Beasley v Rose

The Bulls lost a lot this season. They lost 49 of the 82 games they played. They lost two head coaches in the span of four months. And they lost a lot of respect by botching the chance to sign former Phoenix Suns coach Mike D'Antoni. Yet thanks to the NBA Draft Lottery that took place on last Tuesday, the [read more...]

Wost Pick Ever?

It was 24 summers ago, in June of 1984, that the Portland Trail Blazers made the biggest mistake since Japan provoked the United States into World War II. Equipped with the second pick in the best NBA Draft class of all-time, Portland decided to select University of Kentucky center Sam Bowie instead of future NBA Hall-of-Famers Charles Barkley, John Stockton, [read more...]

Los Angeles Lakers vs. Denver Nuggets: A Repeat of Last Year’s #1 vs. #8?

Seven games separate the Los Angeles Lakers from the Denver Nuggets and some pundits believe L.A. is a clear favorite to defeat the Nuggets. Seven games separate the Boston Celtics and the Detroit Pistons and yet none of these pundits would predict that the Celtics would defeat the Pistons in anything other than a hard-fought six or seven game series. So [read more...]

FSR Daily

-I'm baffled this three-way Jason Kidd trade is still being floated around, it makes NO sense for the Trail Blazers. But it does have massive fantasy impact. While Kidd would put up similar numbers in Dallas, Jarrett Jack and Channing Frye would probably start in New Jersey, and I guess Portland would insert Devin Harris as their starting point guard. [read more...]

FSR Daily

-Chris Webber told ESPN he will officially join the Golden State Warriors today. He averaged 11.2 ppg and 7.2 rpg last year, so he's possibly a third center for your fantasy team. Also keep an eye on what, if any, effect this will have on Andris Biedrins and Al Harrington. Don Nelson has had a very inconsistent rotation this year, [read more...]

FSR Daily

-According to this ESPN report, Chris Webber declined an offer from the Los Angeles Lakers last week and is likely to be rejoined with the Golden State Warriors and his first head coach, Don Nelson. -Yao Ming sat out the Rockets game on Sunday with the Jazz because of an upper respiratory infection, the first game he's missed this year. Doesn't [read more...]

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-The Damon Stoudamire buyout saga is nearing completion, with Marc Stein reporting Boston and Phoenix are interested in the veteran point guard. He hasn't been a fantasy factor since '04-05, and I doubt a trade to a contender will change that. -Lots of injury news today. Despite his abdominal injury, Kevin Garnett is expected to play today against the Magic. Carmelo [read more...]

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-The Tom Brady walking boot mystery was unraveled yesterday. Turns out the Pats QB just has an ankle sprain and will be 100 percent for the Super Bowl. Odd that the media would make a big deal out of nothing, isn't it? -Shaq is out again for the Heat, this time he will miss at least six games. The Big Aristotle, [read more...]

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-Tom Brady was caught in New York wearing a walking boot. No news on the severity or the even the legitimacy of the injury, but we will continue to update the situation. -Carmelo Anthony left the Nuggets game with the Lakers early because of a sprained ankle. He will be re-evaluated today, so we'll have an update on his status before [read more...]

Hart Surgery: Three things that make me happy about…Basketball

Three things that make me happy about the new NBA season… 1. The Wild Wild West- For the first time in recent memory, I am interested in the product the NBA is putting on the floor. I feel like Seinfeld in the episode where he discovered his emotions - all of a sudden, "I care!" To be fair, I don't really care - not about [read more...]