Fantasy College Hoops: Update - Week 5

[Monday] Unfortunately, Week 5 started out slowly, with four teams failing to turn in lineups before the deadline. You have to wonder if some of them have what it takes to make it through the rest of the season. Hopefully the intensity picks up, because it's a little early to be throwing in the towel... With only one starter (and two head coaches) in action last night, the scoring wasn't very high. Although, Rick Barnes and Texas clobbered Long Beach St 107-74, covering the 21.5-point spread easily. It always helps when your head coach can give your team a scoring boost like that. [Tuesday] Slow and steady wins the race, but I'm sure this isn't what teams had in mind. The player penalties were increased to two players, and most of their opponents should be feeling good about their chances now. Paul Rudd > Ashley Judd's Alex Stepheson (10pts, 10reb, 7blk, 1stl) had a decent game, but 8 turnovers hurt his double-double bonus in a big way. His Trojan teammate, Nikola Vucevic (14pts, 15reb, 3ast, 1blk, 2stl), had a solid debut for WGP against Sacramento St. All but one of WGP's players will be done after tonight's games. So we'll see just how big of a lead they can accumulate, as only one of Crimson & Bluebloods' starters will be in the books after Thursday's games. [Wednesday] Of the 14 players in action last night, only two scored more than 30. The Pink Jellybeans got off to a fast start, as Scottie Reynolds (22pts, 6reb, 5ast, 1blk, 4stl) buried 4-5 shots and 12-14 free throws in a win against St. Joseph's. Unfortunately for Boilers, last night's high scorer was on his bench. Nic Wise (24pts, 6reb, 5ast, 2stl), who has not started since Week 2, made an impressive bid to return to the starting lineup. [Thursday] The "Game of the Week" between WGP and Crimson & Bluebloods is shaping up to be quite a battle. All but one of WGP's players have played, while Crimson & Bluebloods saw their first player in action last night. Wesley Johnson (17pts, 10reb, 2ast, 1blk, 1stl) had a quiet double-double in Syracuse's 85-73 win over Florida in a battle of unbeatens. [Friday] Tennessee got a blowout win against Middle Tennessee St, but Tyler Smith (7pts, 4reb, 5ast) continues to be a non-factor. Chalmers Chiefers is obviously licking his chops for the return of DePaul's Mac Koshwal, Smith's likely replacement in the starting lineup. On that same note, Paul Rudd > Ashley Judd continues to battle the injury bug as well. CBS Sports reported that North Carolina's Marcus Ginyard will sit out against Presbyterian (left foot injury) on Saturday. Luckily his opponent, none other than Maria Koppen, failed to submit a lineup and capitalize on this walking wounded squad. [Saturday] Today's games determined most of the outcomes for matchups in Week 5. And the Game of the Week is all but over. Thanks to some big-time performances from Ed Davis (20pts, 10reb, 3ast, 5blk, 2stl) and Storm Warren (21pts, 16reb, 1blk, 2stl) Crimson & Bluebloods looks to have victory in hand over WGP. Gordon Bombay didn't need it, but a monster effort by Damion James (21pts, 16reb, 2ast, 3stl) was just icing on the cake for the league's lone undefeated team. No players matched the production of a pair of Seton Hall Pirates, however. Jeremy Hazell (33pts, 12reb, 5ast, 4stl) put Neenan's Warriors in the win column for the first time. While The Pink Jellybeans' Herb Pope (15pts, 20reb, 4ast, 3blk, 1stl) made it an uphill battle for Chalmers Chiefers going into the final day. [Sunday] Chalmers Chiefers might want to think about changing his name to Captain Comeback. Despite the efforts of Al-Farouq Aminu (11pts, 10reb, 1ast) to maintain The Pink Jellybeans' lead, DeShawn Sims (23pts, 12reb, 4ast, 1blk, 2stl) helped Chalmers Chiefers pull out the win by a nose. It's a shame that one of these teams had to lose, especially when you consider there were five teams that essentially forfeited this week. Continue reading for a look at the current scoreboard:

Fantasy College Hoops: Update - Week 5