Yardbarker: Rafer Alston

Fantasy Basketball Box Score Breakouts – 11/7/09

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:00:41 -0500

Here’s a look at some fantasy basketball players that blew up the box score last night. Rafer Alston, New Jersey Nets 44 minutes, 20 points, 7-16 FG, 3-4 FT, 3 three-pointers, 1 rebound, 7 assists, 1 steal, 1 block, 6 turnovers With the Nets dealing with serious injuries, including starting PG Devin Harris for a couple of weeks, [...]

Comments from the Other Side - Nets 11/7

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:15:00 -0500

You have to feel for Nets fans. With the team dressing just 8 players, their team played with heart and never gave up, but at the end of the game, they were still 0-7. We might go 0-82. Yeah, we might. One night we score 68 pts, the next night we give up 124 pts... We're just godawful. #1 pick here we come!! I say 10-72. But LeBron will come right? Nets suck...just sayin. This is going to be a ugly game. I hope the Nets could prove me wrong. Can all the player...

Celtics Look to Keep Winless Nets Winless

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:36:00 -0500

Boston Celtics (6-1) at New Jersey Nets (0-6) Saturday, November 7 7:30 PM ET Game #8 Away Game #4 TV: CSN HD, YES HD, LP 751, 752 Izod Center Referees: Mark Wunderlich, Joe Forte, Eli Roe The Nets are traditional rivals of the Celtics as we think back to the 2002 Eastern Conference Finals where the Nets defeated the Celtics in a hotly contested 6 game series. The Nets have fallen on hard times and this season are just marking time until th...

White Chocolate Is Back, Crosses Over Skip

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:00:08 -0500

Over the weekend, Jason Williams aka White Chocolate brought it back to 1999 with some of his vintage And 1 Mixtape worthy dribble moves. The ironic part about it, is that he shook Mr. Playground himself Rafer Alston.

Week 2 Pickups

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:53:38 -0500

Teams playing four games: Atlanta, Boston, Denver, Detroit, L.A. Lakers, Memphis, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Orleans, New York, Orlando, Phoenix, Sacramento, Utah, Washington Teams playing three games: Charlotte, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Golden State, Houston, Indiana, L.A. Clippers, Miami, Milwaukee, Oklahoma City, Philadelphia, Portland, Toronto Teams playing two games: San Antonio Guards Rafer Alston (Nets)-: Harris is expected to miss [...]

And Tonight, in the Role of Rafer Alston… We Have Rajon Rondo

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:34:01 -0500

I’m sure some of you remember the infamous Rafer Alston/David West/Chris Paul incident from 2007-08 (Rafer went on national TV the day before the Rockets arrived in New Orleans to play the Hornets and said David West wasn’t a star, the Hornets kicked their butts into next week, and Chris Paul was very, very sarcastic [...]

Potential Second Round Picks

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:14:44 -0500

There has been a lot of discussion that the Magic want to trade into the first round of Thursday’s night draft, but a trade into the second round would be much more likely. PG and PF seem to be the biggest needs come draft. With Anthony Johnson and Rafer Alston being very upset during the [...]

Don’t get too attached

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:03:39 -0500

The most animated player on the hard court for the Orlando Magic may not return next year. Rafter Alston, acquired after Jameer Nelson’s injury, still has another season on his contract. A Rafer Alston trade could be needed for team unity. With the amount of talent the Magic have at the point guard position its [...]

Rafer Alston on Crunch Time Benching

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 08:00:15 -0500

Skip, like many Magic fans, couldn’t believe he was glued to the bench in the fourth quarter and overtime of Game 4: “Benched for the fourth quarter and overtime, Magic starting point guard Rafer Alston was upset with Stan Van Gundy’s decision to leave him out in the crucial minutes of Orlando’s 99-91 Game 4 loss to the Lakers on Thursday night. Alston was replaced by All-Star Jameer Nelson, who is still rusty and recovering from shoulder surgery. The decision didn’t go over well ...

An Open Apology To Rafer Alston

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:00:45 -0500

Rafer “Skip to my Lue” Alston you proved me wrong! I have to give you the nod of approval in Blogsville. I shouted from the roof tops that Nelson should be playing your minutes. I have to acknowledge the egg on my face! Alston did what I thought Nelson would do (at least in game [...]

Rafer Alston Skips Back Into Favor

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:50:00 -0500

Rafer Alston stopped looking over his shoulder and wondering when he would get pulled from the game. Instead he just played his game Tuesday night. Alston had become the fall guy for the struggles of the Orlando Magic in the first two games of the NBA Finals -- and rightly so -- so it was only fitting that much of the credit for the turnaround in Game 3 was directed at him, too. No one improved more in the Magic's 108-104 victory.

Video: Kendrick Perkins Elbows Mickael Pietrus, Another Suspension Coming

Fri, 08 May 2009 23:07:17 -0500

Funny how we mentioned Stan Van Gundy going off on the league prior to Game 3 of the Magic/Celtics series for favoritism regarding suspensions. While the Magic played and won without point guard Rafer Alston Friday night, it looks like Boston will be without center Kendrick Perkins for Game 4 on Sunday. Check [...]

CFL BOSS ROUGHRIDES 16-YEAR-OLD?

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 22:12:13 -0500

This is not Elton John circa 1988. Actually, this guy is Eric Tillman; he’s the general manager of the Saskatchewan Roughriders, and he’s being charged with the sexual assault of a 16-year-old. The encounter allegedly occurred in Regina, which the way they pronounce it, rhymes with ...

Rafer Alston is a Psycho

Tue, 28 Aug 2007 20:01:55 -0500

Rafer "Skip to My Lou" Alston has not exactly had the easiest of summers. Three weeks ago he got into a fight with a parking lot attendant. Ok, that's not too bad. But this is. Alston was arrested early Monday morning in New York City on charges he slashed a man's throat inside a nightclub. Yeah, that's definitely a bit worse.