Archive for December, 2006

Time to Start Getting Real

With NBA stars falling like Zune sales, just about everyone’s fantasy teams are in need of a waiver pickup or eight. You don’t need me to run through the list (Fantasy Basketball Guy has the full rundown on the injured). But with multiple fantasy teams and even more articles discussing who to pick up and [...]

The Opening of Trade Season

We have reached the point in every fantasy season where your flaws and draft day shortcomings are blatantly obvious. The last 2 months you have been eying your statistical trends with the same furtive glances that you solicit to women at the bar. Well, now you are past the whole glancing nervously thing, past the [...]

Midnight Snacks: Double Dipping

The Carnival of the NBA #39: Holiday Edition is now up at Bullets Forever. A special thanks to Pradamaster for the link to the top 5 GMTR Christmas (or New Year’s – it’s not too late!) Gifts for 2006. First there was Basketball Monster, now comes RotoPoll. For those who are statistically inclined, check out [...]

The Sweet Smell of Credibility

Occasionally, we dole out fantasy basketball advice at Give Me The Rock (more of that coming soon) and to show you that were not completely full of shit ALL of the time, here’s proof of my team, Wanted – 7ft Serbs, at the top of the Basketbawful Invitational Fantasy League. Coupled with Nels’ run at [...]

It's Like I Never Left

I took the following picture after visiting my parents for the holidays. I swear to you, it has been hanging in exactly the same place on my parents’ basement door since they bought the house almost two decades ago. Notice the years of old tape and tear in the bottom left corner. Ladies and gentlemen, [...]