2010-11 Fantasy week 8 preview

December 12th, 2010 by Jason

Meeks should be owned in your league by now. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Game watch:

4 games: ATL, HOU, IND, LAL, MEM, MIA, MIN, NJ, NO, PHI, POR, SAC, TOR

3 games: BOS, CHA, CHI, CLE, DAL, DEN, DET, GS, LAC, MIL, NY, OKC, PHO, SA, UTA, WAS

2 games: ORL

Waiver-wire watch:

DeJuan Blair: trending upward, double-dipped in two straight games
Omri Casspi: flavor of the week in Sacramento, hot now but will cool off soon
Matt Bonner: worth owning in deep leagues if you desperately need threes
Luke Ridnour: he’s playing well and though he’ll be in a timeshare soon, he’s still worth a look
Nick Young: if you like streaks, give Young a look
Nazr Mohammed: decent source of blocks and boards in deep leagues
C.J. Miles: another streaky fantasy player worth consideration if you need points and threes
Ronnie Brewer: he’s racked up 12 steals in the past three games
Lou Williams: streaky scorer who should always be on radars
Josh McRoberts: continues to fill every statistical category
Ben Wallace: busted out a monster game Saturday, but only worth owning in deep leagues
Jodie Meeks: he should be owned in most leagues, great for threes
Brandon Rush: has hit at least one three in each of his past seven games
Spencer Hawes: has looked solid in December, worth a look if you need a center
Jerryd Bayless: Saturday’s line is misleading, but he’s worth a look while Jose Calderon is out
Jordan Farmar: add him if you need a point guard so long as Devin Harris is out
Mike Miller: should return within a month, so start thinking about stashing him
Terrence Williams: an injury to Damion Jones has opened up the window of opportunity a bit wider

Injury watch:

Jose Calderon (foot): expected to return Tuesday
Josh Powell (knee): sprained it Saturday, day-to-day
Shaquille O’Neal (calf): day-to-day
Tyrus Thomas (calf): day-to-day
Andrew Bynum (knee): expected to make his delayed season debut Tuesday
Raja Bell (adductor): day-to-day
Chris Kaman (ankle): out at least three weeks
Martell Webster (back): should return Tuesday
Devin Harris (shoulder): questionable today
Danny Granger (leg): tweaked his leg and hurt his ankle Saturday, check his status
Damion Jones (foot): broke his foot, timetable for return not set

Stock watch:

↑ Thaddeus Young: like Hansel, he’s hot right now, but lack of threes, steals and blocks limits his upside

↑ Wesley Matthews: shooting touch remains intact

↑ Wilson Chandler: after some mild times in November, Chandler is shooting well, hitting threes

↑ Andrew Bogut: playing like a monster lately, including his 24/22/3/1/5 game on Friday

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