NBA Week 9 Injury Report: Mo Problems
It’s Christmas time in the NBA which means it’s time to ice down two months worth of sprinting across the court. If you are an Eric Gordon, Anderson Varejao, or Amar’e Stoudemire owner you may soon be getting a nice gift from Santa deposited directly into your lineup. If you have Mo Williams, Glen Davis, […]
Flying Low, Shooting High: 2 Backup Point Guards Of Note
Not every team has a two-time MVP to rest all their potential success on (strong emphasis on potential). Most teams have to rely on an appropriately strong market of point guards—it is the age of the Rondos, the CP3s, and the Roses—to get things done. Few teams have had the fortune of last year’s Bulls, […]
Week 9 Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire: Tinsley Town
There is nothing that gives me more pleasure than picking up a guy I remember having on my fantasy basketball team back in high school—so imagine the Christmas glee I felt when I added brand new starting Magic guard Jamaal Tinsley to the ol’ fantasy roster. Of course, if novelty isn’t your thing, there are […]
Week 8 Fantasy Basketball Stock Market: Wright on the Money
As has become our weekly motto, injuries are almost always a fantasy daytrader’s best friend. Almost always. There is nothing worse than hitting it big with the perfect injury replacement, seeing him put up All-Star caliber numbers for weeks, and then seeing him demoted back to 12-minute per game mop up duty as soon as […]
Week 8 NBA Injury Report: Blazed
The Blazers are going up in smoke, Kyle Lowry is back to pick up some injury report frequent flier miles, and the Lakers are hoping to get Pau Gasol back. What else is new? Let’s take a look at the rash of leg injuries around the league and some short-term pickups to help ease your […]
Week 8 Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire
Rookies can be a fantasy owner’s best friend or worst enemy. They are raw, inexperienced, and seldom consistent. At the same time, they are usually readily available on the waiver wire which means they are yours for the taking if they heat up. Let’s take a look at some 2012 lottery picks that are coming […]
2013 NBA All-Stars: Battle Of The Studs and Duds
The first returns of the 2013 NBA All-Star ballot are in. Many expected and familiar faces lead the pack, with Kobe Bryant and LeBron James securing the most votes for each of their conferences. The NBA’s newest approach to the balloting―removing the “center” position, and relegating players to either a frontcourt or backcourt class―seems to […]
Week 7 Fantasy Basketball Stock Market: Low Miles
As a basketball fan, you grimace at the words “out indefinitely with a torn elbow ligament.” As a fantasy day trader, you can’t help but light up a little bit as you hit the search bar in your fantasy league to find the previously no-name bench rider who has stumbled into a starting job. Plenty […]