Robert Covington - PHI - F

Tough loss.. Thank you for a brilliant finish to the year Lord Covington. May you fall to the mid-late rounds again next year so we can meet again

I think you can afford to drop and re-add covington if good news comes back on Monday. I don't think anyone is looking to stash a guy with a sore knee this time around.

My finals unfortunately go until April 12, so I still have about 2 weeks left. Would you hold Bob a few more days until we get more info? It's pretty close between me and my opponent

such a huge blow, smh

who get the big mins now that Covington is out for championship week? Ross over Sauce for 3s and steals both have 2 games?

Luwawu or Justin Anderson?

Sure, I would guess one comes fairly soon but at the same time one could potentially miss out on a key pick up while waiting for it. My main point was if someone feels they need to move on now then do so...because we don't know what the situation is. Can't risk a zero this time of year.

But shouldnt we expect an update today? I was figuring early this AM...

Sure it's possible but it's also impossible to know until we have an update. It's do or die this time of year and if the risk of him missing time will cost you then you simply have to move on.

Is it possible because of back to back he is only out the one game and return Fri? This was the case last time when he had soreness

in a different boat. need stls to win matchup but i cant afford losing another game. stream his spot?

drkinbote, i think that could be smart

I can field 10 players Friday Sunday even without Cov, should I just stream Thurs/Sat? I need FG% and one of points, assists, less TOs. I should win steals blocks and rebounds handily.

They are unexpectedly winning games. So this will happen

Cut bait for Mirotic? Dropping Pau Gasol for Rondo too. Need 3s, Stls, Blks, Assists. This is my championship week.

Covington underwent an MRI on his knee, but the results haven't been released yet. I don't think there were any reports on the injury before he was ruled out tonight.

How long will he be out? need him in championchip round :'(

Last game he went to the bench with a limp during one timeout (I think in the 3rd). Finished the game though so I thought he was okay.

Wow. Where did this come from?

killer :(

TJ McConnell had some value once he became a starter the last 2+ months... James Johnson, Patrick Beverley, and TJ would be my top 3 picks for waiver wire of the year.

Markieff Morris should be the waiver pickup of the year. Although I did pick up Covington off waivers as well due to impatient owners, I don't think he hit waivers in most leagues.

Makes me kind of sad that he won't be available in the late-rounds next season.

Covington had an ADP just at or around the top 100. He is not a candidate for this informal award. James Johnson is the answer. Whether AVG or Total value, he is the only top 80 player not drafted in the top 150 in standard leagues.

I believe he was usually drafted though. My vote's for James Johnson.

Easily the WW player of the year. T. Booker crashed and burned hard. TJ Warren was terrible for 2/3 of the season, and Nurkic was buried in Denver for too long.

TJ just wasn't feeding him the ball and Sergio was hoisting up some terrible shots instead of finding RoCo on the wing. He usually gets much better looks but because he wasn't even touching the ball in some of the offensive sets, I think he was taking bad percentage shots when he actually had the ball in his hands. Close to a DD and 3 steals in a game where Okafor and Saric got looks because of GS weak frontcourt. I'll take it.

Watched my first 76ers game last night, makes me wonder what Covington could do FG% wise if he got 30 minutes and better looks. Some of the threes he takes are with a hand in his face.

I NEEEEEEEEED him to be available tomorrow.. Please lord

Same as asma3nur - I've got Ariza (ew - yucky lately) with 3 games or Gary Harris with 3 games to replace him. Covington was my clutch 3s and steals guy but I think I can get my matchup either way. Would you guys risk it (upvote) or sub in Harris/Ariza (downvote)?

Any idea on the severity? In a weekly league, is he benched? James Johnson on the bench (up for cov, down for JJ)thx

he was producing like this before embiid went out, what isnt sustainable is the lights out shooting.

Can he sustain when Embiid's back?

Covington and Jokic are case studies for why you shouldn't panic first couple of weeks. Scroll down to earliest comments for a chuckle.

This guy is a stat stuffing machine

What's been most impressive is his consistency during this 2 month span, goes out a couple of games with an injury, comes back consistent

I agree with you. If you can mitigate his streakiness, he becomes a key asset.

top 20 the last 2 months in 9 cat h2h...this guy is a underrated core piece to any winning team

Damn this guy is seriously carrying my team these days in h2h

All Hail Lord Covington!

Covington (UP), Schroder (DOWN) I think I can spare the assists for a few more stocks and 3s

Even more usage with Ily out?

#50952 -- Covington's steal numbers from the last two weeks will regress, but in general, he should continue to be the same player that he's been all season. If the Sixers get healthy, Covington may play a few less minutes per game down the stretch.

Kyle - he's performing and projected well above what he did the past two seasons. In def cats, FG%. Do we feel that is just attributed to the extra 5 mpg he's enjoyed?

never trust what the coach said....totally bs

Soo...do you try to sell high here or just hope he's hot again when playoffs roll around? ??

In the last two weeks Ro-Co is ranked #4 :O Just proves how good he is when he actually hits his shots.

Enjoy the production from Lord Covington!

