Disappointing Studs in Fantasy Basketball
There are a number of players who were highly ranked in the preseason who have underperformed to start the season. Are these players busts or simply off to a slow start? Let’s take a look at some of these players:
Pau Gasol, Memphis Grizzlies
Gasol’s numbers are down across the board. If you drafted him, you are probably mad about his production – or lack thereof. While it’s not guaranteed that he’ll eventually bounce back, the good news is that he’s playing better as of late.
Chris Bosh, Toronto Raptors
Bosh, like Gasol, has seen his numbers go down in virtually all categories. For Bosh, the problem is mostly playing time. He has a sore knee that has caused him some trouble this season. If Bosh can regain his health and start playing more minutes, he should be fine.
Gerald Wallace, Charlotte Bobcats
Wallace has been fantasy gold over the last couple seasons. However, this season, that simply isn’t the case. While his points are up, his rebounding, assists, steals and blocks are all down. Wallace is also turning the ball over more. It could be a slump or it could be that Wallace is altering his game to become more of a scorer.
Luol Deng, Chicago Bulls
Deng looked ready to bust onto the scene last year. This year, he’s taken a step back so far. To be fair, the entire Bulls team has struggled. It hasn’t helped Deng that he didn’t get the contract he wanted in the summer and that the fans have seemingly turned on him in favor of Kobe Bryant.
Kirk Hinrich, Chicago Bulls
Like Deng, Hinrich has been a big reason why the Bulls are struggling. In fact, Hinrich might be the biggest reason. He’s been awful this season and fantasy wise, he’s barely been rosterable. The good news is that he has nowhere to go but up at this point.
Mehmet Okur, Utah Jazz
Okur has struggled early in the season and I wouldn’t hold my breath waiting for him to turn it around. He’s shooting poorly, he’s not playing nearly as many minutes and doesn’t seem to be getting better at all. It might be time to trade him for whatever you can get.
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1 opinion for Disappointing Studs in Fantasy Basketball
Joe
Nov 30, 2007 at 12:52 pm
I would think this would be the best time to acquire Pau Gasol if you can. I think Gasol will probably get traded to a contending team around the deadline and can produce solid numbers for a fantasy squad if he doesn’t have to be the man.
Buy low now.
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