tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10226278.post113337225756089491..comments2007-04-15T21:45:18.842-05:00MKDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04593505156840418629noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10226278.post-1133542702921139452005-12-02T10:58:00.000-06:002005-12-02T10:58:00.000-06:00Yeah, same thing happened to me with Josh Howard. That means that Peja, Kirilenko, and Josh Howard (my 2nd, 1st, and 5th round picks) are all going to miss significant time due to injury this season... already!<BR/><BR/>But I don't think it's time to start worrying about AK. The bright side of the ankle injury is that now his stupid face mask is off, and that should help him get comfortable and start shooting a little better.<BR/><BR/>His shooting numbers should at least return to his career averages from here on out, if not improve. And the rest of the numbers are nice... look at how many assists he was averaging before he went down to injury! Plus, he almost never comes off the court.<BR/><BR/>If he can stay healthy--a big if--the numbers will come. Don't trade him away for bargain price and then get upset when he puts up numbers worthy of a first round--or even first overall--fantasy pick.MKDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04593505156840418629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10226278.post-1133498590931891222005-12-01T22:43:00.000-06:002005-12-01T22:43:00.000-06:00Uhhh... is it too early too start freaking out about Kirilenko yet?<BR/><BR/>I just logged on to the box score of the Jazz/Lakers game and see that in 10 minutes AK has racked up 4 pts, a steal, block, a TO, 2 fouls, and a whopping ZERO assists and rebounds.<BR/><BR/>I keep telling myself that dude's a fantasy beast and that he's just rusty following his layoff. But, deep down, I have this sick feeling that he's somehow not the same player that he was before he got injured last year. Let's face it, he wasn't exactly putting up sparkling numbers prior to his ankle sprain this year. <BR/><BR/>I really, really want to believe that he will soon re-emerge as the AK that enticed me to spend my first round draft choice to select him. But that belief is getting harder to sustain in the face of mounting evidence that he is seriously off his game.bublitchkinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10226278.post-1133407680688695942005-11-30T21:28:00.000-06:002005-11-30T21:28:00.000-06:00figures...<BR/><BR/>just when AK comes back (with new "do" no less) out goes Melo joining HoJo onto the injury parade (does everyone want to show off their new "threads" on the sidelines or what?)<BR/><BR/>All three are on my fantasy team so while i am glad to welcome AK back my scoring stats may take a hit with the loss of the other two verstaile SF's<BR/><BR/>The Bender situation in Indiana could be a blessing for Granger as Fred Jones has not stepped up and could make the Pacers commit to his development with one less hurdle in his way"rem"http://www.blogger.com/profile/03500028165960601480noreply@blogger.com