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Day 6 of 170: Hayo Mayo!
November 02, 2009 by
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This Weeks Sign That The Fantasy Apocalypse Is Upon Us: The GMTR Player Rater is back for 2009, and in it’s Season Premier, guess who takes home the #1 spot? None other than Danilo Gallinari!
Line of the Night: OJ Mayo (1.24) can fill it up all right. He poured in 40 points...
Pacific Division Blogger Previews
November 01, 2009 by
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Golden State Warriors: Golden State of Mind
Los Angeles Clippers: Clips Nation
Los Angeles Lakers: Silver Screen & Roll | With Malice | NBAtipoff | Hoops Addict | Forum Blue & Gold
Phoenix Suns:&...
Day 5 of 170: Manu Ginobili is the Bat Man.
November 01, 2009 by
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Line of the Night: The Blazers could not pull out a win in Houston, but Brandon Roy (1.44) did everything within his power, scoring 42 points, with 5 threes, 6 boards and 4 assists. He was also a perfect 13-13 from the line. Now if the rest of his teammates could just give him a [...]
Day 4 of 170: The Celtics are Frighteningly Good
October 31, 2009 by
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Bill Simmons told me so…
Line of the Night: At halftime of the Bulls/Celtics game, if you had told me that Paul Pierce (0.91) was going to end up with the best fantasy line of last night, I would have slapped you across the face with a fish. But when the third quarter started...
Welcome to the Madhouse on Madison
October 30, 2009 by
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or: The Chicago Bulls: An Editorial
by Nels Wadycki
Thanks to the magic of Groupon, I was able to attend yesterday’s Home Opener for My Chicago Bulls for a very reasonable sum of money. And as such, I have some observations to share with you. Some of them will relate to fantasy...
Day 3 of 170: Tim Duncan is a Good Player… and a Good Man
October 30, 2009 by
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Line of the Night: Tim Duncan (1.24) did his best to single-handedly beat his opponent. He should ask LeBron how well that’s working out. Duncan had 28 points, 16 rebounds, 2 steals and 3 blocks in a loss to the Chicago Bulls. I was lucky enough to have tickets, but didn’...
Day 2 of 170: We Like Em Young
October 29, 2009 by
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Time to Break up the Cavs: Believe it or not, LeBron (-0.03) and his triple-double had a rather pedestrian game score as the awesomeness of his 23/11/12 line was offset by the fact that he shot 37% from the floor and 57% from the line in a loss to the Raptors. I think LeBron owners [...]
Day 1 of 170: My Whole Season is Ruined Already!
October 28, 2009 by
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And other Stunning Conclusions we can draw from the first day of the season.
Drop Delonte West and Blake Griffin immediately! They’re both huge injury risks and not worth waiting for!
LeBron James is the clear #1 pick! Anyone who took Chris Paul first has already lost!
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RotoCommunity Hoops Challenge: My First Experts League
October 28, 2009 by
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I was pretty proud to win the GMTR Readers League last season, especially since it coincided with my rookie signing with the best fantasy basketball site in the Universe, ever. – That would be Give Me The Rock – Just in case someone has a smart-ass comment to make. Joining...
The CBS 30-Man League
October 26, 2009 by
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And what it taught me about fantasy basketball.
The CBS 30-Man league is on. For those of you who are unaware of this league, CBS invites 14 fantasy basketball experts and me (aka, “The Word”) to complete against 15 CBS employees (aka, the “CBS”). The man who runs the league...
Day -1 of 170: So it begins… again…
October 26, 2009 by
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Here’s what you need to know: Even if you are in a league with weekly changes, you may still be able to change your lineup since the season doesn’t start until tomorrow. If that is the case, please look at:
a) Your opponent. If you are in a H2H league, determine if the other guy [...]
My Version of the 80/20 Rule
October 25, 2009 by
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Goes something like this: 80% of fantasy owners and people who buy the draft guide are great.
Unfortunately for the eighty-percenters, the other 20% is ruining everything for you. How so?
Well, first of all, the Bears are getting crushed right now, so watch out.
With regard to fantasy...
