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2014 RotoRob Basketball Awards

February 6, 2015 / Basketball, McCade Pearson, RotoRob Awards

You saw that he could be a top player in this league… an MVP candidate. It was just a few years away, right? However, Davis continued to improve at an unbelievable rate, getting off to an amazing start in 2014-15, ranking fourth in the league in scoring, ninth in rebounding, and No. 1 in blocks. More telling, he is the league leader in Player Efficiency Rating (PER). If The Brow can keep it up, it will be only the 18th time (minimum 41 games) that a player had a PER of 30.2 and he’ll be only the eighth player to do so. This guy is singlehandedly keeping you in your Fantasy league.

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The Wire Troll: Joe Ingles is Jingling all the Right Bells

January 31, 2015 / Basketball, McCade Pearson, The Wire Troll

Ingles is a dude that quietly fills up the stat sheet and is earning more minutes because of it. For example he had a game recently in which he appeared to do nothing and when you looked at the final stats he had eight points, nine rebounds and seven assists. Ingles is not a must-own yet, but as he gets more and more comfortable in the NBA he could be worth something in all formats.

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The Wire Troll: Dion Waiters worth the Wait

January 25, 2015 / Basketball, McCade Pearson, The Wire Troll

Nelson stepped in and had 23 points and seven assists as it turns out that Lawson was arrested on Friday morning on suspicion of DUI. With Lawson’s situation unclear, Nelson is a great plug and play moving forward and might be worth a long-term pick up if Lawson ends up missing a long period of time.

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The Wire Troll: Brandan Wright Rising in Phoenix

January 17, 2015 / Basketball, McCade Pearson, The Wire Troll

A player that has been buried deep down on the bench, Fredette is finally getting some playing time in New Orleans thanks to the Austin Rivers trade. We wouldn’t quite pick Fredette up yet unless you’re desperate, however he is worth keeping an eye on. We all know he can score as he had 13 points (while dropping five dimes) in limited minutes on Friday.

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The Wire Troll: Marvin Williams Finding Some Rhythm

January 11, 2015 / Basketball, McCade Pearson, The Wire Troll

The Pistons are playing well, and so is Augustin, with a 26-point game, a 19-point game and a double-double all within his last six games. It’s looking like he could start to be a plug and play matchup option.

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The Wire Troll: Dante Exum Set Free

January 4, 2015 / Basketball, McCade Pearson, The Wire Troll

This means that Exum, the fifth overall pick last year, will start getting big minutes. In 22 minutes on Friday he had 13 points on 5-for-9 shooting to along with three steals. A big surprise from Exum this season has been his ability to shoot the three. His outside shooting was a major concern coming into the league, but he’s been able to shoot 35 per cent from deep — upping that to 39 per cent since the beginning of December.

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The Wire Troll: Jon Leuer Unleashed

December 27, 2014 / Basketball, The Wire Troll

Still, we’re pimping him again based on some massive minutes lately (39 MPG in the last two). The results haven’t necessarily been there (although he did drop five dimes Friday), but if Lee keeps getting this kind of PT, he’ll start earning kudos for his offense as well as his defense.

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