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Fantasy Basketball Grumblings: Start'em Sit'em - Feb 23, 2008
Fantasy Basketball Grumblings: Start'em Sit'em - Feb 23, 2008
By Jake Gantz | Published  02/23/2008 | Start 'em, Sit 'em
Jake Gantz
Jake Gantz has been playing fantasy sports for several seasons. He claims he discovered Marshall Faulk as the best fantasy player ever and has owned him several times. He loves all sports and is a big horse racing enthusiast. His writing has been featured on other websites concerning the NBA, the NFL and the MLB.  

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Crawford, Calderon and Wallace...

Rasheed Wallace - Fantasy Basketball
Start 'Em Sit 'Em

First, here's a look at how many games each team plays this week...

Two games: Golden State, New Jersey, Charlotte

Three games: Boston, Philadelphia, Indiana, Milwaukee, New Orleans, Houston, San Antonio, Atlanta, Miami, Washington, Denver

Four games: Toronto, Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix, Sacramento, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Dallas, Memphis, Orlando, Minnesota, Portland, Seattle, Utah

Start 'Em

Jamal Crawford, PG/SG, New York Knicks

Crawford has been red hot lately. Last week he averaged 26 points, three rebounds and five assists, and almost four 3-pointers per game. This week the Knicks have four games, all at Madison Square Garden, where Crawford should continue to light it up.

Jose Calderon, PG, Toronto Raptors

The guy is playing unreal. It's really not just about his scoring, 13 per, or his assists, 8.9 per, but it's his percentages that make him a must start, especially when the Raptors are playing four games this week. He is shooting 55-percent from the floor, 48-percent from behind the arc and 92-percent from the free-throw line. Basically, there isn't a place on the court where this guy can't make an impact - unless you don't start him. So start 'em!

Rasheed Wallace, PF/C, Detroit Pistons

Wallace is a streaky player and right now he's on a up-swing. It's hard to say whether it was being asked to play in the All-Star game (where he made a 3-pointer left handed) but something has gotten into the guy. Last week his scoring was way up as he has continued to shoot the 3-ball effectively in each game. In fact, his 3-point shooting is getting better and he's taking more shots. Ride him out.

Sit 'Em

Marcus Williams, PG, New Jersey Nets

It's no secret that Williams' value rose significantly after Jason Kidd was traded to the Dallas Mavericks last week. Now the starting point guard for the Nets, Williams has finally been given the chance to show what he's got - at least until Devin Harris returns. But the Nets only have two games this week, so Williams, who hopefully is not your first option, should not see the starting lineup. Not to mention that he played just 25 minutes Friday and scored only five points on 2-of-4 shooting.

Caron Butler, SG/SF, Washington Wizards

If you have Butler, you are hurting just as bad as he is. He has missed a number of games this year with his hip injury, and while Washington has three games this week, the fact that he did not play Friday means that you just cannot start him come Sunday. If you do, you stand the very real chance that you will get zero production from his starting spot. There's no doubt that Butler deserved to be an All-Star this season and there's no doubt that he's a must-start when he's healthy, but until he plays a full week in the starting lineup, he's not worth the risk. 

Andris Biedrins, PF/C, Golden State

Biedrins has figured out a way to be a very effective player in the NBA - considering he absolutely cannot shoot. But since Chris Webber joined the Warriors, Biedrins place in the starting lineup and his minutes have begun to vanish. Sometimes he'll start, like against Boston, and score 21 points and grab 13 rebounds (a great night) and sometimes he'll come off the bench, like against Utah, and get four and six. He's just too inconsistent of a player (or coach Don Nelson is an inconsistent coach) to play him in a weekly league. 



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