It’s been awhile since I’ve talked about Hibachi Grill. We’re still in the hunt for a trophy. I’m currently in 5th but the point spread among the top 5 teams is pretty close.
The team now looks like this:
Dirk, Nash, Brand, Gasol, G Wallace
Big Al, J Chill, Diaw, Bell, TJ
CWebb, Turkoglu, Millsap, Head, JR
Compared with last year, the team is made up of more players acquired via trade and waiver wire acquisitions.
Drafted: Dirk, Nash, Diaw, G Wallace, Bell, TJ
Acquired Via Trade: Brand, CWebb
Waiver Wire Pickups: Gasol, Big Al, J Chill, Turkoglu, Millsap, Head, JR
One notable waiver wire pickup who was dropped because of injury is Tony Allen. He was playing like a beast at the time and it hurt to have to drop him.
The other notable waiver wire pick ups are Big Al and Gasol who are doing a more than adequate job of filling my 2 center positions. Gasol was not a surprise but Big Al has definitely been a revelation (I think of him as Dwight Lite).
The early season trade of Boozer & Iguodala for Brand is starting to pay off. Brand appears to be playing well again. If Brand doesn’t get injured, I might have gotten the better end of the deal. The 2 for 1 trade also help open up a roster spot (which was filled by Gasol). In our 9 team league, available roster spots are incredibly valuable as there is a lot of talent to go around.
G Wallace has shaken off his early season morass and has started posting some monster lines. He is a huge injury risk but I’m trying to be optimistic. I’m hoping for a big second half. Diaw has not justified his high draft position but is still a very serviceable player. I’m mildly optimistic for a 2nd half turnaround but it appears unlikely.
At it’s core with Dirk and Brand (along with Gasol and Big Al), Hibachi Grill is primarily a power team. However we seem to be do well in 2 guard oriented categories (Assists, A/T), fairly in FT% and poorly in Steals. The team is light on guards and it’s a tribute to Nash that we’re doing well in assists.
The team looks good and I’m optimistic for a second half charge.