Fantasy NBA 2010-11: Week 1

And we're back!

The NBA 2010-2011 has officially started with the New Big Three falling to Rondo and his old Big Three. Amare (I still don't know where to place the apostrophe) is in New York. Carmelo is not happy, probably so is CP3. Boozer is hurt again due to the smite of poetic justice. John Wall is overshadowing the now defunct Agent Zero, but big bad Blake Griffin is in LA creating havoc in the paint... All the makings of a good season.

In fantasy world, Durant won top pick over CP3. LeBron and D-Wade might battle for stats in Miami and Chris Bosh has fallen to the 2nd or 3rd rounds. Former 1st round picks Kevin Garnett and Shawn Marion are sometimes left in the FA Pool. It's a different fantasy world too, so expect some changes to happen as well.

Now for the Mythical 5!

The Director

Russell Westbrook (1) - 91.3 FT%, 22.5 PPG, 8.0 RPG, 8.5 APG, 2.0 SPG

Manu Ginobili almost cracked the list as SG if Monta is used as a PG, but Westbrook's high FT%, Rebounds and Assists were great, especially from the PG

The Skywalker

Monta Ellis (1) - 66.7 FG%, 2.0 3PG, 30.5 PPG, 6.5 APG, 1.0 SPG

We can exepect Ellis' FG% to drop especially with Curry out due to an ankle, but his points can be expected to remain high and close to 30.

The Triggerman

Wilson Chandler (1) - 1.7 3PG, 21.0 PPG. 10.0 RPG, 1.3 SPG, 3.0 BPG

Chandler, being in his 2nd year under D'Antoni is looking to be their version of Shawn Marion's stat-stuffing back in Phoenix - all from the bench too. This would be a late round-steal.

Captain Lionheart

Danny Granger (1) - 3.7 3PG, 27.0 PPG, 4.3 RPG, 1.7 SPG, 1.3 BPG

Granger has been made to operate from the wing for majority of this time as to make space for the improvement of Hibbert. So expect the 3s to be high but the rebounds to go down from last year.

Tower of Power

Joachim Noah (1) - 52.0 FG%,16.5 PPG, 18.0 RPG, 1.5 SPG, 2.5 BPG

Noah nearly lost this battle Luis Scola, who is feasting on the fact that Yao only plays 24 minutes a game, and is off on back-to-backs. It's curious to see how the numbers might adjust when Boozer comes into the team in December.

Fantasy NBA Players of the Week 17

The Director
Jason Kidd (DAL) - 3.0 3FGM, 15.3 PPG, 7.0 RPG, 8.5 APG, 3.8 SPG [3]

The Skywalker
CJ Watson (GSW) - 1.3 3FGM, 24.3 PPG, 3.5 RPG, 4.3 APG, 2.3 SPG [1]

The Triggerman
LeBron James (CLE) - 1.3 3FGM, 32.7 PPG, 8.3 RPG, 10.0 APG, 2.7 SPG, 1.7 BPG [10]

Captain Lionheart
Danny Granger (IND) - 2.7 3FGM, 29.3 PPG, 7.0 RPG, 2.3 APG, 2.0 SPG, 1.3 BPG [1]

Tower of Power
Dwight Howard (ORL) - 28.0 PPG, 16.3 RPG, 2.0 APG, 5.3 BPG [1]



I was surprised to see that this week is only Brandon Routh's (aka Dwight Howard with Shaq being Christopher Reeve) first appearance in the Mythical 5. But after watching the Orlando-Cleveland game, I am able to understand why. Week on week, Howard has been passive with the offense. In that game, he took it to the Cavs bigs over and over to set the tone that he would make them pay. I'm not sure if getting a facial from Shaq helped motivate him, but I'm glad as hell that he showed up.

As for everybody else, I know Granger's spot as a 3 does not help since LeBron has been practically immovable from the Triggerman slot. Thankfully for Durant, he has SG eligibility. Also, Chris Bosh actually had the best averages for this week. However, he only played 1 game and is practically useless compared to 3 or 4 games from the rest.