Ariza gets scoring up : Hornets F Trevor Ariza was able to register his second 20-point performance of the season during Friday night's contest against the Trail Blazers. Ariza finished with 23 points in the 94-86 victory, on 9 of 18 shooting from the field. He went 5 for 6 from the free-throw line and also chipped in with nine rebounds, five assists and two steals, while logging 46 minutes of game action. (Updated 02/11/2012)
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 2/12/12).
Fantasy Analysis
Ariza continues to be one of the more frustrating Fantasy options this season as his production has been all over the place. He has failed to score in double figures in two of his last five contests, but has also scored over 20 points in two games over that same stretch. Despite his up-and-down scoring numbers, Ariza can still fill up a stat sheet with the best of them, so consider the 26-year-old a viable low-end option in most formats, when healthy -- especially in Rotisserie formats. (Updated 02/11/2012).
02/10/2012 22:44 Trail Blazers 94, Hornets 86
Jamal Crawford scored a season-high 31 points, and the Portland Trail Blazers snapped a two-game skid while handing New Orleans its eighth straight loss, 94-86 on Friday.
02/09/2012 02:40 Courtside Seat: Looking back to look forward
As the season progresses, you might start looking at your Fantasy team and wonder who was most worthy of your selection. Our Jamey Eisenberg examines how the Top 12 players drafted are performing so far in different leagues in his Courtside Seat.
02/06/2012 08:34 What's on the Schedule: Week 7
The Grizzlies are the only team to have four home games in the upcoming scoring period, making some of their fringe options interesting. Our Adam Moore breaks down the Week 7 schedule.
Trevor Ariza has been a fringe option in Fantasy leagues throughout his career, but he proved during the 2010-11 postseason that he has the ability to be more than that by averaging 16-7-3 over the team's six-game series loss to the Lakers. A defensive hound, he can always be relied upon to average more than a steal per game, but the rest of his production depends upon the way he is used offensively. He averaged 13.9 shot attempts per game in his best statistical season in 2009-10 with the Houston Rockets, resulting in a 14.9 ppg scoring average. In his first season with the Hornets, his shot attempts dropped to 10.2 per game, resulting in a scoring averaged that dipped to 11.0 per game. An injury to David West created a need for him to step up offensively late last season and he proved once again that he is up to it when needed. Going into the 2011-12 season, there remains a question mark as to how much he will be needed to step up offensively, but Fantasy owners should consider him a solid value pick in the later rounds as a player who could conceivably average around 15-6-4 with over a steal and a 3-pointer made per game under the right circumstances. (Updated 8/28/11)
