The Wire Troll: Denzel Valentine Lighting it up From Downtown

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Another source of treys — although perhaps not with Valentine’s upside — is wily old veteran Korver. Korver bounced back from an ugly shooting night Tuesday to can 4-of-6 three pointers on Thursday en route to 15 points, two boards, two assists and a steal in 25 minutes. His touches are a bit down lately, but overall have risen this month. Korver has more or less been just a bench player since coming to Cleveland, but his overall numbers this season are down only a smidge over what he did last season.

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The Wire Troll: Alex Stalock Heating up for Wild

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After ending November in a slump, Fiala has absolutely been on fire this month, getting points in all seven games (six goals, three assists). His +6 rating in December has him back to even. Through just 31 games, Fiala has already tripled his assist total from all of last season. In fact, since playing his first NHL game in 2014-15, he had accumulated five helpers in 60 games. In basically half the number of games this season, he has 15 helpers. Can you say breakout?

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The Wire Troll: Mike James Should Rise in Phoenix

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This is a dude that is seemingly always on the periphery of Fantasy value, making for a good waiver wire pickup at various times during the season. On Friday, Williams showed his upside, with 17 points, nine rebounds, three treys, one assist, one steal and one block. His three-point shooting is a chief allure, but has been a bit down lately, so it was great to see him go off. Williams is seeing more minutes lately, and while hasn’t been jacking up quite as many treys, he remains an elite FT shooter. If he starts hoisting treys at the same rate as he did in the last two seasons, his value will rise significantly. The big issue for owners here is Williams’s lack of consistency. That’s frustrating when you see him throw up periodic sweet lines like on Friday and the previous Friday (16 points on 6-of-7 shooting, with six boards, two steals and a block).

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The Battle for NFC South Supremacy

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Other than a rushing touchdown, it was a pretty lost day for him as he only completed 11 passes out of 28 attempts for his worst percentage of the season — by far. In fact, it’s been almost a year since he had a worse completion percentage. Newton has been beat up with little injuries all season, but nothing that has sidelined him. Still, we’re sure he’s itching to put up a better showing than last time (Week Three) against New Orleans, when he had his worst game all season.

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The Wire Troll: Mario Chalmers Starting For Memphis

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Yes, Simmonds hurt his quad and may not play Saturday, but it’s hard to overlook the 14 shots he put up in just 24 minutes on Friday. If he can get to the line a bit more often, it feels like he’s on the cusp of a breakout. Simmonds’s touches are down this month, so that’s why Friday’s effort buoyed our hopes. We can see him becoming one of the better sixth men for the remainder of the season, especially given his improved shooting.

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