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NBA 2013- Five Waiver Wire Pickups for Week #2

Posted by fantasyfurnace on November 3, 2013
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This week there are some serviceable finds on the waiver wire for 12+ leagues (and deeper) that are very widely available. Every player below is owned in under 30% of leagues; two of them under 20%. This would be a great time to tweak your roster and weed out any dregs from your recent drafts…

1. DeMarre Carroll-SF,PF-Hawks- 10% Owned-  This 1st round (27th overall) pick in the 2009 draft, after 4 years in the NBA, is finally getting a chance to start for the Hawks and although two games is a small sample to go on, he already leads the team in steals ( 3 per game) and in FT % (84.6). Getting to the free throw line is one of Carroll’s assets to those in fantasy-he has made 11 of 13 FT attempts. Carroll’s FG% will improve and level off at around 45-46% once the early season rust wears off. He’s someone to consider in 12+ leagues or for those with a shortage at the SF position.

2. Alec Burks-SG-Jazz- 28% Owned- Strictly for those in deeper leagues, Burks is another former 1st rounder (12th pick) of the Utah Jazz in the 2011 draft. His biggest contribution to your roster will come in the way of points where he is already averaging 18 per game, three games into the young season. We like his basketball savvy and his pick and roll defense, however Burks will not fill up your stat sheet as he is not proficient in many other categories except scoring. Watch Burks below in action:

3. Josh McRoberts-PF-Bobcats- 17% Owned- A name you are more familiar with, McRoberts came over from the Magic last season and was given the starting role in Charlotte at Power Forward. In the 23 games he started for the Bobcats, he had 9.3 PPG and 7.2 RPG. Not earth-shattering numbers but in leagues where there are multiple centers and a shortage of centers to go around, McRoberts can be a helpful addition. Don’t let his playing time on Saturday (15 minutes) concern you as he went up against Anthony Davis and scored well but had a problem defending the superstar (as most others have). McRoberts will average closer to 30 minutes a game under normal circumstances.

4. P. J. Tucker-SG,SF-Suns- 21% Owned- Traded from the Raptors two seasons ago, Tucker could finally be getting an opportunity to secure starters minutes as he fights veteran Gerald Green for that role. After finishing the final four games last season with a 15.3 PPG average, all indications are that he should overtake Green and become the Suns starting SF. In the early going, his 15 PPG hasn’t lowered those expectations. Clearly someone to consider in deeper leagues at this stage, it would be wise to take out a flier and watch the former 2nd rounder.

#17 P. J. Tucker picked up where he left of in the final week last season and should take over at SF for the Christian Petersen/Getty Images North America. Photo:

#17 P. J. Tucker picked up where he left of in the final week last season and should take over at SF for the Suns. Photo: Christian Petersen/Getty Images North America.

5. Brandon Bass-PF,C-Celtics-26% Owned- Although Jared Sullinger will ultimately garner the starting PF position in Boston this season,  Bass put up 17 points in the season opener without Sullinger on the floor and 17 with him on the court. Strictly someone to consider in deeper leagues, Bass’ downside is that he won’t get you a ton of rebounds or blocks, so if you’re okay with something like 9 PPG, 5-6 RPG, and .75 BPG, then Bass could be a decent backup for you at PF/C .

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The Boston Celtics: Our take on their season; where do they go from here?

Posted by fantasyfurnace on June 10, 2012
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Now that the Boston Celtics, a franchise donning seventeen World Championship banners from the rafters of  T.D. Garden, has been officially eliminated from any further play this season, it is time to review and prognosticate on where they were in December and who will be with them going into next season.

The NBA lockout prior to the beginning of the 21011-2012 season hurt many teams. However it had worse of an impact on the Boston Celtic players more than most of the other teams in the NBA save for the Spurs and maybe the Lakers, due mainly to some of the aging stars on this storied franchise; Ray Allen turns 37 next month, Kevin Garnett 36,  Paul Pierce 34.

This was probably the last time these three will take the floor in the same uniform. Photo: Celticshub.com

Celtics coach Doc Rivers said that KG and Pierce both did not begin the season in ‘basketball’ shape and it took a while for the two of them to shake of their collective rust. After their loss on opening day against the N.Y. Knicks, the Celtics went 4-8 over their next 12. The rust on their so called ‘big three’ was beginning to show.

However, they deserve an enormous amount of credit for turning their season around and being able to finish the regular season fourth in the Eastern Conference 12 games over .500.  And, as everyone knows by now, they gave a pretty good showing of themselves throughout the playoffs except for game six in the Heat series when they had Miami on the perverbial ropes and allowed LeBron to go off for 45/15/5, while getting blown out of the game!

With their elimination on Saturday night in Miami, the media and fan base have already begun discussions concerning the future of some of the Celtics players; in particular the ‘big three’ of Allen, Garnett, and Pierce. Garnett is an unrestricted free agent, but we think he will more than likely get resigned for an additional two years- so also believes coach Doc Rivers. Now whether he’ll get to play both seasons is another story.

Pierce has two years to go on his contract with Boston who owes him $16,790 million in 2013 and $15,333 million in ’14. With that kind of money owed, and at 34 years old, he will be returning next season.

Ray Allen, another unrestricted free agent is unsigned for 2013 and with Avery Bradley poised to take over at the two, Allen will be traded to a team in need of some outside shooting and there are always plenty of them. Case in point take Steve Novak and what his presence did to help open for floor for the N.Y. Knicks.  And Bradley is already signed, (and quite reasonably) over the next three years at $1.6 million, $2.5 million, and $3.6 million.

Rajon Rondo of course will be going nowhere. He has three years left on his contact and is the centerpiece of the franchise. Brendan Bass, the great pickup from Orlando in the off-season, should be returning as well and will be negotiating his final $4 million contract which ends following the 2013 season. He played a key roll for the Celtics this season averaging 12.5/6./1.0 but was more than serviceable in the absence of Glen ‘Baby’ Davis.

Brandon Bass was an excellent pickup of the Celtics this season. Photo: thenbamemes.tumblr.com

As for game seven on Saturday night…”Honestly, I thought we had nothing left”, Rivers said of their 20-6 collapse at the end of the game. Changes are on the horizon. They did all they could with what they had. It’s time to move on…

In the final analysis, the Celts deserve a pat on the back for taking their post season play as far as they did with the personnel they had. Even with their age & their lack of quickness up and down the court, they still came within one game of getting to the finals. Although we couldn’t see a very much younger and faster OKC team with a stacked bench losing to the Celtics in the finals, our hats are still off to them for a job well done by the team, and their standout coach, Doc Rivers.

Well-liked coach Doc Rivers deserves much of the credit for the Celtics run this season. Photo: Celticstown.com