It’s Christmas Eve, and while Santa makes his rounds, there’s no basketball tonight. Don’t bother to set daily lineups, but if you want to fully prepare for the next six days of fantasy hoops excitement, be sure to read the Weekly Fantasy Planner by Jeff Nichols. [Read more…]
Yes, there was the surprise sighting that the owner of the Dallas Mavericks tweeted about. No, it was not much of a site to behold. [Read more…]
When was the last time we had something like this DeMarcus Cousins situation? A young player who a bad team considered central to their rebuilding effort, who hasn’t disappointed on the court, suddenly winding up on the trade block for reasons other than money? [Read more…]
Happy Holidays! Christmas week is a big marketing event for the NBA with many marquee match-ups scheduled for Christmas Day. The highlight is the rematch from last year’s NBA finals. The Miami Heat and Oklahoma City Thunder are still the favorites to make finals in 2013. The day also features a big city match-up of New York at Los Angeles, which will have the added of drama of Mike D’Antoni coaching against his former club; the hottest team in basketball, the
Mamba is back. Can’t keep that guy down — and can’t keep him off this list anymore with the Lakers now riding a 4-game winning streak. [Read more…]
Props to all who correctly answered Karl Malone yesterday. A triple-double at ago 40 is something we might not see until Jason Kidd goes for one two years from now. Today’s stumper: [Read more…]
During this holiday season, fantasy hoops isn’t the main priority, believe it or not. At about 6:30 on a very busy Saturday, there was time to try one Snake draft. Comfortable at the $2 and $5 level in 3-man and 6-man leagues, I joined a 2-man for $11. [Read more…]
Finally using their best lineup, the Lakers played Steve Nash (12 PTS, 9 AST) for 41 minutes and won in overtime. Nash will be sore today after his first game in eight weeks, but should be ready to spend Christmas Day in Manhattan. [Read more…]