Early Fantasy Waiver Wire Pickups

It is only the third day of the season, but I have already begun to make a few moves on some of my fantasy teams.  Some waiver wire pickups to consider:

Tyrus Thomas - Thomas got 41 minutes in the opener and looked great.  Drew Gooden and J. Noah were both splitting time at Center, leaving all the PF minutes to Thomas.

Quentin Richardson - D’Antoni coached Richardson a couple of seasons ago when Q had a career year.  Richardson had a great game last night scoring 16, 4 assists and 4 boards.

Etan Thomas - Thomas got the start at Center and with Haywood likely done for the season Thomas should get a majority of the Center minutes.  He went 10 pts/8 rebs last night.

Udonis Haslem - Haslem should pick up center eligibility early in the season and looks to have the starting job over Mark Blount.  Haslem put up a 23pt/10reb game last night.  Don’t expect it every night, but he is solid.

Luke Ridnour - He has won the starting PG job and puts up solid numbers for a #3 PG or a fill in.

Marc Gasol -  Looks like he is going to get good minutes in Memphis’ youth movement.  Put up a nice line of 12 pts/ 12 rebs last night.

Darrell Arthur - Wow, 11 points and 15 rebounds.  Didn’t see that one coming.  Keep an eye on him.

Antoine Wright - Has a starting job in Dallas.

JR Smith - Looks to get big minutes and can give you 3’s.

Jordan Farmar - Fisher is solid but old and it looks like LA’s bench is going to get alot of minutes this year.

Matt Barnes - Has a starting job in Phoenix.

Spencer Hawes - Has a starting job for at least the first 5 games of the season.

Jamal Crawford’s New Blog

Jamal Crawford has decided to start writing his own blog for newsday.com.  I like Crawford and after reading his blog it is hard not to cheer for the guy.  One thing I never realized about him is that while being in the league for 9 seasons, he has endured 9 different head coaches. I’m sure that I’ll have him again this year on more than one fantasy team and I look forward to reading his thoughts on the Knicks this season.  Hopefully more players will follow his example and communicate with the fans through easily accessible blogs.  Good luck this season Jamal.

Fantasy Basketball Reports

Looks like the fantasy basketball reports are starting to roll out for the upcoming season and everyone has their favorites.  One you may not be familiar with comes from www.GiveMetheRock.com.  Take a second and go check them out and hit them up for a copy of their new draft guide.   You can get a free copy if you have a website and give them a shout out link.  Give them a look.

Fantasy Point Guard Rankings coming soon

Fantasy drafts will be here before you know it, so it’s time to start getting those cheat sheets ready.  I will be taking a look at the point guard position the last week of August and then trying to hit the other four positions each week after that. I will also provide some sample drafts and results of my live drafts for the upcoming season. Also, I might be setting up a couple of leagues for some of the Handicapping The NBA team and we always have open spots for anyone who might be interested. I will try and post in the fantasy section when roster spots open up and also give everyone a heads up on the draft dates and times.