| 4/17/2013 6:03:00 PM |
Description: Hornets point guard Greivis Vasquez (sprained right ankle) will sit out of Wednesday's game. Brian Roberts, who is averaging 12.5 ppg, 11 apg and 1.0 spg in four starts this season, will draw the start Wednesday. | Insight: Vasquez has been playing through his injury and will rest for the regular season finale. He averaged 13.9 points, 9.0 assists and 4.3 rebounds this season, all career highs. | | |
| 4/14/2013 10:32:00 PM |
Description: Hornets point guard Greivis Vasquez (sprained right ankle) returned to action Sunday and had 11 points, four assists, three rebounds and a 3-pointer in 36 minutes. | Insight: Coach Monty Williams said Friday that Vasquez is "less than 80 percent." | | |
| 4/12/2013 5:26:00 PM |
Description: Hornets point guard Greivis Vasquez (sprained right ankle) will miss Friday's game, according to Jim Eichenhofer of Hornets.com. | Insight: Vasquez might play Sunday, but coach Monty Williams said Friday that Vasquez is "less than 80 percent." Brian Roberts, who averaged 11.7 points and 10.7 assists in three starts while Vasquez was out of the lineup last month, will draw the start Friday. | | |
| 4/10/2013 10:30:00 PM |
Description: Hornets point guard Greivis Vasquez (sprained right ankle) started Wednesday's game against the Kings. | Insight: Vasquez hurt the ankle late in Tuesday's game but he tweeted Tuesday night that his "ankle is OK, nothing major." | | |
| 4/10/2013 11:42:00 AM |
Description: Hornets point guard Greivis Vasquez (sprained right ankle) is doubtful for Wednesday's game against Sacramento. | Insight: Vasquez hurt the ankle late in Tuesday's game so there isn't much time for it to heal. Rookie Brian Roberts would get the start if Vasquez can't run. | | |
| 3/31/2013 10:00:00 PM |
Description: Hornets point guard Greivis Vasquez (sprained left ankle) had 25 points, nine assists, two rebounds, three steals and two threes in 35 minutes Sunday versus Cleveland. | Insight: Vasquez missed two of the last three games with an ankle sprain and was limited in his one active game but he looks good to go for the rest of the season. | | |
| 3/31/2013 5:14:00 PM |
Description: Hornets point guard Greivis Vasquez (sprained left ankle) will return to action Sunday against Cleveland. | Insight: Vasquez has missed two of the last three games with an ankle sprain and was limited in his one active game but he can be re-inserted into the lineup by fantasy owners. | | |
| 3/29/2013 2:15:00 PM |
Description: Hornets point guard Greivis Vasquez (sprained left ankle) will miss Friday's game against Miami.
| Insight: Vasquez returned to action after missing one game, but he had zero points on two field goal attempts in 28 minutes Wednesday against the Clippers. Brian Roberts should get the start. | | |
| 3/28/2013 9:25:00 AM |
Description: Hornets point guard Greivis Vasquez (ankle) returned to action after missing one game but he had zero points on two field goal attempts in 28 minutes Wednesday against the Clippers. | Insight: Vasquez only had four assists and two rebounds as well as he got into foul trouble. Brian Roberts, who had 13 points and 18 assists in a spot start Monday, had another useful game with 10 points, three assists and two threes in 28 minutes off the bench. | | |
| 3/27/2013 7:01:00 PM |
Description: Hornets point guard Greivis Vasquez is expected to play Wednesday after missing Monday's game with an ankle injury. | Insight: Vasquez tried to convince coach Monty Williams that he could play Monday and after the game he said the ankle was feeling much better, so he should be close to 100 percent Wednesday. | | |
| 3/27/2013 12:21:00 PM |
Description: Hornets point guard Greivis Vasquez is listed as questionable for Wednesday's game against the LA Clippers with a sore ankle, but did make it through the morning shootaround. | Insight: Vasquez missed Monday's game with Denver though he tried to convince the coach he was ready to go. After the game he said the ankle was feeling much better so we're expecting him to be in uniform for Wednesday's game. | | |
