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LeBron and Bosh go Running with the Bulls?

Josh Culp — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 02:54:30 +0000

Anyone who has watched ESPN for more than 30 minutes over the past 3 years is probably pumped for LeBron James to make his Free Agency decision. Some may genuinely care where he ends up, others will just be happy to stop hearing about it. Kind of like whether Brett Favre is retiring or not, do we really need an update every other day during the off-season? LeBron is not expected to keep the fans waiting long after Free Agency begins on July 1st, but he is also going to “listen” to all offers, so it may take him a week at most to officially announce what jersey he will be wearing next.

Instead of throwing out crazy rumors, which end up changing every day, I will just give you my dream scenario as a Bulls fan.

In case the above image is blocked by a work filter or something crazy, I will spell it out for you. LeBron James and Chris Bosh to the Bulls. This is actually one of the most likely scenarios right now. However, I am getting a little greedy and also grabbing Rudy Fernandez. Why? For one, he is being under-utilized in Portland, and has a lot of competition for playing time. Secondly, I’ve been in love with Rudy since he graced the NBA with his presence, and he would be a great addition that could help stretch the court for DR1, LJ6 and CB4 to work. Lastly, being from Spain, I think Rudy is no stranger to running with Bulls.

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Highest Paid NBA Players by School

Josh Culp — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:56:57 +0000

Bing’s new Visual Search feature is way too good. The proof is in the photos.

It is still in Beta Mode, and their database of photo collections is pretty slim to what I’m sure it will become. However, they do have photo collections of NBA, MLB, NHL and NFL Players. Using the list of NBA Players, I decided to take a look at the highest paid players in the NBA. I categorized them based on what College they attended. Instead of listing every single College, here are the College’s, in no particular order, that have at least ten current NBA players:

Duke – 14 Players
Median Salary: $4.5 Million

UCLA – 14 Players
Median Salary: $2.8 Million

Connecticut – 13 Players
Median Salary: $4.5 Million

North Carolina – 13 Players
Median Salary: $2.7 Million

Arizona – 10 Players
Median Salary: $5.5 Million

Note: There may be some slight error’s in the salaries that Bing has on file. For example, they initially had Mike Bibby earning $1.3 Million, while HoopsHype reports that he will be making $6.2 Million this season.

Conclusion: Arizona Wildcat alumni are making bank in the NBA, with the highest median and mean salary of all five schools observed.

If you were Rudy Gay, how would you feel knowing your Rookie teammate Hasheem Thabeet is making more money than you?

Dan Gadzuric at $6.7 Million? Somebody really screwed up there.

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Fantasy NBA: Week 10 Preview

Josh Culp — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 06:22:48 +0000

The Week Nine Fantasy Hoops preview got put on the back burner thanks to the holiday season, but it’s back for Week Ten.

The Pacers, Spurs, Lakers and Thunder all have four games, and are rather easy games. So, if possible, pluck some players from those squads for the upcoming week. Earl Watson, DeJuan Blair, and Thabo Sefolosha are all possible pick-up candidates for Week Ten. Also be on the lookout for a next layout from Future of Fantasy in the upcoming weeks.

Week Ten Schedules
Four GamesCHA, CLE, IND, LAL, MIN, NYK, OKC, PHI, SAC, SAN
Three GamesATL, BOS, CHI, DAL, DEN, GSW, HOU, MEM, MIA, MIL, NJN, ORL, PHO, POR, TOR, UTA, WAS
Two GamesDET, LAC,

Projected Top 25 Players for Week 10

LeBron James (4)
Kobe Bryant (4)
Pau Gasol (4)
Chris Paul (3)
Kevin Durant (4)
Tim Duncan (4)
Mo Williams (4)
Troy Murphy (4)
David Lee (4)
Dirk Nowitzki (3)
Kevin Love (4)
Steve Nash (3)
Andre Iguodala (4)
Gerald Wallace (4)
Danilo Gallinari (4)
Lou Williams (4)
Jason Kidd (3)
Carmelo Anthony (3)
Deron Williams (4)
Carlos Boozer (4)
Andrew Bynum (4)
Raymond Felton (4)
Brook Lopez (4)
Manu Ginobili (4)
Josh Smith (4)

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Fantasy NBA: Week 8 Preview

Josh Culp — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 07:30:00 +0000

Week Seven of the Fantasy NBA season was rather boring. It wasn’t a good week for Danny Granger owners. They found out they will be without Granger for the next four to six weeks.

22 of the 30 NBA teams play four games in Week Eight, and the other eight teams at least play three games. That means that we should be seeing the team stat sheets filled up even more than usual. Looking for a pickup solely for Week Eight? The first teams you should take a look at are the Clippers, Bobcats, Wizards, Jazz, or Nuggets. They all have four games this week, and are against easy opponents.

Week Eight Schedules
Four GamesCHA, CLE, DAL, DEN, DET, HOU, IND, LAC, LAL, MEM, MIN, NJN, NOR, NYK, OKC, ORL, PHI, POR, SAC, TOR, UTA, WAS
Three GamesATL, BOS, CHI, GSW, MIA, MIL, PHO, SAN

Projected Top 25 Players for Week 8

Chris Paul (4)
LeBron James (4)
Dirk Nowitzki (4)
Pau Gasol (4)
Kevin Durant (4)
Carlos Boozer (4)
Carmelo Anthony (4)
Kobe Bryant (4)
Deron Williams (4)
Jason Kidd (4)
Brook Lopez (4)
Marcus Camby (4)
Mo Williams (4)
Baron Davis (4)
Andre Iguodala (4)
Rashard Lewis (4)
David Lee (4)
Marc Gasol (4)
Chauncey Billups (4)
Andrew Bynum (4)
Chris Bosh (4)
Danilo Gallinari (4)
NeNe Hilario (4)
Steve Nash (3)
Kevin Love (4)

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Fantasy NBA: Week 7 Preview

Josh Culp — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:49:41 +0000

Week Six on Fantasy NBA was filled with Maverick domination, as Jason Kidd and Dirk Nowitzki led all fantasy players, on a cumulative basis. J-Kidd is playing so youthful and showing no signs of age, just how much longer can that last? The biggest news of Week Six was Greg Oden having season-ending surgery on his knee. This isn’t too shocking if you’ve followed the big fella’ throughout his young career, but it’s still nothing you want to hear as an owner. Meanwhile, AI will make his 76ers re-debut this week. There is still no timetable on T-Mac, but you get the feeling that it has to be coming soon.

