I’m trying my best. Still plugging along. Made some good
picks and some not so good ones this week. And I started putting my NBA package
to good use by watching some of these performances, so there’s a little
extra insider knowledge for you guys in this one.
I made a new installment to the Sleeper of the Day Review this week in which I list the top three waiver wire
performances of the day underneath my chosen player’s performance. This gives
anyone interested a tiny window into the stat sheets of the hottest players on
the wire. I had this epiphany Tuesday night, which explains its absence for Monday's review.
There’s a miniature terms key below just in case you can’t
follow the lingo.
What ensues is a night by night log I kept of each player’s
performance last week.
It’s colorful, it’s bright and it will give you a little
insight. Hope you enjoy!
Key Terms:
* (%) = percent of Yahoo! leagues a WW player is owned in.
Can’t be over 20%.
* Hindsight Performance Meter uses a 1 – 10 scale
Mon Feb 23 — Never
go back on your picks. Stick to your guns.
I should learn these words and learn them well. As you may
recall, I picked Fred Jones originally but after three glasses of wine and having my mind washed over from the Oscars, I made a late switch to Jones’ teammate DeAndre
Jordan. Guess who did better?
1) Fred Jones: Started
and saw big minutes. Now I remember why I picked him.
Sleeper Line: 37
minutes, 11 points (5-of-8 FG, 1-of-2 FT), six rebounds, four assists, one
steal, one block
Hindsight Performance Meter:
6.5
2) DeAndre Jordan: I
think Brandon put it best when he said never pick a Clipper. Both Cambyman and
Randolph were back for this one. Ouch.
Sleeper Line: DNP
Hindsight Performance Meter:
N/A
Tues Feb 24 — J.J. Barea: In a futile effort to get the Mavs back in the game, Barea went on a
bit of a tear in the fourth quarter, reeling off 12 points, if I recall
correctly. It didn’t help the Mavs much but was the only thing that saved this
from being another awful pick.
Sleeper Line: 26
minutes, 16 points (7-of-15 FG, 2-of-5 FT), one rebound, three assists, one
turnover
Hindsight Performance Meter:
5
Top 3 WW Performaces:
- Kurt Thomas (3%): 30 minutes, 10 points (5-of-7 FG), 15
rebounds, one assists, three blocks
- Michael Finley (14%): 37 minutes, 16 points (6-of-9 FG), four
3-pointers, five rebounds, one steal
- Kyle Weaver (1%): 23 minutes, 16 points (5-of-8 FG, 3-of-3
FT), three 3-ponters, four rebounds, one assist, one steal
Wed Feb 25 — Leon
Powe: Despite the bigger opportunity to
put up better stats, Powe was a rather large disappointment in this one, as
Glen Davis started and finished the game for the Celts. In the perfect scenario
to give Powe some burn, Rivers once against sentenced him to the bench. Doc,
what have you got against my boy, Leon Powe?
Sleeper Line: 24
minutes, three points (1-of-6 FG, 1-of-4 FT), nine rebounds, one assist, one
steal, two blocks, two turnovers
Hindsight Performance Meter:
3
Top 3 WW Performaces:
- Dominic McGuire (4%): 34 minutes, 14 points (4-of-7 FG, 6-of-6
FT), 14 rebounds, two assists, one steal, three blocks, two turnovers
- Brandon Bass (8%): 30 minutes (5-of-8 FG, 8-of-8 FT), 18
points, 11 rebounds, three assists, four blocks, four turnovers
- Bobby Simmons (17%): (6-of-8 FG, 3-of-3 FT) 28 minutes, 18
points, three 3-pointers, five rebounds, one assist
Thurs Feb 26 – Luke Walton: I’m not gonna lie, this pick has got me pretty down right now.
Rooting for a Laker was tough enough, but to witness L.A. blow out Phoenix and
Walton only see 19 minutes of action was downright brutal. I said I was
“guessing/hoping” Phoenix would stay in this one. Well, my guessing needs work
and I’m starting to find (maybe a little late) there’s no room for hope in this
game. Final score: 132 – 106 and to my best recollection not a single starter
saw the floor in the fourth quarter, and if any did it was for but only a few
minutes. The only thing that prevented this from being a horrible pick was the
shallowness of options on a Thursday.
