The San Antonio Spurs
The past two seasons Tony Parker has been the “engine” to the Spurs’ “machine” of an offense. This is a good week for the Spurs to have their best offensive player back.
To start, the Spurs face an Andre Iguodala-led Nuggets defense. Denver’s star perimeter defender is talented enough to keep up with just about anybody (and yes, that does include Tony Parker). Coach Karl will unleash his monster defense that should effectively shut down everyone not named Tim Duncan.
The next Spurs matchup is against the Clippers, who have drastically improved their defense this season. They are eager to show the world that they belong among the league’s elite in more than just the highlights. Look for a hard-fought, physical and low-scoring game.
Then the Spurs face the hottest team in the league. The Heat are just bulldozing through teams right now. Their offense has really found its stride. Their defense is starting to resemble that which won them a championship. I do not like any team against the Heat right now and suggest looking elsewhere for fantasy production this week.
The Indiana Pacers
The Pacers have picked up where they left off in last year’s playoffs (minus Danny Granger) and been playing exceptional basketball most of the season, with plenty of hidden or undervalued fantasy gems on their roster.
This week they have four games, three of them away. Paul George and Roy Hibbert play considerably better at home than they do on the road. If George played the way he plays at home every game he could be a top-five fantasy player.
Besides their match-up with the Hawks the Pacers play some pretty fantasy-friendly games this week. The Rockets play at such a fast pace that opposing stars often get additional possessions and shots. They also play extremely poor defense except for Omer Asik. Look for the Pacers to exploit their length in that match-up and go to George Hill and Paul George early and often. The Pacers also meet the Suns and Mavericks who are both below-average defensive teams.
Get Paul George in your line-ups and expect better-than-normal production from Hibbert and Hill this week.
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