Fantasy Basketball Hibernators Part II

Semi Hibernators (honorable mention) Nate Robinson can barely be called a hibernater at around 30% owned but he can make the honorable mention because of his increased production within his team. Nate Robinson has the chance to be a stat sheet filler with a few more minutes which he is likely to get with Mike D'antoni's style of play. In 3 games this season, Nate got 13 ppg, 4.3 apg, 2.7 spg, and 4.7 rpg while being one of the knick's threats from 3 point land. Nate Robinson can get a little of everything on your stat sheet and every once in a while a lot of something. He is a good player to top-off your roster. Tyrus Thomas is a player that looks to be finally coming into his own as a power forward with the chicago bulls. Dont let Thomas' numbers at the time fool you (9.8 ppg, 6.3 rpg, and 2.3 bpg). His production will likely increase as the season goes on. Some of his production hike can be attributed to the bulls electing to run two point guards at once with Derrick rose and Kirk Hinrich often. Pick up Thomas depending on your team. If you need many points, look somewhere else; if you need rebounds and blocks, pick Thomas up out of you free agency list.

Fantasy Basketball Hibernators Part I

You all know what sleepers are and how they can help your fantasy basketball team. That's all good, but a hibernator is a little something different. A hibernator is a player that is producing adequately now, but will more than likely see a hike in production soon. Hibernators are not usually very high on the percent owned in your leagues, but passing on a hibernator could lead to someone picking him up and leaving you wondering why you stalled. Hibernators are worth the chance of a bench spot on your roster. So, let's start with this week's hibernator! The biggest hibernator right now is rookie Jason Thompson from the Sacramento Kings. There is a good chance that you haven't heard of JT. If you haven't, don't feel like a fantasy b-ball nerd, he has not gotten much hype from ESPN or other national sports scenes as a rookie. As a rookie in his first 4 games (not that this is enough games to determine) JT has averaged 14.3 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists with a 62.5 fg%. Hold on, you may say; those are not spectacular numbers. However, JT got those numbers off the bench. Jason Thompson's minutes will only increase with the kings being in a rebuilding phase. Jason Thompson is not a one-dimensional power forward. He can put the ball on the floor and draw fouls, rebound intensely, and dish the ball, among other good court qualities. With JT playing off the bench he has put up competitive numbers with fellow starting rookies Michael Beasley (17ppg, 5.7 rpg in 3 games), Derrick Rose (17.3 ppg, 3.5 apg in 4 games), and Kevin Love (8.3 ppg, 5.3 rpg in 3 games) and still has only received a small percent of love in the rookie watch. So what does that mean for you? You get to scoop him up now before he starts getting more attention. While JT is less than 10% owned in leagues you can snatch him, and you should.