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Tuesdays evening slate of NBA action offers up 11 games. Which players should you build around and which players should you fade? Our experts have the answers.Todays panel includes ESPN Fantasys Kyle Soppe, Joe Kaiser, plus DFS expert Renee Miller.Players to build aroundKyle Soppe - DeMarcus Cousins, Sacramento KingsFor those who have been paying attention, I kind of love me some Cousins and this is a good spot to experience what owning Boogie feels like if you missed out (or drafted with me) this preseason. Hes an explosive player with plenty of warts, but against a bottom-five rebounding team that is the least efficient defense in basketball? Cmonnn. Only that Russell Westbrook guy has a higher usage rate than Cousins this season and given that the Blazers surrender nearly 45 points a night in the paint, is there any reason to think Cousins cant maintain his December averages (27 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists, and 3 blocks-plus-steals)? Im not thinking so. The Blake Griffin injury has made some dirt cheap options viable in the short-term and with the most efficient offense in NBA history playing the Nets tonight, there are value plays aplenty north of the border. At the very least, you get entertainment value from watching Cousins, but I expect strong bang for your DFS buck as well.Renee Miller -- Garrett Temple, Sacramento KingsTemple is so affordably priced that he allows you to build around him with expensive guards, expensive centers, or both. There are plenty of ways to go at the top of the salary ladder and guys like Temple make it possible. Temple has been the primary beneficiary of Rudy Gays hip injury, and with Omri Casspi doubtful for tonights game with the Trail Blazers, a game that Vegas has as a pick em with a high total, Temple is again in a position to exceed value. With solid three-category production despite horrible shooting Sunday vs. the Mavericks, Temple has the high floor I like to build around. Its worth noting that hes a much more favorable value on FanDuel.Joe Kaiser -- Chris Paul, Los Angeles ClippersPauls usage rate and scoring will rise in the absence of Blake Griffin and tonight he faces a Denver team that is one of the worst in the league at defending point guards. The Nuggets have also given up 107 points or more in their last three games. If there was ever a night to pay up for one of the highest-priced point guards on the board, this is it.Players to fadeKyle Soppe -- DeAndre Jordan, Los Angeles ClippersWith Blake Griffin sidelined for the next 3-to-6 weeks, Id expect Jordan to assume a greater role in this offense ... and Im not sure thats a good thing. Jordans value comes from hanging around the rim, but if the Clips turn to him for more touches within their half-court offense, they could be taking away his strengths. The Nuggets arent exactly a formidable opponent, but they do lead the league in rebounding rate, which, in theory, is how the Clippers typically get the ball to Jordan. If Im rostering Jordan (or any player with this limited skill set) , Im banking on 15 rebounds and hoping that the points follow. Im not sold on a high floor tonight, so I will be spending big on Cousins at the center position instead of going what I expect to be a very common route with Jordan.Renee Miller -- Anthony Davis, Power Forward, New Orleans PelicansDavis is coming off two really bad (for him) road games against good frontcourt defenses. Hes playing through a painful leg injury which probably hasnt helped matters. He took fewer shots in those games than usual, and while his efficiency was okay, the lack of volume combined with the lack of peripheral stat production has been hurting his bottom line in terms of fantasy points. In particular Davis isnt getting as many points (-10) or rebounds (-4) on the road. The lingering injury, the road tilt and the plethora of other ways I can spend more than $11,000 tonight have me fading Davis even in a good matchup with Philadelphia.Joe Kaiser -- Isaiah Thomas, Boston CelticsThomas has reached 40 DFS points only once in the last six games, battling a groin injury along the way, and tonight he faces a Memphis squad ranked as the top defensive unit in basketball (99.3 points allowed per 100 possessions). This is the wrong time to expect Thomas to bust out with a big game. Air Max Plus Clearance . Jane Virtanen scored two, and Alex Roach and Elliott Peterson rounded out the offence for the Hitmen (40-15-6). Brady Brassart chipped in with three assists. Colton McCarthy scored twice, Brayden Point had a goal and two assists, and Jack Rodewald also scored for the Warriors (15-35-9), who were 2 for 5 on the power play. Air Max Plus Tn Sale . 