Five players who are undervalued

October 8th, 2009 by Jason

C: Antonio McDyess (145.5/120) – McDyess, who turned 35 last month, has found his niche in the NBA. He’s almost an automatic 8/9, which isn’t much to write home about, but he’s set to start at center for the Spurs this year. With the likes of Matt Bonner and Theo Ratliff behind him there shouldn’t be much competition for McDyess, who will likely see around 30 minutes per game this year. With coach Gregg Popovich making it clear that he intends to rest Tim Duncan throughout the season, this makes McDyess’s value even more enticing this season. He’s old and creaky, but he’s still a steady big man who will have plenty of opportunities to produce in San Antonio.

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  • http://pointsinthepaint.com Points in the Paint

    I project Frye to be more of the Channing Frye we know and avoid than anything else. At this point gambling on say, a Roy Hibbert, sounds safer to me. I would rather go with youth and potential rather than tried and tested disappoinment. He will likely remain undrafted in most 12-man, and even 14-man leagues. Drafters should let him prove himself first, then consider picking him off the wires.

  • http:fourpointplay.weebly.com Henry

    I disgree on Frye, especially with Robin Lopez out injured. Who is going to play his minutes? Plus he is in a team that is back playing run n’ gun, good for everyone involved. I don’t think he’ll be a monster, but is Hibbert even going to get serious minutes with Foster still around? I dunno about that. At least Frye is guaranteed court time. I’d happily take a starting center of a team which should be a top5 points scored per game over an untested rookie not necessarily starting. The 10-11th round in a deep league is not a stretch at all.

    Keep up the great work dude, your site is great

  • http://talesof9cats.blogspot.com Doneycat

    Jason, I’m with you on McDyess; I’m not 100% sold on Frye, but that can change as Frye is going to try to shoot three-pointers this year. If you can get some 3′s out of your center position (and maybe some boards and steals with Frye, too), that can be a big plus for your small ball team. He got two 3′s the other night against Partizan. Don’t look at his stats from their exhibition this Saturday vs. the Warriors – it’s the outdoor game at Indian Hills and that doesn’t help for threes. But tune in on TNT anyways. TNT: We know drama.