The Week of Injuries
This past week several players landed on the bench wearing street clothes. Andre Iguodala has been out since the second game of the season, Brandon Roy's knees are acting up for a change, John Wall foot has been giving him some trouble, and Darren Collison ankle has been bothering him. (Maybe that's why he is playing so poorly) David Lee has an infection in his right elbow and may require another surgery and Yao Ming is scheduled to miss another 2 weeks. And Greg Oden is going to require micro-fracture surgery for the second time in his short career, which means he is out for the year again.
Despite these injuries, players that have been forced into a bigger role and performing out of their mind is Luis Scola, Jru Holiday, Wesley Matthews. Luis Scola is now averaging 22.6 points, 10.2 rebounds, 1.0 steals, and 0.9 steals a game. Holiday is averaging 14.2 points and 7.4 assists, and in Matthews two starts this week he is averaging 25.0 points a game.
Pick-ups of the Week
Other guys I like this week are Serge Ibaka who isn't going to blow you out of the water, but since Jeff Green has gone down with an injury Ibaka has been a nice source of rebounds.
Over the past week Michael Beasley is averaging a ridiculous 30.3 points a game and 5.5 rebounds a game. He is a great source for points and with Johnny Flynn due back in the next few weeks things might even open up for him more.
Drew Gooden is playing remarkably well. Over the past week he is averaging 19.0 ppg and 11.5 rbg and with a possible injury with Bogut after his collision with Maggette this past week, those numbers can go up.
How can I make a post without talking about the Heat. It only took about 11 games for Bosh to play the way he is capable of. Despite the fact it was against the Suns who have a small, let alone depleted front court, he put up monster numbers. He is a great buy-low candidate if the team in your league is trying to trade him.
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