One of the worst things fantasy basketball players have to deal with is a coach that can’t make up his mind on a player and keeps toying with said player’s minutes. And to prove this point, look at the Houston Rockets and coach Kevin McHale. Samuel Dalembert started the season off with sub 20 MPG numbers, and then we saw his value spike when McHale started giving him 30-plus minutes a night. But, that was then and this is now. Dalembert was moved to the bench on Sunday in favor of Patrick Patterson and fantasy owners have flooded my inbox with questions of what to do.
The truth about Dalembert is I have no idea what McHale is going to do next, and I suspect his players don’t either. Maybe he is trying to motivate Dalembert; maybe this is a permanent switch; maybe McHale was playing the matchups and wanted to bring Dalembert off the bench to keep his fouls low. As of right now all you can do is wait and see how the line-up shakes out for the Rockets after the All Star Break.
A quick note on Jeremy Lin: I said it before and I will say it again, hold on to the kid unless someone offers you a king’s ransom in trade. Yes, he is going to struggle with high turnover numbers, but the numbers are due to the amount he handles the ball and the Knicks couldn’t replace him at PG right now unless John Starks came out of retirement and wanted to run the point. Chuck Norris may have Tim Tebow pajamas, but he uses a Jeremy Lin nightlight! Be aware that this is All Star week, so teams play a max of 3 games. The Bobcats and Raptors both play just one game this week, so get their players out of your line-ups.