The GMTR Hot List: Top 10 Fantasy Centers
October 23, 2009 by
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Here is the fifth and final part of our week-long rundown of top 10 fantasy players at each position going into the year. I’d make it more than 10, but then I’d need a second set of hands to count with. Check out the Four Fingers Draft Guide if you’d like to see our entire [...]
Help a Brother Out
October 23, 2009 by
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At first I was hesitant to post this because I didn’t want a bunch of people emailing me asking me to post something for them. Then I realized this was the first time this has ever happened, so what they heck?
Some dude named Justin who’s been reading GMTR for a while...
Northwest Division Blogger Previews
October 23, 2009 by
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Denver Nuggets - Denver Stiffs | The Nugg Doctor
Minnesota Timberwolves – Canis Hoopus | Empty the Bench | TWolvesBlog
Oklahoma City Thunder – Blue Blitz | Daily Thunder
Portland Trail Blazers - Blazersedge | A Stern Warning |...
The GMTR Hot List: Top 10 Fantasy Power Forwards
October 22, 2009 by
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Here is part four of our week-long rundown of top 10 fantasy players at each position going into the year. Check out the Four Fingers Draft Guide if you really want to see the rest of the top 40 list.
Onto some of the league’s sexiest men… err… I mean best power forwards...
Crunch Time Links
October 22, 2009 by
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If you haven’t had your draft already, it’s probably going to be this weekend. If you haven’t already purchased your Fantasy Draft Guide, then you can try these free links to see if you can guess at the statistical projections they used to do their rankings:
Tom...
The GMTR Hot List: Top 10 Fantasy Small Forwards
October 21, 2009 by
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Here is part three of our week-long rundown of top 10 fantasy players at each position going into the year. Why 10? Because all the best lists have 10 things in them. Well, except for High Fidelity. But if you want to see the rest of our top 40, it’s available through the Four Fingers [...]
The GMTR Hot List: Top 10 Fantasy Shooting Guards
October 20, 2009 by
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Here is part two of our week-long rundown of top 10 fantasy players at each position going into the year. Why 10? Because you’ll need to buy the Four Fingers Draft Guide to see all 40. Anyway, here are the best of the best shooting guards.
1. Kobe Bryant
Is there a less enjoyable...
GMTR Mock Draft Analysis: Round Six
October 20, 2009 by
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“If you don’t know what you want,” the doorman said, “you end up with a lot you don’t.” ~Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club, Chapter 5
Round 6
Pick 6-1: Chris Andersen, F/C – This pick is way too early. Birdman’s game is too one dimensional...
The GMTR Hot List: Top 10 Fantasy Point Guards
October 19, 2009 by
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Beginning today is our week-long rundown of top 10 fantasy players at each position going into the year. Why 10? Because you’ll need to buy the Four Fingers Draft Guide to see all 40. Still, 10 for free ain’t bad, especially if you’re playing in a 4-team league. First up, point...
Central Division Blogger Previews
October 16, 2009 by
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Chicago Bulls
BlogABull.com | Give Me The Rock
Cleveland Cavaliers
Fear The Sword | WaitingForNextYear | Cavalier Attitude
Detroit Pistons
Motown String Music | Empty the Bench | Pistons Nation | Need4Sheed.com
Indiana Pacers
Indy Cornrows...
GMTR Mock Draft Analysis: Round Five
October 16, 2009 by
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Rounds five and six of most drafts are when “real reaching” begins to happen as more and more drafters pick up guys they want to speculate on. This is the zone wherein players values start to get a bit more debatable, and that’s actually part of what makes fantasy...
And The Winner Is…
October 16, 2009 by
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Anyone who didn’t buy the Four Fingers of Fantasy Basketball Draft Guide and wanted to get into one of the GMTR Readers Leagues!
Why?
Because there are 2 spots left in the second GMTR H2H Readers League and 6 spots left in the GMTR Keeper League!
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Picking Up the Pieces: Minnesota Timberwolves
October 13, 2009 by
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This is part four of the mini-series that’s focusing on teams that were hit hard by the “Four Horsemen” (Injury, Salary Cap, Rebuilding, Bad Contracts) over the off-season.
After an injury-riddled 2008-09 season in which the Wolves finished 24-58, the team decided it needed...
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