Give Me The Rock
this is fantasy basketball
While waiting for more costumed creatures to appear I’m watching 3 games simultaneously. Since I don’t usually have this kind of built-in free time – let alone the means – to watch basketball like this, I’m taking full advantage. Here are something that bubbled to the top of my mind while watching the early games (we’re almost out of candy, so I probably won’t be here much longer).
The main screen starts with Knicks and Philadephia, and immediately I wish I had Elton Brand on one of my teams (besides the mock draft team). He is so graceful and yet powerful at the same time. It almost might be worth buying the FreeDarko book to see what they came up with to represent Brand. Looking at Brand from the Knicks perspective, I don’t care if David Lee can’t guard him. No one can guard him. David Lee should never leave the floor, because Zach Randolph can’t guard Brand any better than Lee.
I am not sure the Knicks are quite grokking (which passes the Firefox spell check, by the way) the concept of Mike D’Antoni’s offense. It’s not just “run down the court and if you don’t have an easy layup then shoot a three”, guys.
PS: Zach Randolph, you don’t get fouled every time you shoot the ball. Stop saying “And One.”
PPS: You have to make the shot for it to be “And One.”
Glad to see that Reggie Evans is still durrty.
I am pleased to see that the Where Amazing Happens campaign is still going. I think it might be played out after this season, but it was definitely good for a second go-round. Especially since they figured out how to turn it into a clothing advertising opportunity. (Only that last sentence was sarcastic)
Okay, moving to Sacto v. Miami. I want to see me some D-Wade and Shawn Marion. And Beasley, I suppose too.
Just in time for Wade’s first block of the season.
Haslem and Beasley are going to be a pretty deadly combo since they can both hit jumpers out to about 17 feet. I didn’t realize that Beasley took 5 threes in his first game. Hopefully he has been told that his range does not extend to the three-point line in the NBA as it may have in college.
PS for this game: Good thing this isn’t technically a live blog because my tubes are exceedingly clogged right now. NY/PHI and GSW/TOR are both frozen. Luckily the Big Screen game is still going. Saving this post takes about 48 seconds.
PPS: Geek Nels notes: Just had a kid dressed as Master Chief. Thought that was worth noting because it wasn’t a Fett or Stormtrooper.
Glad to see that Mark Blount still has hands of stone.
There was a time when I wished that the Bulls could have drafted Shaun Livingston instead of Luol Deng. That was a very short era of my life. Probably close to the number of minutes that Shaun has played in the NBA.
Is it really possible to fall for a 3-point pump fake from Spencer Hawes? The answer, evidently, is yes. Fantasy basketball-wise, it’s time to look at picking up Hawes. I realize Brad Miller is out, but really, can you argue with the numbers he’s putting up thus far? Truth in Lending Disclosure: I have now swapped out Joakim Noah for Spencer Hawes on my Big Ball team.
Okay, Dwyane was pushed Miami to an 18 point advantage, so I’m switching to ORL/MEM so I can see Brendan‘s man crush Rudy Gay and Patricks’ “I guess so” pick, Rashard Lewis.
And we’re out of candy. Time for dinner.
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