Day 9 -- Fantasy Gods, Idiots, & Sleepers Playing catch up here, sorry for the short hiatus. Some fantasy notables, Z-Bo has been a beast lately for fantasy owners. He's become a double-double machine after a rocky start with new headcoach, Nate McMillions. Dirk Nowitzki injured his back, but nothing serious, so don't hit the panic button just yet. However, you might want to get Keith Van Horn for insurance. James Singleton's fantasy value is out the door with Corey Maggette back in Clipperland. If you need blocks, boards, and some occassional 3's, Eddie Griffin might be worth gambling on. He looked sharp in the Laker game, and played well alongside KG. With Kandiman's tendency to foul at a high rate, Griffin should be the prime beneficiary coming off the bench. Smush Parker hit the fantasy player wall in a hurry scoring zero points against the TWolves. Also Byron Scott has become the latest coach to fall in love with small ball, using Chris Paul and Speedy Claxton on the court at the same time. Another injury of note was Rashard Lewis hurting his shoulder. Radman or Murray should see increased PT, if Shard isn't ready to go. Dwayne Wade got the kind of triple double, you don't want, 10 turnovers, ouch. These stats are what fantasy basketball players concern themselves with and pay more attention to their "guys" instead of the final score. There are three types of performances to describe players from last night, they are "Godlike", "Damn You [<font size=""1"">Insert Curse Word</font>] Idiot", and "Yes My Sleeper Came Through, I Told You So". [imgl]http://www.justbball.org/data/5/7/7/b/c/302//god.jpg[/imgl]Godlike - Are players who, provided you the best stats across the various statistical categories used in fantasy basketball leagues. These are players who put up stats worthy of being a Top 25 selection. [imgl]http://www.justbball.org/data/5/7/7/b/c/302//idiot.jpg[/imgl]Damn You [<font size=""1"">Insert Curse Word</font>] Idiot - Are players you thought were "Godlike", but stunk it up instead and had you cursing at your poor judgement in selecting that letdown player too, early in your draft. [imgl]http://www.justbball.org/data/5/7/7/b/c/302//itoldyouso.jpg[/imgl]Yes My Sleeper Came Through, I Told You So - These are players you drafted in the later rounds and typed out in all caps "HE'S MY SLEEPER THIS YEAR!" or "HE'S A STEAL THIS LATE IN THE DRAFT!" Basically these players exceeded everyone's expectations except your own. These categories include, Points, Assists, Rebounds, Field Goal %, Free Throw %, 3 Pointers, Blocks, Steals, & Turnovers. <u>Godlike</u> <font color=""RoyalBlue""><font size=""1"">Ray Allen - 28 Pts :: 7 Asts :: 1 Rebs :: 62.5 FG% :: 50.0 FT% :: 3 Pointers (6) :: 0 Blks :: 1 Stls :: 3 TOs Andre Iguodala - 22 Pts :: 5 Asts :: 7 Rebs :: 63.6 FG% :: 100.0 FT% :: 3 Pointers (0) :: 1 Blks :: 2 Stls :: 2 TOs Elton Brand - 31 Pts :: 1 Asts :: 13 Rebs :: 77.8 FG% :: 75.0 FT% :: 3 Pointers (0) :: 2 Blks :: 0 Stls :: 3 TOs Gilbert Arenas - 18 Pts :: 10 Asts :: 3 Rebs :: 23.8 FG% :: 87.5 FT% :: 3 Pointers (1) :: 0 Blks :: 0 Stls :: 2 TOs Paul Pierce - 29 Pts :: 8 Asts :: 7 Rebs :: 69.2 FG% :: 80.0 FT% :: 3 Pointers (3) :: 1 Blks :: 3 Stls :: 1 TOs Richard Jefferson - 17 Pts :: 12 Asts :: 9 Rebs :: 44.4 FG% :: 75.0 FT% :: 3 Pointers (0) :: 0 Blks :: 1 Stls :: 3 TOs Tony Parker - 23 Pts :: 6 Asts :: 5 Rebs :: 57.9 FG% :: 33.3 FT% :: 3 Pointers (0) :: 0 Blks :: 2 Stls :: 5 TOs Kobe Bryant - 28 Pts :: 4 Asts :: 4 Rebs :: 46.2 FG% :: 66.7 FT% :: 3 Pointers (0) :: 0 Blks :: 1 Stls :: 3 TOs Kevin Garnett - 17 Pts :: 4 Asts :: 15 Rebs :: 50.0 FG% :: 33.3 FT% :: 3 Pointers (0) :: 1 Blks :: 1 Stls :: 3 TOs Steve Francis - 24 Pts :: 4 Asts :: 8 Rebs :: 36.8 FG% :: 88.9 FT% :: 3 Pointers (2) :: 0 Blks :: 0 Stls :: 5 TOs Dwayne Wade - 29 Pts :: 6 Asts :: 11 Rebs :: 45.8 FG% :: 77.8 FT% :: 3 Pointers (0) :: 0 Blks :: 1 Stls :: 10 TOs Ron Artest - 24 Pts :: 4 Asts :: 8 Rebs :: 42.1 FG% :: 58.3 FT% :: 3 Pointers (1) :: 0 Blks :: 3 Stls :: 3 TOs Kirk Hinrich - 23 Pts :: 6 Asts :: 5 Rebs :: 66.7 FG% :: 80.0 FT% :: 3 Pointers (3) :: 0 Blks :: 0 Stls :: 5 TOs Zach Randolph - 29 Pts :: 3 Asts :: 12 Rebs :: 57.9 FG% :: 87.5 FT% :: 3 Pointers (0) :: 1 Blks :: 3 Stls :: 1 TOs Marcus Camby - 20 Pts :: 0 Asts :: 11 Rebs :: 61.5 FG% :: 66.7 FT% :: 3 Pointers (0) :: 6 Blks :: 1 Stls :: 1 TOs Andre Miller - 9 Pts :: 13 Asts :: 10 Rebs :: 30.0 FG% :: 100.0 FT% :: 3 Pointers (0) :: 2 Blks :: 0 Stls :: 3 TOs Shareef Abdur Rahim - 15 Pts :: 7 Asts :: 7 Rebs :: 50.0 FG% :: 50.0 FT% :: 3 Pointers (0) :: 0 Blks :: 0 Stls :: 3 TOs </font></font> <u>Damn You [<font size=""1"">Insert Curse Word</font>] Idiot </u> <font color=""Red""><font size=""1"">Luke Ridnour - 2 Pts :: 6 Asts :: 3 Rebs :: 11.1 FG% :: 100.0 FT% :: 3 Pointers (0) :: 0 Blks :: 2 Stls :: 0 TOs Dirk Nowitzki - 14 Pts :: 1 Asts :: 2 Rebs :: 62.5 FG% :: 80.0 FT% :: 3 Pointers (0) :: 0 Blks :: 0 Stls :: 0 TOs Memet Okur - 2 Pts :: 1 Asts :: 0 Rebs :: 20.0 FG% :: 0.0 FT% :: 3 Pointers (0) :: 1 Blks :: 0 Stls :: 0 TOs Smush Parker - 0 Pts :: 3 Asts :: 2 Rebs :: 0.0 FG% :: 0.0 FT% :: 3 Pointers (0) :: 0 Blks :: 2 Stls :: 2 TOs Stephon Marbury - 13 Pts :: 4 Asts :: 0 Rebs :: 37.5 FG% :: 75.0 FT% :: 3 Pointers (1) :: 0 Blks :: 0 Stls :: 5 TOs </font></font> <u>Yes My Sleeper Came Through, I Told You So</u> <font color=""Green""><font size=""1"">Keith Van Horn - 19 Pts :: 1 Asts :: 13 Rebs :: 56.3 FG% :: 50.0 FT% :: 3 Pointers (0) :: 0 Blks :: 2 Stls :: 6 TOs Delonte West - 8 Pts :: 5 Asts :: 6 Rebs :: 40.0 FG% :: 75.0 FT% :: 3 Pointers (1) :: 1 Blks :: 2 Stls :: 3 TOs Speedy Claxton - 24 Pts :: 6 Asts :: 2 Rebs :: 66.7 FG% :: 57.1 FT% :: 3 Pointers (0) :: 0 Blks :: 2 Stls :: 3 TOs Alonzo Mourning - 8 Pts :: 1 Asts :: 7 Rebs :: 50.0 FG% :: 50.0 FT% :: 3 Pointers (0) :: 7 Blks :: 0 Stls :: 2 TOs Darius Miles - 26 Pts :: 1 Asts :: 8 Rebs :: 56.7 FG% :: 50.0 FT% :: 3 Pointers (0) :: 0 Blks :: 3 Stls :: 4 TOs </font></font>
