NBA Fantasy Fifty

by Gerrit Ritt, FOXSports.com

Updated: April 15, 2008, 7:22 PM EST 3 comments

NBA Fantasy Fifty
Rk	P	A	Player	Pos	TM	Comment
1			LeBron James	SF	CLE	Still doing it all in all the categories, FT% is his only downside
2			Kobe Bryant	SG	LAL	A surprising 6 double-doubles in the last 12 games, 2.9 3's/game
3	4		A. Stoudemire	C	PHO	Huge 29.8 pts, 9.6 rebs, 1.0 blks, 63% FG, 82% FT in last 9
4	3		Chris Paul	PG	NO	Only 1 game over 19 pts this month, but 13.0 asts & 3.0 stls
5	6		Allen Iverson	PG	DEN	Did everything he could to get the Nuggets to the playoffs
6	5		D. Howard	C	ORL	Recent 5-reb game broke string of 24 straight double-digit efforts
7	9		Dirk Nowitzki	PF	DAL	Three 32-pt games in his last 5, rebs and %'s are high as well
8	7		C. Anthony	SF	DEN	The steals are the key, alongside his points and rebounds
9	10		D. Williams	PG	UTA	11-game streak of double-digit asts broken, 12.9 last 2 months
10	8		Steve Nash	PG	PHO	Just 1 game with more than 17 pts in his last 11, but 10.8 asts
11	12		Carlos Boozer	PF	UTA	Every stat has gone up this season, with the exception of rebs
12	13		Al Jefferson	PF	MIN	Four double-doubles in last 6, including a 40 and 10 effort
13	14		Kevin Garnett	PF	BOS	Numbers have been down this season, but he means more to C's
14	22		T. McGrady	SG	HOU	23.6 pts, 5.4 rebs, 5.9 asts, 1.0 3's in April's 7 games already
15	11		Baron Davis	PG	GST	Numbers have gone in April: 18.8 pts, 4.6 rebs, 6.5 asts, 1.9 stls
16	19		A. Jamison	PF	WAS	Fantasy owners love this guy, hits every category on the board
17	20		Josh Smith	PF	ATL	Nice run lately: 20.9 pts, 8.6 rebs, 1.4 stls, 2.0 blks in last 7
18	21		Vince Carter	SG	NJ	Has been a scoring machine in his last 14 games (27.2 pts)
19	16		Marcus Camby	C	DEN	4 double-digit scoring games in last 12, yet 11.5 rebs, 2.8 blks
20	17		Chris Bosh	PF	TOR	Has had a big runs of games: 23.8 pts, 8.3 rebs over last 13
21	18		A. Iguodala	SF	PHI	Has actually had three 10-assist games in April already
22	23		Rudy Gay	SF	MEM	Will be a monster in '09, 22.5 pts, 6.1 rebs, 1.4 bks in last 14
23	25		Monta Ellis	SG	GST	One of the real surprises of season's 2nd half, 22.1 pts in April
24	26		D. Granger	SF	IND	Look at this guy! Three straight 30-pt games, big 3's and rebs
25	24		Tim Duncan	PF	SA	Quietly putting up 19.4 pts, 11.3 rebs, 1.9 blks this season
26	30		Ron Artest	SF	SAC	Flying up the list, thanks to 22.9 pts, 2.9 stls last 2 months
27	28		C. Maggette	SF	LAC	20 or more points in 17 of last 19 games, Clippers go-to guy now
28	27		Lamar Odom	SF	LAL	Continues to rebound like a madman, even with Gasol back
29	15		Manu Ginobili	SG	SA	Mired in a terrible 5-game stretch: 11.2 pts, 4.6 rebs, 3.6 asts
30	31		S. Jackson	SG	GST	Owners love this guy, he scores, hits threes, gets steals, etc
31	34		Joe Johnson	SG	ATL	27.8 pts in April thus far, with 5.8 rebs, 7.2 asts, 2.3 3's
32	35		J. Richardson	SF	CHA	Scored 24 or more pts in 10 of last 12 games, 3's have been big
33	32		Hedo Turkoglu	SF	ORL	Has been hitting every category but blocks recently, real steal
34	33		Paul Pierce	SF	BOS	Scoring dipped under 20.0 pts lately, but does so much more
35	36		Josh Howard	SF	DAL	Had a 7-game stretch where he scored 28.3 pts, now on a skid
36	29		Brandon Roy	SG	POR	Has been incredibly balanced, but groin injury has been a battle
37	42		Kevin Martin	SG	SAC	Scored 25 or more pts in 10 of last 14 games, %'s have been big
38	39		Andre Miller	PG	PHI	Many say he's the reason 76ers have turned their season around
39	40		David West	PF	NO	Terrific inside presence putting up 20 pts and 9 rebs for the Bees
40	38		T. Chandler	C	NO	Scoring actually incread to 13.4 pts in last 12 games, huge %'s
41	47		Tony Parker	PG	SA	Staying fairly consistent, just had a 32-pt, 10-ast game recently
42	48		Emeka Okafor	C	CHA	Gone for 19.2 pts, 10.5 rebs, 63% FG in April, ugly FTs though
43	NR		Caron Butler	SF	WAS	When he's on the court, he's one of the best in the business
44	NR		Pau Gasol	PF	LAL	Putting up 18.3 pts, 7.7 rebs, 4.0 asts, 58% FG since return
45	50		P. Stojakovic	SG	NO	Shooting the lights out recently, #1 FT shooter in NBA, 228 3's
46	41		R. Jefferson	SF	NJ	Has been a streaky player all season, scoring's finally back
47	49		L. Aldridge	PF	POR	Has been strong lately, 19.3 pts, 10.8 rebs, 83% FT in last 7
48	43		Michael Redd	SG	MIL	Shot better than 50% just once in last 11 games, scoring's down
49	55		C. Billups	PG	DET	Hasn't missed 2 FTs in a game in last 23, 2nd in NBA in FT%
50	46		Z. Randolph	PF	NY	Has gone for 17.9 pts, 10.4 rebs last 2 months, yet just 22 asts
Just Missed
Rk	P	A	Player	Pos	TM	Comment
51	45		Rashard Lewis	SG	ORL	Has a 3 in all but 2 games this season, averaging 3.5 in last 8
52	53		Kevin Durant	SF	SEA	Had 2-for-17 game this month, yet still scoring 21.7 pts in April
53	NR		A. Biedrins	C	GST	How about the big guy! 15.3 pts & 15.5 rebs over last 6 games
54	51		S. Dalembert	C	PHI	No less than 9 rebs in last 12 games (12.3), shooting well too
55	NR		Jason Terry	PG	DAL	Back to being a force for Mavs again, 20.9 pts, 50% FG in last 7
The Fallen
Rk	P	A	Player	Pos	TM	Comment
--	37		Jason Kidd	PG	DAL	Has really turned into a non-factor in fantasy leagues recently
--	44		J. Crawford	PG	NY	Been a little erratic, but threes, FTs, pts all still nice for owners
--	52		Ben Gordon	SG	CHI	Goes for 3 pts one night, then 29 pts the next, always does that
--	54		Ray Allen	SG	BOS	No more than 23 points in last 22 games, despite 2.5 3's a game

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