J. J. Redick has never been the lede for this world famous site. In fact, I don’t recall ever writing a blurb for him. I’m sure I have, but now that I think about it, I’m not so sure anymore. Whether I have or not is irrelevant, though, because he’s been Mehdick for most of the season. That’s not to say he hasn’t been good. He’s been useful for what you drafted him for; treys with a handful of boards and dimes, good for around top 90 value. Last night, all the parallel universes must have intersected because Redick was ridic and produced a stat line that was, frankly, out of this world.
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 27 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7/14 | 8/19 | 4/5 |
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaalmost messed around. The 10 boards were a career high! The 8 dimes were a season high. He’s never posted a trip-dub and last night was the first dub-dub of his career! See, some funky stuff was going on in the universe last night. Anyways, it was a ceiling game for Redick, one that we will likely never see again. Enjoy the Redickulousness for a day, then go prepare for the return of Mehdick.
Here’s what else I saw last night:
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 22 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1/5 | 8/17 | 5/6 |
Tobias has slowed down the past few weeks. The usage rate has dropped from 21 to 19 and he’s been averaging two fewer shot attempts per game. With that said, he’s averaging 36 minutes per game and is always a threat to pop off. He’s so silky smooth and is going to get piggidy paid this summer.
Amir Johnson
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 2/4 | 0 |
The Amir received the start and blessed us with 17 minutes, as Joel Embiid (rest) was out.
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 28 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11/12 | 6/10 |
We know that the lack of treys, free throw shooting, and turnovers are the weaknesses for Simmons. There’s probably no hope for the treys, which I don’t mind. He should stay in his lane regarding that. The free throw shooting has seen spurts of improvement. Y’all know where I stand on this one. Professional ballers should have no excuse when it comes to free throw shooting. As for the turnovers, he’s markedly improved in that area. 1.3 over the past three games and 2.7 over the past seven games. For most of the season, he was approaching 4 per game. Drafting Simmons was basically punting three categories. If he can improve in the turnovers and free throw shooting, that’s a top 25 player.
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 23 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1/4 | 8/19 | 6/6 |
Butler has been borderline amazing recently. Top 25 over the past six games and top 15 over the past three. The quietest top 25 production that I can remember in a long time. I guess he’s happy.
Amazingly, only one bench player scored for the Sixers, James Ennis III with 14 points. Mike Scott (15 minutes), Jonah Bolden (12 minutes) , Boban Marjanovic (11 minutes), and T. J. McConnell (11 minutes) all produced a big, fat bagel. That has to be some sort of record, right?
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 8 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0/4 | 4/10 | 0 |
Got the start and played 29 minutes. Bridges has started the last 13 games, but the minutes and production have been spotty at best. He’s a low usage player who won’t score many points, but will provide boards and steals.
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 21 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2/7 | 8/18 | 3/4 |
Kemba misses his boo, Cody Zeller, who has missed the last four games. Over that span, Kemba has been a top 100 player, shooting 35% from the field. I’ve listed the on/off numbers before, and they are significantly better for Kemba when Zeller is on the court.
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 26 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3/5 | 6/12 | 11/12 |
Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah. Top 10 player over the past three games. The usage rate has spiked from 22 to 25 and he’s averaging two more shot attempts per game.
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 26 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11/13 | 4/8 |
In 27 minutes.
Top 30 player since returning from injury.
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 31 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4/11 | 8/18 | 11/12 |
He’s no Redick, but he still gets me Harden excited.
Daniel House Jr.
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6/11 | 6/12 | 1/2 |
Played 33 minutes off the bench. House has played 33, 28, and 35 minutes the past three games. If you need treys, make a House call.
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 20 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0/2 | 9/14 | 2/4 |
16th in the NBA with 30 dub-dubs. Keep in mind that he’s played 14 fewer games than the leader.
