The Opening Tip

82 Games – About Twenty Too Many?

by Charlie on March 10, 2010

Can we really blame fantasy players for giving up on their hoops leagues? It seems a fair number of NBA teams and players are doing the same. via Rotowire.com – 82 Games – About Twenty Too Many?

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Cleveland’s Donut Hole

by Charlie on March 2, 2010

With Shaq on the mend, the Cavs lineup has a great big hole in the middle. The person who fills it could be a great buy for the last few weeks of the season.

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What Does Morey Know?

by Charlie on February 23, 2010

Lots of observers are surprised Daryl Morey was willing to trade Carl Landry. I’m wondering what he knows that we don’t.

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Iverson Keys Dalembert’s Revival

by Charlie on January 12, 2010

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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Short Rotations a Growing Trend

by Charlie on December 16, 2009

Some NBA teams have been using seven and eight-man rotations of late, which can really boost fantasy value of the bench players that do get minutes. As anyone that's ever played an NBA video game can attest, playing without subs makes a world of difference. Playing only your top five guys often masks the weaknesses [...]

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D’Antoni Giveth, and he Taketh Away

by Charlie on December 8, 2009

The Knicks’ December record now stands at 4-1 after last night’s 93-84 win over the Trail Blazers at Madison Square Garden. More importantly, three of those wins have come against likely playoff teams: Portland, Phoenix and Atlanta. Suddenly the idea that New York could squeak into a low playoff seed doesn’t seem that ridiculous. Maybe [...]

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What’s Next for Iverson?

by Charlie on November 17, 2009

It seems clear Iverson won't pull a Latrell Sprewell and fade away while he still has some productive basketball left in his body. But where will he land? And should fantasy owners have any interest when he does? via The Opening Tip -  What’s Next for Iverson?.

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