Samuel Dalembert scores 16 in rare start - Samuel Dalembert | MLW

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Samuel Dalembert made a surprise start alongside Larry Sanders, and in place of Ersan Ilyasova, on Tuesday and had 16 points, seven rebounds and zero blocks in 20 minutes.

Report: Bucks won't give Sam Dalembert buyout - Samuel Dalembert | MLW

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A source tells Yahoo Sports that the Bucks will not be giving Samuel Dalembert a buyout.

Bucks hit Dalembert with one-game suspension - Samuel Dalembert | MLW

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Bucks suspended Samuel Dalembert for one game without pay due to a violation of team policy.

Sam Dalembert double-doubles again vs. Philly - Samuel Dalembert | MLW

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Samuel Dalembert double-doubled against his former team with 17 points and 14 boards with three blocks on 8-of-13 shooting in Wednesday's win over the Sixers.

Larry Sanders out, Samuel Dalembert to start - Larry Sanders | MLW

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Larry Sanders (back) will not play on Wednesday, and Samuel Dalembert is expected to start in his place.

Dalembert projected to start on Wednesday - Samuel Dalembert | MLW

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Samuel Dalembert, and not Larry Sanders, is listed as the probable starter for the Bucks on Wednesday.

Larry Sanders sounds out for Wednesday's game - Larry Sanders | MLW

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Larry Sanders went to Chicago to get a second opinion on what has been called a deeply bruised back, and coach Jim Boylan sounded like a guy who will be starting Samuel Dalembert in Wednesday's game against the Sixers.

Sammy D posts solid line in follow up to Tue - Samuel Dalembert | MLW

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Samuel Dalembert fol 10 points, 11 boards, four steals, and four blocks over 26 minutes in Wednesday's loss to the Jazz.

The Daily Dose: Daily Dose: Sammy Delight

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Samuel Dalembert went off and Pau Gasol went down. Aaron Bruski recaps Tuesday and gets you ready for Big Wednesday in the Dose.

Samuel Dalembert blows up for career-high 35 - Samuel Dalembert | MLW

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Samuel Dalembert couldn't miss on Tuesday, hitting 17-of-21 shots for a career-high 35 points, 12 rebounds and a block in just 27 minutes.

Sammy Dalembert double-doubles again - Samuel Dalembert | MLW

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Samuel Dalembert started in place of Larry Sanders, who was out with an illness, and went off for 14 points, 13 rebounds and four blocks on 6-of-9 shooting Wednesday.

Samuel Dalembert will start at center Monday - Samuel Dalembert | MLW

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Samuel Dalembert will be the starting center on Monday against the Bulls.

Day 26: Where Metta World Peace Gets His Groove Back

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Line of the Night: Kevin Durant (3.33 WARP) currently sits at the top of our player rater by a huge margin, averaging 1.44 wins/week this year in 9-cat leagues compared to the second best player, LeBron James, at 1.10 wins. And I can see why. Last night was at least the third line of the night performance from Durant so far this season as he led the Thunder to an overtime win over the Sixers with 37 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals and 3 blocks in nearly 50 minutes on the court! With Harden gone this season, Durant has actually become a bit more of a playmaker in addition to all the scoring – he’s averaging 4.5 assists per game – up from 3.5 lasts season.

Honorable Mentions: The

Samuel Dalembert picks up surprise DNP-CD - Samuel Dalembert | MLW

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Samuel Dalembert went from being the Bucks' starting center to racking up a DNP-CD on Saturday.

What is wrong with Ersan Ilyasova? And when will he snap out of it…

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Hands down, the most common question we’ve gotten so far this season is some variation on “what’s the deal with Ersan Ilyasova and when will he be a good basketball player again?” The apprehension regarding Ilyasova is not a huge surprise given that he’s currently sitting at #290 on the GMTR player rater after being drafted 58th on average in Yahoo leagues. Everyone, including the Bucks who signed him to a $45 million contract, expected more out of him going into the season.

