46 posts tagged with "waiver wire worriers"

The lakers have been fighting to maintain their position as a play in team and their chances are absolutely continent on the surprising availability of Anthony Davis. Despite passing sixty games only one in the last 5 seasons the Los Angeles big man has been holding strong after a brief run in with an errant groin (which might have been code for ducking Draymond). In his 50 games this season he is performing at an extrememly high level of efficiency from the field and exception rebounding numbers. His blocks are not as high as his first couple seasons but he's really found a nice balance of offense and defence over the last 2 years performing at a top 10 level.

The past week he provided major value with an 18 rebound 4 block game against the Knicks. He then followed that up by providing a monster triple double 26/15/11 + 4 blocks against the Hornets. Finally putting up a 32 point, 3 steal, 4 block showing against the Denver Nuggets. He did all this while averaging a single turnover per game, and 22 points per game. This was enough to make up for him shooting 4/12 in one game and taking no 3 pointers the week. I'm seeing triple here and not just triple doubles cause we are proud to present Anthony Davis with yet another bread and butter pick of the week.

This week we are returning to an old favorite, despite having been in the running all season we haven't seen SGA been able to best the likes of Embiid and Doncic at their peaks. Could it be the introduction of Chet that has reduced the available shot attempts for the star guard?

This week we have seen a completely different SGA than before. From season to season he's seen an increase of over a dime a gain and seen his 3 point rate trickle up slightly. He's also lost a Free throw per game but is seeing increases in steals and rebounds alongside a decrease in turnovers. In fact SGA is leading the league in Steals on the season.

However with the exception play we've seen taking top honors Shai has come up just shy of taking top honors on multiple occasions. So what did it take to push him to the top? An extra block and an extra 2.5 assists every game! 90% Free throws on 10 attempts and an efficient 18 shot attempts per game. While we appreciate consistency here at picklytics, we award excellence. And as such we crown Shai Gilgeous-Alexander the week 15 Bread and butter pick of the week.

Booker has been an absolute terror lately with 2 40 point performances and a 62 point performance it's hard to think anyone would be able to top this incredible feat of offense. If only there was a younger, chunkier, more European point guard who could muster up such wild offense while exceeding Book's paltry 3 assists per game. That man would surely be Bookers Father.

Well straight out of Slovenia, a country that most Google image maps place in the Balkans came a guard who's not afraid of taking 33 shot attempts on their way to a 73 point performance with 8 treball, 10 rebounds and 7 seven assists. Following that up with a 17 assist triple double. Even against the hawks and the kings those are very impressive lines. It was a crazy week for offense last week and this was the line that ruled them all. So with another one in the bank we congratulate Luka Doncic with his second bread and butter pick of the week of the season!

Have you ever noticed that players have career games when playing the Wizards? Thats easy enough but how many players have the gas in the tank after playing 2 title contenders in the 76ers and the Celtics? Despite fighting allegations of being a 'Fat Sloppy boy' this Denver centerman continues to evolve the game shifting from massive assist numbers to soul crushing boards combined with unimaginable efficiency. His 65% on 20 attempts per game, which is good for 3rd in the league above 10 fta combined with the second highest rebounds per game. Not to forget his roots though he's still cruising to nearly seven assists per game despite Pat Bev's best efforts to lock down the nuggets. Nikola Jokic has seen a massive increase in shots per game which has somehow boosted his draft stock from 1 to 1++.

Day in day out Jokic has been out there doing it for the horses and for that we are proud to declare him the week 13 bread and butter pick of the week,

Sometimes the universe aligns and the twelfth pick rises on the twelfth week. Last week was a tragic week for so many rosters as the injury bug ravaged the league. With the number of player games missed reached it peak it provided lots of run for those who remained. Granted extra possession due to the absense of his ball dominant back court partner we saw an amazing run of 38 ppg over the course of the week while smacking down 4 3pointers a game. This was in addtion to extremely efficient free throw shooting at double his seasonal rate. Sprinkle in 1.5 extra assists per game and we got a pickle brewing.

