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Afflalo stands to get a nice bump up in value when 'Melo leaves town. (Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)

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Beast of the Night: Arron Afflalo had himself a night to the tune of 31 points, nine rebounds, two assists, two blocks and two threes.  He shot 79 percent (11-14) from the field, 100 percent (7-7) from the free-throw line and had no turnovers. This is something of a preview of what will happen to Afflalo’s fantasy value if Carmelo Anthony is dealt away.

Lines for Discussion:
Beno Udrih: 10-13 FG (77%), 5-5 FT (100%), 1 three, 26 Pts, 4 Reb, 6 Ast, 2 Stl, 1 Blk, 3 TO

Nick Young: 14-22 FG (64%), 8-9 FT (89%), 7 threes, 43 Pts, 4 Reb, 3 Ast, 3 TO (continue reading…)

STAT has been a stud lately, but the Knicks' schedule is about to get tougher. (NBAE/Getty Images)

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Buy Low:
Darren Collison

O.J. Mayo

Al Harrington

David Lee

JaVale McGee (continue reading…)

A scarlet number for Lewis and his shameful cohorts in this post. (Flickr/Keith Allison)

This week I have the distinct pleasure of hosting the Fantasy Basketball Roundtable. My prediction for this week’s discussion? In the words of the great Clubber Lang, “Pain.”

Since all the respondents are devoted fantasy basketball bloggers and supposed “experts” in this wonderful field of study, I thought it would be nice for our readers to get a glimpse into our amateur moments — to humanize us and make us more relatable, if we weren’t already. Little did I know how afflicted the answers would turn out to be. They read like a series of tear-soaked letters from spurned lovers recounting regrettable romances that have all gone awry and ended in soul-crushing heartbreaks. Without further ado, here is the pointed question I put to our panel of fantasy basketball authorities:

Who has turned out to be your most shameful draft pick?

Get those handkerchiefs ready. Here are the dismal responses, with the shameful players’ names in red: (continue reading…)

Dirk is heating up. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

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Beast of the Night: Dirk Nowitzki put up 42 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 blocks, 1 turnover and hit 3 threes last night against the Pistons.  He shot 57 percent (13-23) from the field and 81 percent (13-16) from the free-throw line. Diggler had a rocky start to the season but is starting to heat up lately.

Lines for Discussion:
Daniel Gibson: 6-10 FG (60%), 2-2 FT (100%), 1 three, 15 Pts, 4 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 TO

Darren Collison: 5-11 FG (46%), 7-8 FT (88%), 1 three, 18 Pts, 6 Reb, 7 Ast, 1 Stl (continue reading…)

Birdman wasn't the only one happy with Melo's performance last night. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)

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Beast of the Night: Carmelo Anthony owned the Warriors to the tune of 39 points, 2 threes, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 3 turnovers. He shot 42 percent (10-24) from the field and 100 percent (17-17) from the free-throw line. Melo is Melo.

Lines for Discussion:
Kevin Garnett: 8-10 FG (80%), 1-1 FT (100%), 17 Pts, 11 Reb, 5 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 Blk, 2 TO

Dwyane Wade: 1-13 FG (8%), 1-5 FT (20%), 3 Pts, 4 Reb, 5 Ast, 2 Stl, 2 Blk, 5 TO (continue reading…)