The NBA trade deadline usually creates some “buy” opportunities for fantasy basketball players. Problem is, this year’s later-than-usual deadline and compressed schedule might make a lot of teams hesitant to deal. From this week’s Working the Wire on Rotowire.com: ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith created a bit of a stir by suggesting that the Orlando Magic [...]
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As of this morning, the top teams in the Eastern Conference are Miami (8-1), Chicago (8-2) and… Philadelphia? The Sixers lead the Atlantic Division with a 6-2 overall record. And they might be even better than their win and losses indicate; they started the season with five straight games on the road. The biggest driver [...]
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With their lead over the Sixers in the Eastern Conference down to two games after Friday’s loss in Philly, the Knicks needed this game. And they played like it. Amar’e Stoudemire tied his season high with 41 points, Landry Fields set a new career best with 25, and Raymond Felton chipped in 13 points and [...]
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With seconds remaining, Shawne Williams passed up his bread-and-butter corner three and drove into the teeth of the Philadelphia defense. His attempt came up short — and so did the Knicks, losing to the Sixers by a score of 100-98. Williams called his shot selection a mistake, but he shouldn’t take all the blame; his [...]
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Eddie Jordan’s tenure as head coach was an unmitigated disaster, and Allen Iverson’s brief return didn’t help matters. The team gets a fresh start this year under veteran coach Doug Collins. via Philadelphia 76ers – 2010-11 Philadelphia 76ers Preview.
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Basketball fans in our nation’s capital got their first bit of good news in some time when the Wizards won the 2010 NBA Draft Lottery and landed the top overall pick in the upcoming NBA Draft. The Wizards had the fifth-best chance of winning the top pick, with 8.8 percent of the possible winning combinations. [...]
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I would not wish the week Allen Iverson has had on my worst enemy. On Tuesday, the Philadelphia 76ers announced Iverson will not return to the team this season. Iverson left the team before the all-star break to deal with a family matter — an unspecified illness affecting his four-year-old daughter. On Thursday, Iverson’s wife [...]
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