Go figure. You take the great Chris Paul (kneecap) out of the Clippers lineup and they drop 99 on a very good defensive team. Eric Bledsoe (14 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL) did a fine job filling in at PG and that talented L.A. bench did the rest, with 16 apiece from Matt Barnes and Jamal Crawford. [Read more…]
It’s too bad the Knicks play only once this week. Not even Carmelo Anthony (27 PTS, 7 REB) is worth starting in weekly-lineup formats if you have another option. The big fantasy news is the promotion of Chris Copeland (22 PTS, 4 REB) to the starting five alongside Melo. [Read more…]
We’ll begin with apologies, but my excuses are a lot better than a forged note to Mr. Kotter from “Epstein’s mother.” [Read more…]
Fantasy basketball is a great hobby, but real life comes first. Meeting my adorable 1-day-old grandson Rory and telling the world about his arrival made it a wonderful Saturday. [Read more…]
Congratulations to “PaulinNYC” who won the $100 first prize in our Freeroll last night. Thanks to all 756 people who entered; my team was as high as 17th early, but faded to 58th. I did win $50 for a third-place finish in a $2 GPP, and became a grandfather at 11:30 p.m., so all in all, it was a pretty good night. [Read more…]
Lost among many stellar individual performances in the NBA on Friday, but nearly as impressive, “PaulinNYC” won the Freeroll and $100 cash, defeating 755 opponents without even using Kevin Durant. [Read more…]
Don’t forget to enter tonight’s Sheridan Hoops Freeroll, where there’s absolutely nothing to lose, and $300 on cash prizes, including $100 to the winner. It’s free to join DraftStreet, the Salary Cap game is easy to learn and just playing is fun, even if you aren’t one of the 15 prize winners. [Read more…]
It’s another Freeroll Friday for Sheridan Hoops readers. We’ll have full details later this morning in the DraftStreet Diary, but most of you already know the drill — it’s free to enter a team, you pick eight players for tonight’s NBA games and the best team wins $100 cash. [Read more…]