Dorell Wright SF FA Sat 3/3/12 1:56 AM
Dorell Wright
SF FA
Dorell Wright scored 10 points on 3-of-7 shooting (including two threes) with three rebounds and one assist in 24 minutes on Friday.
Meanwhile, Brandon Rush stunk up the joint with seven points on 2-of-9 shooting with four rebounds and a block in 33 minutes off the bench. This game does nothing to shed light on Wright's fantasy situation, as it's a usable line due to the 3-pointers and that's about it. It's probably best to bench Wright, and wait for his next hot streak.
Dorell Wright SF FA Wed 2/29/12 11:57 PM
Dorell Wright
SF FA
Dorell Wright hit just 2-of-7 shots for seven points, five rebounds, a block and a 3-pointer in Wednesday's win at Atlanta.
Wright is perhaps the most frustrating player in the league to own in fantasy. He hit just 1-of-8 shots on Tuesday, but as soon as you're ready to bench or drop him (which is now), he'll likely blow up for a nice line. He's still too good to drop in 12-team leagues, but he should be benched if you have a more reliable option, as we've been dealing with inconsistency from Wright all season long.
Dorell Wright SF FA Tue 2/28/12 9:59 PM
Dorell Wright
SF FA
Dorell Wright hit just 1-of-8 shots for two points in Tuesday's blowout loss to the Pacers.
Wright scored 23 in his last game, but if you throw that one out, he's totaled two points in three of his last four games. Wright's season has been a disaster and he's being dropped in some leagues, but it's tough to just give up on a guy averaging 29 minutes on the season, and 26 per game over his last five (three of which have been as bad as it gets).
Dorell Wright SF FA Thu 2/23/12 1:56 AM
Dorell Wright
SF FA
Dorell Wright hit 7-of-11 shots and three 3-pointers on his way to 23 points, seven rebounds, two assists and a block in Wednesday's impressive win over the Suns.
He finally looked confident tonight and this is a great game for him to head into the All-Star break on. He was 0-for-13 in his previous two games, failing to score in either of them, but is simply a better player than that. He's had a highly disappointing season, but it would not be surprising to see him look like a different player in the second half.
Dorell Wright SF FA Tue 2/21/12 4:17 AM
Dorell Wright
SF FA
Dorell Wright went hitless from the field in his second straight game on Monday, finishing with zero points on 0-for-6 shooting, five rebounds, three assists, and a block in 26 minutes.
Mark Jackson has been messing with his minutes and it's screwing with his confidence. He'll likely get things moving in the right direction, but per usual, Brandon Rush (seven points, zero rebounds, zero assists, one block) is hot on his tail. We'd understand dropping Wright after this type of swoon, but if he keeps the starting job he could be right back on the right side of the ledger in a few days.
Dorell Wright SF FA Sat 2/18/12 10:55 PM
Dorell Wright
SF FA
Dorell Wright went scoreless on Saturday for the third time this season, shooting 0-of-7 in 26 minutes of action.
Both Monta Ellis and Stephen Curry played 40+ minutes, so the playing time of Brandon Rush (eight points in 27 minutes) came almost directly at Wright's expense. He's averaging just 27 minutes over the past two weeks, offering 11th-round value in eight-cat leagues.
Dorell Wright SF FA Thu 2/16/12 4:47 AM
Dorell Wright
SF FA
Dorell Wright scored 12 points on 5-of-9 shooting (including two threes) with five rebounds, three assists, and a steal in 27 minutes against the Blazers on Wednesday.
Wright is doing his part, but he'll be subject to the increasingly erratic whims of first time professional basketball coach Mark Jackson. Brandon Rush scored two points on 1-of-3 shooting in 24 minutes tonight, but really the substitution patterns have very little to do with what's happening on the court. Jackson is making things up as he goes along, literally, and Wright's owners can only hope for the best when he's plugged in the lineup.
Dorell Wright SF FA Tue 2/14/12 2:17 AM
Dorell Wright
SF FA
Dorell Wright played just 23 minutes in Monday's win over the Suns, scoring five points on 2-of-6 shooting (no threes) with three rebounds, one assist, and one steal.
Wright lost minutes to Brandon Rush and the so-called 'dubstitutes,' who Mark Jackson turns to when he wants to punish starters by taking their minutes. Brandon Rush wasn't all that great, hitting 4-of-7 shots for eight points and not much else, but Jackson went small and Wright is always going to be the first guy not named Andris Biedrins that gets yanked when the first unit underperforms. Just bench him for now, because just a week ago he was producing.
Dorell Wright SF FA Sun 2/12/12 11:39 PM
Dorell Wright
SF FA
Dorell Wright only played 18 minutes in Sunday's win over the visiting Rockets.
Wright scored eight points on 3-of-4 shooting, with two 3s, but Brandon Rush and particularly Klay Thompson were playing too well for Mark Jackson to pull them from the game. We don't expect this to become a trend, but as usual it's a situation to monitor.
Dorell Wright SF FA Sat 1/28/12 3:48 AM
Dorell Wright
SF FA
Dorell Wright hit six 3-point shots in the Warriors' 120-109 loss to the Thunder on Friday, scoring 23 points on 8-of-14 shooting with nine rebounds, five assists, two steals, and one block in 30 minutes.
First things first, he hit three treys within about a minute of garbage time to put the scoring part of this line in perspective. Second, the Warriors finally got into their running game again, which has always been the true determinant of Wright's fantasy value. If owners want to try to sell-high after this line we would understand, but the real indicator is the running game -- and that we don't know about yet.