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Archive for March, 2011

Day 141 of 170: Where I Don’t Care What Happened, Because The Bulls Are In Second

Posted by Nels on March 16th, 2011 filed in Atlanta Hawks, Author: Nels, Fantasy Basketball

I probably shouldn’t rub it too hard in Patrick’s face, but since the Celtics have been to Finals 3 times in the past 3 years, he can’t be feeling too bad that my Bulls have overtaken the Green Goblins at the top of the Eastern Conference. We we we so excited! Sure, Derrick Rose (1.06) [...]

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Day 140 of 170: Where Marcus Thornton has a Game

Posted by Patrick on March 15th, 2011 filed in Author: Patrick

Line of the Night: Is there anyone who is loving being in Sacramento more right now than Marcus Thornton (2.83)? Thornton scored a career-high 42 points against the Warriors. He was 4-7 from three, 13-20 from the field, and also added 4 steals in the win. Thornton is now averaging 22 points a game since [...]

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GMTR Podcast #20: Fantasy Playoff Strategy

Posted by Patrick on March 14th, 2011 filed in Author: Erik, Author: Patrick, Podcast

Erik and Patrick celebrate the big 2-0 by both going on about 5 hours of sleep. The energy level may have been turned down to Boris Diaw-like levels, but the strategy talk is solid. We discuss the best ways to approach the playoffs in H2H leagues, NBA teams with good and bad schedules during the [...]

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Day 139 of 170: What Happens When the League’s Worst Offense Meets the League’s Best Defense?

Posted by Patrick on March 14th, 2011 filed in Author: Patrick, Milwaukee Bucks

Line of the Night: No, today’s title is not referring to Stephen Curry (2.45) and the Warriors, who ran over the Timberwolves by a score of 100-77. Curry led the way for Golden State with 24 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 threes and 2 steals. And although I doubt Curry deserves all the credit, [...]

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Day 138 of 170: Teagued Off

Posted by Patrick on March 13th, 2011 filed in Author: Patrick, Fantasy Basketball

Line of the Night: Dwyane Wade (3.04) was Miami’s catalyst for a huge 118-85 win over Memphis. Wade finished with 28 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists, 3 steals, and 5 blocks in the game. A quick look at Wade’s line this season show that despite averaging more minutes than last year, his stats have seen [...]

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Day 137 of 170: Jordan Farmar Gets Lucky

Posted by Nels on March 12th, 2011 filed in Author: Nels, Fantasy Basketball, Golden State Warriors

You’ll have to get to the Waiver Wire Line of the Night to see what the post title is referring to… but in the mean time… Line of the Night: Monta Ellis (3.49) scores his second LotN in 5 games (not bad when you consider LotN means he was the best fantasy player out of [...]

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