Nuggets of Value

For those of you who were not sufficiently stunned by Tracy McGrady’s season-ending injuries, the current health woes of Nene and Kenyon Martin should put you over the edge.
More than halfway through the best season of his career, Nene is out with a knee injury that will force him to miss at least two weeks. [...]

Remember That Tyson Chandler Post from Tuesday?

Yea, well, forget that.

Who had 2/17 In the “McGrady’s Done for the Year” Pool?

After hearing numerous conflicting reports over the past few weeks, it was confirmed on Tuesday that Tracy McGrady needs season-ending microfracture surgery on his left knee.
No one act shocked. You all knew the possibilities when you drafted him and saw the writing on the wall when this happened. Not going to spend any time pontificating on McGrady’s [...]

Frustrating Big Men Swapped

As the trading deadline approaches, we got the a little movement on Tuesday as Tyson Chandler was traded to the OKC Thunder in exchange for Chris Wilcox, Joe Smith and some other meaningless crap (by fantasy standards).
This is a minor trade as far as fantasy repercussions, but here’s a quick breakdown:
Chandler has been ineffective and plagued by injury [...]

The MVPs of Increasing Value

Lots of owners are currently reeling from some devastating injuries that have rocked fantasy leagues. In most leagues, the top of the free agent pool would be a pretty good team in itself: Elton Brand, Al Jefferson, Andrew Bogut, Michael Redd, Jameer Nelson, etc.
But all these absences create a vacuum that allows other unheralded or [...]

Lessons (Continually) Learned

No matter how long you play fantasy sports and subsequently get kicked in the balls by fate, there are always instances where you are willing to go against things you have previously “learned”. Sometimes it’s because you have an unnecessary attachment to certain players, other times it’s because all you can see is the payoff [...]

Valley Forge

“These are the times that try men’s souls.” — Thomas Paine
I relate to that quote quite a bit right now, because in one of my eight-category money leagues, I just lost Elton Brand and Andrew Bogut for the season within a couple days of each other. As a result, it’s starting to look like a [...]

Super (Erratic) Mario

I’m not sure if everyone is experiencing it this season, but every time I go through the free agent lists for my 12-team leagues, it always seems that Mario Chalmers is near the top of the list. Whether it is Basketball Monster or the Yahoo! rankings, the kid’s name seems to loom there and yet [...]

Jameer Nelson Can’t Carry Your Fantasy Squad With One Good Arm

Just days after the resurgence of Andrew Bynum ends in a crumpling heap on the floor, Jameer Nelson suffered a disclocated right shoulder in a loss to Dallas on Monday. He’ll have an MRI on Tuesday but it’s fair to assume he will be sidelined for about a month.
If Nelson needs surgery, his season is over.
This [...]

The New Lakers Will Be A Lot Like the Old Lakers

I wasn’t going to write a post on the injury to Andrew Bynum since it happened four days ago and numerous blogs have already covered it. But the news that Bynum will miss 12 weeks (lets face it, he’s gone for the rest of the season, the Lakers have even conceded it) along with Basketbawl blaming [...]