Video: Kenneth Faried Welcomes Wilson Chandler Back

Very nice attempt by Faried of holding the melody for one of Mase's more forgettable songs.  Wilson Chandler is a big party pooper for frowning through the singing.  I hope Kenneth does a duet with coach Brian Shaw for Danilo Gallinari's return.  My suggestion would be Eminem's, "Without me".

♪ ♫ 
(Kenneth Faried )
Guess's who's back?

(Brian Shaw)
Back..Back..

(Kenneth Faried)
Back again! Gallo's back!
Tell a friend

(Together)
Guess who's back, guess who's back
Guess who's back, guess who's back

(Kenneth Faried)

Gall-o's back  Back again

Gallo's back!  Back again!

(Brian Shaw)
Gallo's back, gallo's back, gallo's back, gallo's back,
Gallo's back, he'll defend?
♫ ♪

Noteworthy: 11/11/2013

Nice:  Jeff Teague has registered a double-double in 4 out of 6 games this season.  He did not disappoint last night registering another points and assist double-double with 14 and 12.  Plus he had a nice chase-down block on Kemba Walker.

Throwback: Cavs looked like they started a guy last night that could have been the agile Drew Bynum and not just an old Andrew Bynum.  Looks like Noah wasn't expecting this version of Bynum either.



Unfortunate: Lance Stephenson was all over the court tonight; doing everything in leading the Pacers in their win against the Grizz.  He ended up recording his first ever triple double.  However, last night's game may be more well remembered for how Stephensen pulled a ball fake which resulted in a technical.

Sorry Cory:
He may have have stumbled on Blake Griffins Foot on the play below and Chris Paul probably fouled him  on this steal but it was still not a good looking night for Cory Brewer:



Also in the game, Jamal Crawford made this half court toss at the end of the 3rd quarter which was a cool shot. However, it ended up being pretty BIG shot as well since the Clipps only won by 2 points over the Wolves.

Scary: JJ Hickson threw down a monster dunk on Marvin Williams which you can enjoy here.  I've chosen to include the picture in this post because the video doesn't capture how fierce Hickson's nostrils and eyes looked.

Learn somethin' new every day:

Took them to double overtime but the Rockets ended up beating the Raptors.

I learned a lot from watching this game.  One thing being that Quincy Acy looks like he is Reggie Evan's little brother and a second thing being that I like Acy a lot cause he came out of nowhere to swat Dwight Howard's weak attempt at a reverse jam.

Way to go Andre (Drummond), who had 16 and 16 but Robin Lopez kinda stole the show with his season highs of 17 and 10 and reminder to 6'2" guards that if you challenge bigs at the rim, this could happen:

Other: Amir Johnson doing a heel-click in the middle of the game...Doc Rivers called a time out running onto the middle of the court...Glad to see Bobcats coach, Steve Clifford back to work after taking some time off to recover from a heart procedure.

Noteworthy: 11/10/2013

Slaughter:  The Wolves put up 47 points in the first quarter on the Lakers at Staples.  It was as ugly as it sounded in that first period if you're rooting for LA.  Some highlights for T'wolves fans and replayed misery for Laker fans.

Kevin Love being really good at outlet passes:

Cory Brewer deciding that KevMartin is so on fi-yah that he'd rather toss it out to Martin for a 3 when on a 2 on 1 fast break against STEVE BLAKE.

Plus, look at how he just runs back after seeing Martin set his feet knowing that his teammate is about to make it splash.

Silly defensive effort of the night courtesy of JR Smith:

And Bargnani too

Spurs trounced the Knicks at MSG, leading the whole way.  Besides the funny defensive effort, the Knicks didn't do much to laugh at as they scored a meager 15 and 17 points in the 1st and 3rd quarter.  

Standard: Really nasty windmill by Gerald Green, but haven't we seen this already Gerry? How about try a 180 before that windy mill.



Wizards and Thunder went into OT as both Russ Westbrook and one-name Nene were tossed after getting too feisty with one another.  You would think that the Wiz came out on top in this double ejection, but based on the highlights, it looks like the Thunder started playing better when Westbrook got tossed and the Thunder did indeed win by 1, 106-105.

Shifty: Showing the gif, cause Thabo being thabo, ended up missing the jumper.

