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Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes
No Mo, Fo Sho
Okay, so it turns out hurling bricks is not as good for Mo Williams‘ hips and groin-ial area as Mo at first thought. He’s out…
- Adam
- January 20, 2011
- 7
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Marcus’ DamnKnee
Well, you knew it was coming. Everyone warned you. You hoped the few games he missed in December counted as the Dreaded Camby Injury of…
- Adam
- January 19, 2011
- 11
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Steph-By-Steph
Stephen Curry ended his season averaging 26.4/6.4/8.1 in April and he catapulted to many pre-season top 10 lists (not this one). Halfway through this season…
- Adam
- January 18, 2011
- 21
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This Booz’ Wasn’t Made For Walkin’
When Chicago’s Carlos Boozer left Saturday’s game with a rolled ankle, two things popped into my mind: 1) His blocking numbers suggest he’s been playing…
- Adam
- January 17, 2011
- 9
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R.I.P. Hamilton
The Pistons said they benched former star(ter) Richard Hamilton on Wednesday so as not to risk injuring him before they ship him off to a…
- Adam
- January 14, 2011
- 21
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Stretch Marcus
A couple weeks back I pointed out that the Hornets were 4-0 this season when Marcus Thornton sees at least 22 minutes of pee-tee. Well,…
- Adam
- January 13, 2011
- 5
Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes
Forty-Three With A Bullet
I watched two games last night. The first being the D.C.-Sacramento open gym scrimmage. The second being the L.A.-Cleveland Globetrotters fiasco. Last night, according to…
- Adam
- January 12, 2011
- 10
Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes
Heraldin’ Monroe
I put my thick rubber gloves on and my fisherman’s boots, plugged my nose and strapped on five pairs of goggles like jockeys do on…
- Adam
- January 11, 2011
- 14
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Anderson Veryout For The Season
Amidst all the tomfoolery, rigmarole and other old-timey adjectives my grandfather uses when he throws his shoulder out churning his Victrola, connected with the pending…
- Adam
- January 10, 2011
- 11
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Lamarred Uh-Odom
Lamar Odom will have ‘problematic,’ lingering shoulder pain, according to Phil Jackson. I really appreciate when coaches expand on injury announcements by adding color with…
- Adam
- January 7, 2011
- 43
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Steer Clear Of The Deer
There gets a point in every crayon box where you just don’t want to bother with unwrapping the paper, sharpening the wax down to a…
- Adam
- January 6, 2011
- 20
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Rob Roy
There must be some nudie pics of Pacers owner Herb Simon floating around GM David Morway’s home somewhere. I’m also convinced nudie pics of Morway…
- Adam
- January 5, 2011
- 21
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The Rooster Only Going Half-Cocked In January
Indiana’s Brandon Rush tumbled to the floor on Sunday and on the way down slammed into Danilo Gallinari‘s left knee. That’s a mild sprain. It’s…
- Adam
- January 4, 2011
- 10
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Caron Without This Wayward Son
The big news from the weekend is that Glen Davis damn near triple-doubled on Sunday against the Raptors. Wait, that was the XXL news from…
- Adam
- January 3, 2011
- 20
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Portland Calls In A RuFer To Fix Their Leak
Ain’t no telling when Brandon Roy will return this season, but the Blazers announced it won’t be anytime soon. My guess is, if the franchise…
- Adam
- December 31, 2010
- 19
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Arsenic And Old Tracy
What would it take a sane person to grab Tracy McGrady off waivers in a standard-size fantasy league? A month ago, the thought was unthinkable.…
- Adam
- December 30, 2010
- 14
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Duncan Yo-Yoing
The biggest bust in the NBA that no one is talking about has got to be Tim Duncan. Well, no. Technically, Boris Diaw‘s bust is…
- Adam
- December 29, 2010
- 17
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Evans Considering Laser Ty’ Surgery
Tyreke Evans dropped 32 points on the Clippers in 40 minutes, but couldn’t drop a free throw that might have saved the game for ’em.…
- Adam
- December 28, 2010
- 25
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Harrington Dislocates From Denver
At this point, any news involving anyone on the Nuggets can be considered Carmelo news. It’s ‘Melo’s galaxy, everyone else is just orbiting in it,…
- Adam
- December 27, 2010
- 12
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Will The New Bobcats Coach Also Break Tyrus’ Achey-Breaky Heart?
