NBA - 2009-2010 Week 21 Fantasy Basketball Start/Sit Line-up Planner
Posted by: DaveGawron
on Mar 13, 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 (@NJ, @TOR, CHA, SA)
[Johnson, Smith, Horford] Crawford is hot and works in all leagues right now. Williams and Bibby aren't producing enough for any league.
4. Cleveland Cavaliers (@DET, IND, @CHI, DET)
[James, Williams] Shaq is out for the week again, making Varejao a good play. Delonte West has played great lately and is a good start for the week. Jamison is a bit iffy now, injury-wise. Whether you play him in your playoff week depends on your other options.
3. Denver Nuggets (@HOU, WAS, NO, MIL)
[Anthony, Billups, Nene] Given the sweet schedule, J.R. Smith can be considered in all leagues for his threes, but Afflalo is too inconsistent. Chris Anderson is a bit dinged, but with K-Mart out, you can use the Bird-man if you need his 8 blocks this week.
2. Los Angeles Lakers (@GS, @SAC, MIN, WAS)
[Bryant, Gasol] Bynum is good in all leagues, and Artest can be considered in deep ones. Odom and Fisher are too inconsistent right now.
1. Utah Jazz (@UTA, @DEN, @POR, @LAL)
[Williams, Boozer] Williams is dinged but should be okay. Okur has been better lately and is good for all leagues this week. Kirilenko is banged up, so I'd bench him, though he could play all four. Despite the great schedule, I worry too much about their consistency, but if you must, you can use Millsap or Miles in a deep league.
OTHER 4-GAME WEEKS (ranked best to worst):
- GS - [Ellis, Curry] I wouldn't trust them in shallow leagues, but you can consider Tolliver, Maggette, Morrow, and Watson in deep leagues.
- NO - [West, Okafor, Collison] Marcus Thornton and Stojakovic are considerations in any league right now, depending on your options.
- NY - [Lee] Chandler, Harrington, and Gallinari should be fine this week, but avoid the other Knicks, given their inconsistency.
- BOS - [Rondo, Allen, Pierce] Garnett is okay, but he's obviously declining.
- CHI - [Gibson] Gibson is basically the one healthy player on the team right now. Rose could be back on Tuesday, and Hinrich will just miss one game, so they can be used depending on your other options. Deng has been injured, so be careful with him.
- HOU - [Brooks, Martin] Scola is inconsistent but is currently hot and may be used in all leagues. Ariza is the one last useful Rocket.
- PHI - [Iguodala] There are certainly some inconsistency issues here, so weigh your options, but after Iggy, I like Holiday, Young, Brand, Lou Williams, and Dalembert right now, in that order.
- DET - [Hamilton, Prince] Stuckey and Big Ben are iffy right now. In daily leagues, use Will Bynum until Stuckey returns. Jerebko, Maxiell, and Villanueva are all worth looks in deep leagues right now, though none are slam dunks. Otherwise, Ben Gordon just doesn't have it right now, so keep him on your bench.
- SA - [Duncan, Ginobili] Parker is out again, so George Hill is a nice play. Richard Jefferson could be considered in deep leagues.
- IND - [Granger, Murphy] This team is a fantasy mess. Hibbert and Rush are hot right now and can be used in deep leagues, and even Dahntay Jones could be considered. Ford and Watson are only to be considered for those desperate for assists in deep leagues.
- CHA - [S. Jackson, Felton] Wallace could miss some time because of his ankle injury, so bench him. Diaw is fine to use.
- WAS - [Blatche] Al Thornton is okay to use in most leagues. Use JaVale McGee for blocks and Randy Foye for assists in deep leagues.
3-GAME WEEKS (ranked best to worst): PHO, OKC, MEM, MIL, TOR, MIN, LAC, SAC, MIA, NJ
2-GAME WEEKS (ranked best to worst): DAL, ORL, POR
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