Message-ID: <22869401.1075854662290.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Sat, 9 Dec 2000 19:53:00 -0800 (PST) From: noreply@ccomad3.uu.commissioner.com Subject: Commissioner.COM E-Reports for Y2KG 12/10/00 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ANSI_X3.4-1968 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-From: "Commissioner.COM" X-To: undisclosed-recipients:, X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \Eric_Bass_Dec2000\Notes Folders\Notes inbox X-Origin: Bass-E X-FileName: ebass.nsf [IMAGE] SuperBowl.com Playoff Challenge -- Experience the NFL playoffs like never= =20 before. Select a team of 8 players and follow their performance from Wild= =20 Card week to the Big Game on Jan. 28. Maybe your team will be the big winn= er=20 come Super Bowl Sunday! Click here to play for FREE.Answer 20 questions and= =20 win $1,000,000 !!The Active Army and the Army Reserve are always looking fo= r=20 smart, motivated soldiers. 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Scoring?Statistics?=20 Farragut Academy=20 Player=20 ST=20 FT=20 3PT=20 ORB=20 DRB=20 AST=20 ST=20 TO=20 BK=20 DD=20 TD=20 QD=20 2PM=20 FPTS=20 Best, Travis=20 A 9 3 3 8 28 9 7 1 2 0 0 24 129.5 Bradley, Shawn=20 A 2 0 6 16 0 0 4 7 1 0 0 6 54.0 Garnett, Kevin=20 A 18 0 4 20 12 3 4 7 0 0 0 27 126.0 Hughes, Larry=20 A 23 0 5 11 18 7 13 2 0 0 0 28 120.5 O'Neal, Jermaine=20 A 8 0 12 20 4 1 6 12 2 0 0 16 112.0 Rose, Jalen=20 A 29 3 0 22 23 8 15 2 0 0 0 31 150.0 [IMAGE] TEAM TOTALS=20 ?=20 89=20 6=20 30=20 97=20 85=20 28=20 49=20 31=20 5=20 0=20 0=20 132=20 692.0=20 For games of 12/04/00 to 12/09/00=20 Player Updates?NBA Reports?=20 Latest NBA Player News Elliot Perry , G PHO - Free Agent Updated 12/08/00Th= e=20 Suns have signed veteran guard Elliot Perry. He will be used primarily as= =20 Jason Kidd's backup but has limited Fantasy value. Chris Dudley , C PHO -= =20 Free Agent Updated 12/08/00Dudley was activated from the injured list and= =20 started in Thursday's game at Milwaukee. With the lack of depth at center,= =20 Dudley could be of good use in a larger Fantasy league, but don't use him i= n=20 a smaller one. Ruben Garces , F PHO - Free Agent Updated 12/08/00Garces= =20 was placed on the injured list to make room for C Chris Dudley. Garces is= =20 suffering from a bulging disc in his back. He is used primarily as a third= =20 center so he doesn't have a lot of Fantasy value. Donyell Marshall , F UTA= -=20 Free Agent Updated 12/08/00Marshall had missed the two games prior to=20 Thursday's action because of a sprained knee, but returned to the lineup=20 against Vancouver and had seven points and three rebounds in 14 minutes. = =20 Because Marshall comes off the bench he doesn't have much Fantasy value. B= ut=20 with him back in the rotation forwards Karl Malone and Bryon Russell will= =20 play less minutes now. Carlos Rogers , F HOU - Free Agent Updated=20 12/08/00Rogers will be sidelined indefinitely after suffering a sprained=20 knee. He is a reserve forward with very little Fantasy value but his absen= ce=20 will force the starting frontcourt to play more minutes. This could have= =20 positive or negative affects on their production. If you have Houston=20 frontcourt players on your roster monitor them to see if they flourish or= =20 flounder under the current conditions. Donnell Harvey , F DAL - Free Age= nt=20 Updated 12/08/00Harvey has been activated from the injured list to make roo= m=20 for the injured Greg Buckner. Harvey is a solid rebounder but won't receiv= e=20 enough playing time to be a valuable Fantasy player. Greg Buckner , G D= AL=20 - Free Agent Updated 12/08/00Buckner will undergo surgery early next week t= o=20 remove a cracked bone spur on his right foot. The surgery could sideline= =20 Buckner for 6-8 weeks. Rookie Donnell Harvey was activated form the