NBA Access with Ahmad Rashad

Categorized as: NBA Basketball, Phoenix Suns
Posted on: March 25th, 2006

NBA Access with Ahmad Rashad (and not Summer Sanders) is the show that has taken over for NBA Inside Stuff as the league’s editorial/investigative reporting show. This week they had two back-to-back episodes about Phoenix, and, as usual, they’ve made me into a fan. I mean, everyone loves Amare, and every fantasy manager loves Shawn Marion, but now I have a new appreciation for Mike D’Antoni. As opposed to last year where I felt the Suns were somewhat overrated and underexperienced, this year, they are clearly on another level. Playing the way they have without Amare is scary. I certainly cannot wait to see what they do in the playoffs.

As such, I would like to declare them as my official favorite in the West. And, if the Bulls don’t make it into the playoffs, they might be My Team. I’m not sure that I can put them ahead of Detroit or Miami – since I will forever respect the Pistons for taking down my archnemesis Lakers, and I just flat out love Dwyane Wade – but they do have Frenchman Boris Diaw (this matters because my wife is a French teacher). And, he hasn’t started a rap career, so he gets bonus points for that. Okay, maybe not bonus points, but at least he doesn’t get negative points for that. I just always find it more interesting to make a pick and stick with them until their done (y’know, when your actual team isn’t quite there on the competition scale).

If you came here for Fantasy help and not to hear about who I want to win this year, check out NBA.com’s Fantasy Rating System. If you don’t understand at first glance, check out the explanation by Jon Loomer.

Here’s some other stuff to look at instead of watching college basketball:

• Contract year players on Fantasy Basketblog
• Channing Frye is done for the year. I guess now it really is time for Starbury to take over.
• Speaking of Starbury
• I can’t come up with a better punchline than any of the others you’ve already seen
• Fantasy relevant for some: Jermaine O’Neal is back

Really, though, now is a good time to watch college ball, so you can at least have some idea of who the next Chris Paul and Channing Frye are going to be.

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