NBA - 2009-2010 Week 19 Fantasy Basketball Start/Sit Line-up Planner

Posted by: DaveGawron

DaveGawron

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. Houston Rockets (TOR, SAC, @MIN, @DET)

[Brooks, Martin] Scola is inconsistent but may be used in deep leagues. With Ariza out and Battier iffy, Chase Budinger becomes an intriguing deep-league play.

4. Orlando Magic (@PHI, GS, @NJ, LAL)

[Howard] Nelson is looking good. I'd only play Carter and Lewis in deep leagues, as they have not co-existed well lately. The others (Barnes, Pietrus, Redick, Ryan Anderson, and Jason Williams) are not recommended.

3. Cleveland Cavaliers (NY, @NJ, DET, @MIL)

[James, Jamison, Williams] Shaq is likely out for the week, making Varejao a sneaky play. Delonte West is a deep league consideration, as he has done well lately.

2. Denver Nuggets (@PHO, OKC, IND, POR)

[Anthony, Billups, Nene, Martin] Given the sweet schedule, J.R. Smith can be considered in all leagues for his threes, but the other Nuggets (Afflalo, Andersen, and Lawson) are too inconsistent (unless you desperately need Andersen's blocks).

1. Phoenix Suns (DEN, @LAC, UTA, IND)

[Stoudemire, Nash] Richardson, Grant Hill, and Robin Lopez are good enough to use in all leagues right now, given their recent play plus the super easy schedule. You can still roll with Frye in a deep league, if you must.

OTHER 4-GAME WEEKS (ranked best to worst):

  • DAL - [Nowitzki, Kidd] Haywood looks good in all leagues this week. Marion and Terry are playing well and have a good schedule. Check on Caron Butler's injury status before committing to him.
  • OKC - [Durant, Westbrook, Green] No other Thunder players are really usable right now, despite the nice schedule.
  • NY - [Lee] Chandler and Harrington are playing well enough right now to consider in deep leagues. I was high on Sergio Rodriguez, but he laid an egg Saturday night, so I'm hesitant to recommend him now. McCrady's body is shot, so he needs to be benched. Gallinari could get good run this week if T-Mac sits.
  • ATL - [Johnson, Smith, Horford] Crawford is good in deep leagues right now, and maybe Bibby this week. Williams isn't producing enough for any league.
  • BOS - [Rondo, Allen, Garnett] Use Perkins in deep leagues. Watch the injury status of Pierce. Use him if he plays, otherwise, use Daniels in deep leagues where needed.
  • IND - [Granger, Murphy] Consider Hibbert (for his blocks) and Ford in deep leagues. I wouldn't play Rush, Watson, Dahntay Jones, Head or Dunleavy right now.
  • GS - [Ellis, Curry] Watson was ill this weekend but should be fine for next week. Morrow may be used in deep leagues.
  • CHA - [G. Wallace, S. Jackson, Felton] Diaw has been better lately, and Ty Thomas should continue to be useful on his new team. 
  • DET - [Hamilton, Prince, Stuckey] Jerebko works in deep leagues. Ben Wallace will give you some rebounds and blocks in the deepest leagues. Ben Gordon just isn't very good right now.
  • SAC - [Evans] Greene, Casspi, Thompson is out, so Hawes and Landry are worth a shot in deep leagues. Udrih is too, for the desperate. Don't use any other Kings -- they're too inconsistent.
  • MEM - [Zach Randolph, Gay, Mayo, Marc Gasol] Outside of their big four, Conley is worth starting for his assists in deep leagues, as he could get you 20+ this week.
  • PHI - [Iguodala, Lou williams] There are certainly some inconsistency issues here, so weigh your options, but after Iggy and Willie, I like Young, Brand, Dalembert, and Holiday right now, in that order.
  • LAL - [Bryant, Gasol] Bynum is good in all leagues, but I'd only touch Artest and Odom in deep leagues. You can't expect much anything from Shannon Brown with Kobe in play. Farmar and Fisher stink.
  • LAC - [Davis, Kaman] Eric Gordon and Rasual Butler are both worth using in any league. Gooden is looking good, too. Outlaw is back, but not useful in fantasy. Craig Smith and DeAndre Jordan are not useful either.

3-GAME WEEKS (ranked best to worst): TOR, UTA, CHI, MIL, SA, POR, NO, MIA, WAS, NJ

2-GAME WEEKS (ranked best to worst): MIN

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