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Everywhere I looked in the box scores this morning, it was a point guard doing heavy damage, or some spicy situation involving the point guard unraveling. Hence the name. The biggest shocker might have been the Cavs' decision to start Larry Hughes at point and go big with LeBron James at the two. Hughes responded decently by scoring 40 points with six boards, three dimes and two steals. Makes you wonder what Mike Brown's next move is...
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Seems as if Jameer Nelson, despite Stan Van Gundy's seeming distaste for he and his extension, is back to starting (with 22 points, four boards, four assists last night). Carlos Arroyo initially was going to be handed the gig but Nelson is now back in play. Personally, if he started to go off, I would sell high. Buy low on Arroyo.
Jeff McInnis is starting again. After the Bobcats signed Earl Boykins. The point? Well, besides the fact that you should ignore McInnis for fantasy purposes (10 points and six dimes against Derek Fisher is not offensively spectacular, I'm sorry), you should also probably not take any bets that involve "Sam Vincent as a head coach next year" unless you're laying money against it happening.
Brevin Knight's best game in the last week and a half? Three points, five assists. Not getting excited are you? But Sam Cassell is fairly certain he wants to get shipped out and the Clipjoint doesn't really benefit at this point from keeping him on. Knight's dime and steal totals could skyrocket if Sam I Am is gone. Buy cheap.
Gilbert Arenas thinks he might be back sooner than March, but Roger Mason, who started at point last night, doesn't see the need to rush him. Mason went 13 of 20 for 32 points, six assists and a steal last night. If he keeps the starting gig on a short-handed Wizards team, he is going to be a nice addition for the next week or two.
I'll admit when I was wrong and this time, I am wrong. Damon Stoudamire = worthless. So worthless, in fact, that Jacques Vaughn is beating him out for run at the point position. Drop, sell, etc.
When it came down to playing time issues in a very important game, you saw who got it -- Jose Calderon pulled 36 minutes and T.J. Ford pulled, um, eight. Now, I know he's still recovering, but I think a 75 percent - 25 percent is the ratio we are going to see from these two the rest of the way home.