injure= d=20 list to make room for Buckner. This is the second time this season that h= e=20 has been sidelined with the same injury. Fantasy owners should avoid Buckn= er=20 for he rest of the season or until he is playing and producing on a=20 consistent basis again. Charles Oakley , F TOR - Free Agent Updated=20 12/08/00Oakley has served his league-imposed suspension and is eligible to= =20 return to the Raptors' lineup for Friday night's game at Golden State. =20 "Oak," who was suspended for punching Clippers' point guard Jeff McInnis, h= as=20 Fantasy value as a rebounder only, and isn't considered a real commodity=20 outside of deeper leagues. Vince Carter , G TOR - Denvers Nuggets Update= d=20 12/08/00Although the team is calling him a game-time decision, it looks as= =20 though Carter will return to the court on Friday night against the Golden= =20 State Warriors. Carter practiced with the team on Thursday, and is excitin= g=20 about the prospect of playing against his former Tar Heel teammate, Antawn= =20 Jamison. All signs point towards Carter's return by this weekend at the ver= y=20 latest, so add a little "Vinsanity" to your starting lineup next week. = =20 Grant Hill , F ORL - The Wave Updated 12/08/00Hill was a game time scratch = on=20 Thursday night against the Nuggets. The Orlando Sentinel is reporting that= =20 Hill is expected to return to the court on Monday when the Magic travel to= =20 Los Angeles for a date with the Clippers. Hill's return is long overdue for= =20 Fantasy owners who held onto his rights this season. Unless you have a numb= er=20 of solid forwards on your roster, give Hill the start this week pending any= =20 setbacks. Hidayet Turkoglu , G SAC - Free Agent Updated 12/07/00Turkoglu= =20 is suffering from a shoulder injury and is questionable for Friday's game= =20 against Houston. He is a key reserve on the Kings' team but has very littl= e=20 Fantasy value. Steve Nash , G DAL - Free Agent Updated 12/07/00Nash=20 returned to action against the Knicks Wednesday after missing two straight= =20 games because of a calf injury. He didn't seem to be bothered by the injur= y=20 as he scored 14 points and dished off for six assists. It is now safe to= =20 play Nash on your Fantasy team again. Donyell Marshall , F UTA - Free= =20 Agent Updated 12/07/00Marshall is recovering from a sprained knee and is=20 questionable for Thursday's game against the Grizzlies. Look for starters= =20 Bryon Russell and Karl Malone to play extra minutes in his absence. Avoid= =20 using Marshall until he appears to be fully recovered. Kevin Garnett , F= =20 MIN - Farragut Academy Updated 12/07/00Garnett hurt his right ring finger i= n=20 Tuesday's game and was scheduled to have it examined Wednesday. He is=20 expected to play against the Wizards Thursday. Monitor Garnett's situation= . =20 Something as simple as an injured finger on his shooting hand could lead to= =20 an offensive slump and affect his Fantasy numbers. Terry Davis , F DEN -= =20 Free Agent Updated 12/07/00Davis will be eligible to come off the injured= =20 list Sunday but Achilles tendonitis in his right leg is expected to keep hi= m=20 sidelined a little bit longer. He has been injury prone throughout his=20 career and doesn't have much Fantasy value. Antonio McDyess , F DEN - Th= e=20 Rounders Updated 12/07/00McDyess suffered a bruised right shin in Wednesday= 's=20 game against the Heat and is questionable for Thursday's matchup against th= e=20 Magic. Keon Clark will start at power forward if McDyess is unable to play= . =20 The leg is sore now but look for McDyess to be back to normal in a few=20 days. Grant Hill , F ORL - The Wave Updated 12/07/00Hill may be ready to= =20 return to the court for Thursday night's game against the Nuggets. He has= =20 missed most of the season with an ankle injury, but he practiced on=20 Wednesday, and all indications signal his return to the court. "I can't giv= e=20 you the official thumbs up," said Head Coach Doc Rivers, "but it looks good= ."