What a week...lots going on.
Jared Sullinger is lost for the season just days after Rondo went down. Sullinger slipped in the NBA draft because of these potential back issues and they finally caught up with him. The surprising part if the Celtics are 4-0 since Rondo went down. Losing Sullinger probably hurt Brussels more than Boston as Timmy spent his final $1 dollar on FA rookie Mo Harkless. I like this kid in Orlando. It's either him or Nicholson that should see some increased minutes with Big Baby being out.
Timmy Duncan is finally showing his age and minor aches, pains, sprains and strains are slowing him down. The BLOCKS category has tightened right up since I haven't been able to count on Timmy's 2+ blocks per game.
Rudy Gay debuted in TO and put up some very good numbers. The Kok will be pleased.
Arctic and Juan are making big pushes this week and they have rose to the high 800's in the Standings. A resurgent Tyreke Evans is helping to lead the push in Arctic while Klay Thompson threw down a monster week in Juan. I see +78 points staring Juan right in the face. He could jump to 954 in a hurry next week as he has room to move in ATO (+39), BLOCKS (+13) and steals (+26). Juan isn't that far behind the Wack in scoring so that could be a 40 point swing there. The top 4 teams are really starting to tighten up.
The Pimps had a good week too as he averaged over 16ppg in Week 14. Mareese Speights has done very well in CLE this week averaging 16 and 7.
The Wack had a rough week as 4 of his guys (Aminu, Barnes, McGee, and Ed Davis) all struggled. Chilliwack's top 10 keeper Andre Drummond had another impressive week averaging 10ppg, 12reb, and over a steal and block per game while shooting 63%.
The current leading vote getter in the 'best value' poll - Nikola Vucevic - averaged 16 and 12 this week with 1.5 blocks and he shot 63%. Not bad for a $1 dollar player.
Earl Clark has been a surprising player this season in LA. He's averaged 12 and 8 over the last 2 weeks and is a nice fill in these days.
I like the Kyle Singler pick up in Maui. He beat me to the punch on this white kid.
I see 3 FA pickups tonight. Arctic brings in some much needed rebound help in Aaron Gray. He has played well lately and Arctic can use the boards. I'm surprised Arctic hasn't reached out to Maui for Reggie Evans. I also see French has picked up Jerryd Bayless and Nick Young. You know things are getting desperate when Nick Young finds a JBL home. But hey, to be fair, Young has played very well over his last 10 games and certainly deserves to be a roster. The biggest name to hit the wire has to be Rodney Stuckey. Once a promising part of the Pistons back court - he's been reduced to a 6th man who really can't shoot (39/29) and does little else to help your team.
So, it's February 3rd and this time 2 weeks from now we'll be just a couple of hours away from 'Keeper Trade Deadline'. Will the Wack move Drummond or George or Mayo? Will Arctic look to leverage Faried? Will Juan consider moving Kemba, Sanders, or West for bigger contributors? Would Golden dare move fan favorite Pekovic if it could improve the team?
Two weeks to decide on what you want to do with the rest of 2012/13. Go for it to try and get a money spot? Go for the title? Make sure you beat your biggest rival? Or load up with keepers for next season? Of course, being mindful that where you finish in the Standings will dictate how many guys you'll get to keep. I'll be watching the Standings carefully as there are a number of teams with several good keepers but not enough roster spots based on the current standings. The race for the finish line in 2013 is just heating up...
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