Knickerbrawlers
This NBA season has not been a good one. My fantasy NBA team has been in shambles so far this season, mostly due to injuries:
- Point Guard: What a disaster this position has been. Stephon Marbury was available for cheap, but he has sucked so badly that he couldn’t even be my second string PG. Leandro Barbosa was OK for a time, but now I’m relying on the unproven Jarett Jack and the resurgent Shaun Livingston.
- Shooting Guard: Another disaster, as Jason Richardson has been terrible since coming back from surgery. I don’t play him, but he’s on the cannot-drop list. I do have some relief in the form of Josh Howard (a favorite of mine) who was picked up for free when he got injured a while back. For a time JR Smith was doing great from behind the 3-point line and as a scorer, but then he went and got himself suspended for 10 games. Thanks, thanks a lot.
- Small Forward: Lebron James has been worthy of a number 1 pick, and Josh Howard also qualifies for SF. My other SF, Richard Jefferson was picked as a low risk scorer-rebounder, but he has been disappointing thus far this season. I desperately need to shed some small forwards and get some bigs.
- Power Forward: Jermaine O’Neil has been pretty good and Zaza Pachulia has been above average so I guess I can’t complain…
- Center: Except that those two PF have to moonlight as my 2 centers as well…
Bad times all around, as injuries and sub-par performances have really rocked my squad. I’ve been losing pretty much every week (and badly), so I need to make some changes to my lineup. I think I will probably try to trade Richard Jefferson if I can find a good power forward, and I am considering dropping JR Smith, in hopes that I can pick him back up later.
As for the Knicks, way to make a bad season that much worse by getting involved in a terrible brawl. I don’t know where Isiah gets off telling George Karl who he can or can’t play, and I was surprised Isiah didn’t get any punishment.
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By Ender, 12/19/2006 @ 2:56 pm
Try Earl Boykins as your PG. Without Melo and JR, a lot of the Nuggets’ scoring duties will shift to him and Camby.