Day 104: When Carmelo Anthony is not enough

Posted Feb 11 2013 by Erik in , , , , with 25 Comments

carmelo anthonyLine of the Night: Carmelo Anthony may have been impressive in fantasy basketball with his 42 points, 9-9 from the line, 5 threes, and 8 rebounds (2.64 WARP). Unfortunately, it wasn’t enough to lift the New York Knicks to victory against the LA Clippers. Well at least McKayla wasn’t impressed with her fellow Olympian’s failure to secure the “W.”

Honorable Mentions: Paul Pierce turned things up a notch with yet another triple-double performance, albeit via a triple-overtime win over the Denver Nuggets. It boggles the Celtic-non-fan’s mind how they are actually kicking down doors and taking names without Rajon Rondo. Nonetheless, as a Paul Pierce owner in at least two leagues this season, you’re not going to hear me complain about his 27 points, 5 threes, 14 rebounds, and 14 assists (2.28 WARP). I can just taste the buffet of similar performances he’s bound to produce for the second half of the season. Similarly, we should expect Kevin Garnett to deliver during his team’s time of dire need. So bring on those huge double-doubles, like his knees aren’t reminding him that it isn’t 2004 anymore. Who would have guessed that he’s still got some vintage KG-lines in his back pocket. Few are as reminiscent of his heyday as 20 points, 18 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals, and 3 blocks (2.24 WARP). Right?

Chris Paul was instrumental in making sure that Melo’s 42-point game would not translate into a loss for his Clips. He’s clearly back in his 100%-healthy form. Scary to face any CP3 owner this all-star week with LAC bringing playing thrice. Imagine going up against 25 points, 3 threes, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 steals (2.26 WARP), in triplicate! I shudder at the thought…

Tony Parker has been bordering on being one of the more underrated and under-appreciated point guards in fantasy lately. It really is a tough crowd he’s in the midst of though. But then again, we have to give credit where credit is due; and TP is doing an excellent job holding the fort for the San Antonio Spurs while Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili are out with injuries (and old age). Double-doubles to the tune of 29 points, 4-4 from the line,  and 11 assists (2.01 WARP) are always a welcome sight.

LeBron James had 32 points, 12-18 from the field, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, and 3 steals (1.97 WARP). I suppose I could write about it in more detail, but my Lakers are still sore after what he did to crush them…

… And while we’re at the “not talking about it thing,” here’s his partner in crime (mugging is a crime, right?) Dwyane Wade 30 points, 12-18 from the field, 6-6 from the line, 5 assists,and 3 steals (1.84 WARP)

Waiver Wire Line of the Night: Thabo Sefolosha exploded like cracking thunder as he really took advantage of Kevin Martin’s absence due to flu-like symptoms. (16% owned) Don’t ever expect to see 20 points, 7-11 from the field, 5 threes, and 3 steals (1.80 WARP) from him again anytime soon. Well, unless “double flukes” are in season, that is.

Pick Up Lines: John Salmons (5% owned) stepped up while Tyreke Evans had a slow night and Marcus Thornton decided he wanted to campaign to be shipped off to the D-League. So in true random-Salmons form, he gave his few loyal owners 23 points, 7-7 from the line, 4 threes, 6 assists, 2 steals (1.71 WARP). Don’t rush off and grab him though. Well not unless Reke gets hurt or something like that.

Eric Bledsoe (42% owned) trickled with some residue of value in the wake of Chris Paul’s official return. Think of 13 points, and 3 blocks as a “good night” from Bledsoe. (1.64 WARP) He should still be worth some burn during the Clips’ three-game week.

You can’t really just credit Pierce and Garnett for the Celtics’ win, guys like these two helped out too…

Avery Bradley (37% owned) 13 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals (1.27 WARP)

Jeff Green (19% owned) 17 points, 6-10 from the field, 4-4 from the line, 2 steals, 3 blocks (1.25 WARP)

Biggest Loser: Eric Gordon showed us why it’s hard to lean on him while he’s still not 100% healthy. What a 100-percent healthy Gordon looks like, we don’t know, so we’ll have to leave that to the most fertile of imaginations. Expect more games that look like 6 points (2-7 from the field), 0 rebounds, 4 assists, 6 turnovers (-1.24 WARP) every now and again.
Jared Dudley must have had a funny way of showing the Knicks that he isn’t worth a swap for Iman Shumpert… I suppose nothing shows that “you suck horribly bad” like 0 points, 0 rebounds, 0 assists (-1.09 WARP)
And of course leave it to Michael Beasley to prove my cheap jabs during our last podcast that he’s one hell of a frustrating player to own. Case in point, check out his 4 points (2-11 from the field), 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 turnovers (-1.01 WARP)

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  • J-Know

    Want to pick up Jeff Green because of great playoff schedule but I don’t think I have anyone to drop. Ilyasova, Kawhi, Parsons, or Felton droppable to pick up Green?

    • http://twitter.com/conradburry Conrad Burry

      MAYBE u could get rid of Kawhi, but if this is roto, then he’s tough to drop…

      • http://twitter.com/TrevorWilliamK Trevor William Koch

        You can’t drop Kawhi. None of your players are worse than Green.