So, what IS the deal with Ilyasova? Play fantasy basketball long enough and you realize that the standard line on established veterans who start the year off in a slump – especially

Day 16: Where the Sixers Have an Appetite for (their own) Destruction

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Line of the Night: It was only a matter of time before Kevin Durant (2.82 WARP) broke out in a big way; and that came last night against the Grizzlies, where Durant scored 34 points, adding 10 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals and a couple blocks. It came in a whopping 44 minutes, but if you’re the Thunder you’ve got to do what you’ve got to do when you don’t have the league’s best sixth man to give your starters a breather. It’s also Durant’s first game over 30 points this season. He truly is a microbe y’all.

Honorable Mentions: Carlos Boozer (2.00) took

Day 12: Where Phil Jackson Comes out of Retirement more than Rocky Balboa

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While Phil Jackson makes us all wait for the decision we know he’s going to make, there were actual NBA games played yesterday!

Line of the Night: We at GMTR expected Nicolas Batum (2.88 WARP) to be good this year; I’m not sure we expected him to be this good. Batum wasn’t enough to give the Blazers a win over the shorthanded Spurs last night, but his 33 points, 5 threes, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals is the type of line that we’re going to have to get used to from Batum. And to the 1% of Yahoo leagues where Batum is currently on waivers, please shut yourselves down, you are

Day 5: Fantasy Basketball Split Personalities

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Only 5 days in and we have our first Line of the Night/Waiver Wire Line of the Night combo! Mike Dunleavy (3.33) shot too well to technically qualify as the WWLotN since we don’t like to let people get in with 70%+ FG shooting… but with 29 points, 6 threes, 12 rebounds, 6 assists, and 2 steals, we’re going to let the 10-12 from the field have a pass on this one. Dunleavy is only 31% owned (mostly because everyone – myself included – was out picking up Tobias Harris, who only played 13 minutes in this one). I’m going to say Dunleavy got 34 in

Top 35 Fantasy Power Forwards for the 2012-13 Season

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Power forward is arguably the deepest position in the league. This year, 35 power forwards might actually get drafted in many leagues. But don’t take my word for it, let’s jump right in…

Tier 1: Give Them a Hand

1. Kevin Love (4), Minnesota Timberwolves

We assumed that Love was an unstoppable force in fantasy leagues, turns out all it took was a few pushups to set him back. Yes, Love is expected to miss the first 4 to 6 weeks of the season after breaking a bone in his hand while

Top 35 Fantasy Centers for the 2012-13 Season

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The Center position is always as shallow as the inch and a half if water it takes to drown someone and this year is no exception. You only have to look at the fact that we go all the way to #195 in order to corral the Top 35. Yes, only 35 out of the top 195 players are Centers. And if you’ve got 12 teams in your league and have to start 2 Centers, then someone might have to reach as far down as J.J. Hickson at 149 to fill out their roster. (That doesn’t include multi-position eligibility, but it’s always hard to figure out how to include that in Tiered rankings, because different sites allow different players at different positions).

The good news is, it’s usually easier to pick up guys who get decent rebounds and low

Mock Draft Results and Analysis 2012-13

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I know you like mock draft results. Who doesn’t? I promised on on Give Me The Rock’s Facebook page, a little bit too soon, that I would participate in a Yahoo! mock draft and post the results. Three weeks too early, it was tough to get a slot in a mock I was sure would fill up. Maybe it’s my timezone. Whatever. I finally got into one in a draft position that was requested by the most people who replied to the thread, middle position.

As you may or may not know, I’m fond of doing mock drafts. I like to get around 10 or so under my belt before my first real

Top 20 Shot Blockers of the 2011-12 NBA Season

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If you want to win blocks this season and make it easy on yourself, draft Serge Ibaka. It’s that simple. When it comes to breaking down last season’s top shot blockers you can very roughly break it down into three tiers. The biggest is composed of guys who averaged one block per game, maybe a bit more but still less than two. Next is a handful of guys who did manage to average two blocks a night. Finally, there’s Serge Ibaka. Yes, the discrepancies are that big. Here, take a look.

Unfortunately, DeAndre Jordan should still be, technically, considered as a blocking

2012 NBA Draft Fantasy Basketball Impact – Part 2

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Welcome to picks 11-20. If you’re looking for the guys who are still standing on the edge of the cliff looking over, picks 1-10 are over here. But there are a few situations in the second third of the first round (wow, I just wrote that) that are worth looking at, because one or two transactions could turn a rookie into a rookie with fantasy value.

