An already aggravating season for the Boston Celtics just got worse today. Celtics All-Star guard Rajon Rondo tore the ACL in his right knee and will be forced to shut it down for the rest of the season. It is possible that Rondo could return for the start of the 2013-14 season, but a timetable for that date will certainly not be clear until after surgery. [Read more…]
Position Collisions Lead to Fantasy Decisions Welcome to the Fantasy Planner. I’m Mitch McClure and I’m going to be contributing to the Sheridan Hoops fantasy department. [Read more…]
Before the season began, I chose Kyrie Irving as my MVP pick. Not many were with me, and when Kyrie went down for more than a month with an injury, he was toast. Or was he? What transpired over the past week has me thinking this kid could made a second-half run that gets him into the Top 5 — or maybe even higher. [Read more…]
NBA players come from all over the globe, and all over the US as well. Some places are more well represented than others, though, which brings us to today’s question: [Read more…]
I’ve mentioned this before, but it’s especially true on Sundays. If you don’t join the Guaranteed Prize Pool leagues early, they will fill up. [Read more…]
We tabbed Jrue Holiday (35 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB) against any configuration of Knicks’ guards, but never dreamed this would be so one-sided. Nick Young (20 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST) was excellent in a start for Jason Richardson (knee) and Evan Turner (20 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL) helped the Sixers shoot better than 50% on the night. [Read more…]
Sometimes I send out a Tweet in French, or Spanish, or Turkish, or Russian, or Lithuanian. Depends on the subject, and depends on where I want to linked post to be seen. Today, I targeted France, in French, with a Tweet about our featured Sunday column on Tony Parker. [Read more…]
After extensive research and deep thought, I have determined the responsible parties in the conspiracy to devalue the career of San Antonio’s Tony Parker. He is, you might have often read and heard, underrated and not appreciated – not, at least, as one of the best point guards of the past decade. When discussions of the great NBA point guards are in progress, Parker is an afterthought. [Read more…]