=20 Fantasy owners who have been waiting for Hill's return will likely get him= =20 back in time for next week, when Orlando embarks on a four-game West Coast= =20 road trip. Gary Trent , F DAL - Free Agent Updated 12/07/00According to T= he=20 Dallas Morning Star Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is hopeful that Trent will= =20 travel on the Mavericks' next road trip, a six-game swing on the East Coast= . =20 Trent is not expected to be activated on the trip but could be back in acti= on=20 in another two weeks. He has been sidelined since the first preseason game= =20 with a strained upper abductor muscle. Trent is a good inside scorer and a= =20 solid rebounder but is injury prone. When he does return Fantasy owners=20 should refrain from picking him up unless they desperately need a forward. = =20 Stephon Marbury , G NJ - The Old School Fools Updated 12/07/00Marbury miss= ed=20 his second consecutive game on Wednesday night because of an ankle injury. = He=20 turned the ankle last Friday night in Orlando, then turned it again the=20 following night against the Magic back in New Jersey. He is still lacking= =20 some of his explosiveness, but says that the pain in the ankle is=20 diminishing. Marbury hopes to return on Friday night when the Nets host the= =20 Phoenix Suns. Fantasy owners who lost Marbury last week should have their= =20 star point guard back in time for next week's roster changes. Vince Carter= ,=20 G TOR - Denvers Nuggets Updated 12/07/00Carter was in uniform for Wednesday= =20 night's game against Portland, but he didn't see any playing time. "Air=20 Canada" said that he felt well enough to play, but team doctors wouldn't gi= ve=20 him permission to get in the game. "We'd like to have him back as soon as= =20 possible," said Head Coach Lenny Wilkens, "but we're not going to bring him= =20 back before he's ready." Toronto finishes their three-game West Coast swing= =20 on Friday night against Golden State, at which time Carter hopes to make hi= s=20 return. The Raptors' star should be back before Monday, so most Fantasy=20 owners can re-insert him into their lineup in time for next week. Andre= =20 Miller , G CLE - The Rounders Updated 12/07/00Miller took a knee to the nos= e=20 during Wednesday night's game at Chicago which sent him to the bench=20 temporarily. He returned to the game with a vengeance, finishing with 20=20 points, 14 assists and seven rebounds in Cleveland's 92-88 victory. The sho= t=20 to the nose won't keep Miller from missing any playing time, so continue to= =20 use the young point guard in your starting lineup. Elton Brand , F CHI -= =20 Denvers Nuggets Updated 12/07/00Brand missed his second consecutive game on= =20 Wednesday night against Cleveland. He is reportedly making progress with hi= s=20 hyperextended left knee, and has been able to run on a treadmill this week.= =20 Brand is listed as day to day, and says that he has about a 50 percent chan= ce=20 of playing on Friday night against Dallas. With most roster changes occurri= ng=20 on Monday, Fantasy owners should be able to put the Bulls' star back in the= ir=20 lineup for next week's games. Eric Snow , G PHI - Rude Boys (Not) Updated= =20 12/06/00The 76ers will be without Snow for six to eight weeks after a CT sc= an=20 Wednesday showed a stress fracture in his right ankle. He was second on the= =20 team with a career-high 12.2 ppg, and led the Sixers with 6.6 assists per= =20 contest. Although Philadelphia sports a deep roster, one can't help but=20 assume this will have an impact on the team's fortunes for Fantasy purposes= . =20 Chris Dudley , C PHO - Free Agent Updated 12/06/00Dudley will travel