the next four to five weeks with a leg injury. Read below to check out how owners should handle this news, along with a rotation shake-up in Orlando, a new point guard in Cleveland, and the return of a few injured stars. On to this week’s recommendations…
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Wire to Wire: 1.25.07
Posted by Scott Sargent Categories: Free Agency, H2H, Roto, Site Features, Sleepers, Waiver Pick Ups,
Last week proved to be a solid week to hit up your waiver wires, as we’ve seen an increase in play from David West, Troy Murphy, and Stephen Jackson. While last week’s article focused primarily on the trade between the Warriors and Pacers, this week takes a different turn and mentions several players from the same team – the Boston Celtics. It’s getting ugly in Beantown, as most fans can’t remember the last time their Celts have brought home a win. However, fantasy potential can be found underneath the current mess that is the Boston roster, and owners need to exploit these opportunities. Now, on to this week’s recommendations…
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Wire to Wire: 1.18.07
Posted by Scott Sargent Categories: Free Agency, H2H, Roto, Site Features, Sleepers, Waiver Pick Ups,
Wire to Wire aims to be your waiver wire resource for all of your fantasy basketball needs. It will dive into playing time trends, injury replacements, and even an occasional category specialist – all of which can be found on a typical waiver wire within your fantasy league at any given time.
With the recent eight-man deal that has been completed by the Indiana Pacers and Golden State Warriors, several players have seen an increase or decrease in value. We’re also starting to see some of the injured stars make their way back to their respective practice floors, soon to be found in a game near you! This week’s Wire to Wire will break down the return of a few of those stars, the recent trade, and which players involved can be found on waiver wires across the fantasy hoops universe. Let’s dig in…
(Note: I’ve been having some internet issues lately, so for the sake of time, we’re going to get right in to this week’s recommendations. I apologize for the inconvenience!)
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Wire to Wire: 1.11.07
Posted by Scott Sargent Categories: Free Agency, H2H, Roto, Site Features, Sleepers, Waiver Pick Ups,
Wire to Wire aims to be your waiver wire resource for all of your fantasy basketball needs. It will dive into playing time trends, injury replacements, and even an occasional category specialist – all of which can be found on a typical waiver wire within your fantasy league at any given time.
Another week in the books. Milwaukee’s Michael Redd is the latest big name to go down, and boy did he ever. Four to six weeks is far from a short-term loss for owners, especially if those owners also have Josh Smith and Rashard Lewis (frantically waiving hand in the air). But, hey…that’s what the waiver is for! I’m aiming just to get myself to the All-Star break. I think we can make it. First, let’s see how we did last week…
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Wire to Wire: 1.4.07
Posted by Scott Sargent Categories: Free Agency, H2H, Roto, Site Features, Sleepers, Waiver Pick Ups,
Wire to Wire aims to be your waiver wire resource for all of your fantasy basketball needs. It will dive into playing time trends, injury replacements, and even an occasional category specialist – all of which can be found on a typical waiver wire within your fantasy league at any given time.
The holidays have come and gone, but the NBA continues to keep rolling. From buzzer-beaters by Leandro Barbosa to Kevin Garnett going off with the old style ball, basketball addicts have had plenty to keep them busy during the time of season that is saturated by NFL “what if” scenarios and college football bowl games.
The last edition of Wire to Wire was nearly created by chance more than choice due to all the huge injuries that had occurred. This week should prove to be a little different, but first, let’s check out last week’s recommendations…
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Wire to Wire: 12.28.06
Posted by Scott Sargent Categories: Free Agency, H2H, Roto, Site Features, Sleepers, Talent, Waiver Pick Ups,
Wire to Wire aims to be your waiver wire resource for all of your fantasy basketball needs. It will dive into playing time trends, injury replacements, and even an occasional category specialist – all of which can be found on a typical waiver wire within your fantasy league at any given time.
We’re back from a brief Holiday Hiatus. I hope you all had a safe and enjoyable weekend. We all know that the fantasy hoops waiver wires did. Injuries over the last two weeks have provided us with some very nice options going forward. First, let’s look back to my last edition to see how those recommendations panned out…
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Wire to Wire: 12.08.06
Posted by Scott Sargent Categories: Free Agency, Site Features, Sleepers, Waiver Pick Ups,
Wire to Wire aims to be your waiver wire resource for all of your fantasy basketball needs. It will dive into playing time trends, injury replacements, and even an occasional category specialist – all of which can be found on a typical waiver wire within your fantasy league at any given time.
After a great week in the Association that featured a 20 assist night from Steve Nash, as well as Joe Johnson making 30 points the “norm,” there were also a few guys that may have flown under the radar in your fantasy leagues. Who are they? You’ll see.
First, let’s grade last week’s picks.
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Wire to Wire - Preseason Edition
Posted by Scott Sargent Categories: Atlantic Division, Central Division, Editorial, Free Agency, H2H, Northwest Division, Pacific Division, Props, Roto, Sleepers, Southeast Division, Southwest Division, Talent, Waiver Pick Ups,
Wire to Wire aims to be your waiver wire resource for all of your fantasy basketball needs. It will dive into playing time trends, injury replacements, and even an occasional category specialist – all of which can be found on a typical waiver wire within your fantasy league at any given time.
For many leagues, this weekend is the one where your fantasy basketball rosters come to fruition. Preseason activity is over, you’ve scoured the box scores, and you’re ready to roll. You get your cheat sheets together, put on your “Witness” t-shirt, and start drafting. OK, maybe that second part is just something that I do, but you get the drift. It’s go time. It’s make or break time. It’s tell your buddies that Pau Gasol is a solid second round pick time!
I’ve taken part in several mock drafts and real drafts thus far, and let me tell you – no matter what shape or size league you’re in, there is some value to be had in that waiver wire. Quick note: Everyone and their brothers are talking about Boston’s Rajon Rondo…so I’m choosing not too. If you think he’ll get playing time, then go for it. Just remember that there are about 6 legitimate point guards/shooting guards in Bean Town. Oh, and Paul Pierce will get his time. You’ve been forewarned. Wait, I just talked about him…I knew that wouldn’t work.
Let’s dig in.
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