Court Report: Week 24 Dashboard
Setting the stage for the final 10 days of the 2010-11 fantasy basketball season.
Schedule Breakdown — essential schedule information for the upcoming week
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Status Updates - quick hitters from around the league
• Arron Afflalo (hamstring) and Al Harrington (Achilles) will be game-time decisions Sunday, and Chris Anderson (ankle) is out for the Nuggets.
• Andrea Bargnani (ankle) was a game-time decision Saturday and did not play, and he'll be a game-time decision again on Sunday.
• A bad hamstring is expected to keep Jose Calderon out for at least one more game (Sunday), after which he will be re-evaluated. The Raptors are looking at a back-to-back on Tuesday/Wednesday (@NYK, CLE).
• Carlos Delfino did not play Saturday because of bruised ribs and he's currently questionable for Tuesday's matchup with the Magic.
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Devin Harris is questionable for Sunday because of the right hamstring strain that has already cost him five games. Earl Watson has averaged 9.6 points on 50-percent shooting, 1.6 threes, 4 boards, 5.2 assists, and 1 steal in his stead thus far.
• The Nets are likely to be without Kris Humphries (ankle, heel) again on Sunday, although we are still waiting for official word.
• Stephen Jackson is not expected to play Sunday thanks to his nagging hamstring injury, and his status for the rest of the season remains up in the air.
• Chris Kaman missed the Clippers' past two games because of flu-like symptoms. He's expected to be ready to play Tuesday, but we won't have official word until at least Monday.
• Andrei Kirilenko (knee) is expected to miss at least two more games.
• Kevin Love missed Saturday's game after aggravating his groin injury and his status for the remainder of the season is tenuous, at best.
• Steve Nash missed a second consecutive game Sunday because of illness. The loss to the Spurs officially eliminated the Suns from playoff contention, so we should be looking at fewer minutes for Nash, Vince Carter, and Grant Hill over the remainder of the season.
• The Bulls expect Joakim Noah (ankle) to be back in the lineup Tuesday.
• Nick Young (knee) remains questionable for Sunday.
Add List - players currently owned in less than 40% of Yahoo! leagues
• Jerryd Bayless, G, TOR (12% owned) - The short-term prospects are fantastic, given Jose Calderon's hamstring problems and the Raptors' favorable upcoming back-to-back (Tue @NYK, Wed CLE). Just keep an eye on Calderon's status.
• Kenyon Martin, PF, DEN (16% owned) - He's over his bout with the flu and the Nuggets have a great six-game schedule coming.
• Gerald Henderson, SG, CHA (18% owned) - It's hard to not like him with six games remaining and S-Jax looking likely to shut it down.
• Drew Gooden, FC, MIL (37% owned) - He's back in the mix for the Bucks (28 minutes, 14 points, 11 boards over the past three games) and the team has six games the rest of the way.
• Chase Budinger, GF, HOU (27% owned) - Bud has averaged 13.3 points, 2 threes, 4 boards, and 3.3 assists in 37 minutes since returning from his ankle injury.
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James Johnson, F, TOR (11% owned) - His non-scoring stats as a Raptor have been excellent (48% FG, 5.1 boards, 2.7 assists, 1.1 steals, 1.3 blocks) and you are getting six games here.
• Spencer Hawes, C, PHI (19% owned) - He's picked a good time to step up his game (12.1 points, 7.3 boards, 1.9 assists, 0.7 steals, 1.1 blocks over the past seven).
• Ed Davis, FC, TOR (17% owned) - A similar situation to Jerryd Bayless (see above), but Davis' impact is tied to Andrea Bargnani.
• Maurice Evans, GF, WAS (8% owned) - In line for steady starts at small forward with Trevor Booker out for the season and has averaged 13.6 points, 1.4 threes, 4.3 boards, 1.1 steals, and 0.7 blocks in 33 minutes over the past nine games.
• Will Bynum, PG, DET (3% owned) - It's anyone's guess as to what is happening in Detroit from game-to-game, but deep-leaguers should keep an eye on Bynum. He drew the start at point guard on Friday and has averaged 16.4 points on 56-percent shooting, 5.4 assists, and 1.1 steals when he's seen at least 25 minutes this season.
• Anthony Tolliver, FC, MIN (4% owned) - The situations for Anthony Randolph and Martell Webster are a bit sketchy, but Tolliver will benefit in any scenario where Kevin Love misses games. Over the past six games, Tolliver has averaged 10 points on 61-percent shooting, 1.5 threes, 4.8 boards, 1.7 assists, and 0.8 blocks in 27 minutes.
• Ekpe Udoh, FC, GSW (10% owned) - He's had ups and downs because of foul trouble, but he's also averaged 7.6 points, 5 boards, 0.7 steals, and 2.1 blocks over the past seven games.
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