NBA - 2009-2010 Week 15 Fantasy Basketball Start/Sit Line-up Planner
Posted by: DaveGawron
on Feb 1, 2010
Below, we help you set your line-up for (who to start or sit) for the upcoming week by looking at the Top 5 four-game schedules. Our Games-per-Week Schedule Grid is especially useful throughout the season, so make sure you download it, print it, and keep it by your side to consult for every decision you make. Personally, I like to take a blue highlighter and "blue out" the column for the current week each Tuesday as to easier see the good and bad stretches on the horizon.
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TOP FIVE UPCOMING FOUR-GAME SCHEDULES (ranked worst to best)
Note: We're just putting the obvious, all-league "starts" in brackets now to begin each blurb.
5. Atlanta Hawks (@OKC, LAC, CHI, @WAS)
[Johnson, Smith, Horford] Williams, Crawford, and Bibby are deep-league considerations this week
4. Boston Celtics (@WAS, MIA, NJ, ORL)
[Rondo, Pierce] It looks like Garnett is still struggling with the knee but healthy enough to use. Ray Allen has been up and down, but consider him and Perkins for use this week, too. Rasheed Wallace can be considered in deep leagues.
3. Los Angeles Lakers (@MEM, CHA, DEN, @POR)
[Bryant, Gasol, Bynum] You can't sit any of the big three, regardless of the health issues. Artest and Odom can be used in deep leagues. You're in trouble if you have to dig down to Fisher and Farmar.
2. Memphis Grizzlies (LAL, @CLE, HOU, @MIN)
[Zach Randolph, Gay, Mayo, Marc Gasol] Outside of their big four, Conley is worth starting in deep leagues.
1. Denver Nuggets (SAC, PHO, @LAL, @UTA)
[Anthony, Billups, Nene] Anthony may miss Monday, but he's still worth using for three games. Kenyon Martin is currently healthy and producing. J.R. Smith can be considered in deep leagues for his threes, but the other Nuggets (Afflalo, Andersen, and Lawson) are too inconsistent.
OTHER 4-GAME WEEKS (ranked best to worst):
- CHI - [Rose, Deng] Noah and Gibson should play through their foot problems. Hinrich should have a good week. You can't use Salmon, Brad Miller, or Tyrus Thomas right now -- not enough production there.
- SAC - [Martin] Evans will not play the full week and is too risky to use, but you can roll the dice on Udrih in the deeper leagues. Hawes and Thompson are usable in deeper leagues, but not recommended. Casspi is too inconsistent now.
- MIL - [Bogut, Jennings] Consider Delfino and Warwick in deep leagues, and Bell and Ilyasova in even deeper ones.
- NO - [West, Okafor, Collison] Marcus Thornton and Stojakovic are deep league considerations.
- WAS -[Jamison, Butler] Miller and Haywood should be useful enough this week. No others are worth using; Foye has fallen off lately.
- MIA - [Wade, Beasley] Wade is dinged but should play a full week. Ditto for Beasley, though you may want to sit Beasley for similar, healthier options. O'Neal and Haslem should be good enough in deep leagues this week. Alston and Q-Rich are barely worth considering in deep leagues.
- POR - [Aldridge] Miller is still a strong play, but he could diminish a bit if Roy returns. Roy is a risk, but he's expected to play at least a couple cames, if not three. With Roy out Monday, Bayless could have one good game, at least. Webster, Fernandez, Blake, and Howard aren't consistent enough to use in most leagues right now.
- NJ - [Lopez] Harris will return any day now, but you can't use him yet. Lee, Yi, Humphries, CDR, and Terrence Williams are just all too inconsistent to use. Go with Lee, Yi, and Humph in the deeper leagues if you have to this week, but don't expect much.
3-GAME WEEKS (ranked best to worst): PHO, TOR, UTA, CLE, DAL, ORL, HOU, OKC, PHI, SA, IND, DET, GS, CHA, NY, LAC
2-GAME WEEKS (ranked best to worst): MIN
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