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Knicks’ Iman Shumpert day to day
J.R. Smith will replace Shumpert in the starting lineup. Shumpert hurt his shoulder in the first quarter of the Knicks’ win over Boston on Tuesday. The Knicks are listing Shumpert as day to day. The third-year guard dealt with shoulder soreness in training camp but has remained relatively healthy throughout the season, playing in every […]
Continue readingJoe Kaiser’s ultimate draft board
It’s hard to argue with that. But as auctions become the way to go in many fantasy leagues in 2016, they also require much more time — sometimes around 3.5 hours in baseball leagues with large rosters — and over two hours in fantasy basketball and football leagues. That’s where the traditional snake-style draft has […]
Continue readingDurant, Warriors among reasons for LeBron’s frustrations
Why is LeBron James in such a bad mood? His frustrations — at least some of them — about the Cleveland Cavaliers, New York Knicks president Phil Jackson and even years-old bad blood with TNT analyst Charles Barkley have come pouring out. It’s out of character for him to speak so aggressively on the record. […]
Continue readingFantasy hoops: Jimmy Butler vs. LeBron James
LeBron James and Jimmy Butler rank 11th and 12th, respectively, on the Player Rater on a per-game basis. In points leagues, which player would you rather own going forward this season and why? Renee Miller: This is really close, but what decided it for me was thinking about my response to a trade offer of […]
Continue readingResetting rankings on top names
“Note: Brian McKitish’s top 130 players are ranked for their fantasy value from this point forward in the 2012-13 NBA season. Previous rank is indicated in parentheses. “ 1. Kevin Durant, OKC (1) 2. LeBron James, MIA (2) 3. Chris Paul, LAC (4) 4. Russell Westbrook, OKC (5) 5. Kevin Love, MIN (3) 6. Kobe […]
Continue readingMonroe, Millsap and Pekovic on rise
As I warned last week, this time-share will continue to frustrate fantasy owners unless an injury strikes in the Raptors’ backcourt. Calderon and Lowry have individual value, but they’ll continue to cut into each other’s minutes and production for the foreseeable future. Note: Brian McKitish’s top 130 players are ranked for their fantasy value from […]
Continue readingTop second-half buy candidates
Note: Brian McKitish’s top 130 players are ranked for their fantasy value from this point forward in the 2012-13 NBA season. Previous rank is indicated in parentheses. 1. Kevin Durant, OKC (1) 2. LeBron James, MIA (2) 3. Chris Paul, LAC (6) 4. Russell Westbrook, OKC (3) 5. James Harden, HOU (4) 6. Stephen Curry, […]
Continue readingStarting Five: Why Kevin Love benefits from new head coach
This week’s contributors are ESPN Fantasy analysts Joe Kaiser, Bradford Doolittle and yours truly, Tom Carpenter. Kaiser: Kevin Love has been lost in the Cavs offense ever since Kyrie Irving returned to the lineup, and he’s the one who stands the biggest chance to benefit from the coaching change if Lue can find better ways […]
Continue readingFantasy mailbag: Give up on Dragic?
If you have a question, tweet me @AtomicHarpua or with #FBAMailbag before Thursday morning each week, and I’ll cull some of the best ones to answer here. {C} Goran Dragic has been a major disappointment, largely because his scoring is down more than five points per game compared to his 26 games with the Miami […]
Continue readingIrving, Waiters must adjust to LeBron
LeBron James is back, Kevin Love may be on the way, and expectations and pressure are about to arrive right on their heels. It’s what would be considered a happy problem — one the team’s principals have already started considering. “Our team, we have a lot of work to do,” Cavs All-Star Kyrie Irving said […]
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