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 21 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2/5 | 6/13 | 7/7 |
I love the 21/12 line. 12 is my favorite number and I just love symmetry like that. I know, I know. I’m a weirdo. Anyways, Trae has been a top 40 player over the past four games. The turnovers are still high at 3.8, but he’s been shooting 55% from the field and is grabbing an impressive 4.3 boards per game.
Deandre’ Bembry
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 14 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2/4 | 5/9 | 2/2 |
Played 23 minutes off the bench. Bembry will grab some boards, dish out a few dimes, and get some steals. That’s about it, though, and he’s only averaging 21 minutes per game.
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3/7 | 0 |
Got the start and played 32 minutes. Over the past five games, McGee has played 32, 19, 30, 19, and 33 minutes. If he plays 19 minutes the next game, I will lose my shit. Then scream “Why?” in a Nancy Kerrigan voice. With that said, he’s been a top 35 player over the past six games, despite averaging 23 minutes per game. 8.5 boards, 1.5 steals, and 1.5 blocks with 64% shooting from the field will enable that.
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 13 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1/5 | 6/16 | 0 |
Played 39 minutes. Boards, dimes, steals, and crappy shooting percentage are what Rondo delivers.
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 35 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8/14 | 12/20 | 3/4 |
Played 34 minutes off the bench. He’s played 34, 28, 30, 22, and 31 minutes over the past five games. The shooting has been erratic, but as last night showed, KCP can access the ceiling. He will also provide some stocks.
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0/5 | 1/6 | 0 |
Got the start and played 11 minutes because LeBron James (Space Jam rehearsal) was out. Nice trade for Muscala. Not.
Nikola Mirotic
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 23 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3/7 | 8/14 | 4/5 |
Got the start and played 24 minutes because Giannis Antetokounmpo (Lakers stink) did not play. Mirotic had been struggling, shooting 1-for-7 and 3-for-9 the prior two games. Ahhh, the great elixir, going up against the Lakers sieve of a defense.
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 30 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4/7 | 12/20 | 2/2 |
The Great Elixir. I’m just glad that Khris has warmed it up.
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 28 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5/11 | 8/14 | 7/10 |
Man….
Lopez would’ve been a perfect fit alongside LeBron, no? Anyways, top 20 player over the past six games.
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 14 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1/6 | 4/12 | 5/10 |
I have to watch the tape to see if there was point shaving going on.
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 13 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/5 | 6/11 | 0 |
Played a team-high 36 minutes off the bench. That’s how bad the Lakers are.
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 5 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0/2 | 2/5 | 1/2 |
Dray, the ultimate specialist….in not scoring points. It’s crazy how good he is in every other cat, though.
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 36 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8/14 | 12/21 | 4/5 |
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 28 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4/10 | 11/21 | 2/4 |
Andrew Bogut got the start and played 13 minutes because DeMarcus Cousins (ankle) was out. Jonas Jerebko scored 18 points in 18 minutes off the bench.
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 26 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2/3 | 10/16 | 4/6 |
7th 20/20 game of the season. Impressive. KAT is also tied for 6th with 47 dub-dubs. Meow!!
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 10 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0/3 | 3/14 | 4/4 |
Got another start because Jeff Teague (foot) was out and played 33 minutes. Is it just me or does Jones kind of suck?
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 19 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3/6 | 6/9 | 4/6 |
Got the start and played 30 minutes. I want some Korean Okogie!!! The last two games, Okogie has scored 19 and 21 points on 6-of-9 and 8-for-14 shooting respectively. Is it happening? Possibly, but the 60% from the field is unsustainable. For the season, that number is at 37%. Sure, some improvement is to be expected, but a more reasonable number is probably mid-40%. If you are planning on getting some Korean Okogie, he provides boards and steals.
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 44 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 6/15 | 17/33 | 4/6 |
Father, forgive me for I have sinned. I doubted Russell, but I have seen the light. With that said, there is still inconsistency to his game, but the ceiling is oh so high. Over the past six games, the usage rate has been 34.5 and he’s jacking up 20.7 shots per contest. The shooting efficiency hasn’t been pretty (37%), but you take the good with the bad.
