{"id":430131,"date":"2010-03-15T15:27:17","date_gmt":"2010-03-15T19:27:17","guid":{"rendered":"urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,yhoo:20050301:fantasy,article,yhoo-ept_sports_fantasy_experts-228086:1"},"modified":"2010-03-15T15:27:17","modified_gmt":"2010-03-15T19:27:17","slug":"court-report-role-reversal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/430131","title":{"rendered":"Court Report: Role reversal"},"content":{"rendered":"

There may be a changing of the guard in Toronto, as the Raptors attempt to stop their free-fall in the standings. <\/em><\/p>\n

•<\/strong> The Raptors have lost five in a row and nine of ten games,
\nand they now stand at eighth in the Eastern Conference, just one game up
\n on the struggling Bulls. Jay Triano has promised<\/a>
\n to shake things up and will continue to have "a shorter leash" for some
\n of his starters:<\/p>\n

\n

"We’ve got guys who want to come and play and do the right thing,
\nand if
\n guys aren’t doing the right thing I told them before the game: ‘I’m
\ngoing to pull you. I’ll put you back in but you’re going to come out and
\n you’re going come out and you’re going to think about it for a bit and
\nyou’re going to give somebody else a chance to go in and do the right
\nthing.’ And that’s why we were a bit quicker with some of our
\nsubstitutions." \n <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Most of the speculation for fantasy purposes centers around Jarrett
\nJack<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> and Jose Calderon<\/a>(notes)<\/a>.<\/span> Jack has totaled just 39 minutes over the past
\ntwo games (averaging 7 points, 1 three, 4 assists, 1.5 turnovers), with
\nCalderon coming off the bench in the early-going in both games (averages
\n of 31 minutes, 17.5 points, 3.5 threes, 9.5 assists, 1.5 turnovers).
\nWhile Triano said that Calderon is playing "pretty darn well" and is
\nclearly unhappy with his team’s performance in general, he’s not yet
\nindicated specifically that he’ll make a change in the starting five. <\/p>\n

•<\/strong> Toney Douglas<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> has earned his minutes<\/a> at point guard for Mike D’Antoni and the Knicks and, not surprisingly, will get another start Monday against the 76ers. <\/p>\n

•<\/strong> Devin Harris<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> missed Monday’s practice with an upper respitory infection<\/a> and is questionable for Tuesday. <\/p>\n

<\/a><\/p>\n

•<\/strong> A down game for Delonte West<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> Sunday (20 minutes, 4 points, 3 boards, 3 assists), but you would hope that his whopping +22 was not lost on the Cavs’ coaching staff. <\/p>\n

•<\/strong> Eddie Jordan replaced Willie Green<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> with Jason Kapono<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> in the 76ers’ rotation Sunday, and Kapono responded with 17 points and three treys in 25 minutes (Green was a DNP-CD). Deep-leaguers should take note here, but it’s impossible to tell what Jordan will do down the stretch for the monumentally disappointing 76ers.  <\/p>\n

•<\/strong> Carlos Arroyo<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> showed some inconsistency Sunday by actually having a productive game for a change (38 minutes, 12 points, 10 assists, 0 turnovers). In 20 starts on the season, he’s averaged 5.8 points on 39-percent shooting, 4.1 assists, and 0.8 turnovers in 27 minutes. I would be careful to not read too much into his double-double against a Philadelphia team that packed it in a while ago – a better read on whether or not he’s actually going to do something down the stretch may be Tuesday’s matchup with the Spurs.<\/p>\n

•<\/strong> Mickael Pietrus<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> has a big game Sunday (42 minutes, 20 points, 5 threes, 5 boards), filling in for the injured Matt Barnes<\/a>(notes)<\/a>.<\/span> With Barnes (toe) expected back Wednesday<\/a>, it’s doubtful that Pietrus will have another such opportunity to produce. <\/p>\n

•<\/strong> Hello, Wesley Matthews<\/a>(notes)<\/a>!<\/span> He’s been a reliably low-ceiling fantasy option as a starter (32 games, 29 minutes, 10.5 points, 49% FG, 1 three, 0.7 steals), but exploded for 29 points and six threes on Sunday. Matthews took advantage of Mehmet Okur’s<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> absence from the lineup (with back spasms, day-to-day<\/a>) and hit his shots (9 of 11 FG, 6 of 7 3PT, 5 of 6 FT), but this line is the exception and not the rule. <\/p>\n

•<\/strong> Andrei Kirilenko<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> missed Sunday’s game with a left calf strain and will undergo an MRI Monday. For what it’s worth, AK is "optimistic"<\/a> that he doesn’t have a muscle tear and will miss only two or three days. Paul Millsap<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> and C.J. Miles<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> would stand to benefit if Kirilenko’s optimism proves to be… overly-optimistic. <\/p>\n

•<\/strong> For some video of Chris Paul<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> working out before Sunday’s game,
\nclick here<\/a>. \n <\/p>\n

•<\/strong> Derrick Rose<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> (wrist) was a limited participant in practice
\nMonday and "probably"
\n won’t play<\/a> Tuesday, according to Vinny Del Negro, although the
\ncoach did add that the final decision will come on gameday. Rose himself
\n said that he wants to play because it’s in Memphis, but he’ll defer to
\nthe team’s wishes.  <\/p>\n

•<\/strong> Kevin Love<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> missed his second consecutive game Sunday due to a
\n foot sprain<\/a>. His level of participation in Monday’s practice will
\nhelp determine his status for Tuesday.  <\/p>\n

**For a complete rundown of team schedules moving forward, the best available players in your league, and a complete injury wrap, see the Week 21 Dashboard<\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n

—<\/p>\n

Photos via Getty Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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