Fantasy Basketball: Daily Dandies Mar. 13thby Michael Pichan (@FantasyNomad) [caption id="attachment_16110" align="alignleft" width="240"]photo credit to jocksandstilettojill.com Big Ups to this Buck Who has been Fill'n It Up Lately![/caption]   For those of you checking out my recommendations for the first time, I group the players in A,B,C,D Tiers. And, because many of us play at different sites I have generalized the cut-off price tag for each tier. If you have any specific questions post them in the comments section and I will answer them asap. Good Luck to everyone, and if you are looking for a chance at some free money here you go: Free H2H Challenge at Draft Day winner gets five bucks: Challenge the Fantasy Nomad Seriously, it costs you nothing and you can win $5 cash money homie, just click the link in blue and pick your five players, simple, I know. Want to congraulate Rob78 for taking me down in the free “Challenge the Fantasy Nomad” at Draft Day. Rob won $5 free dollars. You can too if you click the link in blue above. If you sign into Daily Joust (no deposit necessary) you get an entry into a Free Roll: Jousting with the Fantasy Nomad use the promo code: FantasyNomad Hey, one more thing, while your reading this you could be listening to the latest episode of the RotoInfo.com Basketball Breakdown Podcast here: iTunes or here: BTRA-All Star priced players that should put up All Star stats today (target 35+ FP).
  • SG/SF James Harden Rockets- The Suns are allowing an avg. of 111 pts/gm in their last three games, second most in the NBA.
  • F Monta Ellis Bucks- Roll with the hot hand as Ellis has put together back-to-back 40 plus FP games and 37 plus FP in seven of his last eight games.
  • PF/C Joakim Noah Bulls- Is averaging about 40 FP for his last six games.
Players to Avoid:
  • Jazz Forward Derrick Favors and Center Enes Kanter both Al Jefferson and Paul Millsap should be in Utah’s starting lineup tonight.
  • Raptors Rudy Gay although he is probable there is still some concern that his back is still bothering him
  • TWolves Andrei Kirilenko and Nikola Pekovic are not playing
  • Wizards Trevor Ariza and Bradley Beal are most likely out tonight with a knee injury
B-rated Ballers: Big name players with big games, but not as high of a price tag as the top five or so priced players at each position (around 30 FP).
  • G Nate Robinson Bulls- Hinrich is out so Robinson iwill see increased minutes again tonight. Robinson is averaging 30 plus points  in f or his last two games.
  • PG Ricky Rubio TWolves- Many people are disgruntled with Rubio's dismal shooting percentage, but in points league that is irrelevant, so long as the end result is a high statistical output. Stats is exactly what Rubio has been racking up since the All-Star break as he is averaging over 12 pts, 6 rebs, 9 asts, and 3 stls per game, and he's coming off a game where he registered his first career triple-double, granted half the Spurs team was missing, but tell that to OKC.
  • F Chandler Parsons Rockets- (see James Harden above) Parsons only scored 23 points in the Rockets last game, on the road vs the Suns. Expect Parsons to have a better game against the Suns, at home.
  • PF Amir Johnson Raptors- Boston has struggled all year defending the four spot, and there is a chance KG could get a rest tonight, alas Paul Pierce last night. (Garnett has made just 14 of his last 45 FGA, that looks like a guy who could use a game off).
  • C Roy Hibbert Pacers- Hibbert won’t have to bang with the big bodied Nikola Pekovic, who is out tonight, which increases Hibbert’s chance of having a good game.
  • C Greg Monroe Pistons- Has a semi-favorable matchup against Golden State, and has registered a double-double in two of his last three games (the other one being vs. a tough Clippers team).
C-as in players that COULD be in line to provide you with good to great value (target 25+ FP).
  • G Jarrett Jack Warriors- The Pistons will be with Brandon Knight and have allowed the fourth most FP to point guards in the last ten games, so maybe Jack can bounce back from his three point Fantasy performance in his last game.
  • PG Mario Chalmers Heat- Chalmers’ shot is falling in his last two games as he has drained nine of 13 from three point land in his last two games and the Sixers have been one of the better matchups for point guards this season.
  • SG J.J. Redick Bucks- Redick’s price still seems to be discounted, at least at Daily Joust where he’s under 90K. Redick has played 30 plus mpg in each of his last two games, finishing with 22 FP in each game.
  • SG Marco Belinelli Bulls- Belinelli has played 41 plus mpg in each of his last four games, he's streaky but if he continues to put up 15 plus shots a game he could provide good value.
  • SG/SF Martell Webster- Trevor Ariza and Bradley Beal  are likely out
  • C Jermaine O'Neal Suns- O'Neal has had four games off, so he should be rested and ready to go.
D-Discounted Dandies: Players on the cheap, but due to some recent factors suggest they may exceed their discounted price tag (Double Digit Fantasy Production).
  • G Rodney Stuckey Pistons- With Brandon Knight out Stuckey came off the bench and played 35 minutes in Detroit’s last game. Stuckey will get the start in tonight’s game vs the Warriors in a game that could be high scoring, thus giving Stuckey a chance to get plenty of shots.
  • SG Lance Stephenson Pacers- The TWolves are banged up and have allowed the second most FP to shooting guards in the last 10 games.
  • F Brandon Bass Celtics- Bass has been doing work! Bass has back-to-back games of 25 FP or more well exceeding his current value on some sites, add in, as mentioned above, the chance KG gets a game off and you could be looking at one of the better deals tonight.
  • F Jonas Jerebko Pistons- I have recommended Jerebko recently and he has responded with back-to-back 20 plus FP games. If Maxiell is out again Jerebko should get his second start in a row increasing his chance to provide value. An additional plus in Jerebko's favor is that he's eligible at either forward position.
Question for you readers: Do you find the A,B,C,D format helpful or would you prefer I shorten this blog to just the C and D valued players? Please post your response in the comments section, along with any questions you have, thanks. Here are the Links to the latest NBA Player News and NBA Lineups so you can keep up any last minutes scratches or injury updates. Again, Good Luck and here are the links if you want a chance at free cash and to our Fantasy Basketball Podcast:RotoInfo.com Fantasy Basketball Breakdown podcast is live every Sunday 9:30pm est. on Blog Talk Radio or here on on iTunes and for those of you getting ready for your Fantasy Baseball Drafts download our Box Score Baseball podcast. For those of you who play in year long Fantasy Leagues be sure to bookmark my Basketball Breakdown co-host Hecman's daily waiver wire blog at Hecman Hoops and follow him on twitter @HecmanHoops and his weekend counter part @jfort753Free H2H Challenge at Draft Day winner gets five bucks: Challenge the Fantasy NomadIf you sign into Daily Joust (no deposit necessary) you get an entry into a Free Roll: Jousting with the Fantasy Nomad use the promo code: FantasyNomad