Sleeper Line: 19
minutes, six points (3-of-6 FG), one rebound, three assists, one block
Hindsight Performance Meter:
3
Top 3 WW Performances:
- Von Wafer (8%): 21 minutes, 19
points (5-of-10 FG, 5-of-5 FT), four three pointers, one rebounds, one
turnover
- Jordan Farmar (12%): 24 minutes,
12 points (5-of-10 FG), two 3-pointers, six rebounds, five assists, two
steals, four turnovers
- Jared Dudley (1%): 26 minutes,
13 points (4-of-7 FG, 4-of-6 FT), one 3-pointer, eight rebounds, two
assists, two steals, one block, two turnovers
Fri Feb 27 – Bobby Jackson: In a rare blowout victory for the Kings, Jackson was the team’s best
player, racking up more minutes and a higher +/- ratio than anyone else. When
the backup point guard starts and outplays Baron Davis, you know your team has
a great shot at a win, even if they only started the night with 12 of them. It
could have gone better for B Jack in this one too. A couple of teammates blew
layups that would have boosted his assists total and a few loose balls took
funny hops and avoided his hands. And thus I finished just one spot out of the
money Friday, as Jackson earned only the fourth best waiver wire performance.
Sleeper Line: 37
minutes, 18 points (6-of-8 FG, 3-of-4 FT), three 3-pointers, four rebounds,
three assists, two steals, one block, one turnover
Hindsight Performance Meter:
9
Top 3 WW Performances:
- Larry Hughes (17%): 34 minutes,
25 points (9-of-16 FG, 4-of-4 FT), three 3-pointers, four rebounds, two
assists, four steals
- Louis Amundson (1%): 26 minutes,
20 points (9-of-11 FG, 2-of-2 FT), 10 rebounds, one assist, four blocks,
one turnover
- Charlie Bell (8%): 27 minutes,
21 points (7-of-18 FG, 2-of-2 FT), five 3-pointers, four rebounds, three
assists, one steal, two blocks
Sat Feb 28 — Andray Blatche: Blatche was a complete non-factor in this one. The Bucks went up big
early, Coach Tapscott elected to sit him most of the first half while there was
still a chance at competing, then decided to throw him in for most of the
second half when the team was all but out of it. Blatche didn’t do much with
the time he was allotted, playing weak-side off the ball, standing around the
three point arc, while his teammates took all the shots.
Side Note: My bad for thinking the Bucks go small. That was
an misguided assertion based on one or two games as there was usually a true center
on the court throughout the game. It’s funny. It took me like an extra hour to
find this pick, why, I’m not exactly sure and I still managed to under
research. This is a tough task I’ve given myself.
Sleeper Line: 22
minutes, eight points (2-of-6 FG, 4-of-4 FT), one rebound, two blocks
Hindsight Performance Meter: 2.5
Top 3 WW Performances:
- Willie Green (3%): 35 minutes,
19 points (7-of-14 FG, 3-of-3 FT), two 3-pointers, one rebound, two
assists, one steal, one block
- Dan Gadzuric (1%): 22 minutes,
10 points (5-of-6 FG), 11 rebounds, two steals, one block, two turnovers
- Luc Mbah a Moute (10%): 32
minutes, 13 points (6-of-9 FG, 1-of-1 FT), nine rebounds, two assists, two
steals, one block, three turnovers
Sun Mar 1 – Michael Finley: The Spurs got blown out in this one, so Coach Pop decided to sit Finley
for most of this contest. In the 15 minutes he played he did next to nothing.
Sometimes random things like this happen. Who would’ve known the Spurs would
get blown out in Tim Duncan’s return when they had beaten the same team handily
two games ago without him?
Sleeper Line: 15
minutes, zero points (0-for-1 FG), one assist
Hindsight Performance Meter:
1
Top 3 Waiver Wire Performances:
- Anthony Randolph (3%): 26
minutes, 12 points (7-of-11 FG, 6-of-9 FT), eight rebounds, four blocks,
one turnover
- James Singleton (5%): 33
minutes, 12 points (4-of-8 FG, 4-of-4 FT), 16 rebounds, one steal, one
turnover
- Carl Landry (7%): 26 minutes, 12
points (4-of-5 FG, 4-of-4 FT), three rebounds, one steal, two blocks