Other: the feistiness referred to above between Russ and Nene...Tony Parker making a really good defender in Iman Shumpert run into his own teammate...Bledsoe blocking the brow.

Homan League: Week in Review 11/3 - 11/9

A review of action in the fantasy basketball league dubbed "Homan League".   May include free agent pick-ups, trades, DNP's because someone forgot to set their lineup for the early morning Pacific time game.  Also other shenanigans worth mentioning in the fantasy league.  All opinions are exactly that, opinions. So don't take them too personally, and they are mostly mine.

Highlights:
Clippers, Lakers, Pacers, Pelicans, Rockets, Suns, Sixers, Timberwolves all played 4 games this week, so it is no surprise that the top options for those teams had the most impact in terms of fantasy, namely K.Love, Paul George, Chris Paul, James Harden. (TEAM(s): Clipper Nation, Swagger, Just Jrue It, League Champion)

Playing with a pass-first point guard and an all-nba power forward is definitely helping Kevin Martin's fantasy value.  This season, Martin is proving himself to be one of the most lucrative fantasy players in contributing points, threes, FT% at a low turnover cost.

After a sloppy start, Paul Millsap is looking every bit the impact player the Hawks were expecting when they gave him that fat contract this summer.  In fact, Millsap is looking like he added some wrinkles to his game, knocking down 4 out of 9 pointers this week, while also averaging over 3 steals per game. (TEAM: Pres(i)ton)

Currently chasing down the most consecutive games with a 3-pointer made record, Kyle Korver is contributing outstanding percentages while also adding in a handful of assists/rebounds/steals along with his usual stream of threes. (TEAM: Clipper Nation)

One man's pain is seriously another's gain when talking in terms of Fantasy sports.  Goran Dragic's injury at the start of this week has meant that Eric Bledsoe is now expected by the Suns to double up on his previous playmaking responsibilities and he has responded well.  Check the more selective shot selection which has led to improved FG percentage as well as increased numbers of assists. (TEAM(s): Adam Silver and League Champion)


Nice Pick-Up :
Gerald Green (TEAM: David Stern): Green had made 11 threes in 2 games prior to getting picksd up from Free Agency.  Not expected to keep up this blistering pace of threes made, but definitely an outstanding addition to anyone's roster.

Zaza Pachulia (TEAM: Mark Cuban):  No one has been paying any attention to Zaza in our league although he has been averaging double figure in points and close to 9 boards. Pachulia was picked up BEFORE his best game of the season, Wednesday's game against the Cavs.  Zaza had 14 points, 9 boards and dished out 7 assists when Larry Sanders decided to hurt his thumb at the club.  Good Eye, Mc.


LOL:
Markeef Morris for Channing Frye/Channing Frye for Markeef Morris (TEAM: Clipper Nation):
Dropped Markeef for Channing Frye after seeing Frye put up 19 and 5 last week.  Unfortunately Frye put together skimpy numbers in the next two games.  The guy he dropped ('Keef Morris) ended up putting up 17 and  5 while sitting on waivers and then followed it up with 23 and 12 game.  At which point, Frye was dropped again for who else but Markeef Morris.

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After writing the previous lines of commentary earlier in the week, Morris ended up having his best game of the season with 28 and 10 on 10-13 shooting on Friday night.
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If anything is learned from the "Morris-Frye" flip-flop, it is that there will be many woeful groans when trying to pin down on good fantasy options from the Phoenix Suns.  For example, last week's hot free agent pick up of Miles Plumlee has definitely simmered down as Plumlee is still doing well with 12 and 5 averages, but definitely not as productive as he was the first week of the season.

Aw come'on:
Derrick Williams was already putting up some hot-cold type numbers before he decided to sit out Wednesday's game with back spasms.  Not a big deal except, Jarrett Jack was benched and definitely could have used the spot that Williams had taken up with his big fat DNP. (TEAM: Swagger)

Before getting tossed out of Wednesday's game against the Thunder, Vince Carter's biggest contribution for the week was 2 three pointers made.  A rather underwhelming and dissapointing week for Carter.  In terms of fantasy, he could still be a fringe contributor for FT's, 3's, and points.  He just definitely wasn't this week. (TEAM: S7venbyVII)