| 3/26/2013 1:55:00 PM |
Description: Hornets point guard Greivis Vasquez is questionable for Wednesday's game against the LA Clippers with a sore ankle. | Insight: Vasquez missed Monday's game with Denver though he tried to convince the coach he was ready to go. After the game he said the ankle was feeling much better so we're expecting him to be in uniform for Wednesday's game. | | |
| 3/17/2013 9:47:00 PM |
Description: Hornets point guard Greivis Vasquez attempted 25 field goals Sunday against Minnesota. He made 10 of them, including two threes, and went 2-for-2 from the foul line in a 24-point performance. | Insight: Eric Gordon was limited to 26 minutes and six shots and Ryan Anderson struggled again, so Vasquez took on more of a scoring role. He added five assists and seven rebounds but also had six turnovers. | | |
| 3/7/2013 9:44:00 AM |
Description: Hornets point guard Greivis Vasquez didn't shoot the ball particularly well Wednesday against the Lakers (just 6-for-16) but fantasy owners probably aren't complaining about his 15 points, five rebounds and 12 assists. | Insight: Vasquez is pretty big for a point guard (6-foot-6) so it's not unusual for him to gobble up five or six rebounds on a given night. He's been a dominant passer all season, contributing 9.4 apg in 62 games this season. He's right on Chris Paul's heels for second in the NBA in that category. Paul is at 9.5 apg through 51 contests. | | |
| Hot | 3/1/2013 10:35:00 PM |
Description: New Orleans point guard Greivis Vasquez had 25 points, nine assists, four rebounds, two assists and two steals Friday against Detroit. | Insight: Vasquez came into Friday's action tied with Chris Paul for second in the NBA in assists per game (9.4), but the leader Rajon Rondo is out for the season. Vasquez has added 13.8 points and 4.5 rebounds per game to his lofty assists total. | | |
| Hot | 2/8/2013 10:19:00 PM |
Description: New Orleans point guard Greivis Vasquez picked up his first career triple-double Friday in a win over Atlanta. | Insight: The third-year guard continued his breakout season with 21 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists. His average draft position this year was 115.9 in ESPN fantasy leagues. There's no way he'll be picked that late in 2013-14. | | |
| 2/7/2013 9:17:00 AM |
Description: Hornets guard Greivis Vasquez turned in another solid performance Wednesday against Phoenix, leading the team with 19 points and 12 assists. | Insight: Vasquez was a phenomenal 8-of-9 from the field and didn't commit a single turnover. Of course the Suns (17-33) aren't the most challenging opponent Vasquez could have faced. He should have a much more difficult time producing Friday night against the Hawks. | | |
| 1/19/2013 1:39:00 PM |
Description: New Orleans point guard Greivis Vasquez is questionable for Saturday's game against Golden State due to flu-like symptoms. He started feeling ill after Wednesday's game. | Insight: Vasquez has been playing at an All-Star level in January, averaging 17.2 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 9.7 apg. It would be tough to replace him if he can't run. | | |
| Hot | 1/15/2013 9:59:00 PM |
Description: New Orleans point guard Greivis Vasquez led the way with 23 points on 10-of-18 shooting, nine assists and three 3-pointers Tuesday versus Philadelphia. He also turned the ball over six times. | Insight: Vasquez has been playing at an All-Star level for a full month. In his last 17 games, the point guard is averaging 17.3 points, 10.2 assists, 5.1 rebounds, 0.9 steals and 1.5 threes per game. | | |
| Hot | 1/12/2013 11:40:00 AM |
Description: New Orleans point guard Greivis Vasquez only shot 7-of-16 from the field Friday against the Timberwolves but he also had 13 assists. | Insight: Vasquez is averaging 17.7 ppg, 5.0 rpg and 11.3 apg in six January games. That's an All-Star level, but he's still available in 20 percent of all leagues. | | |
