GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Indianapolis coach Chuck Pagano has seen up close how frustrating it can be to cover a quarterback who can extend plays with his legs.The Colts Andrew Luck has done it before to other teams. Green Bays Aaron Rodgers is one of the NFLs best in that department.Paganos defense will try to contain Rodgers and the Packers resurgent passing game when Indianapolis visits Lambeau Field on Sunday.It gets frustrating because hopefully you can get them in some third-and-long situations, Pagano said about Rodgers penchant to move in and out of the pocket. Then, you have to be very, very smart on how you rush them. ... You can have everybody covered and he takes off and beat you with his legs.It is not an ideal play for the Packers, but more of a necessity of late.Rodgers led the Packers (4-3) in last weeks 33-32 loss to Atlanta with 60 yards on six carries. He threw for 246 yards and four touchdowns.Running backs Eddie Lacy are James Starks have been sidelined by injuries. Receivers Randall Cobb and Ty Montgomery, who can also line up in the backfield, also missed the Atlanta game.That left even more of the burden in the offense on the passing game. When receivers werent open and Rodgers had space, he took off for big plays.Its been a good weapon for us on third down on times. But again, its a secondary thing, Rodgers said.The Packers probably wont stray from that philosophy against one of the worst pass defenses in the NFL (287.8 yards per game).Pass coverage has been a problem for Green Bay, too. The Packers have been hit by injuries at cornerback, where theyre without starters Sam Shields and Damarious Randall.Quinten Rollins returned to practice at midweek after missing three games. He was limited following a groin injury. But another cornerback, Demetri Goodson, was added to the injury report after going through the concussion protocol this week.Maybe the passing game for the Colts (3-5) can get going again on the road after a disheartening 30-14 loss last week to Kansas City. The offensive line allowed six sacks and more hits on Luck.This explains in part why Luck was Indianapolis leading rusher against the Chiefs with 60 yards on nine carries.One, you handle it by moving onto next week and fixing what you need to fix, Luck said about frustration on offense. What can you do about it? Its the next game. Thats all that matters.Other notes and things to watch ahead of Sundays game:CORNER CONCERN: If Rollins can go, he would start across from LaDarius Gunter at cornerback. The Packers did a good job last week of containing a hobbled Julio Jones, the Falcons star receiver. Now theyll have to handle Colts wideout T.Y. Hilton. The Packers will again need the pass rush to get to the quarterback to help force throws.CLIMBING THE CHARTS: Luck has moved within striking distance of catching two MVP winners. Hes 48 passing attempts from moving past Bert Jones (2,464) for No. 3 in Colts history, one 300-yard game from a tie with John Unitas for No. 2 in franchise history (26), and 47 yards rushing to pass Jones (1,356) for second all-time among Colts quarterbacks.DEPTH CHART: Injuries to Cobb and Montgomery allowed rookie receivers Trevor Davis and Geronimo Allison to pick up valuable experience against Atlanta, where they each caught their first career touchdown passes . Their play should give coach Mike McCarthy confidence to use them down the stretch as he continues to try to make up for his depleted running back corps.ADAM BOMB: If the game comes down to a late field goal, nobodys been better than Adam Vinatieri . Hes made an NFL-record 43 consecutive field goals, hitting his last nine from 50 or more yards. 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Now its time to get down to the rewarding grind of winning a fantasy basketball title.In this piece, I identify some of the key management strategies for season-long fantasy basketball we can employ throughout the NBA marathon.Start your studsThis seems like an easy enough element to convey, as were simply advising that you trust your top commodities even through slumps as long as the minutes are there. In fantasy football, we compete in pivotal matchups during a 13-game regular season, so each week represents a 7.7 percent sample of the entire campaign. The gravity afforded each game in football drives us to consider every matchup angle possible and even compels us to rightfully bench superstars like the Indianapolis Colts Andrew Luck against the stingy Denver Broncos in order to maximize output.Yet playing your high-minute studs in fantasy hoops is the way to go. Id only let injury or the threat of resting on a back-to-back remove a starting stud from my lineup. We need to embrace the inherent variance over the long NBA season with our trusted top commodities.Hit the wire earlySeveral top 50 commodities are likely floating in fantasy free agency in most leagues right now. We dont know who they are just yet, but the aggressive and proactive manager has the best chance at acquiring these emergent assets. The crowd is already woke -- as the kids say -- to the Spurs Jonathan Simmons and his scintillating debut on Tuesday night. Time will tell if there are enough minutes and opportunities for Simmons in San Antonio, but the intent is to audition guys like him and other rising players with the end of your bench.This isnt to say you