with t= he=20 Suns on their end of the week road-trip that starts in Milwaukee Thursday. = =20 He will most likely be questionable for all the games. Look for him to=20 finally return to action next week. With Dudley out of the lineup Corie=20 Blount and rookie Daniel Santiago will continue to get playing time. With= =20 the lack of depth at center, Dudley's rebounding makes him a starter on you= r=20 Fantasy team if you are using a reserve in his position. Chris Mills , F= =20 GS - Free Agent Updated 12/06/00Mills is doubtful for Wednesday's game=20 against the Lakers because of pain in his right ankle. He was scheduled to= =20 see a foot specialist on Tuesday and underwent surgery last season to remov= e=20 bone spurs from the ankle. Sit Mills on your Fantasy bench for now. If yo= u=20 are playing in a small league drop him from your roster and add another=20 forward. Ron Mercer , G CHI - The Old School Fools Updated 12/06/00Merc= er=20 sat out of Tuesday's game against the T'Wolves because of the flu. Corey= =20 Benjamin started at shooting guard in place of Mercer. Mercer's status for= =20 Wednesday's game is up in the air. He has been a major disappointment so f= ar=20 this season. If you play in a deep Fantasy league keep him on your roster,= =20 if you are in a smaller one look to make an upgrade at guard. The way Merc= er=20 has been producing you shouldn't have a hard time finding a better guard. = =20 Jerome Williams , F DET - Free Agent Updated 12/06/00Williams sprained his= =20 ankle in Tuesday's game against the Grizzlies and is questionable for=20 Wednesday's contest at Seattle. The ankle will probably limit Williams'=20 production in the next few games so use a healthy forward instead. Billy= =20 Owens , F DET - Free Agent Updated 12/06/00Owens strained his right biceps = in=20 Tuesday's game against Vancouver. He has actually been productive this=20 season when healthy, but don't gamble on him. Owens has been injury prone= =20 throughout his career and is too risky a player to take a chance on. Use a= =20 more durable player instead. Joe Smith , F DET - Free Agent Updated=20 12/06/00Smith got his first start as a Piston Tuesday at power forward. He= =20 scored 12 points and grabbed eight rebounds. With his promotion into the= =20 starting lineup it is now safe to start Smith on your Fantasy team. With a= n=20 increased role Smith will be a consistent rebounder and scorer. John=20 Wallace , F DET - Free Agent Updated 12/06/00Wallace was placed on the=20 injured list due to tendonitis in his left knee. He is a good offensive=20 player but his shortcomings on defense have limited his playing time. His= =20 lack of playing time prevents him from being a productive Fantasy player so= =20 avoid using him in your league More Updates=20 Player News?Teams?=20 Farragut Academy Player News Lamar Odom , Reserve FUpdated 10/26/00Head coa= ch=20 Alvin Gentry is considering playing Odom at the point guard position. This= =20 move would allow Gentry to play swingmen Darius Miles, Eric Piatkowski, Cor= ey=20 Maggette, Quentin Richardson, and Tyrone Nesby more frequently. Odom played= =20 point guard last season and is an exceptional ballhandler for his size. The= =20 shift for Odom is expected to begin Friday when he suits up for the preseas= on=20 finale against Seattle. Odom had missed four consecutive preseason games du= e=20 to a bruised left quadriceps. Kenyon Martin , Reserve FUpdated 10/25/00Net= s'=20 Head Coach Byron Scott sat Martin down this week and insisted that he step = up=20 his game on a nightly basis. The talk may have worked, as Martin scored 14= =20 points and collected 11 rebounds in 33 minutes of work, but the Nets still= =20 fell to the Knicks, 91-80. Darius Miles , Injured FUpdated 11/16/00Miles d= id=20 not play in Wednesday's game against the Knicks. Head coach