A New Home For Big Ben

Best. Trade Deadline. Ever. As bad as the 2007 NBA Trade Deadline was, the 2008 version has been historic. One future Hall of Famer, Shaq, has already been traded and another, Jason Kidd, is on the verge of switching teams. Past All-Stars Shawn Marion and Pau Gasol have new homes, as does former number one pick Kwame Brown. Two former stars, [read more...]

FSR Daily

-Kevin Garnett is not expected to return to the Celtics' lineup before the All-Star break. No one player has really stepped up to replace KG's fantasy numbers. -Monta Ellis is the real deal. He's averaging 26.7 ppg this month after last night's 34-point effort against the Kings. Ellis has scored at least 20 points in six of his last eight games, [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...]

Midweek Moonshine

No Brackets, No Pr…Yes, This is a Problem It was just thirty years ago that an NCAA Tournament bracket was a foreign entity. The NCAA Tournament--if you could call it that--once consisted of just four teams. The Final Four was given, not made. Which begs the obvious question: What the hell did people do? Apparently, just watch the games, though it [read more...]

Hart Surgery: Master Debaters, Part Deux

Following the rousing success of the first debate between me and Tom (and by rousing, I mean my mother liked it), we came back this week for round two. Just like the presidential debate Friday night, this will be in a town hall forum, with each of us responding to questions asked by a panel of sports fans. In this case, [read more...]

More Money in the Pot

Instead of dealing with the problems in the Bowl Championship Series, the University Presidents have muddied the water even further by adding a fifth game to the BCS, increasing access for schools not part of college football's most lucrative postseason system. On the surface, it sounds like a good thing because more schools would get the benefit of playing in [read more...]