bolt (85 posts)  11/17/2012 4:23 AM

I know, I know, he's still Metta World Peace.  But he's also locked into 32+ minutes in what should now be a potent, up-tempo offense.  Am I crazy to think there's a chunk of upside here or will his % still be too much of a drag on his counting stats to be useful in roto?

TimD21 (43 posts)  11/17/2012 5:37 AM

Did something crazy today. Dropped amare in a money h2h league for metta world peace !!! Hehehe have a pretty good feeling he'll benefit a lot on the open offense of d'antoni. I figured if i had to wait 6 more weeks (or more) for amare, i might not make our playoffs. Amare was ranked 90 last year so with nyk going small ball dont think theres much upside anyway (see tyson chandler).

dasein (625 posts)  11/17/2012 9:20 AM

don't think there is much upside but could well be a solid UTL guy with the minutes he's getting (and who's going to replace him right?) I picked him up as cover for the injured Leonard today. 

mbuser (4341 posts)  11/17/2012 3:26 PM

If he can stay at 35%+ 3PM then the 3PM+STL will really come in handy. That's going to be where he's getting a lot of shots playing off pick&rolls, and D'Antoni will have little choice but to pull him if he's bricking. We also need to see exactly how much MikeD will try to get Jamison/Meeks involved even if Artest plays well.

Kazuyo (11 posts)  11/21/2012 12:50 AM

Post game interview has D'Antoni giving Metta the green light to shoot 10 3s with the goal of making 4. Expects him to produce 17-20pts per game in this offense. Factoring his defensive prowess, production on the upswing in this system?

mbuser (4341 posts)  11/21/2012 1:20 AM

That's rhetorical, right?

bolt (85 posts)  11/21/2012 5:23 AM

Still trust him about as far as I could throw Shaq but I've now put him into my starting lineup.  Held a small ceremony for the bravery of my fg% - it feels like a kamikaze pilot going into battle.

elguaponerte (2 posts)  11/21/2012 4:30 PM

MWP worth the add...  Wilson Chandler was a fantasy star whit D'Antoni's offense, Why not MWP? 15 pts, 5 rbs, 2.3 3pts, 1.3 st, 1.5 To... 40 and 68 %. I

doozy (13 posts)  3/26/2013 8:49 PM

Metta is out indefinitely, who would most benefit from this? Jamison? 

mbuser (4341 posts)  3/26/2013 8:55 PM

KEVIN DING ‏@KevinDing 
Metta clearly hoping to avoid surgery. MT @MettaWorldPeace: First ever knee injury. Recovery time hopefully is a week and a half .

No single benefactor here, because Devin Ebanks is really the only other true SF (ish) on this team. Jamison/Clark/Meeks/Blake all see more minutes.

Saikyo (15 posts)  3/26/2013 9:11 PM

Earl Clark seems like a better fit.

mbuser (4341 posts)  3/27/2013 2:21 PM

Yes, Clark is more suited to play SF than Jamison, but this opening up 38 mpg in the rotation means there is a bit to spread around to a number of players.

Marc J. Spears ‏@SpearsNBAYahoo 
Lakers forward Metta World Peace will have surgery tomorrow for a torn lateral meniscus and is expected to be out 6 weeks.

mbuser (4341 posts)  4/8/2013 2:33 PM

Sam Amick ‏@sam_amick
Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni says odds of Metta World Peace playing tomorrow night are "90, 80" percent.

Beto Duran ‏@DuranSports 
Asked Metta if in pain "if I was wouldnt tell you" discomfort? "If I was wouldnt tell you" so ur 100% "im ready to go"