Week 4 Write Up

Week 4 is over and once again we've had some movement in the standings. We are finished with 20% of the regular (fantasy) season, but we still have a long way to go. Keep making those moves and reading the box scores, and if you aren't too busy watch a few games. Probably the most significant thing to note this week is that the Knicks are the 6th best team in the east and are ahead of the Cavs, Pacers, Bucks, Bulls, etc. That's enough about the one of the better teams in the league for now, let's look back at week 4. Remember players with 2 games played or less are not eligible for BPW - and there were quite a few this week with 2 games or less (Porzingis included).  Also if I don't mention a stat in your best player of the week's stat line it's usually because it was insignificant like 0.3 steals or something (typically anything below 0.5 I don't mention). I'm also going to start highlighting a "matchup of the week" in bold in the two manager's write ups. Match ups of the week will be considered when it's two closely ranked teams in the standings or a matchup that has some type of implication and/or rivalry. 

1. Consider the Knicks: Some things change, but some things stay the same. CTK continues the win streak with help from The Brow. 🏅Anthony Davis put up 26.7 pts, 1.7 treys, 10.3 rebs, 3.7 ast, 1.7 steals, 2 blks, on 61.7% fg and 73.9% ft across 3 games - good for 3rd best overall player of the week.🏅Davis is now ranked the #1 player in fantasy according to Yahoo - we'll see how long this lasts. CTK faces 6th place Young Kangz in an inter-regional matchup.



2. RimmyTinTin: RTT jumps up a spot to 2nd place after a 6-3 victory, and remains one of the two teams still left unbeaten. Since KD only played two games this week, RTT looked to Kyle Lowry to step it up, as he logged 18 pts, 3 treys, 4.7 rebs, 6.7 ast, on 52.8% fg and 100% ft - good for 14th best player of the week. Lowry has been up and down this year and is sitting just outside of the top-50 overall. Maybe it just takes longer to get warmed up when you play north of the border. RTT faces 5th place Nocturnal Sunuva Gun this week. 🔥  MATCHUP OF THE WEEK. 🔥

3. BlameItOnTheBall: BIOTB should maybe blame it on Aaron Baynes for elbowing one of his best players in the face this week. BIOTB suffered his first loss of the year (4-5) this past week. His BPW was LaMarcus Aldridge who put up 19.7 pts, .7 treys, 8.3 rebs, 3 ast, .7 steals, 2 blks on 56.8% fg and 100% ft and only 1 turnover across 3 games - good for 6th best player of the week. LaMarcus continues to be the focal point (27.6% usage rating) of the Spurs as Kawhi nurses his leg back to health. Kyrie should be back soon as BIOTB faces 10th place The Brodie. 


4. HeadOnCollison: HOC retains his 4th place spot as he won a close 5-4 matchup last week. Giannis was his best player of the week again with 33.7 points, 12 rebs, 3.7 ast, .7 steals, 3 blks, on 62.5% fg and 70% ft across 3 games for 5th best player of the week. Yawn. Another week and another great performance from Antetokounmpo. Only 3 other players have a higher usage rate than the Greek Freak. Since we always talk about Giannis it's worth noting Tobias Harris finished top-10 this week amongst qualifying players. HOC looks to take a step forward this week as he faces 11th place White Sides Matter. 

5. NocturnalSunuvaGun: NSG leaps forward from 8th to 5th place after a big 7-2 victory. That's what big wins will do for you after all the close match ups that have occurred. A newcomer to NSG's BPW list is Paul Millsap. Millsap finished the week with 16.7 pts, 5.7 rebs, 5.3 ast, 1.7 steals, 3.3 blocks, on 46.3% fg and 73.3% ft - good for 12th best player of the week amongst qualifiers. Millsap is hovering just within the top-60 on the year and seems to be fitting in well alongside Jokic. Millsap almost 34 mpg this week is also an encouraging sign. NSG faces an unbeaten 2nd place RimmyTinTin this week. 🔥  MATCHUP OF THE WEEK. 🔥

6. Young Kangz: After winning the first two weeks of the season, YK is coming off back-to-back loses. He only dropped 1 spot this week and is still right in the middle of the pack just waiting for Kawhi to come back and explode back up the standings. No brainer who his BPW is this week; Paul George logged 26 points, 3.8 threes (hit 7 last night!), 7.8 rebs, 4 ast, 3 steals on 47.3% fg and 76% ft - across 4 games, which was good for 7th best player of the week. PG-13 stepped it up this week, especially last night with Carmelo Anthony out of the game. It must be frustrating waiting for Kawhi to come back and getting little to no information out of the Spurs organization on his return. Patience is a virtue Young Kangz. YK looks to snap his 2 game skid against the commish this week. 

