NBA Week 7 Injury Report: Not So Harden
Plenty of stars are looking at good news and bad news in this week’s injury report. Just seven weeks into the season, expect to see these injury reports crowd up even more as these guys pile ailments on top of others. Also, Steve Nash returns for a record third injury update – on the same […]
Week 7 NBA Waiver Wire: Ring The Belinelli
It’s always a head-scratcher when a season-long bench player gets a starting job and exceeds all expectations. Remember Jeremy Lin? Why was that guy on the bench this whole time while some bum was playing serious minutes? Well, it’s a long season and eventually those things work themselves out. Luckily this week, we take a […]
30,000 Points From Nowhere: Is Kobe Bryant Hurting The Lakers?
And then there were five. Kobe Bean Bryant has scaled the 30,000 career points mountain; Kareem, Wilt, The Mailman, and His Airness now have studded company. He is the youngest, but yet the slowest, to reach the coveted mark, needing a whole three seasons more than Jordan to do it. Still, it certainly adds to […]
It was Supposed to be a Pass: 2012 NBA’s Worst Shooters
One week into the month of December, most teams around the league have played about 18 games. It’s important to take an occasional look at the number side of things to gauge how players are performing. The fast-pace of the NBA makes it easy to overlook continuously bad play, especially when a team is winning. […]
2 Diamonds In The Rough Western Conference
League-wide the debate over who is its best point guard usually involves the names Chris Paul, Deron Williams, at times Rajon Rondo, and when he was around to change lanes faster than Jason Statham, Derrick Rose. When limiting the ranking to the Western Conference, you have CP3, Tony Parker, and Westbrook dominating the conversation. But two […]
Week 5 Injury Report: Mo’ Trouble For The Jazz?
Most injury reports are usually riddled with, well, new injuries. Perhaps I’m feeling the holiday spirit because this week’s injury report is filled with hope and optimism for the return of some of the league’s biggest stars. Of course, this means some of those waiver guys you picked up along the way are on their […]
Week 5 Waiver Wire: The Artist Formerly Known as Tayshaun Prince
As fun as it is finding newcomers that are just getting their big break, it’s just as fun when former stars return from obscurity in new key roles. So without further ado, yes, this is a waiver report featuring Jermaine O’Neal, Antawn Jamison, and Tayshaun Prince. Tayshaun Prince (33%-Owned in Yahoo! Leagues): He has put […]
Howard Has To Win Back “Best Center” Honors
With the announcement that the league has modified the All-Star ballot by removing “center” as a voting option, many would think that height is no longer a factor in the NBA. Accommodating to an area of hybrid-positional players, supposedly as best evidenced by last year’s Miami Heat championship run, the league now gives fans the […]