Breaking down the fantasy implications of the coaching change in Sacramento, Golden State’s acquisition of Nate Robinson and more fantasy notes – just posted on Rotowire’s Rotosynthesis blog. Westhpal needed to go, that was fairly obvious to anyone that’s watched a Kings game this season. But they wasted far too much time letting that situation [...]
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Philadelphia 76ers center Samuel Dalembert will present a check for $100,000 to Haiti Earthquake Relief at this Friday’s game, and has pledged to match any contributions made by fans. If you’d like to make a contribution to this very worthy cause, visit the Samuel Dalembert Foundation website for details. Dalembert is a native of Haitian [...]
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Heading into this season, there were a lot of reasons not to draft Sam Dalembert. He’s a veteran on a team looking to find minutes for younger players. He’s a plodder on a team that likes to get out and run. He’s a defensive specialist with a coach known for his offense. And he makes [...]
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Sixers center Samuel Dalembert is a somewhat limited basketball player. He’s good at blocking shots. He’s bad at… most of the other things basketball players do. But I’ll say this for him — he seems intent on expanding his repertoire. Why last night, he even blocked a shot while his team was on offense! That’s [...]
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This is the first — and likely, the only — time I’ll ever feature two Sam Dalembert videos on the same day. But this one is for a much better cause. In honor of World AIDS Day, the NBA is running this public service announcement to help drive awareness and testing. The clip features Queen [...]
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Thabeet was an absolute game-changer for Connecticut, dominating the paint for Jim Calhoun’s Huskies for three seasons. If he had stayed in school for one more year, he would likely have shattered the all-time Division I record for blocked shots. Thabeet is no lumbering paint-clogger — he possesses remarkable athleticism and speed for someone his [...]
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It’s remarkable how much medical lingo sports fans pick up these days… ACL, MRI, rotator cuff, HGH, arthoscopy… all as familiar as the 24-second clock, and easier to explain than the “defensive three seconds” rule. For fans and fantasy owners who want to understand the injuries that players like Mike Bibby and Randy Foye are [...]
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