De’Aaron Fox
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 27 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2/5 | 10/20 | 5/7 |
The only weakness to Fox’s game is the free throw shooting. Other than that, he contributes across the board while keeping the turnovers relatively low. He’s been solid all season, yet hasn’t produced many ceiling games. I think they will come. It’s just a matter of when.
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1/2 | 6/11 | 1/2 |
Continues to start and played 28 minutes. He still got plenty of run even with Marvin Bagley III balling. Not sure that continues, but it looks like the Nemanja will at least remain useful. I’m thinking mid-20s minutes going forward.
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 28 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2/2 | 12/15 | 2/2 |
Played 29 minutes off the bench. Even though I saw Bagley dominate grown men at the Drew League when he was still in college, I had doubts about how his game would translate in the NBA. I’m a stupid, stupid man.
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1/1 | 2/4 | 0 |
Got the start and played 20 minutes because Darren Collison (quad) was out. Welp.
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1/3 | 5/9 | 0 |
Man, dude is a freaking block machine. Leading the NBA by a wide margin with 2.75 per game. For shits and giggles, I took the way back machine and reminisced about Mark Eaton and his 5.56 blocks per game during the 1984 season. W. T. F. I remember him. He was Big Foot. And he sported mutton chops, which would normally make a man look funny, but on Eaton, they made him look sinister.
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 13 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5/11 | 3/3 |
Played 28 minutes off the bench. The 16 boards tied a season high. Well, it’s been six games since he returned from injury. The scoring has been inconsistent, but he’s been grabbing the boards on a nightly basis. And he’s been dishing dimes. Just don’t expect many contributions in the D cats.
Tyreke Evans
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 19 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0/1 | 9/16 | 1/3 |
Played 29 minutes off the bench. I told you in the lede. The parallel universes all intersected last night.
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 24 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4/9 | 8/17 | 4/4 |
Top 15 player over the past four games. The points, treys, and boards are plentiful. He also chips in some dimes as well, but the two main strengths in Gallinari’s game are the low turnovers (1.4 per game) and 90% shooting from the free throw line on 5.8 attempts.
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 10 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2/5 | 4/9 | 0 |
Played 31 minutes. A low usage player, so don’t expect many points from Beverley, but he provides boards, dimes, and those elusive stocks.
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 17 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 6/9 | 4/6 |
Played 29 minutes. Shai has really been a consistent force lately. He’s scored double figures in nine of the past 10 games and provided across-the-board production. The most important development, though, has been the playing time, as he’s received 29, 36, 30, and 27 minutes of run the last four games.
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 20 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8/15 | 4/8 |
Played 29 minutes off the bench. Over the past five games, the usage rate has been 28 and he’s hoisting 14 shots per game. You won’t get any treys, but the points, boards, and stocks are plentiful. 2 blocks per game over the past five games. The main bugaboo is the free throw shooting, as he’s at 63% for the season, but he was shooting 74% on 6.2 attempts before last night’s game.
Playoff time! I will be matched with a tough crew. Standard ESPN league with nine cats….which squad you like? I keep getting the wrong end of 5-4 in my “analysis”.
The bad guys….
Aldridge, M Gasol, Horford, Myles, Adebayo
Leonard, Osman, Knox, Oubre,
Mitchell, Fox, Collison, Shai, 1streamer spot
IR: Covington
The good guys…
Dray, Ibaka,
OPJ, Tobias, Fournier, Barton, Siakam, JJ (plays Monday-streamer)
Harden, Kemba, Rondo, Bledsoe, White, Van Vleet (hedging Lowry, Leonard days off)
Ayo!
The Goodfellas for me.
Fingers crossed!
