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Fantasy Basketball – Second Round Sleepers

Stephen Kersey — Wed, 06 May 2009 03:56:24 +0000

The NBA second round has begun for all teams involved. Which players can emerge as sleepers for those playing playoff fantasy basketball? Here are four candidates:

Aaron Brooks, Houston Rockets
Going up against the Los Angeles Lakers, Aaron Brooks has a definite speed advantage against Derek Fisher. Expect him to have the ball a lot and he should have a good series.

Rafer Alston, Orlando Magic
The Magic will need Alston to defend Rajon Rondo on the Boston Celtics. With those extra minutes, Alston could have a few big games along the way.

Delonte West, Cleveland Cavaliers
The Atlanta Hawks are quick and fast, which will result in more minutes for Delonte West. He should get plenty of looks from beyond the arc.

Chris Anderson, Denver Nuggets
Everyone loves the Birdman. Against the Mavs, he should be able to put up quality fantasy basketball stats — especially in blocked shots.

Chris Andersen, Denver Nuggets (Image: Newscom)

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Best NBA Shot Blockers – Fantasy Basketball

Stephen Kersey — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 03:37:40 +0000

One stat that can be difficult to win is the blocked shot category. There are so few players who excel at blocking shots that it makes those players extra valuable. Here are some players who can really block some shots and thus help your fantasy basketball team.

Dwight Howard, Orlando Magic
Although he wasn’t much of a shot blocker until this season, Dwight Howard is suddenly the best in the business of blocking shots. Using his strength, length and athleticism, he’s become a terror around the rim.

Marcus Camby, Los Angeles Clippers
Over the last few seasons, Marcus Camby has been the player who many fantasy owners turned to for blocked shots. This season is no different as Camby ranks second in the league in blocked shots. However, keep an eye on his playing time now that Zach Randolph has arrived.

Chris Andersen, Denver Nuggets
Even though he’s playing under 17 minutes a game, Chris Andersen is third in the NBA in blocked shots. He has thrived in his role of backup bigman behind Nene and Kenyon Martin. If an injury occurs and Andersen starts playing big minutes, he could really become a shot blocking monster.

Ronny Turiaf, Golden State Warriors
Like Andersen, Ronny Turiaf is getting a lot of blocked shots in a little bit of playing time. And also like Andersen, if he gets more playing time, Turiaf would help any fantasy team with his shot blocking. He was recently named a team captain, so perhaps there’s a bigger role for him in the future.

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Chris Andersen – Fantasy Basketball Analysis

Stephen Kersey — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 07:54:44 +0000

Chris Andersen is reportedly taking steps toward rejoining the NBA. Andersen, formerly of the New Orleans Hornets, was suspended by the NBA for two years after failing a drug test.

If Andersen is successfully able to get back onto the court at some point this season, most people expect that he’ll end up back with the Hornets. While the Hornets have a number of talented bigmen, Andersen showed enough promise that the Hornets would likely want him back.

Andersen is a very athletic bigman who can put up good per-minute numbers. During the 2005-06 season, Andersen was averaging around five points and five rebounds before being suspended. His best season was the 2004-05 campaign when he averaged 7.7 points and 6.1 rebounds in 21.3 minutes per game.

While he isn’t much of a fantasy basketball prospect, he’s at least worst keeping an eye on. At 29-years-old, Andersen is still young enough to improve and depending on what kind of shape he’s in, he could eventually become the first bigman off the bench for the Hornets at some point this season. If you are in a very large league, that might be good enough to pick him up.

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