7. Queef Latina: After 3 straight losing weeks QL got a dream matchup against the last place team and put up a nice 6-2 victory. Playing against the cellar dweller is a good cure for the losing woes. QL made a nice jump from 10th to 7th place after his first win of the year. He got some big help from his main man Jokic. 🏅The Joker put up 22.7 points, 2 treys, 13.3 rebs, 5.3 ast, 2.3 steals, 1 blk, on 53.1% fg and 83.3% ft across 3 games - good for 2nd best player of the week.🏅Once again Jokic fills up the stat sheet and performed above average in every category for the week. If Jokic can continue his high caliber play it may result in more wins for his manager. Also trading Otto Porter to the commish may also improve things...maybe. QL faces 9th place Ball Don't Lie in week 5. 



8. Bogdanovic's Bitches: After a narrow loss to the commish in week 4 (4-5) BB drops from 6th to 8th place. BB is 1-4 to start the year, losing 3 match ups 4-5 and his lone victory 5-4. He is still right in the thick of things and a big win could turn it around for him. Maybe a trade with the commish would also help? We'll have to jump into our time machine to honor BB's best player of the week, Pau Gasol. The Spaniard turned back the clock and put up 16 points, 2.3 treys, 7.7 rebs, 5 ast, and .7 steals and blocks. He also shot 69.2% fg and 83.3% ft - good for 8th best player of the week. I wouldn't expect this type of production on a weekly basis from Gasol (especially on his mid-20 mpg) but I'm sure Bog's Bitches isn't complaining. BB has a good chance to get back on the winning track with a dream matchup with last place KAPT.  

9. Ball Don't Lie: After losing his first two match ups of the year, BDL has quietly put together back-to-back victories and clawed his way from 11th to 9th place. A newcomer to his BPW, Harrison Barnes put up 25.3 points, 2 treys, 11.3 rebs, 1 ast, .3 steals, .3 blks, on 56%fg and 85.7% ft - good for 11th best player amongst qualifiers. Harrison has had a strong November thus far and is putting up points and rebounds with efficient percentages. If he could only figure out how to steal a ball or block a shot his value would skyrocket. Still, BDL should be happy to see his guy playing well and hopefully he can keep it up. BDL has another shot to keep climbing the standings and keep his win streak going as he faces 7th place Queef Latina. 

10. The Brodie: After coming out of the gate hot with a win, the Brodie has dropped 3 straight match ups, and has fallen from 7th to 10th place since last week. By no means is he out of it and a big win could easily shoot him up the standings. Once again his BPW was LeBron James who racked up 27.3 points, 1.3 treys, 7.7 rebs, 6.7 ast, 1.3 steals, .7 blks on 53.4% fg and 76.2% ft - good for 18th best player of the week amongst qualifiers. LeBron averaged 5.3 turnovers this week which really hurt his overall value, but sometimes you have to trade off turnovers for other stats. LeBron should also not tweet about the Knicks and disrespect Frank Ntilikina - worry about your own players and how the Cavs are behind the Knicks in the standings LeBron. Sorry Brodie just some pent up annoyance against LeBron, nothing personal. The Brodie looks to get back to winning, but has a tough matchup against 3rd place BlameItOnTheBall. 

11. White Sides Matter: It's been a tough season so far for WSM with losses in 3 out of the 4 weeks. After another loss WSM drops from 9th to 11th. It's worth noting they had been without Whiteside for most of that time. White Sides Matter did pull off a good trade this week sending away Jeremy Lamb for Valanciunas. Lamb's role will be reduced shortly when Batum comes back and Valanciunas can be a productive big man when he is healthy and getting minutes. I give that trade a B+/A-. WSM gets top honors this week for BPW. 🏅James Harden put up 33 points, 5 treys, 6.7 rebs, 12 ast, 2.3 steals, .7 blks on 41.8% fg and 84.8% ft - good for best player of the week!🏅 The Beard is really starting to heat up and returning to last year's MVP caliber form. With Whiteside coming back and getting back up to speed, there could be some more W's in WSM's future. The co-managers have a tough matchup with 4th place Head On Collison this week. 

12. KarlAnthonyPoundTown: Cellar Dweller. It's been a tough road so far for KAPT, as the last winless team. Now he's lost Gobert for 4-6 weeks to put some salt in his wounds. He made a big splash earlier in the week dropping Gieng for Kyle Korver, but alas, even Korver wasn't enough to get him his first victory. One of his players almost cracked the top-3 of the week. Kevin Love had a great week and racked up 26 points, 2 treys, 12.3 rebs, 3.3 ast, 1 steal, .7 blks, on 55.6% fg and 91.7% ft - good for 4th best player of the week. It's nice to see KAPT getting contributions from other players on his team besides Towns. KAPT has a winnable matchup against 8th place Bogdanovic's Bitches who only has 1 win this year. Good luck Cellar Dweller. 

That's it for week 4, remember to set those lineups and comb the free agent market. Knicks play the Cavs tonight and hopefully Frank Nitty can make LeBron regret those tweets (probably not). Cheers.