Since a tumultuous last few seasons our "Enlightened Warror" has stayed away from controvery aside from signing an apparel contract with a chinese brand linked to forced labor. Could this be the opening of a new chapter for Uncle Drew? Either way we are whelmed to declair Kyrie Irving the bread and butter pick of the week

Defence is overrated. This has been the maxim of the Indiana Pacers all season. Modelling their play after the Atlanta Hawks but sucessful. The pacers have been setting a blistering pace of 126 points for (and 124 against) . This is due tohaving the highest effective field goal percentage in the league, so much so that the gap between them and the 2nd place Thunder is equivalent to the gap between the thunder and the 13th placed Knicks. Is this sustainable? Who knows, but it sure is fun.

This week the Pacers court visionary has been improving on a true breakout season. First he didn't miss a free throw in 4 games and doubled both his Steal and block rate. This was capped off with 12 ast to 2 TO per game and a minor increase in rebounds. This was more than enough to make up for a drop in points and 3s per game. It is with Great honor I crown my boy Tyrese Haliburton Bread and butter pick of the week.

As the year drew to a close not all things could last forever, be it the Piston's losing streak, Precious Achiuwa's playing time or even the big men snagging all the pickles. After much patience we have had a guard rise above the perimeter and remind us of the reason for the season

When a man goes 50/6/15 with 8 3s, 4 blocks and 3 blocks on Christmas day, you just know that pickles in the bag. Followed by a pair modest 39 point showings, and atypical free throw shooting of 26/29 we are seeing just what it takes to displace the big men that have been taking top honors this season. It is with great joy we declare that Luka Doncic is our father Christmas and week 10 bread and butter pick of the week.

With the Yule season approaching we all sit around warming ourselves on the dumpster fire that is the Detroit Pistons and reflect on the passing year. Reflecting on when big men didn't casually get 2 blocks per game while scoring 30+ or when a player was getting 11 FT attempts a game he wasn't making 95% of them.

Well that's all in the past because we are in the multi cat, aspiring multi mvp era of basketball. Previously chided for pulling dominant stats against bottom feeders, the big man in Philly dropped 51 points against the timberwolves, the top team in the western division. He's continued his warpath with averages of 40/12/6 while keeping pitching in a blocks per game and 1.5 steals.

At this point i'm running out of things to say so here he is as the founder of Springfield. And with his perfectly cromulent play this week we are proud to declare Joel Embiid the first 3 time bread and butter Pick of the week of the season.

We are returning a temporary Hiatus due to the NBA designing a new format putting the championchip in December (take notice leafs fans.)

After a pretty easy schedule of only 2 games last week the 76ers were treated to an even easier schedule with matchups vs the Wizards, Pistons, Pistons and Hornets who boast a combined record of 13-62. Hell, Atlanta has been the best team they've played all December. Philly knew they had this in the bag as they could rely on the one person who absolutely excells in meaningless games.

Averaging 38 points on less than 30 minutes per game while missing a single free throw out of 38. While making sure to snatch 10 rebounds or more. All the while just coming in under both 2 blocks and 2 steals a game.

This has been the most dominant week we've seen all season and as such we are proud to announce Joel Embiid as the Week 8 Bread and Butter pick of the week.

Can you believe the In Season Tournament is well underway into the knockout round, janking up scheduling and causing people to pay attention the pacers. As advance warning due to all teams playing 2 games this week no players meet the standard pickle criteria.

Big men get big numbers, and when you shooting at 70% while pulling 8 steals and 10 blocks in a week there is noone capable of matching that production. With a sheet of 4 games over the last week we've seen a pair of crown jewels in 32 point triple double, and 26/14/5 with 7 Steals + Blocks alongside an "improvement" to become a 70% free throw shooter.

Wishing him all the luck in the IST we are proud to declare Giannis Antetokounmpo the Week 6 Bread and butter pick of the week.