These are calculated using a formula that evaluates the team's season-to-date and past-10-games statistics, opponents' numbers in those categories and performance in home/road games depending on where the game is to be played. Matchup ratings are based upon a scale from 1 (poor matchup) to 10 (excellent matchup). Let's take a look at next week's schedules and some player news to help quantitatively answer these questions for these players and many others. Should you consider sitting usual impact starters like DeMar DeRozan or LaMarcus Aldridge? Or perhaps starting someone like Eric Gordon or Frank Ntilikina, who might generally be on your bench - perhaps even your waiver wire? You're in a weekly transaction league, and you need to decide by Monday evening who your starting lineup will be for the week.
This isn't an ideal week to use Spurs like DeMar DeRozan and Rudy Gay, but should you actually bench them?