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LOUIS -- Attorneys for the St. If NHL coaches want to provide goalies quality downtime during a constricted schedule, Martin Biron believes he has an ideal backup plan.Rather than split starts as teams often do when playing on consecutive days, the former netminder suggests it might be more beneficial to have the starter play both and then sit out the next game.If your goalie is going to play Friday, have Saturday off and play the Tuesday game, theres never a time to check out in that time off, said Biron, who spent 16 NHL seasons as a starter and backup. Im of the school that thinks its almost better to play your starter on Friday-Saturday and then not play him until next Friday, and then he has six days of preparation and rest.Its not as if goalies arent accustomed to playing twice in two days.Most of the guys that are young played three (games) in three (days) in the American League. They can handle that, Biron said. I cant speak for (skaters), but as a goalie, once you get your mindset into a game, if you have to extend it for another 24 hours thats fine.The goalie balancing act is never simple.And how much increased playing time backups get will be a pressing issue for a league squeezing in an 82-game schedule in a shortened calendar. The season began a week later than usual because of the World Cup of Hockey and the schedule, for the first time, features each team enjoying a five-day bye week.Capitals goalie Braden Holtby tends to agree with Biron, saying theres too much concern placed on goalies playing on consecutive nights when, in actuality, the entire team is tired.Historically, teams arent as good on back to backs in general, and goalies go hand in hand, Holtby said. Goalie stats are a lot to do with how your team performs. Thats just the way it is. Its a little bit harder, but its a little harder for everyone.And, Holtby added, its also hard on a backup goalie being thrust into action with negligible on-ice time because teams dont normally practice the morning before playing their second game.Holtbys production bears him out.Over the previous two seasons, Holtby is 12-5-2 when playing both nights, including a 6-2-1 mark on Day 2. Hes given up a combined 23 goals on each night.Kings goalie Jonathan Quicks record is even more impressive. In the 14 times hes played back to backs over the past two years, Quick has allowed 20 goals the first game and just 12 the next with a 5-1-1 record.The only straggler of the 10 goalies records analyzed by The Associated Press is Tuukka Rask. The Boston starter is 7-1-3 (plus one no decision) and allowed 18 goals in the first game. He is 2-8-2 with 29 goals allowed the following night.Whats never been up for debate is how critical the backups role is during a busy stretchh or when the starter is sidelined.ddddddddddddLast year, the Montreal Canadiens unraveled once Carey Price went down with a season-ending knee injury in late November. After opening 19-4-3, Montreal finished 38-38-6. The Canadiens addressed their backup spot this offseason by signing veteran Al Montoya in free agency.The move has already paid off. The eighth-year player is 2-0-2 after Price opened the season sidelined by the flu.On the other hand, minor leaguer Matt Murray led the Penguins to a Stanley Cup championship after being called up in March once starter Marc-Andre Fleury was sidelined by a concussion.This year, the Los Angeles Kings are banged-up in net with Quick and backup Jeff Zatkoff both sidelined by groin injuries. Theyre now leaning on 11-year journeyman Peter Budaj, who won his first two starts.Biron said its not uncommon for minor league call-ups to find their groove because theyre already accustomed to a starters workload as opposed to the primary backup whos had less game action.BY THE NUMBERSLast season, 85 goalies appeared in at least one game. There have already been 60 goalies who have made an appearance through the first 92 games this year.Since 2006, only two goalies have led their team to win a Stanley Cup when playing 60 or more regular-season games.Quick played 69 times when the Kings won title in 2012, and Fleury played 62 for the 2009 Cup-champion Penguins. On the low-end of the scale, Murray played only 13 regular-season games for Pittsburgh last year. Cam Ward played just 28 during his rookie year in leading the Carolina Hurricanes to the championship in `06.Of the 10 netminders who played 60 or more games last year, two missed the playoffs: Rask and Ottawas Craig Anderson. And only two reached the conference finals: Tampa Bays Ben Bishop and Martin Jones, whose Sharks lost the Cup Final to Pittsburgh.SLUMPINGThe Chicago Blackhawks penalty killers. In allowing two goals on five power-play chances in a 3-2 shootout loss to Calgary on Monday, Chicago has allowed 14 power-play goals on 24 opportunities.STREAKINGA year after opening 9-0, the Canadiens are 5-0-1 and the NHLs only team yet to lose in regulation.LEADERSGoals, Auston Matthews (Toronto) and Richard Panik (Chicago), 6; Points, Matthews, 10; Time on ice, Dustin Byfuglien (Winnipeg), 29:30; Wins, Cam Talbot (Edmonton), 5.GAME OF THE WEEKA showdown of the past two No. 1 draft picks takes place at Toronto on Tuesday, when Edmontons Connor McDavid faces Maple Leafs rookie Auston Matthews.---AP Hockey Writer Stephen Whyno in Arlington, Virginia, contributed to this report. ' ' '