Buying Low- Dorell Wright

After a disappointing start to the season, Dorell Wright has been a valuable fantasy small forward these last two weeks.

Analysis: Dorell Wright has at least five rebounds and one block in his last four games. For a guy who averaged 2.4 three pointers made per game and a career high of 16.4 points per game last year, Wright is finding a way to contribute this year while struggling. His three ball numbers are still good- 1.7 threes per game this year and he’s taking nearly five threes per game. Wright is still averaging nearly one steal per game but the big drop off is the field goal percentage. Wright’s field goal percentage is only at 41% while only scoring 10.4 points per game.

Dorell Wright did have a twenty-three point game Wednesday against the Suns but he has not been a consistent scorer this year. The most telling stat is Wright’s minutes. He averaged 38 minutes last year to a still solid 28 minutes per game this year. With many owners giving up on the small forward, now is the time to make a move. Wright’s minutes are still good and he’s producing in the rebound and blocks categories rather consistently lately.

February 27th Weekly Release Notes

The past week at FantasySP has been crazy.  There have been a lot of interest in the Fantasy Assistant, and I’ve been very busy applying new updates throughout the week.   I’m excited to see February come to a close, which means fantasy baseball is right around the corner.

Most of this weeks changes are for the Fantasy Assistant, but the full list is right here:

  • Fixed CBSSports Fantasy Baseball syncing (thanks tommy)
  • Fixed missing NBA player’s stats from collecting
  • Fixed missing NHL data
  • Font additions across FantasySP.com to have the site reflect a newer look, similar to the Fantasy Assistant
  • NFL prospects due to enter the league next year have been added to the rosters.
  • Many, many, many Fantasy Assistant changes. (the link above will give a complete rundown)
  • The addition of separate Fantasy Assistant blog posts.
  • About Fantasy Assistant page has been created.
  • Created easy opt-out option for Weekly/Daily emails (just like player alerts)
  • Lots of work done in preparation for my first ad campaign.

 

Deep League Help- Jiri Tlusty

Cane’s forward Jiri Tlusty is having his best professional season to date. Tlusty’s last two weeks have been especially impressive.

Analysis: Jiri Tlusty has amassed three goals, five assists and is a plus seven in his last eight games. This is definitely the best stretch of Tlusty’s young career. He was once considered a bust in Toronto and with good reason, Tlusty only scored twenty points in seventy-four games with the Leafs. He is a former top fifteen pick and he has finally put it all together.

Jiri is available in over eighty percent of fantasy leagues. Tlusty’s ice time has been a major factor, he’s averaging eighteen minutes of ice time over the past two weeks. He’s been getting some time on the power play and his shots on goal have been consistent and solid. His numbers will take a hit when his play comes down to reality but he still makes a solid deep league add. His only fantasy weakness is his penalty minutes and most owners can look past that. The Canes don’t have much depth at forward so expect Tlusty’s minutes to remain relatively high for the duration of the season.

DeJuan Blair Is Surging

DeJuan Blair has played increasingly well heading into the All-Star weekend. Blair’s 28 point, 12 rebound performance Thursday has many fantasy owners hopeful.

Analysis: DeJuan Blair averaged 17.6 PPG, 7.0 RPG and 1.0 SPG in his last three games prior to the All-Star break. His minutes in those contests were well over twenty per. Blair has always shot well from the field(52% career) and has averaged nearly one steal per game for his career. For a big man with power forward and center position eligibility who doesn’t rack up the blocks, those steals are necessary.

Blair is available in about seventy percent of fantasy leagues as his recent success has gone under the radar for the most part. Blair’s point production has been on the rise and if he can become a consistent twelve to fourteen point player he will be a must own in all fantasy leagues. As it stands now, he’s a solid rebounder who gets his fair share of steals and points. His minutes really do need to be in the mid twenties for him to be a real force. If you can afford to take a hit in the blocks department then DeJuan Blair should certainly be on your radar.

Fantasy Assistant Improvements + NHL Waiver Suggestions Goes Live

I am happy to announce that NHL Waiver Wire Suggestions are now live on the Fantasy Assistant.    I look forward to hearing everyone’s feedback as they get a chance to test it out.

Also, a few other smaller changes to make note of:

  • Mousing over each waiver wire suggestion’s name will show his start/own percentage. (Unfortunately, there is little room to fit that anywhere else)
  • Player own/start percentages are now cached to improve load speeds.
  • Bug fixed figuring out rank for teams on FA homepage.
  • Bug fix for NBA waiver wire suggestions, sometimes a player would be wrongfully excluded.