Fantasy Basketball Strategy & Tips
Forecaster: March Madness, NBA style
ESPN — Neil Tardy previews Week 21 in fantasy basketball, and wonders who will be the surprise player to emerge in March.
March 12, 2010Working the Wire: Cheap pickups for keeper leagues
ESPN — Josh Whitling highlights players who could be picked up for cheap in many leagues now but could be a major contributor next season.
March 12, 2010Full-strength Lakers a Fantasy headache
CBS Sports — Now that the Lakers seem healthy for one of the few times this season, some of their regular Fantasy contributors have taken a step back. Our Jamey Eisenberg advises owners on what to do with Lamar Odom, Andrew Bynum and others down the stretch.
March 12, 2010Waiver Wire: Birdman set to take flight?
CBS Sports — Chris Andersen is filling the Kenyon Martin void in Denver. Can he help you fill a void in your Fantasy lineup? Our Sergio Gonzalez touches on that and the up-and-down values of both T.J. Ford and Delonte West in his Playing the Waiver Wire.
March 12, 2010Fantasy hoops: Maggette back in top-50 form
ESPN — Corey Maggette has been dropped in quite a few leagues during the past couple of weeks due to his bum hamstrings, but with 24 points versus the Portla...
March 12, 2010Give and Go: Rookie class action
Yahoo! Sports — This year's rookie class has had a greater impact than many predicted.
March 11, 2010If You're Hardcore: Beware of those providing "empty points"
ESPN — John Cregan points out the many high-quality fantasy players who are slowing down and hurting your team down the stretch in specific areas.
March 11, 2010Fantasy hoops: Williams coming on strong for Nets
ESPN — ...Tony Parker out indefinitely. Looking Ahead After having a few productive games in a row (from a fantasy perspective), Washington Wizards big man JaVale McGee had a terrible game on Tuesday against the Houston Rockets...
March 11, 2010Fantasy: 2009-2010 Top Point Guards
Hoops World — Back in October, in addition to compiling an overall TOP 100 Fantasy list , I also produced a position-by-position breakdown of top performers. And with the fantasy playoffs inching closer and closer, we thought it would makes some sense to, over the next couple of weeks, re-examine those pre-season prognostications by comparing each players current cumulative rank to their preseason placing. We'll see how the predictions turned out/ who I whiffed on/ and the reasons for any major variances…
March 10, 2010Player Rater: Keeper values of rookie guards
ESPN — Seth Landman looks at the keeper value of this year's rookie guard class.
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Derrick Rose
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Kobe Bryant
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Paul Pierce
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Will Bynum
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Rajon Rondo
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- Photo Caption contest: Pau Gasol's foul draws mixed reaction from Lakers and Suns Lakers Blog | Los Angeles Times For too long, Lakers guard Pau Gasol has had to battle the perception of being a soft player. The criticism rang true when Boston forward Kevin Garnett muscled him inside in the 2008 NBA Finals, but since then, some analysts often regurgitated that talking point whenever he had a bad game. In reality, Gasol fits a finesse role than an imposing inside presence. And even if there have been times, such as this past month, where he hasn't played aggressively enough, that doesn't make him soft. He made a significant step toward shattering that long held perception in the Lakers'...
- New Orleans Hornets forward James Posey will miss Sunday night's game vs. Phoenix Suns Times-Picayune Lingering flu-like symptoms will prevent backup forward James Posey from traveling with the New Orleans Hornets to Phoenix for Sunday night's game against the Suns, but the Hornets are hopeful that Posey will be available for Monday night's game against...
- Jamison says he will play against Celtics on Sunday Plain Dealer INDEPENDENCE -- Cavs forward Antawn Jamison declared himself ready for Sunday's game against Boston after missing Friday's game at Philadelphia with stiffness in his left knee. He left Monday's game against San Antonio in the third quarter with the injury. "Everything...
- P.M. Cleveland Cavaliers links: Cavs "magic number" for best record is 13 over the Los Angeles Lakers Plain Dealer Any combination of 13 Cavaliers' wins and/or Lakers' losses during the rest of the regular season assures Cleveland homecourt advantage against LA in a potential Finals series. Cavs' magic number over Orlando in the East is 11, not counting tiebreaker possibilities.
- Former Cleveland Cavaliers guard Larry Hughes is signed by the Charlotte Bobcats Plain Dealer Hughes, plagued by injuries and inconsistency, averaged 14.3 points in more than 2 1/2 seasons (2005-08) with the Cavs. He played for the Knicks this season, then was dealt to Sacramento and waived. He will be elibible for the playoffs with Charlotte, a possible first-round opponent of the Cavs.
- Next for Hawks - Detroit Pistons Atlanta Journal-Constitution • When: 7 p.m. Saturday • TV; radio: SPSO; 790 • This is the second of two meetings this season.