I like both squads. Whoever runs well will win. Like if Osman is….Osman then you’re toast. 🙂 with that said, down with the infidels. Good luck my man
Thanks! I just dropped Delon to pick up Van Vleet yesterday afternoon. That looks dumb today.
As long as it looks smart tomorrow
I’m just gonna rant and vent here haha…in the semi’s but already lost games from embiid, leonard and collison….Nba should really look into this whole resting thing, I mean, play them 20 minutes, like the Davis situation…but fans do pay tickets to see stars play,…not sit on the bench…plus ir ruins fantasy haha,…anyways im just gonna go and try to win % cats, turnovers blocks and steals…might pull that one off.
Come here to vent anytime. It’s a safe space.
I’m a…teams should be allowed to do whatever they want kind of guy. Professional sports are very socialist when you think about it. It should be Darwinian. Dog eat dog. The weak would be driven out while innovation would be necessary to achieve success. Alas, here we are, so it is what it is.
Anyways, I do feel your pain and hope you can overcome the bad luck.
My squad for tonight
Lillard
Dotson
Hardaway Jr
T. Harris
Capela
Gobert
Mirotic
Bench: Sexton
His squad for tonight
Rubio
Jalen Brown
Richardson
Doncic
Kanter
Embiid
PG
We’re tied in 3s and I’m up by 5 blocks. Based on our lineups, who would you bench on my squad? Only need one guy to sit, and at the moment I’m thinking it’s Sexton. Thanks as always.
I’m with you. Sexton for me as well
Hey Son!
Great write up as always!
Playoffs started Monday and in a tough battle so far being down 5-6 (extra cats are PF and DD).I’m targetting FT%, 3PT, and PTs. The fact Embiid was out yesterday and OPJ potentially out the whole week really messed up my game plan lol.
My team is below:
Bledsoe, Huerter, Murray, BrunSON, DotSON, Isaac, OPJ, Osman, SabOnis, Siakam, Embiid, Jokic
Opponents team is below:
Lowry, Augustin, Hield, Simmons, Middleton, Batum, Bagley, Kuzma, Barnes, Dedmon, WCS, Ibaka
For some reason I picked up Huerter last Sunday since I thought he was getting hot and totally regret it. Also, thinking of dropping Isaac as well since he laid a deuce last game and hasn’t been all that great last few weeks.
Which of the names below should I target via blind bid on the wire? I only get to make moves Sundays and Wednesday morning so trying to max out those games during those time spans as well.
WW – Wright (3 games); Noah (3 games); Monte (3 games); T.Jones (2 games); KCP (2 games); Prince (2 games); Kleber (3 games); VanVleet (3 games); Harkless (2 games)
Sorry for the rush but our deadline is 11 am EST if you could get back to me before then that’d be awesome. O/wise I think I’ll roll with Monte, Kleber, or FVV.
Thanks in advance man! Viva la Razzball!
One more name I think I’m leaning towards is Danuel House on the Rocket who have 3 games left this week.. Hes been tearing it up last few games with points and 3s and Eric Gordon is out this game so he might go off big time.
Ayo!
Not sure how your league works, but is there any way to get the back to back Wed/Thursday games out of Augustin & Isaac, then drop them both sense they will not be playing Friday-Sunday ?
Thanks Mr. Blast! League is set up so you can only made blind bid adds on Sundays and Wednesdays. You can drop whenever you’d like but can’t make any adds until those 2 specific days. I could make that kind of move (minus Augustin since he’s on another team already lol) but then I’d have to wait until Sunday to get any replacements.
I think I’ve landed on one of Monte, House, FVV, and Wright for picking up today but with blind bids not sure on who I’ll actually be able to get. Plus my budget is dwindling so I might get out-bid from someone else too lol.
I’m good with the House call. I’ve written him up the past few games. He’s getting the minutes and shot attempts
Sorry Guillermo. Was busy this morning and was only able to get to things now.
