
Posted: Monday November 17, 2008 12:08PM; Updated: Monday November 17, 2008 12:08PM Fantasy Fix: Nothing But NetThe Wiz takes a look back on Week 3 of the fantasy basketball season!
Check out last week's fantasy mailbag right HERE! DELIGHTFUL DEVINThe Wiz has been waiting for this. When the New Jersey Nets traded Jason Kidd last February, it ushered in a new era in Jersey. The Devin Harris Era. Nets G Devin Harris ($9,300,000) has the crazy quickness to be a star, but he needed to polish his game in order to become a star. Last week, it looked like Harris did just that. After missing a couple of games with an ankle injury, Harris tore apart the Atlanta Hawks in back-to-back games. He averaged a Chris Paul like 31.5 points, 9.0 assists, and 2.0 steals. Sure, Harris isn't quite that good. But considering his price, he's shaping up to be one of fantasy basketball's best values this season. NBA POWER RANKINGS HAVE ARRIVEDYou NFL fans are likely familiar with the work of Power Rankings Professor Ulane. Well, now he'll be crossing over to basketball. Catch the Professor's NBA Power Rankings every Friday afternoon on SIKIDS.com. (And, oh yeah, check our NCAA Basketball Power Rankings from yours truly every Wednesday). WIZZY OF THE WEEK AWARDThere haven't been a lot of nice things written about Knicks F Zach Randolph ($12,200,000). And rightfully so. He's lazy on defense, way too much of a ballhog on offense, and too often finds himself in trouble off the court. Amazingly, the Knicks gave up a king's ransom to acquire him two seasons ago (that's Isiah Thomas for you). But so far this season, Randolph has been a very pleasant surprise. Over four games last week, Randolph averaged 22.3 points and 15.0 rebounds as the Knicks go run-and-gun under new head coach Mike D'Antoni. I never thought I'd be writing this, but please give Z-Bo a big round of applause as we award him the highest honor in professional sports, the Wizzy of the Week Award. SMELLY HUMAN BEING OF THE WEEK AWARDMissing: One Peja Stojakovic. If found, please return to the New Orleans Arena. Peja was nowhere to be found last week. He averaged just 7.0 points per game. After shooting a blistering .441 percent on three-pointers last season, Peja shot just 4-for-15 -- .267 percent -- last week. And if Stojakovic isn't shooting well, he's not helping your fantasy team. As usual, he did next to nothing in every other category. So please give Peja no applause as we give him the lowest honor in professional sports, the Smelly Human Being of the Week Award.
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