The Bernucca List – Edition 41

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Reader Brian C. is back in a big way.

Brian C. had been an active participant in The Bernucca List earlier this season, providing the correct answer for two lists. But we hadn’t heard from him in a while.

Meanwhile, fellow readers such as Ody P. narrowed the gap on season leader Brian Rivel, who has nailed the correct answer to three lists.

But Brian C. is back in the picture as he was the first with the correct answer to last week’s list, which was “active players making at least $10 million this season who never have been All-Stars.”

The season toteboard is now all even at the top as Brian Rivel and Brian C. have three wins apiece. Perhaps Brian Rivel will resurface for this week’s list, which is after the jump.

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Week 6 of the NBA Schedule has Chris Paul drooling

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On Saturday, we try to help you sort through all of the injury news and rotation updates in the NBA and determine what the impact on your fantasy team is. Included this week was some analysis on the returns of Chauncey Billups, Derek Fisher and Mikael Pietrus.

Today, we will preview Week 6 of the NBA schedule, highlight the fantasy friendly  slates, some notable games and suggest some players who are owned in more than 50% of leagues to sit and some players who are owned in less than 50% of leagues to start.

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Sheridan Hoops Most Improved Player Rankings

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Yes, we are rankings-crazy here at the home office, where we are now up to five sets of rankings — MVP, Rookies, NBA Power Rankings, Euroleague Rankings … and now Most Improved. We are so rankings crazy we just used the same word four times in the same sentence.

Later in the season, we’ll do the same for Coach of the Year and Sixth Man, which Jamal Crawford has probably already won, right?

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Gortat Shines for Suns; Lakers Lose Again

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The Bobcats aren’t very good, but they are better than last year and do have a few fantasy-relevant players. Byron Mullens rewarded his owners with six 3-pointers, 24 points and 8 rebounds. Kemba Walker (17 PTS, 8 AST) had a nice line. The surprise starting SG was rookie Jeffrey Taylor, but he played only ten minutes; Ramon Sessions had 17 PTS and 9 AST off the bench and will continue to fill in for Gerald Henderson (sprained foot) for at least 2-3 more weeks.

Marcin Gortat was brilliant — 23 PTS, 10 REB, 7 BLK — and Shannon Brown got hot (six 3-pointers, 24 points) off the Suns bench. If you own Michael Beasley, you have to be pleased enough with 21 PTS, 15 REB, 7 AST and 3 BLK to overlook 7-21 shooting.

Other November 7 Games

IND @ ATL: Returning from a sprained ankle, Josh Smith (ankle) had 11 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists. The Hawks used their ‘big’ lineup with Smoove at SF, Al Horford (16 & 9) at PF and Zaza Pachulia (6 PTS, 14 boards) at C; we’ll soon see if that was a matchup thing or a semi-permanent change. Unable to replace Danny Granger, out at least three months with knee injury, the Pacers may be souring on Gerald Green, but Sam Young is not the answer. Lance Stephenson (9 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST in 28 minutes) played nearly as much as Green and Young combined.

MEM@ MIL: There are problems in Milwaukee, where we could have told them Samuel Dalembert is a loser. Ersan Ilyasova played only 21 minutes (7 PTS, 4 REB) and may have found the always-open doghouse of Scott Skiles. With no decent big men and the coach’s refusal to use Drew Gooden, the guards shot a stellar 11-38 in an embarrassing 18-point home defeat. Zach Randolph (18 & 13) led a balanced Memphis attack and Marreese Speights (18 PTS, 9 REB, 2 BLK) was red-hot in 22 bench minutes.

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Lopez Leads Nets; Bosh Drops 40; Warriors Win

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The Nets are undefeated in their new home thanks to Brook Lopez, who scored 27 points. He used his size to get Jonas Valanciunas in early foul trouble, then his speed to beat Aaron Gray, after Toronto coach Dwane Casey showed his prize rookie some tough love at the end of the bench. Deron Williams (19 PTS, 9 AST) did a nice job of facilitating, and C.J. Watson got 28 minutes; he’s the backup PG but played off the ball with D-Will quite a bit and could be a nice pickup.

For the Raptors, it was mostly Kyle Lowry — 28 PTS, 8 AST, 8 REB, 3 STL, 1 BLK — with DeMar DeRozan adding 25 points but as usual, not much else. Andrea Bargnani was quiet (13) and Landry Fields continues to be a huge disappointment, with 2 points in 22 minutes. Nice guy, though, and set for life with that $20 million.

Other November 3 Games

BOS @ WAS: Thanks to Paul Pierce (27 PTS) and Rajon Rondo (12 PTS, 12 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL) the Celtics were able to hold off the Wizards. Rookie Jared Sullinger got the start at PF ; Brandon Bass came off the bench and both were quiet. Jason Terry played only 17:26 and Jeff Green, who fooled me into drafting him with some huge preseason games, got just 16 minutes.

After starting 1-14 from the field with just 12 points in the first quarter, the Wiz made a game of it. Their starting five combined for 24 points. Kevin Seraphin was a welcome addition; in 28:34 off the bench, he hit 8 of 9 shots for 19 points, adding a block and 7 rebounds. The young Frenchman is better than Emeka Okafor and worth an add in many leagues. Jordan Crawford (21 PTS in 25 minutes) helped key the comeback.

DEN @ MIA: Finally, the Nuggets broke 90, but they remain winless. Kenneth Faried (22 PTS, 12 REB) got to play 36 minutes, Andre Iguodala (22) knocked down a few shots and the only three bench players George Karl used all scored in double digits. JaVale McGee (18 PTS, 9 REB) and Andre Miller (17) are beginning to click. If not for Danilo Gallinari being off-target (just 3-17 including 1-9 from deep) Denver might have won.

For Miami, Chris Bosh was superb. Way too quick for Kosta Koufos to guard and too clever for McGee, Bosh scored 40 points on 15-22 shooting. Teammate LeBron James just missed a trip-dub with 20 PTS, 11 AST and 9 REB, and sixth man Ray Allen nailed six 3-pointers for 23 points.

POR @ HOU: It turns out that James Harden is only human after all. On a tender ankle, in the Rockets’ third game in four nights, he scored a mere 24 points. Houston got 13 PTS and 7 AST from Jeremy Lin and another 15 rebounds from Omer Asik before running out of gas in OT.

I’m still concerned about the Portland bench, which scored a total of six points, but as long as they stay healthy, the starting five is great to own. LaMarcus Aldridge (27 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST, 2 BLK) and rookie PG Damian Lillard (20 PTS, 6 REB, 9 AST, only 3 TO) had excellent nights and Nicolas Batum produced a line full of fantasy goodness: 4 3PTM, 2 BLK, 9 REB, 4 AST and 6 STL to complement 17 points.

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