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August 24th, 2008

Darius Miles to Celtics - Fantasy Impact

Darius Miles has signed a contract with the Boston Celtics, which is somewhat of a surprise since the Portland Trail Blazers have all but declared Miles’ career over. In fact, the Blazers got salary cap relief due to the fact they successfully argued that Miles suffered a career-ending injury.
The most interesting aspect of this […]

By Stephen Kersey -- 0 comments

August 6th, 2008

Greg Oden Workout Video - Rookie of the Year?

While the 2008 NBA Draft had a lot of good prospects, the leading candidate for the 2008-09 NBA Rookie of the Year has to be Greg Oden of the Portland Trail Blazers. Oden, who was the first pick of the 2007 NBA Draft, missed all of last year after undergoing microfracture surgery on his […]

By Stephen Kersey -- 0 comments

July 21st, 2008

Jerryd Bayless NBA Vegas Summer League MVP

Jerryd Bayless, the soon to be rookie guard for the Portland Trail Blazers, was named the MVP of the NBA Summer League held in Las Vegas. Bayless and his great ability to score the ball wowed onlookers all week long.
In four games, Bayless averaged 29.8 points, 4.8 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.2 steals on […]

By Stephen Kersey -- 2 comments

July 14th, 2008

Summertime Fun - NBA Summer Leagues

A lot of people think there is no basketball to be watched during the summer. That is far from the case! During the summer, you can watch NBA summer league basketball. Summer league may not be the highest level of play but the players play hard and you can get a first […]

By Stephen Kersey -- 6 comments

March 14th, 2008

Greg Oden Practices - Injury Update

While the Portland Trail Blazers have already done more this season than most fans expected, the team got an addition boost recently when Greg Oden was able to practice. Oden, who has missed the whole season due to microfracture surgery, was even able to throw down a couple of dunks.
While Oden has no chance of […]

By Stephen Kersey -- 0 comments

January 4th, 2008

Waiver Wire Centers

Erick Dampier, Dallas Mavericks
Dampier is quietly coming on strong for the Mavs. He has beaten out DeSagana Diop for most of the center minutes for Dallas. While he isn’t going to give you huge amount of stats, he’s efficient and can help you with his blocked shots.
Joakim Noah, Chicago Bulls
Noah has had good per […]

By Stephen Kersey -- 2 comments

December 24th, 2007

Fantasy Basketball: Sleeper Small Forward

Corey Brewer, Minnesota Timberwolves
Brewer has started to play well in his rookie season. He had a bad start but as of late he’s been rather good. He’s still prone to having bad games but he does so much on the court that he can help your fantasy team even if his shot isn’t falling. If […]

By Stephen Kersey -- 0 comments

December 19th, 2007

Fantasy Basketball Injury Updates

If you are looking for some help on your fantasy basketball team, take a look at these players who are all returning soon after missing time due to injury.
Nene, Denver Nuggets
Nene has been out after having thumb surgery but is expected to be ready to play again at around the first of the year. […]

By Stephen Kersey -- 0 comments

December 13th, 2007

Fantasy Basketball: Fool’s Gold

Kareem Rush, Indiana Pacers
Rush exploded for 22 points on Wednesday and looked very good in doing so. However, that’s not something you can expect out of him. He’s a one-dimensional streak shooter who can just as easily go 1-for-8, just like he did the previous game for the Pacers. Keep him on your league’s waiver […]

By Stephen Kersey -- 0 comments

November 7th, 2007

Early Season Busts: Is There Hope?

I’ll take a look at some Week 1 busts and breakdown whether there is any hope for the player as the season progresses.

Kirk Hinrich, Chicago Bulls
Hinrich has been horrible over his first four games. He seemingly can’t do anything right and is a big reason why the Bulls sit at 0-4. Is there hope? […]

By Stephen Kersey -- 2 comments