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    • Bullets!

    Author Icon for Patrick

    Categorized as: Author: Patrick, Fantasy Basketball, NBA Basketball, New York Knicks
    Posted on: January 26th, 2007

    It’s been a slow day at work for me, so I’ve had time to compile some gems from the old world wide web of awesomeness.

    • You may have come across this already, but apparently Bill Walton has a podcast that’s everything you’d expect a Bill Walton podcast to be. Be afraid, J.E. Skeets and Tas Melas, Big Red is coming after you. Thanks to Complete Sports, where I first came across it and Doug LeMoine, who linked to the podcast even before that and had this to say:

      …this really bizarre ESPN podcast in which Bill makes repeated references to some Brazilian celebrity’s Internet sex video, praises Brendan Haywood (”keep running, it’s good for you”), tells a pretty good story about Larry Bird banking in three-pointer after three-pointer, and discusses his love of crossword puzzles (”What is a 10-letter word for surge? I was crushed when I couldn’t come up with … ‘escalation.’”).

    • For the last week or so, a new name has sat atop the GMTR player rater (as well as the Rotopoll Ratings). I’ll admit that I avoided Dwayne Wade in drafts earlier this year because I thought he’d be tired from his non-stop play over the summer. And while he’s missed 7 games so far, overall he’s playing even better than last year, something that can’t be said about LeBron James.

    • I’m not listening to those people expecting good things from Mike Dunleavy in Indiana. He jumped right into the Pacers starting lineup and has averaged the very Dunleavy line of 12 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 assists in three games. In fact, anytime someone’s box score reads 12/5/4, it should be called “a Dunleavy”. He’d average a 12/5/4 if he played for my middle school team or was the mascot for the Austin Toros.

    • The NBA continues its assault on anything having to do with emotion and personality.

    • Emeka Okafor: better than Elton Brand, Amare Stoudemire, Yao Ming, and Chris Bosh? Discuss amongst yourselves.

    • Isiah Thomas, Stupid Like A Fox! According to this ESPN article, Forbes magazine has determined that the New York Knicks are the NBA’s most valuable franchise despite nearly $40 million in operating losses last season. The Knicks are valued at $592 million. The rest of the top five include: the Lakers ($568 million), Mavericks ($463), Bulls ($461), and Rockets ($439).

    • He’s back! The Atlanta Journal-Constitution noted that Kobe’s new #24 jersey is now the best selling in the NBA, toping Dwayne Wade and Lebron James. He was number three last year. via Sportsbiz

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    • http://nerfhoop.com sean

      I love his Bob Dylan quotes. Walton is the greatest thing to announcing since loud ties.

    • http://www.givemetherock.com Patrick

      I just got a chance to listen to the Walton podcast (I don’t have speakers at work, and frankly, I’d be afraid to listen at work) and yep, it’s insane beyond explanaion.

      The introduction alone is worth the price of admission, “Let’s find out what’s on Bill Walton’s mind… HERE COMES SUNSHINE!”

    • http://www.droppingdimes.com Sarge

      Regarding Okafor…

      It’s not exactly apples/apples throwing Brand in there. If he had C eligibility, he’d be a top seven selection regardless of the settings. Ming was having the season of his career before going down, and in fantasy terms, Bosh doesn’t hurt you anywhere – as Okafor does with the FT%. So, actually, the only guy I would consider taking him over at this point would be Amare…and that’s even a toss-up.

    • http://www.givemetherock.com Patrick

      I’d take Amare over Okafor myself, as well as all the other guys listed. I was curious to see what other intelligent people thought about it.

    • Min

      hey guys I got a quick question. With Lebron’s toe injury, talk of missing some games, plus his bad playoff schedule, I’ve been thinking about trading him.

      I’m currently 1st in a 14 team league, we have 12 cats counting FGM, FTM, 3PT%. I dominate pretty good in the pts categories. Knowing that, would you guys trade Lebron for Iverson and David Lee?

      thanks a lot

    • Min

      sorry, also, I’ll be dropping Nachbar, whom i just picked up

    • Will

      What are your thoughts on Luke Ridnour? I own him in one of my leagues and his numbers are less than i had hoped for because of watson. Do you think watson will get traded or will he keep stealing rdnour’s minutes?

    • http://www.givemetherock.com Patrick

      Min – the more I look at it, the more I like that James/Iverson & Lee trade. Iverson’s currently ahead of James on most player raters and I don’t think James is going to make a second half surge. So you’d gain in assists, steals, FT%, rebounds and lose in… not much. A little bit in threes and blocks, maybe. Yeah, if you can make that trade, go for it.

      Also, with Jefferson out for a while, I’d try to find a way to keep Nachbar on your team. Unless your team is really stacked.

      Will – Ridnour’s a guy whose fantasy game looks much better than his actual game. This game recap is a perfect example of how Ridnour must drive Bob Hill crazy. Ridnour has always been an incredibly streaky player and he’ll continue to be whether Watson is starting or not. On the plus side for Ridnour though, Watson has been playing pretty bad lately, so it’s definitely worth holding onto Ridnour to see if he “earns” the starting job back.

    • Ford

      With the Bucks getting their player healthy again, is ruben patterson still worth having? my team’s had many injuries and i’ve picked up at least 2 players from the free agency that have boosted my team. if i shouldnt keep Patterson who should i take? im in a 12 category head to head league that is deep. here are some players im thinking of picking up.

      pietrus- wont look so great when j rich comes back. also stephen jackson sucks up his minutes.

      Frye

      gay

      i’ve always been skeptical with all those players, but i can never trust my opinion because i tend to play favorites

    • http://www.givemetherock.com Patrick

      With Bobby Simmons out for the year, Patterson will have value even when Redd comes back, especially in a deep league. His scoring will go down, but he’ll still get decent minutes every night.

      Plus, I’m not really excited about your other options, Pietrus’ value is pretty much gone now (after the trade) and will disappear entirely when Richardson comes back. And both Frye and Gay will likely drive you crazy with their inconsistency. They don’t produce regularly enough to be worth picking up over Patterson. You might want to look at Bostjan Nachbar, if he’s still available in your league.