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Archive for May, 2009

Want to Win a Trip to the 2010 NBA All-Star Game?

Posted by Patrick on May 20th, 2009 filed in Author: Patrick, NBA All-Star Weekend

Here is something you guys might be interested in. Our friends over at Gear Live (home to Dropping Dimes) are currently running a contest with HP with the grand prize being a VIP trip to see the 2010 All-Star game in Dallas. According to Gear Live: Now, the details on our contest. First, the prizes [...]

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The Age Old Question: Do Transactions Actually Improve a Fantasy Team?

Posted by Patrick on May 17th, 2009 filed in Author: Patrick, Fantasy Basketball, Fantasy Basketball Strategy

An email discussion between Nels, Erik, and I led to an interesting question: Do the number of transactions a team makes in a fantasy league have an effect them making the playoffs? Or having a better record? Do better teams in a league make more transactions? With a little help, I pulled the results from [...]

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Big Baby Strokes a Sweet Jumper

Posted by Patrick on May 11th, 2009 filed in Author: Patrick, NBA Playoffs

Since Nels has clearly gone into hiding while masterminding a plan to kidnap and torture the refs from the Celtics/Bulls game 7, let me take it upon myself to give you the quick rundown of round 2 of the NBA playoffs: BIG BABY! There, it had to be said. The Celtics have a grand total [...]

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GMTR Readers League Playoff Review

Posted by Erik on May 5th, 2009 filed in Author: Erik, Fantasy Basketball, Fantasy Basketball Strategy, GMTR Leagues

This was my first year to participate in a GMTR league. Admittedly, a little bit of luck (arguably a lot) played a role in getting me to the top podium spot. I snuck into the playoffs as the last seed. I also had to duke it out with some tough teams on my way to [...]

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