Saturday Night Fantasy Basketball Picks (3/13/10)
Mar 13, 2010 NBA Picks
Sorry I’m a little late posting today. I usually have these picks posted one hour prior to tip-off, but I’m cutting it pretty close tonight. Weekends can sometimes be that way. Here’s the rundown of tonight’s best fantasy plays:
POINT GUARD:
- Today’s low priced PG plays: George Hill against and the Clippers. Parker is out and Hill is running the point.
- Mike Conley has been playing much better lately and has a good matchup against Denver.
- Will Bynum will get another start if Rodney Stuckey can’t go. Bynum had 20 assists Friday and should earn his salary again tonight.
- Aaron Brooks continues to play well and has a matchup against the Nets.
- Jameer Nelson is an acceptable play against Washington.
- Chauncey Billups is a little expensive tonight, but should produce a good return on investment.
- Avoid Tony Parker (hand), Rodney Stuckey (injury), Ty Lawson (shoulder).
SHOOTING GUARD:
- Terrence Williams is a good minimum salary player if you want to fill a SG roster spot at low salary and spend salary cap elsewhere.
- Rasual Butler has been producing with the absence of Eric Gordon. Give Butler a play if you need a low priced SG.
- Manu Ginobili remains my favorite mid-priced SG play. He didn’t get big minutes last night, but he should easily earn his salary tonight.
- Rip Hamilton is a little more expensive than Ginobili, but he should produce a similar fantasy number as Manu.
- Kevin Martin is expensive, but has a good matchup against the Nets.
- Joe Johnson is a just a little more than Martin and I’d spend the extra salary if you have it and go with Johnson.
- Monta Ellis is the most expensive SG and I’d avoid him tonight. The injuries are just too risky to gamble on the high salary.
- Avoid Eric Gordon (leg), Tracy McGrady.
SMALL FORWARD:
- Andray Blatche is a must play at his low salary, even with the tough matchup against Orlando.
- Tayshaun Prince has been consistently been earning his salary and makes a nice lower priced play against Atlanta.
- Caron Butler is expensive, but has a favorable play against the Knicks.
- Rudy Gay should put up a big number against the Nuggets.
POWER FORWARD:
- Jason Maxiell has done a great job filling in for Ben Wallace and makes a good minimum salary roster filler tonight against the Hawks.
- Drew Gooden has been steady, give him a look if you want a PF in the lower mid price range.
- Luis Scola is one of my favorite PF plays tonight. He’s been on fire lately and matches up against the Nets who will be without starting PF, Yi Jianlian.
- The top of the PF board is loaded with good plays: Chris Bosh against Golden State, Zach Randolph against a Kenyon Martin-less Denver, Dirk Nowitzki against the Knicks and David Lee against Dallas. Bosh is most definitely my favorite, but he’s a little more expensive than the others.
- Avoid Kenyon Martin (injury)
CENTER:
- I’ve been recommending JaVale McGee as a minimum salary roster filler, but tonight you have to avoid him against the Magic and D. Howard.
- If you insist on playing a minimum salary roster filler at center, give Johan Petro a look.
- Al Horford should put up a solid number against a Detroit interior that will be missing Ben Wallace.
- Andrea Bargnani should fire away at will against the Warriors.
- If you want quality, go straight to the top of the board and play Dwight Howard. He should school JaVale McGee and the Wizards.
