Taylor Smith’s Week 20 NBA Power Rankings: Mavericks on Top, Lakers Falling

Posted By Kevin Roberts On Wednesday, March 10th 2010. Under Basketball Tags: Atlanta Hawks, Boston Celtics, Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets, Detroit Pistons, Houston Rockets, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Memphis Grizzlies, Miami Heat, Milwaukee Bucks, NBA Power Rankings, New Jersey Nets, New Orleans Hornets, Oklahoma City Thunder, Orlando Magic, Philadelphia 76ers, Phoenix Suns, Portland Trail Blazers, Ron Artest, San Antonio Spurs, Toronto Raptors, Utah Jazz, Washington Wizards, Western Conference

Apparently, nobody really wants that eighth seed in the Western Conference. Every team currently ninth or lower in the West has dropped their most recent game, and no team has gone better than 5-5 in their last 10. The eighth place Blazers are just 6-4 in that stretch, but appear to have ... Continue Reading

2010 NBA Rookie Rankings (Week 18): Tyreke Evans Still Leading The Pack

Posted By Kevin Roberts On Thursday, February 25th 2010. Under Basketball Tags: Brandon Jennings, Chase Budinger, Chris Paul, Golden State Warriors, Jonny Flynn, Milwaukee Bucks, NBA, nba rookie rankings, New Orleans Hornets, Sacramento Kings, Stephen Curry, Tyreke Evans

We're into the final stretch of the 2009-10 NBA regular season, and with the All-Star break and NBA trade deadline things of the past, it's time to focus again on how our rookies are faring. After sticking in the top two for almost the entire season, Milwaukee's Brandon Jennings is slipping ... Continue Reading

Taylor Smiths’ Week 18 NBA Power Rankings

Posted By Kevin Roberts On Tuesday, February 23rd 2010. Under Basketball Tags: Buffalo Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets, Detroit Pistons, Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Memphis Grizzlies, Miami Heat, Milwaukee Bucks, NBA, NBA Power Rankings, New Jersey Nets, New Orleans Hornets, Oklahoma City Thunder, Phoenix Suns, San Antonio Spurs

With a flurry of deals having gone down prior to last week's trade deadline, the NBA landscape is different from how it was at this time last week. Contenders have added what they hope to be the final pieces to a championship run, while some other teams positioned themselves to be ... Continue Reading

Week 18 NBA Fantasy Start/Sit: Tracy McGrady Busts Out

Posted By Kevin Roberts On Monday, February 22nd 2010. Under Basketball Tags: Chris Paul, Milwaukee Bucks, New Orleans Hornets, New York Knicks, Richard Jefferson, Sacramento Kings, San Antonio Spurs, Steve Nash, Suns, Tracy McGrady, Washington Wizards

We already covered all the trades and hit you up with all the fantasy analysis on all the players involved. Now it's time to get back into the mix of things in the fantasy realm, and that starts with setting a strong fantasy lineup for the week. Read on for the ... Continue Reading

Taylor Smith’s Week 16 NBA Rookie Rankings: Tyreke Evans Still the Man

Posted By Kevin Roberts On Friday, February 12th 2010. Under Basketball Tags: Brandon Jennings, Chase Budinger, Chicago Bulls, Denver Nuggets, Detroit Pistons, Jonny Flynn, Milwaukee Bucks, New Orleans Hornets, Sacramento Kings, Stephen Curry, Ty Lawson, Tyreke Evans

Lately, rookies all over the league have already been thrust into major roles for their teams, and several of them are responding in huge ways. While the top spot remains unchanged, there's been some commotion from numbers two through ten. 1. Tyreke Evans, PG, Sacramento Kings Evans' season just keeps getting better and ... Continue Reading

NBA Fantasy Star Search (Feb. 11th): Stephen Curry Makes History

Posted By Kevin Roberts On Thursday, February 11th 2010. Under Basketball Tags: Andrew Bogut, Atlanta Hawks, Boston Celtics, Charlotte Bobcats, Chicago Bulls, Detroit Pistons, Dwight Howard, Dwyane Wade, Golden State Warriors, Jason Williams, Jermaine O'Neal, Kevin Martin, Kobe Bryant, Lamar Odom, Miami Heat, Milwauke Bucks, Minnesota Timberwolves, NBA, New Jersey Nets, New Orleans Hornets, Orlando Magic, Philadelphia 76ers, Sacramento Kings, Stephen Curry, Toronto Raptors

We're back to checking out the league's primo content deliverers, the guys who can dish out dimes like no other, swish three's like they're getting paid for it (even though they actually are), and block shots like they're diseases. But really, this column is all about giving props to the stars, ... Continue Reading

Taylor Smith’s Week 16 NBA Power Rankings: All-Star Break Edition

Posted By Kevin Roberts On Wednesday, February 10th 2010. Under Basketball Tags: Atlanta Hawks, Boston Celtics, Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Denver Nuggets, LeBron James, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, New Jersey Nets, New Orleans Hornets, New York Knicks, Orlando Magic, Utah Jazz

With the trade deadline looming about a week-and-a-half away, fringe teams are trying to decide between being buyers or sellers, while contenders are contemplating standing pat as opposed to making a move to beef up the roster for the playoff stretch. While the Cavaliers continue to roll at the top, each ... Continue Reading

NBA Fantasy Waiver Wire (Feb. 8th): All-Star Edition

Posted By Kevin Roberts On Monday, February 8th 2010. Under Basketball Tags: Andrew Bynum, Brandon Roy, Chris Paul, Detroit Pistons, Indiana Pacers, Joakim Noah, Minnesota Timberwolves, New Jersey Nets, New Orleans Hornets

We're in the final week before the NBA All-Star break, which means you could use a few options to lean on as certain guys sit out the week with injuries. On top of that, it may be time to re-visit what certain injuries mean to the players you pick-up, or the ... Continue Reading

New Orleans’ Hornets nest: The firing of Byron Scott

Posted By Chris Humpherys On Monday, November 16th 2009. Under Basketball Tags: Chris Paul, NBA, New Orleans Hornets

What makes a successful head coach? Or perhaps a better question is… what makes a once successful head coach suddenly forget how to coach? Last week, the New Orleans Hornets announced that the services of their head coach and former NBA coach of the year, Byron Scott, would no longer ... Continue Reading

Did the Hornets move too soon in firing Byron Scott?

Posted By Kevin Roberts On Thursday, November 12th 2009. Under Basketball Tags: Byron Scott, NBA, New Orleans Hornets, Western Conference

In a shocking NBA move, the New Orleans Hornets have fired head coach Byron Scott, according to league sources. The team is expected to make a formal announcement sometime on Thursday. Scott is being let go following a slow start for the Hornets, as they've gone just 3-6 through their first ... Continue Reading

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