Posts Tagged Acie Law
20-Second Timeout: Nate Robinson
Posted by fantasy hoopster in 20-Second Timeout, Fantasy Basketball, Fantasy Basketball Pickups, Fantasy Basketball Strategy on February 5, 2010
Nate Robinson will be making his first start at PG tonight for the Knicks. Last year as a starter, Nate averaged 21 ppg, 5.6 rpg, and 5.0 apg to go with 1.6 treys and 1.3 spg on a respectable 44% from the field. Unfortunately for him (and his chances to keep the starting job), the Knicks only went 3-8 in those 11 games, including 1-4 when Nate started at PG. (They were 2-4 when he started at SG opposite Chris Duhon.)
The Knicks were 32-50 overall on the year last year, a .390 win percentage, which was sadly better than any of the splits with Nate as a starter. (On a side note, the Knicks were 4-4 in games Nate missed altogether last year.) And you wondered why Mike D’Antoni never wanted to give him a chance.
Add in the fact that the Knicks are apparently interested in Acie Law (likely as part of a bigger deal, but nonetheless still confusing considering their logjam in the backcourt), and I would be cautiously optimistic about Nate’s new role. He’s currently available in 42% of Yahoo leagues, so keep a close eye on tonight’s box score. (I should probably also mention I own him in both of my most competitive leagues.)
By the way, Nate versus Brandon Jennings should be a fun matchup tonight, especially for Knicks fans, considering they passed on Young Money in the draft…
Fantasy Fallout: Stephen Jackson Finally/Already Traded! (updated 11/17/09)
Posted by fantasy hoopster in Fantasy Basketball, Fantasy Basketball Injuries, Fantasy Basketball Strategy, Fantasy Basketball Trades on November 16, 2009
Did the Warriors just pull a fast one on S-Jax? Or did S-Jax pull a fast one on all of us? (Getty Images)
Ask and you shall receive! Stephen Jackson has been traded along with Acie Law to the Charlotte Bobcats in exchange for Raja Bell and Vladimir Radmanovic. Bet he (or anyone) didn’t see that coming! To be honest, this trade caught me off guard in three respects:
a) It finally happened?!? I thought it would’ve happened in the off-season.
b) It already happened?!? If it didn’t happen in the off-season, I thought it would’ve drug itself out, giving me plenty of time to shop Jackson in fantasy leagues.
c) He got traded to a non-contender? Looks like I lucked out. For now…
Before I get to the fantasy fallout, J.E. Skeets at Ball Don’t Lie has some great links to some nice not-necessarily-fantasy-related but still interesting reactions to the trade, some of the best of which include:
- Queen City Hoops observes that “Yes, Jackson is averaging 16.6 points per game this season, and Bell just 12 — but per 100 team possessions the difference is just two points: Jackson has scored 23.1 points per 100 team possessions, and Bell is at 21.1.”
- Meanwhile, Aron Philips at Dime hypothesizes that this might not be Jackson’s final destination: “I see this trade making complete sense for the Warriors who bring in a hard-nosed defender in Bell and a long-ranger shooter in Radmanovic, but don’t see Jackson fitting in with the Bobcats’ plans. I wouldn’t be surprised if he’s flipped like Rasheed Wallace was a couple years ago to a contender.”
And now, the fantasy fallout:
Stephen Jackson
I wrote in a previous article when the Jackson trade rumors reemerged that Jack would likely see a decrease in fantasy value if traded. He was asking to be traded to a contender (I guess the Bobcats are kind of contending… for the lottery. Zing!), which would likely have hurt his AST, assuming a contender wouldn’t be asking S-Jax to handle the ball as much.
Rotoworld- Bucks SG Stackhouse ruled out w/ sore hammy - Jerry Stackhouse (G/F) Milwaukee Bucks
- Eric Gordon not in Clippers lineup on Tue - Eric Gordon (G) Los Angeles Clippers
- Alston still hasn't contacted the team - Rafer Alston (G) Miami Heat
- O'Neal, Wright will play - Jermaine O'Neal (C) Miami Heat
- Noah ditches his boot - Joakim Noah (F/C) Chicago Bulls
- Baron Davis sick, won't start on Tuesday - Baron Davis (G) Los Angeles Clippers
- Haywood may be able to play Wednesday - Brendan Haywood (C) Dallas Mavericks
- Lowry a game-time decision - Kyle Lowry (G) Houston Rockets
- Ariza cleared to play - Trevor Ariza (F) Houston Rockets
- Ellington still not cleared - Wayne Ellington (G) Minnesota Timberwolves
- Adrian Wojnarowski
- WojYahooNBA: Danny Granger and Channing Frye have been suspended for a game for scrap in recent game, NBA says.
- WojYahooNBA: RT @Ian_OConnor: At St. John's, the woman who shows the Big East boys how to do a man's job. http://tinyurl.com/yfp8khd
- WojYahooNBA: PJ knows he won't get another head coaching job in NBA. So if he wants to be HC again, it would have to be on campus. Still, i don't see it.
- WojYahooNBA: PJ came to hate recruiting when he left SHU in 90s, and it's only more distasteful now. He loves pro lifestyle -- even as asst. or radio-tv.
- WojYahooNBA: In past decade or so PJ Carlesimo turned down ND and St. Johns and has always told me CBB holds no appeal to him. Oregon would surprise me.
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