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ANALYSIS: Matisse Thybulle has grabbed hold of the starting SF role and he's just not surrendering it ROS. That said, MT's minutes have been a bit shaky of late ranging from 16 to 34 in the past couple of weeks of play. Thybulle works the margins and is only a specialist worth considering if you have very specific needs. If that's the case, though, you might be licking your chops because Thybulle provides goodies in the scarcest of categories.
Thybulle is scoring a ridiculously low 6 PPG in his last seven games and two weeks of matches. That's just a no-no for most fantasy GMs, but you gotta look under the hood with this guy. Thybulle has always been known for one and only one thing: defense. That's why he's averaging a staggering 1.7 SPG and 1.1 BPG on the full season and an even better average of 1.9 and 1.3 respectively in the past couple of weeks. Only 13 players are stealing 1.7+ possessions per game this season and Thybs is the only one doing that and swatting more than a shot per game. Uh, oh.
Again, those positives get a bit neutralized by the non-existent shooting, but I guess that's just a Philly thing. Also, he softens the low-points blow with a ground-low 0.6 TOPG to go with 1.1 APG for a positive ratio. No outstanding rebounding either (2.3), but you know what you're (not) paying for when you get shares of Matisse. Good peripheral addition for the remaining week of play.
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