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Archive for April, 2011

Day 161 of 170: One for the Record Books

Posted by Patrick on April 5th, 2011 filed in Author: Patrick

The NBA was off last night, so… Line of the Night: With UConn star Kemba Walker shooting just 5-19 from the floor in Connecticut’s ugly 51-43 win over Butler last night, it was big man Alex Oriakhi (0.67) who helped power the Huskies a championship. Oriakhi finished with 11 points, 11 rebounds and 4 blocked [...]

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Day 160 of 170: Written in the Stars

Posted by Erik on April 4th, 2011 filed in Author: Erik, Fantasy Basketball, GMTR Leagues

With 3 critical Championship match-ups on the line last night, I did what any hardcore fantasy hoops aficionado would do… I watched Wrestlemania 27!  Didn’t everyone? We are Give Me THE ROCK, after all, right? Yeah, corny, I know. What are you gonna do about it, choke slam me? Alas, it wasn’t written in the [...]

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Day 159 of 170: The Bayless Effect

Posted by Patrick on April 3rd, 2011 filed in Author: Patrick, Ballin Outta Control, Injuries

Line of the Night: Derrick Rose (2.21) certainly has a leg up on the competition on my imaginary MVP ballot, with the Bulls currently in first in the Eastern Conference and three games up on the second-place Miami Heat. He’s also making a strong case for the imaginary fantasy MVP award. Rose is currently 6th [...]

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Day 158 of 170: Seven Spots Remaining

Posted by Nels on April 2nd, 2011 filed in Author: Nels, Fantasy Basketball, Orlando Magic

I was tempted to go with “Dwight Howard Will Lead Them” but I think that’s getting a little played out. Instead I’ll go with this quote down here: So, I’ll keep, keep at it/till I’m Dwight Howard status/just the center of this magic” – Hoodie Allen, Look At What We Started Line of the Night: [...]

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Day 157 of 170: Two Little or Too Much?

Posted by Nels on April 1st, 2011 filed in Author: Nels, Boston Celtics, Fantasy Basketball

I usually dread writing the Friday post when there’s only games the night before, and last night was no different in terms of fantasy performances. Usually it seems like we end up with a bunch of honorable mentions who wouldn’t get mentioned if there were a few more games being played, but with an unexpected [...]

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