Good luck in your matchup and I hope you chose wisely!!
Viva Razzball!!!
No worries Son! Totally understand and appreciate you getting back to me!
I did manage to get the House at the cost of sacrificing Isaac. This might come back to bite me since Isaac does play 4 games next week if I make it that far that in the playoffs, lol.
I also managed to land Monte as well and am hoping he gets some good run in the next 2 potential blowout games vs Was and NYK!
Viva La Razzball!!!
Good luck Guillermo! Don’t return home without that trophy!!! 🙂
Made a couple of controversial add/drop decisions last night based on wanting to get a couple of extra games out of my team this week, but I’m not here to dwell on the past!
12-team, h2h, 9-cat league. Semis. Two add/drops left this week and we do those M/W/F.
Team: CP3, Conley, D.White, Brunson, J-Rich, Bojan, Kawhi, Gallo, Randle, Powell, Harrell
While it’s only been two days, my opponent enjoys a nice lead in boards and blocks, and it’s not a fluke (he has Mitchell Robinson, for ex.), so I’m thinking of chasing after other counting stats and percentages. I may also drop Powell and/or Brunson, tbd, after they play today and tomorrow depending on what I need and who’s playing two games over the weekend. Anywho.
Tonight, I have one more player going than I have spots, so one of the following has to sit: CP3, Conley, D.White, Brunson, J-Rich, Kawhi, Randle, Powell. I’m obv. not benching CP3, Conley, or Kawhi because duh, nor can I bench Randle or Powell because they’re my PF/C eligible players.
So, between D.White, Brunson, and J-Rich, two play, one sits.
White has been solid, but the counting stats have decreased and his FT shooting has also been terrible (though he takes few shots). J-Rich still produces the basic counting stats but he’s not stealing many balls, and in his past two games he’s missed FGs in bunches. Would you sit White vs. MIA, or J-Rich @ SAS?
Sorry for the long post, and thanks for any insight!
No need to apologize. We here at Razzball show no discrimination based on skin color, sexual orientation, gender, body size, race, or post length.
I’m gonna go with my RichardSON. The minutes are the tie-breaker for me.
12 Team League, Points, emphasis on Off Rebounds, Steals, Blocks, Double Doubles, and Triple Doubles
(pg, sg, g, sf, pf, f, c , c, util x 4)
Need help keeping 10
Keeping for sure: Westbrook, Drummond, Draymond, Conley, Lonzo
2nd Tier: Michael Porter Jr, John Wall, Gordon Hayward
worth considering: Danilo, Jeremy Lamb, J Isaac, Bog-Bog, Valunciunus, Schroder, Giles, Reggie Jackson (not keeping Wes Mathews, P Beverly, and K Olynyk)
FA options: Monk, Miles Bridges, Huerter, OG Anunoby, Z Collins, Kanter, tristan, Vanvleet, Winslow, Trier, Hart, L Walker, K Williams, T Bryant
I’m good with the players you have in both tiers. To round it out, I’d keep Isaac and Giles
Danilo is older and injury prone, so i understand that.
J Lamb has been solid for me all season – do you see his usage going down with Monk/Bridges getting more minutes next season? Or are you worried Kemba leaves? Why do you hate Jeremy Lamb?!
i do love the upside in Giles/Isaac (especially if WCS and Vucevic leave via FA), so not disagreeing. Appreciate the insight
As a fellow Laker fan, I really dislike the fake news surrounding Lebron. He’s a little heavier and slower laterally (both due to injury) and they’re making it seem like his main supporting cast wasnt severely injured this season (BI, Kuzma, Lonzo, Hart). McGee never looked the same after pneumonia . Huuuuge fan of Lonzo – hope he can stay healhy in a LAL uniform.
I don’t hate Lamb. I just like Isaac and Giles more. More upside in my opinion.
This Lakers season was a shit show. Lot of blame to go around, but I’m with you, injuries played a huge part