Archive for the 'Atlanta Hawks' Category

Day 22 of 170: Betting on Black and Red

Line of the Night: Josh Smith (2.11 on the player rater) threw a little block party in Indiana last night. Not only did he block 7 shots, but he shot 56% from the field, grabbed 8 rebounds, got 1 steal, and shot a very un-Smitty-like 6-7 from the line. While 7 blocks isn’t going to [...]

Fantasy Basketball Preview: Atlanta Hawks

It’s always a good idea to let Kobe rub some of his magic on you before starting contract negotiations A few sportswriters have written about the disease of more. It’s the concept that team success breeds individual greed. Players simply want what they perceive to be their fair share, whether that is more money, playing [...]

Free Agency: Let the fireworks begin!

While not all of the Los Angeles Lakers’ championship confetti hasn’t had a chance to tumble down to earth yet, it seems the free agency frenzy has gotten my fantasy basketball juices percolating up a bit once again. Big Names So far none of the “big names” have committed to anything (anywhere) concrete yet. While [...]

The Jeff Teague Takover

or: The Assassination of Mike Bibby’s Career by the Rookie Jeff Teague If you’ve got Mike Bibby on any of your teams, you’ve probably noticed the same thing I have: His numbers are falling. Not like a bowling ball into a bathtub of pudding… more like Dollhouse’s Nielsen ratings… 36 minutes on November 13th has [...]

Day 34 of 170: Does Brooklyn Even Want The Nets?

“The beauty of the world, which is so soon to perish, has two edges, one of laughter, one of anguish, cutting the heart asunder.” – Virginia Woolf I am completely stunned. I mean, there was no way the Nets would be as good as last year, but at no time did I ever think they [...]