The Wire Troll: Tyler Hansbrough Getting Hot off the Bench

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He hasn’t exactly been lights out with his shooting touch in the past couple of games, but with an average of 13 FGA over the past two, he’s getting enough looks to do some damage (17 PPG after the Italian guard scored 14 Friday to help the Hornets to a rare win). Better yet, Belinelli hasn’t been merely settling for three point shots, and has gone to the line six times in each of the past two games – sinking 11 of his 12 attempts. With double digit scoring in 11 of his last 12 games, Belinelli is offering as close to consistent Fantasy value as we’ve seen from him, so ride the hot streak while you can.

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NBA Today: Reggie Miller Heads Hall of Fame Candidates

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Let’s look at the reasons why he wasn’t a Hall of Famer: he never won a championship; in 18 seasons, Miller was never named to either the first or second All-NBA Team, receiving just three nods as a third teamer; only twice did he receive any MVP votes, never winning the award; he wasn’t much of a rebounder, didn’t get many assists and, while he’s currently 14th overall in points, his career PPG average of 18.2 only ranks 91st; he’s only 45th all-time in 3-point percentage.

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The Wire Troll: Corey Brewer Taking Advantage of Nugget Injuries

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However, Harris is showing signs of life lately, playing at least 26 minutes in each of the past three games and reaching double digits in points in three of the past four. On Wednesday, he dropped eight dimes and pitched in with a couple of steals. If you need help at PG, give Harris a look. He’ll give you headaches from time to time, but is generally doing enough to be owned in all formats.

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NBA Freeroll: Win $150 from BuzzDraft

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As mentioned, this is an NBA freeroll similar to the one BuzzDraft runs on their site daily, except this one is for a $150 prize pool. One you’ve signed up for your account and clicked on the freeroll link, you’ll draft a Fantasy team of 10 players using a $100,000 salary cap. Then you can watch your team scores update in realtime as the NBA games progress on Friday in the My Challenges section of the website.

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The Wire Troll: C.J. Watson’s Got Derrick Rose’s Back

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Watson has started two of the past three games for Rose, and has seen a general uptick in minutes thanks to Rose’s condition – and the fact that even when Rose has been healthy, the Bulls have been blowing out opponents, giving extra PT to all the bench players. In 25 minutes of action Friday, Watson shot it decently (3-for-7), but put some nice peripherals with five assists, four steals and three boards. On Monday, he came through with a double-double, his first since he was a Warrior. Rose remains day-to-day, giving Watson a small window to put up big numbers.

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The Wire Troll: Jerryd Bayless Starting Again For Raptors

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Bayless has started three of the past four games at the two, and had scored at least 14 points per game in four straight before sinking just 1-of-6 for three points on Friday. Still, the minutes were there (28), and I expect the production to follow. He’s been jacking up more treys this season and draining them at an impressive 40 per cent rate, so if Bayless maintains this starting role and keeps getting 25+ MPG, he’s going to help you.

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