Click on this banner to sign up for DraftStreet’s two-day NBA playoff fantasy leagues It was a good day Sunday to have several members of the Indiana Pacers in your fantasy lineup. They performed like they were Spurs. If you play fantasy hoops a lot, you know what I am talking about. San Antonio is the type of team that spreads the wealth, making for efficient and successful playoff drives, but not necessarily making for strong fantasy plays.
There is a 75 percent chance that Kevin Love leaves the Minnesota Timberwolves, sooner OR later. That is what NBA teams are hearing as they try to determine whether Love is now obtainable, a league source tells SheridanHoops.com. And chances are it will happen either through a trade before next February, or through Love’s unrestricted free agency in July 2015. Wolves president Flip Saunders is operating under the assumption that he has a good chance to keep Love by offering a four-year
Click on this banner to sign up for DraftStreet’s two-day NBA playoff fantasy leagues Two more weeks of fantasy basketball remain. And the nice thing about it is, if you play every day, you’ll always be a day ahead of everyone else — and a day behind them, too. DraftStreet’s two-night fantasy leagues have resumed, and I am here to give you fantasy advice that you can take or leave. Since taking over the fantasy writer spot at
I have already written a column imploring the Knicks to hire Mark Jackson and hire him immediately, which will turn Steve Kerr into Steve Who? The New York Times is reporting today that there are three primary candidates, Brian Shaw (who already has a job with the Nuggets), Luke Walton (who has never coached before), and Kurt Rambis, an assistant with the Lakers. The New York Daily News says also in the mix is Derek Fisher, who can’t really be interviewed right now given
It really all comes down to two questions as we look ahead to the Eastern and Western Conference finals: _ Do the Thunder have the Spurs’ number? _ Do the Pacers have any kind of chemistry whatsoever remaining, despite what that photo would suggest? You may remember the regular season. It ended a month ago, it was 82 games per team, and a couple of noteworthy things happened: Oklahoma City swept San Antonio, going 4-0; and the Pacers stood atop the Eastern Conference
Danny Schayes explores the question everyone in the NBA and around the world wants answered. [Read more…]
Steve Kerr turned down the Knicks for the Golden State Warriors. Can you blame him? So what are the Knicks going to do about it? The smart thing to do, if Jim Dolan was inclined to make the smart move, would be to issue a statement wishing Kerr luck in his first career coaching job. And make sure to mention that it is his first coaching job. Kerr is a nice guy and everything, but he isn’t the creme de la creme
Fresh off an appearance on L.A. radio, I went on the air in Oklahoma City today, too, and the mood was a lot different.Shocker, eh? As always, I do not have a rooting interest in who wins this series. Like always, I just hope for a good story. Well, today my wishes were answered as folks around the world debated the blown replay and the thrilling final moments of Tuesday night’s Clippers-Thunder game. That was the main topic of discussion in this