November 08-09 Fantasy Basketball Disappointments

Players You Wished You Haven't Drafted Too High

We spend lots of time researching and preparing for our fantasy draft day and we were confident that the players we drafted would have great seasons. OK, maybe not great but at least up to par with our expectations. I guess no matter how much you prepare for this and trust the players you drafted you don't have any control if they suddenly don't show numbers that are worthy of their respective draft rounds. Here are some of those players who have been a disappointment in the first month of NBA basketball:

1. Tyrus Thomas

After a fantastic first game where he had his lone double double, he has been a non-factor in the following games. He followed that with 2 games of a combined 2 for 22 shooting. Maybe that should be his nickname - Tyrus "Roller Coaster" Thomas - since he and his stats can go up but go down as fast too.

2. Amir Johnson

He was the starter for the Pistons for the first seven games but has not lived up to the hype. He had a four game stretch without a block which is surprising since you drafted him especially because of his upside in that category.

3. Andre Iguodala

Having averaged close to 20 points the past two seasons, Iguodala seems to have reverted back to his scoring output in his 1st two seasons in the league where he averaged 9.0 and 12.3 points respectively. A big reason for this drop is his role as the 2nd option of the team behind Elton Brand. The problem here is that it's not helping their team, which is off to a surprisingly slow start.

4. Kevin Durant

Let's see if interim coach Scott Brooks can help Durant and the rest of the Thunder's play and justify the 4th round pick used by many owners on him. 23.5 ppg on 47.% shooting under his new coach isn't that bad.

5. Randy Foye

Before his season high of 23 points and 14 assists against Detroit, Foye was just terrible and wasn't looking like what most fantasy managers hoped he'd turn out to be. The talk with Coach Randy Wittman worked and hopefully this is a sign for better things to come.

6. Tyson Chandler