Archive for August, 2008

Looking Back: Fearless Predictions from the Summer of 07

With Labor Day quickly approaching, fantasy pundits are preparing their rankings, sleepers, busts, and naughty and nice lists like Santa on Christmas Eve. Yet as we all prepare to look ahead, sometimes we can learn more by looking back. A great man once said: those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it. I think [...]

Grizzlies sign Iranian Center Hamed Haddadi

(AP Photo/Dusan Vranic, Pool) I’ve been meaning to link to this for a while… The Grizzles have signed Iranian Center Hamed Haddadi. [via Upside and Motor] As you have probably read somewhere else (I know I’ve seen it a few dozen times), Haddadi was the only player to average a double-double (16.6 points, 11.2 rebounds, [...]

Manu Ginobli needs to have surgery

Okay, I guess he kind of has to after basically being injured and proceeding to play in the Olympics. According to the AP via Yahoo, it sounds like he’ll need the same kind of surgery that Monta Ellis already had. I guess we’ll have to wait for an official prognosis before we adjust the Big [...]

Better Living Through Science: A Fantasy Hoops Guide to Help You Dominate Leagues

If you’re a big fan of the GMTR player rater or of ranking players in general, listen up. I love our player rater, but I’d be the first to admit that my technical skills are not quite up to the level of my bow hunting skills. So, while the math I used to generate the [...]

Monta Ellis out for at least 3 months

Well, there goes that highly ranked Point Guard: The Warriors announced Wednesday that Ellis will miss at least three months after undergoing surgery on his left ankle. Scott Sargent at DroppingDimes gets the square for sending me an email about the injury. Here’s what I say… if Monta is out for 3 months (starting today) [...]