I’ve been told over and over for two decades that Michael Jordan is the most competitive man to ever walk the planet; annoyingly so; dangerously…
- Adam
- December 23, 2010
- 14
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The Dirty Cousins
The glass-half-full part of you wants to enjoy DeMarcus Cousins‘ 13 boards from last night, while the glass-half-full you can’t help but acknowledge that he…
- Adam
- December 22, 2010
- 16
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Wayward Jennings
Toddlers and retailers aren’t the only one jazzed about the holiday season. Half the damn league seems to have put in to take vacations around…
- Adam
- December 21, 2010
- 21
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D.C., Orlando Exchange Wizard Magic
I spend one afternoon caroling in my neighborhood and lookit what happens: I return to a league that colluded to all swap jerseys and make…
- Adam
- December 20, 2010
- 16
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Do They Know It’s Dismiss Time At All?
When Bob Geldof gathered dozens of European musicians together to sing Do They Know It’s Christmas? in the mid-’80s, he did it presumably because of…
- Adam
- December 17, 2010
- 32
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Oh-ah No-ah, JoaNoah
So this is a blow to your team. Or a blow-ah, if you’re into continuous rhyming patterns. Joakim Noah will have surgery on his thumb…
- Adam
- December 16, 2010
- 18
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Terrence & The Machine
By the end of this season, Terrence Williams‘ suitcase is going to have more stickers on it than my Trapper Keeper during the Garbage Pail…
- Adam
- December 15, 2010
- 36
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Replete L.A.
This season’s saga involving Andrew Bynum has unfolded like Samuel Becket’s ‘Waiting For Godot’ with Gasol and Odom cast as Estragon and Vladimir. The waiting…
- Adam
- December 14, 2010
- 48
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Try A Week, Evans
The story with Sacramento’s reigning Rookie of the Year is as easy as pie. Unless you’re talking about Uncle Jake’s hardscrabble country pie, then it’s…
- Adam
- December 13, 2010
- 32
Fantasy Basketball Buy/Sell
You Can’t Spell Thaddeus Without ‘Add’
I discussed Thaddeus Young earlier today. It was awesome! You shoulda been there! You were? Well, then no wonder you don’t remember what I said.…
- Adam
- December 10, 2010
- 36
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Jason’s Skidd
Jason Kidd is averaging a career-low in minutes played, which informs the across-the-board decline in all his other stats. For now, the dip isn’t pronounced…
- Adam
- December 10, 2010
- 11
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Ersan In The Membrane
It’s a good bet that I’m talking to deep leaguers if I dedicate this much space to a guy who’s only started in four games,…
- Adam
- December 9, 2010
- 21
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Can’t Squash Josh, By Gosh
Josh Smith only missed two of his 16 shot attempts on his way to a season-high 34 points. Has Jorsh really become a top 5…
- Adam
- December 8, 2010
- 21
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Shawne With The Win
How do you pronounce Shawne Williams‘ first name? Is he going to add an apostrophe after a few more games like Stoudemire? Make it Shawn’e?…
- Adam
- December 7, 2010
- 23
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Who’sHot, J.R.?
Most of my readers are from the South. I can say that, because no matter where you are, you’re probably not in the northernmost portion…
- Adam
- December 6, 2010
- 44
Fantasy Basketball Buy/Sell
Marvin and Boo-Hiss
Marvin Williams strung together a trio of decent games this week (15/8 while shooting .586 from the field) and now Joe Johnson is recovering from…
- Adam
- December 3, 2010
- 32
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“Ak-ron! Hates You!”
LeBron James felt, for a fleeting moment, like Bruce Springsteen. A stadium full of Midwesterners wearing t-shirts with his face on it, signs requesting that…
- Adam
- December 3, 2010
- 7
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Give Your Johnson A Rest
The Atlanta Hawks, record-wise, are winners. They’re 12-7 so far this season. But, really, there isn’t a bigger batch of losers with winning records out…
- Adam
- December 2, 2010
- 14
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J.J.’s Looking Sick, Son
Cleveland’s PF J.J. Hickson looks deathly sick really. Matter fact, the 7.1 points he averaged over the last eight games and one lonely double-digit rebound…
- Adam
- December 1, 2010
- 43
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It’s Not Yet Time To Blatche And Release
Andray Blatche does not pronounce his name like Andre. Or even Andrei. It looks like that’s the pronunciation his mother was going for there. Like…
- Adam
- November 30, 2010
- 21
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Is Westbrook Brook’s Best?
Upon entrance into the 2010 season, the general consensus was that LeBron James was the NBA’s best player and Kevin Durant was fantasy basketball’s best…
- Adam
- November 29, 2010
- 26
