The Truth: Paul Pierce Might Be Leaving Boston
Well, at least we know Rudy Gay won’t be donning the Celtics green. Despite short-lived banter that the ex-Grizzlie could land in Boston, and admission from Gay that Rondo had been bugging him to join the Big Three, Rudy is now a Raptor. Now when he decides to fade during stretches of games, like he’s […]
The (Coming) Ray Rice Panic of 2013
Economic panics collapse economies, often starting with well-coiffed business people hurling themselves out of 19th story windows in downtown financial districts. That’s probably an overreaction to the coming Ray Rice Panic of 2013. But it’s coming, and you should get ahead of the whole anxiety-driven thing this offseason. And if you absolutely must throw yourself […]
Week 14 Fantasy Basketball Stock Market: Rudy Gay Trade Fallout
Any time you get a trade that involves as many players as the Rudy Gay-centered Raptors-Grizzlies-Pistons deal you are going to see a lot of fantasy value changes among the rosters involved. And not just the traded players, everyone on the three teams is affected. Let’s take a look at who is moving, who is […]
Ray Lewis Ironic Lecture on ‘Tricks of the Devil’
SI.com broke the news of Lewis’ use of what may or may not be an effective performance-enhancing alternative to steroids, but that’s not the real story. The real story is that the mainstream media refuses to take Lewis down from his pedestal. They refuse to paint him the way he should be painted, and they […]
FanDuel Fantasy Hockey Picks – Jan. 30
After a rough start in my FanDueling experiment I somewhat righted the ship on Monday with players like Zack Kassian coming through for me with 4.8 fantasy points. Today I turn my attention to players who get “important minutes” or power play ice time. If I’m torn between two players I’ll take the player who […]
Rudy Gay Is Trade Bait For The Raptors
UPDATE 8:00 PM EST Marc Stein of ESPN.com reported that a three way trade involving the Pistons, Raptors and Grizzlies will send Rudy Gay to Toronto, Tayshaun Prince and Austin Daye to Memphis, and Jose Calderon to Detroit. The trade has been agreed upon in principle, yet must be confirmed. Rudy Gay has become that scab everyone […]
Week 14 NBA Injury Report: Ron-done
Halfway through the year, many a star around the NBA is starting to feel the effects of an 82-game season. Rajon Rondo certainly headlined all injury news this week with a devastating ACL tear but plenty of other stars are causing fantasy owners to do some serious lineup re-shuffling. Let’s take a look at the […]
Miami Marlins 2013 Preview
After a massive off-season last year, the Marlins followed up their hugely disappointing season with an equally massive sell-off. In fact, with rumors swirling around Giancarlo Stanton, they may not even be done yet. Anyone who has been following baseball for any amount of time is no stranger to massive Marlins sell-offs—but those usually happen […]