        • Razvan

          Drop Kawhi get Green.(unexpected huh Patrick? lol)

    • http://givemetherock.com/ Patrick

      The worst guy out of the four is probably Felton, but even he’s a better play than Green. Looks like your out of luck unless you work a 2-for-1 deal.

  • http://twitter.com/conradburry Conrad Burry

    H2H avgs-based pts league (ast = 2, pts/reb/blk/stl = 1, TOs = -1).

    Start Favors or Igoudala?
    Sit which ONE of Redick, Dwight, or JR Smith?

    Thanks!

    • http://givemetherock.com/ Patrick

      I would feel a little safer starting Igoudala; and his assists are a nice little bonus compared to Favors.

      Of the three, I’d lean towards sitting Smith. Howard is probably has the lowest average points value of the three guys, but the Knicks only play one game and Smith is a little too combustible to go all in on his 1 game. That would make me a little nervous.

  • Gaurang Mendon

    Hi, Im in a h2h 12 team daily changes league with 10 cats (FTM included)
    Who should i drop out of Thornton, Jimmy Butler and Dudley in order to pick up Jeff Green? And is Jason Thompson/Robin Lopez worth an add as well while dropping one of these players? Thanks!

    • http://givemetherock.com/ Patrick

      Yes to everything! I would probably swap out all three guys. But at the very least, both Dudley and Thornton can be dropped. I would pick up Green and Lopez in their place (provided you need the blocks).

  • zee

    Worth dropping Splitter to pick up Dalembert for ROS? Splitter’s only advantage is his consistency and a tiny bit of FG%. What about dropping Gibson?

    Or simply too early to tell before trade deadline?

    • http://givemetherock.com/ Patrick

      A motivated and starting Dalembert is better than Splitter, as we’ve seen over the Bucks three games. But what is the chances of that happening over the rest of the season? I don’t know. At least in the short-term, a return by Larry Sanders is going to cut into Dalembert’s value significantly, which is why I would not drop Splitter for him right now. Gibson maybe, since he is in sort of a similar situation as Dalembert. But if Noah goes down with an injury, I’d rather have him than Dalembert. It’s really just going to depend what happens.

      It’s close, but In terms guys I’d want to own, I’d rate them Splitter, Valanciunas, Gibson and Dalembert, although the two guys at the bottom of the list could jump to the top depending on what happens.

  • http://www.facebook.com/steven.tran.3701 Steven Tran

    curry and davis for harden and gallinari (or earl clark)

    or just

    davis for gallinari or earl clark?

    • http://www.facebook.com/steven.tran.3701 Steven Tran

      i have kg noah and marc gasol, for blks.

      • Razvan

        You should try to get more for Davis

      • http://givemetherock.com/ Patrick

        Sure, you get smaller with either trade, but provided you want to go in that direction, it’s good value for you. A quick look at Davis’ trends over this year and it’s increasingly looking like he’s hit the rookie wall, and his production is way down after a fast start to the season. Gallinari on the other hand, has been sneaky good lately. Trade 1 (with Gallinari) is probably the best deal since going from Curry to Harden is a safer bet health wise, but I’d even do a straight up swap of both guys.

  • Razvan

    I forgot to insert Melo into my lineup yday, and look at that stat line, was mad all day and still am.

    • http://givemetherock.com/ Patrick

      Hey, it happens even to the best of us. I forgot to slot in 3 guys today who had games in a daily league. With the short week, I just missed out on like 15% of my total games for the week.

  • boobiejr

    why do people like jeff green so much? I just picked him up. in my league,boston has a playoff schedule of 4-4-4. which is the best playoff schedule. (my league’s playoffs starts one week earlier). that’s pretty much the only reason i picked him up.

    but anyways, he provides barely any steals or blocks. i’m in a 12 team 9 cat h2h league, and i’m in first place in my league. should i drop him for robin lopez or jason terry? (barbosa just went down with a knee injury)

    • http://givemetherock.com/ Patrick

      The potential I’d say. Green is also blocking a shot a game over the past month, which is at least average for someone who is basically a SF. He can also score, hit the occasional three, has very good percentages and keeps his TOs low. I wouldn’t go crazy over him, I’d put him on a similar level as Lopez and Terry, and whether I dropped those guys for him would depend on what types of stats I was looking for.

  • boobiejr

    also, valunciunus or robin lopez? I feel like robin lopez doesn’t rebound enough. are you guys aware that valunciunus shot 90% free throws when he was in europe?

    • boobiejr

      scratch that the 90% was 23/26 one year, which doesn’ count

    • zee

      Valanciunas. If Bargnani gets traded he’s going to be primed for a starting job and 30+ minutes. Robin is hot right now though.

  • alphakira

    I have J Crawford, Nash, and Evan Turner – do I drop any of these guys for Danny Green (note that I have a similar player in Leonard)? I’m punting turnovers for what it’s worth.

    • http://givemetherock.com/ Patrick

      Green currently has more value than Crawford and Turner even if you punt TOs (and Turner in particular has been a disaster lately). But Green is currently shooting 60+% from three, so he’s bound to cool off soon (plus Manu is going to come back eventually) which are reasons why I would not pick him up.

      • alphakira

        Excellent points, thanks Patrick! Thaddeus Young did just get dropped. I’m trying to keep my FT% up, is he worth picking up in place of one of these guys?