I know you’re out there, so fess up. You’re a basketball fan who falls into one of three categories: You either love the Boston Celtics and hate the Los Angeles Lakers, or embrace the Lakers and despise the Celtics, or throw poison darts at both of them. Well, I hate to break this to you, Jim Mora breath, but you may be very disappointed this spring. Playoffs?! You mean the Celtics and the Lakers won’t be in the playoffs?! Both of them? With Rajon Rondo
Generally, the ultimate determinant of where a player’s legacy is inscribed in the history books is their championship ring count. Obviously not every player to suit up on the hardwood has won a ring, yet we still remember some more than others because of their undeniable talents. [Read more…]
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…]