11. Portland – Meyers Leonard (C)

After picking up Damian Lillard with their first pick, Portland went in

Samuel Dalembert: Traded To Bucks

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Samuel Dalembert: Dalembert was traded to Milwaukee on Wednesday, Yahoo!'s Adrian Wojnarowski reports. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.

Rockets trade Dalembert to Bucks for package - Samuel Dalembert | MLW

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The Rockets have traded Samuel Dalembert and the No. 14 pick to the Bucks in exchange for the No. 12 pick, Jon Brockman, Jon Leuer and Shaun Livingston.

Report: Rockets discuss Dalembert trade - Samuel Dalembert | HOU

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The Rockets may have discussed a trade involving Samuel Dalembert and their No. 16 pick in the draft, but the deal is "not happening," according to beat writer Jonathan Feigen.

Day 120 of 124: A Peaceful Elbow To The Head

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It was as a foul that was heard across the NBA and the fantasy basketball universe, which unfortunately echoed and reverberated in my last remaining, ongoing fantasy basketball championship matchup. James Harden suffered a concussion as he was elbowed in the head by the Lakers’ Metta World Peace after Peace completed slam on the fast break, in LA’s double overtime victory over the OKC Thunder. It now makes it uncertain as to whether or not Harden will be able to play in Oklahoma City’s last two games of the regular season. I own Harden, and the double-stinger of the situation is that I also own the not-so-peaceful Mr. World Peace. But my rant does not end there, my finals match extends up to the

Court Report: Rest for Wade and Bosh; Curry and Kaman shut down

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Status updates: Both Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh will be rested on Wednesday night .. Kevin Love says he wants to try to play in the season's final two games. He'll begin post-concussion testing on Wednesday .. Kobe Bryant (shin) is likely out again on Wednesday .. Both Derrick Rose (foot) and Luol Deng (ribs) and

Day 114 of 124: This Overtime Goes to Three

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Line of the Night: With Dwyane Wade sitting out yet another game on the second night of a Miami back-to-back, LeBron James (2.62) took over for the Heat last night, scoring 37 points – including Miami’s last 17 straight – adding 6 rebounds and 7 assists and going 14-15 from the line to lead the Heat to a 101-98 win over the Nets. Hey, it was the Nets, but still an impressive run from James nonetheless. Unfortunately, Miami still has two more sets of back-to-back games this season, so expect Wade and possibly even LeBron to get a couple more games off down the stretch.

Honorable Mentions: Utah and Dallas played a triple-OT game that ended with Utah winning 123-121, so it’s no surprise to

Sammy D blocks seven shots in start for Camby - Samuel Dalembert | HOU

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Samuel Dalembert started for injured Marcus Camby (back) in Monday's loss to the Nuggets, blocking a season-high seven shots to go with five points, nine boards, and a steal in 24 minutes.

Court Report: Marcus Thornton, Luke Ridnour sidelined

Source: Roto Arcade by Matt Buser

Need a short-term bump with solid long-term potential? Give Kevin Seraphin a look. Add Seraphin Tuesday and you'll get three games in three days (Wed IND, Thu @DET, Fri @NJN), Seraphin has averaged 12 points on 54-percent shooting, 7 boards, and 1.5 blocks in his eight starts, and both Nene Hilario and Trevor Booker continue to be limited by plantar fasciitis. Give Jan Vesely a look in the deepest leagues, as well, as he'll also get run for as long as Nene and Booker remain inactive.

• Status updates: Andrew Bynum (ankle) will be

Day 100 of 124: You Stay Classy Sacramento

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Alternative Title: The Century Mark

Line of the Night: Wesley Matthews (2.52 WARP) has come a long way since losing his starting job earlier in the year. Post Gerald Wallace trade, Matthews has been better than good, averaging a 0.97 WARP over the past two weeks, which is #13 on the GMTR player rater over that span. He’s also scored in double-digits in 11 straight games. Last night against the Jazz, Matthews was even better than that, scoring a season-high 33 points on 5-6 from three and 10-12 overall. It’s was a rough ride for Matthews for most of the season, but with fantasy playoffs in full swing, now Is a pretty good time for him to get red hot.

