Archive for the 'Author: Nels' Category

Day 110 of 124: You’ve Got To Be (Jason) Kidding!

or: The Bizzaro NBA Line of the Night: Jason Kidd (2.75) took advantage of Charles Jenkins to the tune of 9 points (3 threes), 10 rebounds, 12 assists, 3 steals, and 2 blocks. It was Kidd’s first Line of the Night, and really, I wasn’t sure that he was going to play again after his [...]

Day 108 of 124: DeMarcus Cousins Leads The Losers

Last night’s game provided a very nice example of the difference between fantasy basketball and real NBA basketball. Not because someone with 8 blocks ran away with the Line of the Night, but because the 5 of the top 7 Honorable Mentions came from guys on the losing end of their games. Yet if you [...]

Day 104 of 124: Night of the Living Point Guard

Just when you thought it was safe… Five of the top 10 Lines from last night come from Point Guards, several of whom fantasy owners wish they could have written weeks ago… I’m not going to say it’s some sort of Zombie Point Guard Apocalypse… but if there was such a thing, this would be [...]

Day 103 of 124: A Luol (Deng) In The Battle

Line of the Night: After the Beast Mode game between Miami and OKC on Wednesday, not to mention the 11 other games played that night, last night seemed like a bit of let down… allowing Luol Deng (2.04) to take the Line of the Night with a mere 26 points (8-8 from the line), 6 [...]

Day 101 of 124: Fantasy Basketball 101

Line of the Night/Waiver Wire Line of the Night: It’s a fairly simple equation: Orlando Magic – Dwight Howard – Ryan Anderson – Jameer Nelson = Loss to Detroit + Glen Davis (2.09) with 31 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals. Davis took 22 of the Magic’s 72 shots. Here’s a corollary (a proposition inferred [...]