There are only five games on a quiet NBA Tuesday, none of them worse in real life than the 14-35 Timberwolves facing the 9-41 Lakers. In daily fantasy, that matchup is much more interesting. [Read more…]
After much anticipation about who would or wouldn’t be an All-Star this year, the league finally announced the reserves for the All-Star game on Thursday. There were some surprises but mostly, the coaches had it right with their picks this year: Here are the Western Conference reserves for @NBAAllStar! #NBAAllStarTO pic.twitter.com/KnNu940QvS — NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) January 29, 2016 Here are the Eastern Conference reserves for @NBAAllStar! #NBAAllStarTO pic.twitter.com/MVIvIIyWqr — NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) January 29, 2016 [Read more…]
This week, while NBA coaches pick the All-Star reserves, the NBA will pick the All-Star coaches. Neither task is as easy. David Blatt’s dismissal as coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers has added a bizarre twist to next month’s All-Star Game in Toronto. The Cavs have the best record in the Eastern Conference, which means their staff was on track to coach the East All-Stars. But Blatt has been replaced by Tyronn Lue, who will coach just five games before the deadline of
In choosing the All-Star reserves, the Eastern Conference is much less complicated than the West. But it appears that a backcourt position could be a point of contention. Kyle Lowry and Dwyane Wade are locked in as starters. Jimmy Butler and DeMar DeRozan have the strongest cases among non-starters. [Read more…]
There are two NBA games at 3:30 Eastern, with the Thunder huge favorites in Brooklyn and the Mavericks visiting Houston. The injury list, always important, is critical in that one. Dwight Howard (ankle) is out, so Clint Capela $6000 will start again, with Terrence Jones $5200 getting extra run. [Read more…]
One of the more impressive aspects of Jason Terry’s 16-year NBA career is reflected in how his success has paved the way for a new generation of “combo” guards around the league. After all, though Terry is only 6-foot-2 and a point guard by height, he never played the position in the traditional sense. [Read more…]
For the first time in roughly two decades, the Eastern Conference is better than the Western Conference from top to bottom. Nine East teams are at .500 or better – nearly twice as many teams as last season, when sixth-seeded Milwaukee finished 41-41. And the East actually has a winning record against the West this season at 100-98 What changed so quickly from last season, when articles were written about how there was the greatest disparity in conference strength in recent memory? “I
There’s a 10-game NBA slate on Monday, topped (for daily fantasy purposes) by Sacramento visiting Oklahoma City. DraftKings features the $450K Tipoff Special, an enormous contest that new DK users can enter for free, with a minimum $5 deposit. For the rest of us, it’s only three bucks per team. [Read more…]