Honorable

Day 99 of 124: It’s Time To Win. Make It Count!

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We’ve reached that point in the NBA’s regular season. It’s time for Fantasy Basketball Playoffs! Yeah! So, bring out that Win Sauce and slather it all over your team’s roster. When it comes to the playoffs and the knock-out system it’s all about… “winning now!” “Do or Die!” “Put up, or Shut up!” or as this shirt likes to spin it…

Some playoffs have just started, while others are already deep into the thick of things. Regardless of the situation, teams that made it to fantasy’s post-season

Camby starts; posts 16 rebounds and six blks - Marcus Camby | HOU

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Marcus Camby started for Samuel Dalembert (flu) on Friday against the Grizzlies, scoring seven points on 2-of-5 shooting with 16 rebounds, two steals, and six blocks in 36 minutes.

Camby to start; Dalembert (flu) to the bench - Marcus Camby | HOU

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Marcus Camby will start Friday's game against the Grizzlies, and Samuel Dalembert (flu-like symptoms) will come off the bench.

Day 91 of 124: It’s Almost Over When Klay Thompson Is Still Available

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Line of the Night: DeMarcus Cousins (2.71) is making keeper league owners everywhere who took a chance on him very happy… Imagine starting next year with 28 points (10-11 from the line), 18 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 blocks already in place. He even shot 45% from the field!

Honorable Mentions: Dirk Nowitzki (2.34) used OT against the Rockets to put up 31 points (9-10 from the line), 7 rebounds, and 2 blocks. On the other side of that game, Goran Dragic (2.26) scored 24 points (5 threes) with 5 rebounds, and 8

Day 82 of 124: Trade Deadline Edition

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Lord help me if I get any of these wrong

I’m going to try to do this in terms of Most Important…

- Ramon Sessions traded to the Lakers. He’s probably already gone if your league is anything resembling competitive, but since it’s close to the end of the season, maybe enough people are slacking off that you can grab him. Do it now. I’ll wait. Okay, now that you’re back, you can continue on, but come back to this

Day 58 of 124: There Will be Blood

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Line of the Night: Well, it certainly wasn’t as sexy as his 51-point game on Sunday, but Kevin Durant (2.72) continues to shoot lights out as he zooms his way past LeBron to the top of our player rater. Against the Hornets, Durant finished with stat filling 31 points, 3 threes, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals. A quick look at GMTR’s new game logs shows that he actually hasn’t had a negative WARP game all season – which means even Durant’s off nights are still better than half the league’s

Dalembert to start on Monday vs. Grizzlies - Samuel Dalembert | HOU

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Samuel Dalembert will move back into the starting lineup for Monday's game against the Grizzlies.

Court Report: Isaiah Thomas, post-Lin waiver point guard

Source: Roto Arcade by Matt Buser

Keith Smart finally got around to replacing John Salmons in his starting five, moving him to the bench on Friday and promoting Isaiah Thomas. Smart wants Thomas to keep the offense moving at a brisk pace but also hopes that his point guard skills translate to better team efficiency. The Kings lost both of the games that Thomas started over the weekend, but he was a +1 on Friday and a +11 in the one-point loss to the Cavs on Friday, totaling 36 points, four threes, 12 boards, 15 assists, and five turnovers in the two games (66 minutes). In short, Thomas has been productive whenever he's

Dalembert was benched for missing shootaround - Samuel Dalembert | HOU

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Samuel Dalembert was benched on Sunday for missing shootaround.

Court Report: J.R. Smith to the Knicks?

Source: Roto Arcade by Matt Buser

J.R. Smith appears to be close to signing with the Knicks, according to reports. It's not possible to project starter's minutes for Smith in New York as long as everyone is healthy, with Carmelo Anthony owning the small forward spot and competition at shooting guard coming from Landry Fields and Iman Shumpert. But Smith's three-point proficiency (career 37%) is sorely needed on this team, his role will most certainly be to help keep the team's offense on the ascension, and we've seen him do a lot with limited minutes in previous seasons. That said, the other thing that's