November 6th: Roy Hibbert – Human Eraser, Dwight Howard – Sniper

Roy Hibbert blocked 7 shots (8pts,10rbds, 7blks) last night, accounting for more blocks than half the teams in my league. If you’re like me, and you’re taking advantage of the NBA league pass free preview on Comcast, you probably saw Roy dominating the paint for a team that itself looked dominant. He’s a difference maker on defense – for the Pacers and for fantasy teams. Oh by the way, Paul George (31pts, 4 3ptm, 10rbds, 4asts, 4stls, on 75%fg and 100%ft) and Lance Stephenson (10pts, 2 3ptm, 7asts, 6rbds, 1stl, 5to in 39 minutes) looked pretty great too.

I fucking hate this band.

Boxing out:

Isaiah Thomas: 47% fg, 100% ft, 1 3ptm, 26 pts, 5 assists, 1 rbd, 2 stls, 4to



At best a late round pick only a few weeks ago, Isaiah has been fantastic so far. He scored the majority of his points in the 4th quarter last night and nearly brought Sacramento back from the abyss, only to miss a late game tying three. He’s wicked fast and he plays hard, he’s exciting to watch.

Paul Millsap: 60% fg, 83% ft, 2 3ptm, 25 pts, 11 rbds, 4 asts, 4stls, 1 blk, 2to

Millsap displayed an impressive, well rounded, and entertaining offensive game; he was all over the floor Tuesday. With Elton Brand invisible, and Pero Antic being Pero Antic, count on Millsap and Horford(27pts, 10rbds, 3stls, 2blks) to pay dividends all season. I plan on making a move for Millsap when he cools down a bit, but I won’t be holding my breath.

Pero being Pero

Dwight Howard: 77% fg, 75% ft, 29pts, 13rbds, 2asts, 1 blk, 6to



Dwight shot over 50% from both the field and the line for the first time all season. Gotta love a guy who shoots 49% from the field and only 50% from the line (shots that aren’t even guarded, Dwight). Asik played 22 minutes for 8pts/5/rbds/1blk. He doesn’t have any fantasy value unless he gets traded or Dwight gets hurt.

Kevin Garnett: 13 minutes, 40% fg, 4pts, 4rbds, 1ast, 0stl, 0blk, 1to

Kevin Garnett is old as fuck. 13 minute games are what happens when you’re old as fuck. Averaging 7.3pts, 7,3rbds, and .7blks on 33% shooting is what happens when you’re old as fuck. I’ve always liked Blatche’s game (10 pts and 3rbds Tuesday), if KG goes down for any significant time maybe he heats up. KG is still owned in, impossibly, 88% of leagues.

Nick Young: 67%fg, 57% ft, 21pts,1 3ptm, 1rbd, 1ast, 3stls,

Young can score at will. Given the minutes, count on him to fill it up (very inefficiently). Long term minutes probably won’t be available for Young though, with Kobe coming back eventually, and guys with a similar game like Joddie Meeks also on that roster. He’s a primetime example of how scoring and 3’s will nearly always available on the wire.

Manu Ginobili: 11% fg, 100% ft, 6pts, 4rbds, 5ast, 3stl, 1to

Despite a poor shooting night tonight, 1-9 in 27 minutes, he still managed a decent line. He was (+15) on Tuesday, second on the team behind only Boris Diaw (+20). Whatever that’s worth.

Nostradamus Report: (0-1)

Yesterday: Triple-double for Eric Bledsoe

No triple-double, but its hard to complain about 25pts, 5ast, 4rbds, 3stl, 5to on 10-12 shoot and 4-4 from the line. Anthony Davis (17pts, 11rbds, 5 blks) and Eric Gordon (20pts, 5asts, 3rbds, 3stls) were good for the Pelicans, while Jrue Holiday (3pts, 1 3ptm, 9asts, 5rbds, 2stl, 6to) and Tyreke Evans (9 pts, 4rbds, 2ast, 1stl, 1blk, 4to) struggled.

Wednesday: Prediction

JJ Redick pours in 20+ with four 3’s back in Orlando.