Ron-Ron Comes Strong at Yao and the Rockets

Yao Ming shot an arrow across the bow of 'Good Ship Ron-Ron' Artest yesterday. According to an article in the Houston Chronicle, all the way from China ('they can't buy cell phones with chickens' can they Jay Crawford?) Yao said this of Artest: "When I text-messaged with Luis (Scola), we talked about team chemistry. That's only what worries us. We worry [read more...]

The MVP Debate

I've heard the NBA has an image problem . I've heard the Seattle SuperSonics, a team that won the 1979 NBA Championship and only three years ago won the Northwest Division with a 52-30 record, are on the verge of moving to Oklahoma City and their fans aren't all that happy. I know one of the league's premiere franchises, [read more...]

FSR Daily

-The Santana to the Mets deal isn't finalized yet, but it seems imminent. I'm gonna go out on a limb and say Johan will win a lot of games in the NL with a really low ERA. The only hold up is the Mets and Santana agreeing to a contract extension. -Timberwolves guard Randy Foye returned to game action yesterday, his [read more...]

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-Apparently Phillip Rivers didn't get the message that he has a partially torn ACL. The Chargers quarterback continues to say he expects to start today against the Pats. -Looks like Damon Stoudamire will have a new team soon. Mighty Mouse will probably be a backup for a playoff team, but if he can go somewhere and get 30 minutes a game [read more...]

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-Phillip Rivers continues to say he expects to play on Sunday, but there are also more reports now that the Chargers quarterback has a torn ACL. At best, he's a very risky start, so look elsewhere for quarterback help. -Tracy McGrady now says "there's a good chance" he'll play against the Spurs on Saturday. T-Mac has missed the last 11 games [read more...]

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-Nene is out indefinitely with a personal medical issue. Nene missed most of this year after having surgery on his left thumb, but given his center eligibility and last year's numbers (12.2 ppg, 7 rpg) he's a popular fantasy guy. Until we find out more about his return, though, he's doing nothing for you this year. -Zach Randolph owners already knew [read more...]

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-Despite a slow start to the season, Rasheed Wallace is quickly becoming a top fantasy player after a disappointing December. Through five games this month, he's averaging 16.8 ppg, 9.6 rpg, 2.2 blocks per game and 2.4 3's per game. If he puts up numbers anywhere near that for the rest of the season, he may be the most versatile [read more...]

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-Tracy McGrady may be back for the Rockets game on Thursday, but head coach Rick Adelman warns that even after T-Mac returns, "He's not going to be able to play a full quarter in a row or anything like that." When McGrady comes back, it will be interesting to see how Bonzi Wells and Luther Head respond, both of whom [read more...]