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Shades of Willis Reed

by Charlie on April 8, 2008

Dirk Nowitzki‘s return from injury has been nothing short of amazing. When the diagnosis “high ankle sprain” was announced, most observers assumed Nowitzki would be – at the very least – hobbled for the rest of the regular season. The “two week” estimate for his return was viewed with skepticism – if not outright mockery. [...]

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Bass Fishin’

by Charlie on March 25, 2008

Before you read the rest of this column, go put in a waiver claim on Brandon Bass. Hurry. I’ll wait. All set? Good. Now then… unless you’ve been in deep seclusion due to the fact that you had Duke, Georgetown and Pittsburgh in the Final Four, you know that Dirk Nowitzki suffered a “lower leg” [...]

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Skip to My Lou

by Charlie on March 18, 2008

The Rockets were so dissatisfied with their point guard position this offseason, it seemed they were very close to bringing guys in off the street for tryouts. Rafer Alston was the most unpopular incumbent this side of George Dubya Bush. Mike James, Steve Francis, rookie Aaron Brooks, Luther Head, and John Lucas III were all [...]

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NBA Barometer

by Charlie on February 25, 2008

As much as we love the trade deadline, it’s sort of refreshing to stop dealing in conjecture and start dealing in facts. That said, let’s take a look at some of the early returns on last week’s flurry of trades. Cleveland: The Cavaliers wasted no time getting new arrivals Ben Wallace, Delonte West, Joe Smith [...]

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NBA Barometer: No Joy in Wiz-Ville

by Charlie on November 29, 2007

(Originally published on RotoWire.com) The NBA lost one of its most entertaining players – and one of fantasy hoops’ superstars – when Gilbert Arenas suffered another knee injury last week. Arenas’ progress in rehab will be one of the most interesting hoops stories of the next three months or so. Reading between the lines of [...]

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NBA Barometer: Too Good for Fantasy Hoops

by Charlie on November 14, 2007

There’s any number of reasons to avoid having certain players on your fantasy team, ranging from “He’ll kill my free throw percentage” to “I’m afraid he’ll wind up in jail after taking an AK-47 to a nightclub” to “I really don’t think he’s any good.” Here’s a new one for you. “That team is just [...]

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Fair and Balanced Fantasy Hoops

by Charlie on November 7, 2007

The good news… my weekly upgrades and downgrades column, the NBA Barometer, is now available on Fox Sports. The bad… Fox doesn’t have a fantasy basketball page, so the only way to find the article is to hit the main Fox Sports Fantasy page and check the “Headlines” and “Featured Analysis” sections. Or, you can [...]

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