The Rockets have been riding their starters pretty hard, and despite the timely efforts of Douglas and Smith, I imagine they’ll continue to do so. But looking at their schedule over the next few weeks, I wonder how Houston’s starters will respond. Don’t get me wrong; as a fantasy owner, I would never make too […]
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Good luck! If Norris Cole doesn’t play (and it appears he is already not starting if he plays at all) … Consider Jrue Holiday, especially for cash games. I would love to more accurately project his matchup, but the Grizzlies’ injuries leave them with a lot of questions. The seventh-year guard has averaged 37 minutes […]
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Those signings and trades impacted not only the players’ fantasy values for the coming season, but also those of the teams they left and joined. Add to all of that an NBA draft that produced a few players who should make some level of impact as rookies, and I had to make quite a few […]
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Then there’s Tim Duncan. After declining statistically for years, Duncan startlingly re-emerged as a fantasy force last season. He hadn’t scored as much (17.8 points) or pushed double-digit rebounds (9.9 boards) since 2010. And he hadn’t been such a prolific shot-blocker (2.7 rejections) since 2005. Probably none of us expected that sort of production from […]
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Teletovic said the doctors have an 80 percent belief the clots originated as a result of the hip pointer he suffered in Cleveland in mid-December. The clot then traveled to his calf and lungs. He wasn’t capable of breathing properly for “like 20 days” or so, he said. Teletovic experienced shortness of breath in Los […]
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Here is my not-so-traditional version of the 2015-16 fantasy basketball awards, dishing out hardware for common categories, such as Comeback Player of the Year and Most Valuable Player, and for all-new categories or those not often featured, such as Rookie Superstar of Tomorrow Award and the Shawn Bradley Courage Award, among many others. Spoiler alert: […]
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Morris was ejected from Monday night’s preseason-opening win against the host Washington Wizards when, while being guarded with the ball on the perimeter by Justin Anderson, he swung his elbows a couple times and then bopped the Washington forward on the forehead with the ball. Morris and Anderson immediately had words, with players from both […]
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These rankings are based on season-long rotisserie formats. That means that players who excel in one or two categories will be ranked higher and those who fail miserably in percentages will be ranked lower than they would be in a points system. So, a 3-point specialist like J.R. Smith gets a bump, while a young […]
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The 21-year-old Australian rookie made the bold proclamation minutes after his Sixers staved off elimination in their series against the Boston Celtics with a 103-92 victory in Philadelphia on Monday. “I’m not ready to go home and start my vacation,” Simmons, who had a double-double of 19 points, 13 rebounds and five assists, told reporters […]
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But D’Antoni says he’s heard it all before, and to him it’s getting old. “The biggest thing is, everybody, to a man, we’ve just got to play harder and worry about things less,” D’Antoni said after the team’s morning shootaround in advance of Friday night’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. “Hopefully we do that […]
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