Boone = Bane?

The Nets-Kings game last night gave me a bit of a scare. It was a good thing that the Kings turned it around though, with John Salmons filling in nicely for the injured Kevin Martin, with 31 points. Brad "B-52" Miller netted 23 and 10, and Francisco Garcia would be worth picking up (if he's still available in your league, that is) - the young swingman didn't net too many stats today, but made 6-10 FG (5 treys) and 7-7 FT. Decent numbers for a FA pickup.


Francisco Garcia celebrates a trey against the Nets. He shot 5-8 from downtown and finished with 24 points.

It wasn't the Kings' play that I noticed though, it was the New Jersey Nets'. While the Big Three have been consistently producing, it's their young players that are getting burn, and with heavy minutes being given to Sean Williams and Josh Boone, fantasy rosters are taking notice.

Both will be contributors to fantasy teams, especially in deep leagues, but owners must be wary of Josh Boone. Despite averaging 8.6 ppg, 8 rpg and 1 bpg over the last 5 games, Boone has also shot a horrid 5-20 from the FT line.

Opposing coaches seem to be favoring a "Hack-A-Boone" strategy recently - fantasy owners should be wary if planning to pick Boone up because of this.


Josh Boone might be more of a bane than a boon to your fantasy squad.