Friday, March 30, 2007

NBA Streamers of the Day for Saturday, March 31, 2007

There are only 4 games scheduled for Saturday, so we're going to have to look a little harder to find some worthy streamers today.

Also, I have decided to add a ledger of my "success rate," which is totally arbitrary in terms of what makes a player's performance a "win" or "loss." Deal with it.

Yesterday's Score: 2-1
Season to Date: 2-1

Kiddie Pool (shallow): Jason Hart (G), LAC
A good source of assists from a streamer spot, Hart's production is coming solely at the expense of Sam Cassell, who is sidelined with persistent back spasms. In his last game against the Rockets, Hart scored 16 points, pulled down 6 rebounds and had 5 assists. He also contributed a steal to your fantasy cause. Don't expect these kinds of numbers, but 10-12 points and 5 assists is a reasonable goal.

Lake Tahoe (deep): Nate Robinson (G), NYK
Another injury-replacement-as-streamer, Nate Robinson is seeing more action due to the depleted status of the Knicks' roster. With Jamal Crawford, Quentin Richardson and Steve Francis sidelined, Robinson should be the featured 2-guard for the Knicks for the immediate future. In the Knicks' last game, he scored 12 points with 7 boards, 3 assists, a steal, and a three. The boards are nice, but probably unlikely to be repeated from a guy of such, um, short stature. Pick him up for the points, and anything else he contributes is a bonus.

Marianas Trench (super-deep): Travis Outlaw (F), POR
To complete a trifecta of injury subs, Travis Outlaw is benefiting from the ankle injury suffered by small forward Ime Udoka. When he gets minutes (which isn't all that often, sadly), Outlaw is capable of some truly monstrous steal and block numbers. Hell, in only 21 minutes per game, he's averaging 0.8 steals and 1.2 blocks per game. Expect him to be around 1.0 and 1.5, respectively, for the duration of Udoka's injury.

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