Fantasy Basketball Crew

🏀🏀 BLOWOUT CITY (aka Friday) #FantasyBasketball RECAP STORM 🏀🏀 LIKE & FOLLOW please! Wizards @ Hawks 🏀 No AD so everything shifted in a HUGE way for the Wiz 🏀 Alex Sarr got 30 big mins and my buy low call might get ruined by this AD ankle 🏀 Kyshawn George went bananas and he's been pretty dang good lately anyway 🏀 Even Deandre Ayton was borderline fantasy useful... but obviously we can't put a ton of stock into the game without the high usage big man. Still good to know for next time around. Dybantsa was good too though he shot poorly 🏀 No Jalen Johnson for Atlanta, so that explains the Lu Dort nonsense. We can ignore that. Other stuff, however... 🏀 Kingston Flemings started again but I'm not really sold on him being a pickup outside of guard builds, at least unless/until his mins go up by 4+ more 🏀 The CJ McCollum part of this is the more important since he's turned into a pumpkin. Still, if he shoots better he probably plays 25-26 mins and he did have the 3rd highest usage rate on the team. I think I'd hold a bit longer. 🏀 The Okongwu BUY window is officially dead. He is ranked #47 now after the slow start. Celtics @ Hornets 🏀 At the risk of being branded a lazy analyst, I think we can pretty much just toss this one. Game was over by halftime. Jayson Tatum and Derrick White were kind of the only dudes who got theirs before starters got pulled 🏀 One little footnote: Moussa Diabate was out for Charlotte. Kalkbrenner got the start but it was Steinbach that put up the better numbers. Not sure I'd add either on this data. Sixers @ Cavaliers 🏀 Another blowout, but Nick Nurse still likes to make sure his guys get 30 mins, so at least there's that, even if they mostly sucked 🏀 We were watching to see what might happen with Jarrett Allen out on the Cleveland side and the blowout mostly ruined that effort. Sam Merrill started alongside Watson but left early with an elbow issue. 🏀 Mario Hezonja, @thunderdandfs new crush, had 15/10 in only 14 mins! If he somehow gets the start, I'd consider him 🏀 My overall feeling is that Peyton Watson is a streamer but with Allen out keep an eye on whether he can push just above that threshold Thunder @ Grizzlies 🏀 Yes, ANOTHER blowout! 🏀 Jared McCain had one of his heater games and I just know some of you are going to completely forget that he was mostly useless for an entire week before this. He's a scoring streamer 🏀 Aday Mara I have categorized as a 1-burger fill-in and these low-min games mixed in with the mid-20's is why. No consistency due to the Thunder mixing and matching means he won't settle much higher than top-100 range. He DOES, I think, belong on rosters, but barely 🏀 I still have some faith in Caruso but if the game isn't tight he will get put on ice early. Ah well. I added him in a couple spots to see how the next couple games go 🏀 Much like Caruso, Edey isn't going to get pushed in mins if the game is out of reach. His buy low window extends slightly 🏀 Ty Jerome survived the assault Wolves @ Pelicans 🏀 Joan Beringer left early and Trey Lyles woke up in a surprise twist. Don't bother with any of this. 🏀 Who needs Ant when you've got Ayo? 🏀 Jonathan Kuminga continues to do the little stuff but good gravy that FT line is a real buzzkill. I think he's a hold but if you're punting foul shots that would make this call a lot easier 🏀 My guy Dejounte finally had a down game after reaching 1st round value. Fart emoji. 🏀 Jeremiah Fears continues to get as much as he can handle despite the team being healthy. It was Herb Jones that got completely punted. Fears is a clear hold. 🏀 Trey Murphy only got 7 shots, which seems insane because he's one of their self-proclaimed untouchables. Maybe consider letting him be a part of the gameplan? Hold and probably buy lowish. 🏀 Karlo Matkovic played 18 mins. Derik Queen just 10.5. We need Missi back to sort this out. In the meantime, both of these guys are typically worth playing. Just a bad game today. 🏀 Saddiq Bey, as much as I once again hate to admit it, is playable while he's taking lots of shots. I have to believe this tapers but /shrug it hasn't yet 🏀 Zion got 2 more steals and didn't miss that many FTs. He's a sell high guy. Raptors @ Bucks 🏀 No Barnes or Quickley in addition to Kawhi, so that pushed Shead, Walter and 1 of the Bigs into the starting 5. 🏀 Whatever the case, both CMB and Poeltl had success and bought themselves more time. I mean, I'm holding CMB all year if I have to, but Poeltl I'm not as convinced on these days 🏀 I expect folks back for the next one so not going to read too much into the monster Shead game 🏀 Brayden Burries had a huge game, and deserves an add in most leagues but I'd caution folks that he's not typically a big assist guy and I can't imagine 11 rebounds sticks. Might be that he ends up as a really solid -1 rank kinda dude, which is still very worthwhile 🏀 Ryan Rollins looks like a drop. I seriously can't believe how this one turned. I might hold through the week but woof 🏀 Myles Turner was on a really nice roll and at least he blocked 3 shots in this devastating clunker 🏀 How does Kel'el Ware not get to play in this one? I'm going to hold almost indefinitely but Milwaukee is turning out to be the most disappointing fantasy squad in the league, minus perhaps my affection for Herro Jazz @ Mavericks 🏀 Hello Darryn Peterson! He's still more of a "wait for the big ones later" guy but cool to get one sooner 🏀 Lauri is slowly coming around. He's quietly pushed up into the 5th round 🏀 Jaxson Hayes remains a nice burger boy with Nurk out 🏀 Ace Bailey was less awesome but he's a hold with JJJ hurt 🏀 Morez Johnson outplayed Gafford - I don't think we're about to see an immediate changing of the guard. But keep an eye on it! 🏀 No other notes for me on this one Blazers @ Lakers 🏀 Is it possible to have zero fantasy thoughts on a game? Jrue keeps pushing along with Ja out. 🏀 Luka is nuts Spurs @ Kings 🏀 Yet another one that ended early. Sigh. No thoughts on the Spurs. 🏀 Leaky Black started for Hunter and played fairly well. 40 mins is the more notable number there. I might consider a burger play if Hunter has to miss any more 🏀 The Sabonis slowdown has dropped him to #29 now and I feel less crazy for my lower rank now. Phew. Thought I might have missed this one by a mile 🏀 Monk had a decent line but only 18 mins so I'll pass for now