Alvin Gentry=20 chose to go with a more experienced lineup and started Tyrone Nesby at=20 shooting guard. Keep and eye on this situation. This could lead to a=20 diminished role for Miles. Larry Hughes , Active GUpdated 10/16/00Shooting= =20 guard Larry Hughes displayed his athleticism Sunday against Portland by=20 scoring 16 points and grabbing 10 rebounds. Don't hesitate to select Hughes= =20 in the middle rounds of your Fantasy draft. This 21-year old is extremely= =20 talented. Michael Olowokandi , Reserve CUpdated 10/19/00Starting center=20 Michael Olowokandi will sit out Thursday's preseason game against the Nugge= ts=20 to rest his sore ankle. Camp invitee Zendon Hamilton will get a chance to= =20 prove his worth to the club as he slides into the starting spot in place of= =20 Olowokandi. Travis Best , Active GUpdated 10/24/00Best returned to the flo= or=20 for the first time this preseason on Monday night, and proceeded to have a= =20 huge game for the Pacers. He scored 19 points, dished out seven assists and= =20 collected five rebounds in 40 minutes of play. He will be Indiana's startin= g=20 point guard when the season opens on October 31st. Shawn Bradley , Active= =20 CUpdated 11/02/00Bradley will replace Christian Laettner in the starting=20 lineup at center for Thursday's game. Head coach Don Nelson was impressed= =20 with Bradley's effort in the season opener in which he scored six points=20 grabbed five rebounds and had six blocks in 20 minutes. Sam Cassell ,=20 Reserve GUpdated 03/02/00Cassell had a night to forget. He had 8 points and= 8=20 assists on 2-of-10 shooting. Danny Fortson , Reserve FUpdated=20 11/23/00Fortson had successful surgery on his broken right foot Wednesday,= =20 and will be sidelined for at least two months. He had been leading the NBA = in=20 rebounding when he suffered the injury, and was placed on the injured list= =20 November 15. His rehabilitation program will consist of an immobilization o= f=20 the foot for about eight weeks, after which point he will enter the final= =20 phase of recovery. Fortson will likely not return to the Warriors until aft= er=20 the All-Star break. Kevin Garnett , Active FUpdated 12/07/00Garnett hurt h= is=20 right ring finger in Tuesday's game and was scheduled to have it examined= =20 Wednesday. He is expected to play against the Wizards Thursday. Monitor=20 Garnett's situation. Something as simple as an injured finger on his shooti= ng=20 hand could lead to an offensive slump and affect his Fantasy numbers. Trac= y=20 McGrady , Reserve GUpdated 11/30/00McGrady returned to action on Wednesday= =20 night after missing two games with an infected hand. He played the game wit= h=20 his hand wrapped in a bandage, but it didn't effect his production. The=20 Orlando star scored 28 points and pulled down seven boards in losing to Uta= h=20 88-86. McGrady should continue to be a Fantasy stud as the NBA season=20 progresses. Jermaine O'Neal , Active FUpdated 11/29/00O'Neal was held out = of=20 the starting lineup because he was late for a team plane Monday. He had=20 started his team's first 12 games. He still managed to post another=20 double-double, scoring 17 points and grabbing 11 rebounds. O'Neal should be= =20 back in the starting lineup for Thursday's game at Golden State. Jalen Ros= e=20 , Active GUpdated 11/20/00Rose his hoping to make his season debut on Tuesd= ay=20 night against the Rockets, but he's not making any promises. He was suppose= =20 to return to action last week, but the team's medical personnel advised him= =20 to wait a bit longer before hitting the court. If Rose is on your roster,= =20 give him at least another week before putting him into your starting lineup= .=20 Copyright 2000 Commissioner.COM Inc and SportsLine.com Inc.Your site is=20 always at http://basketball.commissioner.com/efbaBK10SP