What is Trevor Arizas fantasy value with his new team in New Orleans?
As fantasy hoops owners, we naturally have different philosophies about building our teams and evaluating players. Still, there’s ample common ground in our game. For instance, I believe we can all agree with these two statements: 1. Steals are hard to come by. 2. Players who shoot less than 40 percent from the floor are next to impossible to live with. So, let’s talk about Trevor Ariza. Observing Ariza’s one season with the Houston Rockets was oddly engrossing, like that “Inception” flick. And, as with the movie, by the end of Ariza’s 2009-10 campaign, you may have walked away wondering if what you saw made any sense at all. Remember, Ariza thrived as a complementary component of the Los Angeles Lakers’ 2009 NBA championship squad. But in signing with the Rockets, he had to move to a new team, play a new position (shooting guard) and take on a new role (scorer). While Ariza’s 14.9 points, 5.6 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.9 3-pointers were all career highs, for fantasy owners, that most