should cut your depth at will, but afford your late-round picks a short leash when it comes to evaluating the opportunity cost during these pivotal early weeks when NBA rotations reveal a great deal of new information. Preseason trends can only inform us so much, as meaningful injuries and rotation shifts occur almost every day in this busy league. We tend to prove too loyal to our late-round picks in all fantasy formats, but this tendency can prove costly in the ever-shifting NBA landscape.Not that long ago, guys like Utahs Rudy Gobert and Miamis Hassan Whiteside were early-season waiver additions, so there is a precedent every autumn for sourcing season-shifting commodities. One name Im adding early this season is Terrence Jones of the Pelicans, as he could become a fantasy force as the complementary stretch big to Anthony Davis.Stream teamInjuries often open up temporary and possibly valuable roles in rotations around the league. Last season, the Rockets Marcus Thornton played 35.3 minutes and averaged 15 shots over the first six games of the season, but this was a short-lived role while Patrick Beverley worked his way back from injury. Knowing when its over is just as important as identifying when a helpful run of usage begins. Not every waiver addition we make will become an enduring contributor, yet we can develop a really productive mesh of numbers by streaming players with sudden surges in opportunity.Targeting generous defensive teams with streaming additions against teams like the Lakers or Sixers proved profitable last season, and a subset of soft defensive foes will develop again this season. Bookmark this useful defensive information in order to target the leagues most generous matchups. For weekly leagues, make sure to check out our Fantasy Forecaster each Friday, as we provide an overvview of games played along with matchup ratings for each team.dddddddddddd If you are deciding between two streaming options, its often wisest to go with the player who nets the most games in a given week.Sifting through the statsThere is a lot of noise in NBA data. We have tons of advanced information at our disposal, which can prove daunting to interpret. The NBAs player tracking data relies on a sophisticated series of cameras affixed to the catwalks of arenas in order to produce an awesome array of numbers for us to peruse. I like leveraging statistical categories like touches into fantasy decisions, which helps reveal who has the ball in their hand the most. Clearly point guards will surface at the top of this index, but we can also sort by different positions and in the post and paint in order to reveal opportunity rates.On Tuesday night, for example, we learned George Hill of the Jazz had 90 touches and led the slate in seconds per touch. This suggests Hill is enjoying a ball-dominant role already for Utah and is likely underappreciated in fantasy terms.Most helpful in the tracking data might be rebounding opportunities, listed as chances by the leagues information index. This stat is simply defined as the number of times a player is within 3.5 feet of a rebound per game. Last season saw Zaza Pachulia earn an elite rebounding opportunity rate that translated into some really helpful numbers on the glass. As the sample grows this season, make sure to check out the leaderboard in chances for an angle at cheap rebounding resources.Another reliable resource is our own advanced arsenal of NBA numbers available to Insiders. I namely rely on usage rate and PER (player efficiency rating) for identifying value. Usage rate is the measure of team plays a player consumes while on the court -- so players that are involved with the conclusion of a possession via shots, turnovers, free throws and assists will earn gaudy usage percentages. Its not surprising then to see the Blazers Damian Lillard atop the leaderboard. Just wait until Russell Westbrook starts hooping, as hes led the league the past three seasons.Our Player Rater is another helpful resource for identifying value. This index uses a standard deviation model to reveal which players are producing above-average numbers relative to their position. The Rater isnt very mature in the early weeks, but soon enough it will start revealing some enduring assets in each statistical category at every position.Dabble in DFSYou dont have to become a daily fantasy savant, but playing each night or several times a week in DFS competition admittedly helps season-long management. You can even play in free contests, while playing simply keeps you closer to the leagues nightly trends and helps isolate and identify which players and teams are proving productive. One truly helpful resource for keeping up with the rapid NBA news cycle is Joe Kaisers Twitter list of NBA writers and analysts, as it helps for both DFS and redraft management.Embrace the grindThe NBA season is long. Fantasy basketball is closer to fantasy baseball than anything else in that the consistently attentive and active managers often rise to the top. My best and most entertaining fantasy hoops seasons havent been defined by my best players, but rather rewarding free-agent pickups and finding sleepers that finally wake up with strong stats. Embrace the long season and stick with your roster even if your team starts out slowly, as informed and proactive management can dramatically augment your roster and improve your experience. ' ' '