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Best Bets for Tuesday’s Daily Draft Fantasy Basketball Contests (3/9/10)

Mar 9, 2010 FSH Live Blog

There are eight games on the NBA schedule for Tuesday, which should provide enough opportunity to field a competitive fantasy roster without too much fear of massive player overlap.  Here are today’s Start ‘em and Sit ‘em fantasy basketball roster selection recommendations:

POINT GUARD:

  • Jrue Holiday is king of the PG bargain bin at a near minimum salary.  He’s getting big minutes and that’s all you can ask for out of a minimum salary roster filler.
  • Jameer Nelson has been playing much better lately and has a fairly low priced salary.  Give him a look if you need a cheap PG.
  • Aaron Brooks is an excellent mid-priced selection against Washington.  The presence of Kevin Martin has pulled defenses off Brooks and he has responded by averaging nearly 24 points over his last 9 games.
  • I’m not crazy about Derrick Rose tonight.  He’s a little banged up and his rebounding has been weak and his assist numbers have  been off.  He’s about 15% more expensive than Brooks.  He also has the burden of chasing Deron Williams around all night.
  • The Celtics have been leaning on Rajon Rondo over the last couple of weeks, as they have been dealing with injuries, and now Rondo’s salary has crept up to price in that value.  Now that he Celtics are healing, he’s having a hard time earning the lofty salary, so you may want to spend your money elsewhere.
  • Deron Williams is equally priced to Rondo and should have a much better chance of earning that rich salary.
  • Avoid Baron Davis (inflated salary/bad matchup), Brandon Jennings (bad matchup), Beno Udrih (ankle).

 

SHOOTING GUARD:

  • Wes Matthews is probably the only near minimum guy I’d play tonight.
  • Lou Williams is a good mid-priced salary play with a favorable matchup against Indiana.
  • Vince Carter against the Clippers  and Ray Allen against Milwaukee are decent  plays if you want mid-priced options.
  • Kevin Martin is a good upper middle priced play against Washington.
  • Stephen Jackson is a good upper middle priced play against Miami.
  • Kobe Bryant and Dwyane Wade are high priced options tonight.  Bryant has the better matchup against Toronto, while Wade has to face a slow paced, tough Charlotte defense.  Given their very expensive salaries, I think you probably get better value avoiding them both and going with Kevin Martin and one of Williams, Carter or Allen.
  • Avoid Trevor Ariza (hip), Eric Gordon (leg), Mike Dunleavy.

 

SMALL FORWARD:

  • Al Thornton could be a nice low priced play.  He had a nice game against Boston and could continue to roll tonight.
  • Andray Blatche is a must play until FSL adjusts his salary.  He’s got a good matchup against a smallish Houston team.
  • Thaddeus Young had a great game in his last one and might keep it rolling.  He’s a risky play, but his salary is low due to his recent slump.
  • At the top of the board, Gerald Wallace could be a decent play against Miami.  He’s usually a safe bet to earn his salary and can sometimes give you a huge night.
  • Avoid Paul Pierce (thumb), Andrei Kirilenko (back), John Salmons (bad matchup), Omri Casspi (could be inactive again).

 

POWER FORWARD:

  • There is nothing in the low priced range on the PF board today.  The cheapest player I would play is Taj Gibson, but even his matchup against Millsap/Boozer/Okur isn’t that good.
  • Drew Gooden has been a good low priced play, but he’s got a bad matchup with Orlando.
  • Luis Scola has been hot lately and gets Washington tonight.
  • LaMarcus Aldridge is an excellent upper middle priced play against Sacramento.
  • Carlos Boozer is high priced, but has a good matchup against a weak Chicago interior.
  • Pau Gasol is another good high priced play against Toronto.  He should be able to dominate Andrea Bargnani.
  • Avoid Kevin Garnett, Jason Thompson.

 

CENTER:

  • JaVale McGee is an excellent minimum salary play against a small Houston team.
  • Mehmet Okur is a good mid-priced option against Chicago.
  • Avoid Andrea Bargnani, he’s still dealing with a head injury and has a really bad matchup against the Lakers.
  • Andrew Bogut has a tough matchup against the Celtics and Chris Kaman has a tough matchup against Dwight Howard and the Magic.
  • Dwight Howard is the most expensive player on the Center board, and he’s probably the best bet to earn his salary.

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