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Knee Deep In Portland
In case you slept through the weekend, the highlight for me was
Kevin Love's 31 points and 31 rebounds on Friday night against the Knicks. Kurt Rambis finally set him free and Love's big night helped me defeat Rick Kamla 5-3 in an epic fantasy hoops battle. Love backed that up with 22 & 17 against the Hawks on Sunday, making it feel like even Rambis and David Kahn can't slow him down right now.
Brandon Roy's knees are in bad shape. He has no meniscus left to operate on which is also causing an uncomfortable bone-on-bone situation, which just sounds painful. He shut it down on Saturday after just a few minutes as the Portland Knee Curse continues to rage on, taking no prisoners. Roy is questionable for Tuesday, and will probably be day-to-day until further notice. I don't think he's a buy-low target because there is just too much risk involved. And he's also not a guy you can cut – at least yet. Seeing what you can get for him after he has another good game is probably the only option owners have.
Carlos Delfino (concussion),
Linas Kleiza (achilles),
Terrence Williams (groin) and
Austin Daye (benched) are all guys who can be dropped if you have to make a move. Any of them could play in their next game, but there are no guarantees as to when they'll return or what kind of minutes they'll get. I'm not saying any of these guys should automatically be cut, but they can be if there are better options on your wire. Also, keep your eye on marginal guys like
Nazr Mohammed,
Jason Maxiell,
Brad Miller,
DeAndre Jordan,
Shannon Brown,
Kris Humphries,
Mickael Pietrus,
Brandon Bass,
Rudy Fernandez,
Nicolas Batum,
Wesley Matthews,
DeJuan Blair,
Sonny Weems,
Amir Johnson,
C.J. Miles and
Al Thornton. They've all been getting extra opportunities lately.
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Baron Davis will be out until Thanksgiving with his knee injury. One of my readers wanted to know what sources I had that indicated Baron would come off the bench when he returns. And the answer is that I don't have any. But the Clippers and
Vinny Del Negro weren't happy with Baron's conditioning when he showed up for training camp, his attitude has been suspect, the Clippers are basically still one of the worst teams in the league and
Eric Bledsoe is doing a nice job of holding down the fort. Baron may or may not even care when he's ready to play again and the Clippers may just bag this year and prepare for the future, which will be a Baron-less one. Yeah, he could easily start when he's finally ready to play again, but there are no guarantees that it happens.
David Lee's out for a few games due to an elbow infection that set in immediately after
Wilson Chandler's tooth dug into his arm. It prompted Sam Coomes to write a pretty sweet post to the message board in one of my leagues, aptly titled "Noxious Saliva."
John Wall is iffy for Tuesday with his foot injury, as is
Jeff Green, who finally returned to action on Sunday, but then sat out the final 18 minutes.
Robin Lopez has a knee injury and
Channing Frye finally showed signs of life last night, so now could be the time to roll with Frye.
Andray Blatche has a knee injury but I'm playing him in weekly leagues,
Caron Butler is iffy with a lingering back injury,
Lamar Odom will have an MRI on his foot, and
Mo Williams (groin) and
Anderson Varejao (ribs) remain iffy for the Cavs.
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Tim Duncan's minutes have been very shaky in two straight games as his production has tumbled. However, he was suffering from the flu in one and may have still been dealing with it in the next game.
DeJuan Blair saw a bit of a boost as a result, but my guess is Duncan bounces back this week. Keep reading for the full injury report.
Monday Morning Injury Report
Jermaine O'Neal – knee – Wear and tear, more rest coming. Tough to own.
Delonte West – suspension – He'll be back on Wednesday.
Tyrus Thomas – personal – Should be back Monday from death in family.
Kwame Brown – ankle – Could play Monday, not that it matters.
Carlos Boozer – hand – Still targeting early December.
Anderson Varejao – ribs – Shaky play with 3 games, but could go in all of them.
Mo Williams – groin – He's day-to-day, but could miss whole week.
Caron Butler – back – Hoping to play on Monday, start at your own risk.
Roddy Beaubois – foot – Now sounding more like mid-December return.
Kenyon Martin – knee – Still looking at January.
Chris Andersen – knee – Could be back in a week to 10 days.
Chris Wilcox – hamstring – Could make debut tonight vs. GSW. No value.
David Lee – elbow – Out for a couple, hoping to play on Friday.
Aaron Brooks – ankle – Out for a few more weeks. Hello,
Kyle Lowry.
Chase Budinger – ankle – Not effective enough to start with injury.
Yao Ming – leg – Bench him for the week, could return over weekend.
Tyler Hansbrough – ankle – Shouldn't miss any time.
Jeff Foster – ankle- Could play this week, but not much value.
Baron Davis – knee – Out until Thanksgiving.
Chris Kaman – ankle – Out at least a couple more weeks, or longer.
Randy Foye – hamstring – Could be back anytime.
Steve Blake – flu – Iffy for Tuesday with "intestinal inflammation."
Lamar Odom – foot – MRI coming Monday, I'm guessing he's OK.
Andrew Bynum – knee – Should practice next week. Might be time to pick him up.
Dwyane Wade – shoulder – Missed practice but guessing he'll play.
Udonis Haslem - knee – Missed practice, ditto.
Mike Miller – thumb – Out at least another month.
Carlos Delfino – concussion – Lack of info out of Milwaukee maddening.
Chris Douglas- Roberts – eye – Still out another couple weeks.
Michael Redd – knee – Won't play again for Bucks.
Nikola Pekovic – ankle – Day-to-day, but not much fantasy value.
Wayne Ellington – thigh – Was once starting, but no current value.
Luke Ridnour – hamstring – Could play on Wednesday, hurts Telfair.
Martell Webster – back – Still weeks away.
Jonny Flynn – hip – Hoping to debut on Weds, too many PGs in Minny.
Terrence Williams – groin – Nets aren't sure about injury, could play Monday.
Ronny Turiaf – knee – Missed 3 straight, but could start on Tuesday.
Eddy Curry – hamstring – Yes, he still wears a Knicks jersey occasionally.
Kelenna Azubuike – knee – Could be out until January.
Jeff Green – ankle – Played Sunday, but sat out 4th quarter. I'm starting him.
Robin Lopez – knee – Getting MRI, iffy for Monday, struggling.
Brandon Roy – knee – Traveling, questionable for Tuesday. Risky.
Joel Przybilla – knee – Could debut on Tuesday. Worth a look.
Greg Oden – knee – Still hoping to play around Christmas, but who knows?
Reggie Evans – flu – Only useful if you need rebounds.
Linas Kleiza – achilles – Missed Saturday, iffy for Tues at Washington.
Leandro Barbosa – shoulder – Likely out another week. Hello,
Sonny Weems.
Mehmet Okur – achilles – Looking at a December return.
Andray Blatche – knee – Limited him Saturday, hopes to play through it.
John Wall – foot – Iffy for Tuesday, but I'd play him as of now.
Yi Jianlian – knee – Bone bruise and hyperextension. Best to bench him.
Josh Howard – knee – Still about a month away.
</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=subHead vAlign=top colSpan=3>Roy skips practice for treatment on knee </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=vaLabel colSpan=3>Brandon Roy - G/F - POR - Nov. 15 - 5:32 p.m. ET</B> </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top colSpan=3>Brandon Roy sat out Monday's practice in order to get treatment on his left knee.