Robert Covington (up) James Johnson (down)

If the Sixers' roster stays relatively the same. Even if they bounce Nerlens and Okafor to other teams. If Covington is going to play as big of a role as he has so far this season, he'll likely end up having to play some minutes at SG, which is something I think they'll try. I'm imagining a crazy lineup with Simmons, Covington, Saric, Ilyasova, and Embiid (which seems insane but might happen). More likely would be something like McConnell/Sergio/Stauskas, Covington, Saric, Simmons, and Embiid. Ilyasova can slot in there with Simmons starting at SF and Saric coming off the bench. But to keep both Saric and Covington playing big roles when Simmons is back, Covington may have to play some minutes at SG.

Projected at 30 min on the season but the roster seems a bit crowded for that when Simmons returns, anyone know whats going on then?

Covington (up) or TJ Warren (down)?

Covington (up) or Dirk (down)?

Covington (up) orHood (down)???

Covington (up) or Harkless (down)?

Covington (up) or Parsons (down)?

Covington (up) or Ilyasova(down)

@xevo, really tough one to call but I think you'd be better off with Bev because of the oft putrid FG%'s from RoCo and adding to that, I believe he will take a hit with his minutes in the long run because of Simmons (perhaps even from Noel's return)... Hope I have helped.

Up for Rob Covington, down for Pat Beverly

These FTs are harshing my buzz.

up for josh richardson, down for covington?

Also dropped in my league. If we are in the same league @markalbert2kx, your late waiver will not be enough :)

Dropped in my league. Spend late waiver for him?

Change Bayless for him?

I only have him in roto formats somehow and I just set and forget him. You'll go mad if you're hanging by his daily outputs.

Yeah - I'm just hanging onto him. But on full days, I have a really hard time inserting him into my lineup lol. So afraid of those 1 for 12 days. Like Jekyll and Hyde.

I pick him up he plays bad, I drop him he starts balling. I pick him up again, he plays bad. I drop him again, he starts balling. Come on man make up your mind.

Would you target him in a trade if punting FG%?

any evidence his recent shooting will revert to his averages or if there's anything different (location, mechanics) that make this sticky? trying to figure out whether to drop, he's a good player at 39% FG%...

this is even before ben simmons comes into the picture. drop drop drop

I think alot had to do with the game situation. He was coming off a game where he played 40+ minutes, and then the team got down big vs. CHI and I think that was that.

It appears the rumors of Covington's demise as a standard league asset were not exaggerated.

This guy kind of sucks... and this is coming from a team that's punting FG%.

Bob Cov is back!

This is the game I've been waiting for!!!!

Drop for RHJ or Harkless?

I am done with RoCo for good. He is the perfect example of the epitome of punting FG.

Not sure I can deal with his FG% anymore. Drop for CJ Miles or Frye?

I'm out of pick ups this week but I might just drop him to make a statement!

This is getting comical. 1-10 and 0-6 from three. STOP SHOOTING haha

The Covington Line is to basketball what the Mendoza line is to baseball.

you picked him up the same time I did. haha I feel for ya

2/21 FG since i picked him up off waiver. smh

Finally getting a chance to watch this guy play in a nationally televised game...his shooting is an unmitigated disaster!

ive never seen a slump quite like this. Wow. the minutes and roll are there but I don't know if it's worth hanging on..

thanks for crushing my FG% this week. damn it

Just got benched for Stauskas 2 minutes into the third. Ouuuch.

What will happen when Simmons returns? Maybe we should try and get rid of him before Simmons returns?

Considering Embiid rode the pine tonight and Embiid's ridiculous usage thus far this season is it possible that we see two different BobCov's this season...one with and one without Embiid in the lineup?

time to pick him up? drop kilpatrick?

The guy has 2 or 3 steals in every game so far. He's not going to help in FG%, but he also isn't going to shoot 17% all year. I don't think you can cut him until/unless his minutes fall.

who has better value ROS? (up) covington or (down) carroll

drop or hold? 12 team h2h league

I dropped him & it felt great. I'd much rather keep the back end of my roster flexible this early in the season. He might turn it around but the Sixers have more capable scorers this year, no guarantees he gets back to where he was last year. Steals are great but high variation stats are hard to bank on.

Drop KCP or Clarkson for Covington? KCP is ballin right now and I'm hesitant to drop him. Thanks guys.

yeah I know - I got so excited post draft only to look at my teams combined deplorable FG%. Just looking to right the ship early now.

@Stirloguy you're crazy for drafting him if you were thinking his FG was EVER going to be decent... ;)

His FG is killing me on a team that has Paul George and Oladipo already - am I crazy to want to drop him for Sean Kilpatrick?

Still managed to average 27.6 minutes thus far and that's with his horrendous shooting. His steals and blocks are still there, so I'm not worried. FGA seems like it's going to be down this year, so if you're looking solely for volume threes, he might not be your guy. Though, this same point would suggest that if his FG% returns to career avg., his FG% impact will be less bad than expected...which is good for owners who primarily care about his steals.

Would say he's the opposite of relying on his shot (if we are talking about fantasy), that's why he's able to put up such good value despite shooting <40%. His shooting has been horrendous but that's just how he is, he's still a stocks machine and the rebounds are good. Basically his floor, his ceiling I guess is what relies on his shot falling.

So the dude hasn't scored in two games despite 50 minutes... time to panic? He seems like one of those guys completely reliant on his shot. Shame because he's so much better than a guy like Dion Waiters. Theoretically.

Why is Covington's fg% expected to go down despite a minimal usage bump? Wouldn't it stand to reason that he'll get better shot attempts with Embiid, Bayless, and Saric on the floor? And Simmons down the line of course.