News and Notes: 11/4

Some of you may have been too caught up in the great college football action to keep up with the NBA yesterday. Not to worry, I will give you a little recap along with my analysis.

Gerald Wallace

Not too much to report on the injury front. Gerald "crash" Wallace hurt his left ankle in the final minutes of the Raptors @ Nets game. X-rays came back negative and Crash is listed as day to day. If you have to set your lineups Monday for weekly leagues, I think its safe  to keep him active. Klay Thompson took a fall late in the Clippers @ Warriors game. Not helping matters was the fact that Blake Griffin landed on him. Thompson did not return to the game but seems to have avoided a concussion. Thompson should also be good to go when the Warriors play on Monday.

Rajon Rondo continued to impress last night in the Celtics win against the lowly Wizards. Rondo had 12 points, 5 rebounds, and 12 assists in the contest. This performance was his 27th consecutive performance with 10+ assists which tied him with John Stockton for the third longest streak in league history.

The Pacers were able to edge the Kings in double overtime last night in Indy. Paul George put together quite a game scoring 16 points, 17 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals and 4 blocks really filling up the score sheet. This is the type of production owners who took a shot on him early were hoping for. David West was also solid for the Pacers with 18 points, 18 rebounds and two blocks.

There was finally a Manimal sighting in South Beach last night. Ken Faried became the player we were all hoping he would be this year in a loss to the Heat. Faried scored 22 points, 12 rebounds, and 1 steal. What is even more encouraging is that he got 36 minutes in the loss. Lebron continued his domination coming up one rebound short of a triple double last night. Chris Bosh was the real story for the Heat, scoring 40 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and a steal.

Mike Dunleavy

In Milwaukee, the Bucks were able to edge the Cavs 105-102. The story of this game was Mike Dunleavy's unreal performance off the bench. Dunleavy had 29 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 rebounds, and a block. I wouldn't expect games like this from Dunleavy with any kind of consistency so tread carefully. Tobias Harris, who I recommended as a waiver wire addition yesterday saw his production plunge with the emergence of Dunleavy. Keep and eye on this situation to see how it plays out. Ersan Illyasova is off to a dismal start for the Bucks, but trust me, remain patient with this guy and I implore you to not do anything drastic. He will turn it around. On the other side of the ball, Anderson Varejao continued his hot start with 20 points and 17 rebounds for the Cavs.

In Dallas, Darren Collison and OJ Mayo both played like the fantasy studs we thought they would be this year. Collison had 18 points and 10 assists while Mayo had 30 points in the blowout win against Charlotte.

Mo Williams went out and had a big game for the Jazz last night in their loss to the Spurs. Williams scored 29 points, 9 assists, and 2 steals. We were expecting a solid year from Williams.

Waiver Wire: 

• Kevin Seraphin: who has been dealing with a calf injury made his debut last night ahead of schedule. He scored 19 points with  7 rebounds and a block in 29 minutes. Chances are Seraphin is available in your league and worth a pick up as this type of production should continue until Nene, who is out indefinitely returns.
• Mike Dunleavy: scored  29 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 rebounds, and a block off the bench last night.