Looking for a pickup solely for Week Seven? The first teams you should take a look at are Toronto, New Jersey, Minnesota, and Chicago. They all have four games this week, and are against easy opponents.

Week Seven Schedules
Four GamesCHI, CLE, DEN, GSW, MIN, NJN, POR, SAN, TOR, UTA,
Three GamesATL, BOS, CHA, DAL, DET, HOU, IND, LAL, MEM, MIL, NOR, OKC, ORL, PHI, PHO, SAC
Two GamesLAC, MIA, NYK, WAS

Projected Top 25 Players for Week 7

LeBron James (4)
Chris Paul (3)
Carlos Boozer (4)
Carmelo Anthony (4)
Tim Duncan (4)
Deron Williams (4)
Monta Ellis (4)
Mo Williams (4)
Brook Lopez (4)
Dirk Nowitzki (3)
NeNe Hilario (4)
Kobe Bryant (3)
Anthony Morrow (4)
Chauncey Billups (4)
Andrea Bargnani (4)
Chris Bosh (4)
Kevin Durant (3)
Steve Nash (3)
Pau Gasol (3)
Luol Deng (4)
Jason Kidd (3)
Andrei Kirilenko (4)
Danny Granger (3)
Hedo Turkoglu (4)
Brandon Roy (4)

Players that are Worth a Look

Joel Przybilla (34% Owned) – Greg Oden out for the season (surprise, surprise) = more minutes for Joel Prz… The Blazer may choose to make a couple moves, but until then Przybilla is definitely worth an add in most leagues.

Chris Andersen (57% Owned) – Birdman started the season slowly, but has put together a nice string of games as of late. Over the Nuggets last 10 games, Andersen is averaging 6 rebounds, with 2.4 blocks, while shooting 77% from the field. Take NeNe’s health history in consideration, and you’ll find that Birdman is available in way too many leagues.

C.J. Watson (10% Owned) – When considering Golden State players, nothing is set in stone. However, C.J. has played 30+ minutes each of the past four games, not coincidentally, he has also scored double digits in the last four games. Pick’ em up, and ride him while he’s hot.

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Fantasy NBA: Week 6 Preview

Josh Culp — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 05:57:11 +0000

It came as no surprise that NeNe and Carmelo Anthony had monster weeks last week for fantasy teams across the nation. If you read last week’s preview, you would have took note that the Nuggets had a very easy schedule, and they capitalized on it. On a per-game basis, the Magic and Jazz players should be fantasy gold this week, as they have cupcake schedules. However, the Orlando Magic only play two games, and the Jazz play three. If you’re looking for the best overall fantasy players for Week 6, then take a look at the Wizards, Mavericks, Pacers and Raptors. All four of those teams play four games, and those four games are against rather easy opponents to earn fantasy points against.

Week Six Schedules
Four GamesCHI, DAL, GSW, IND, MIA, MIL, NYK, PHO, TOR, WAS
Three GamesATL, BOS, CHA, CLE, DEN, DET, HOU, LAL, MEM, MIN, NJN, PHI, SAC, UTA
Two GamesLAC, NOR, OKL, ORL, POR, SAN

Projected Top 25 Players for Week 6

Dirk Nowitzki (4)
Danny Granger (4)
Steve Nash (4)
Dwayne Wade(4)
LeBron James (3)
Monta Ellis (4)
Jason Kidd (4)
Carmelo Anthony (3)
Kobe Bryant (3)
Andrea Bargnani (4)
Pau Gasol (3)
Chris Bosh (4)
Brandon Jennings (4)
Channing Frye (4)
Jason Terry (4)
Marc Gasol (3)
David Lee (4)
Carlos Boozer (3)
Jason Richardson (4)
Anthony Morrow (4)
Deron Williams (3)
Al Harrington (4)
Joakim Noah (4)
Hedo Turkoglu (4)
Josh Smith (3)

Players that are Worth a Look in Week Six

Mike Dunleavy (51% Owned) – Mike Dunleavy finally returned to action last week. In his first game back he scored 13 points in 15 minutes. He is expected to see limited action initially, but is definitely worth a flyer, especially considering Granger has been playing through a lot of nagging injuries. Dunleavy can provide a much needed sidekick to Granger, to alleviate some of the pressure.

Robin Lopez (8% Owned) – Before his preseason injury, Robin Lopez had “Breakout Season” written all over his forehead. Now, it’s going to be tough to find minutes with Channing Frye lighting it up from downtown. However, when things start going sour in Phoenix, which they will, Robin Lopez may be the beneficiary of a lineup shakeup. For the time being, you’ll have to settle with the sporatic block parties that are sure to be thrown by Mr. Lopez.

Tyrus Thomas (40% Owned) – The word on Tyrus is that he is still set to return in early December. It may not be this week that he returns, but a weeks wait is definitely worth it to acquire a Top 70 player. Next week may be too late.

Trade ‘Em While You Can

Ersan Ilyasova – Ilyasova’s owned percentage raised from 17% to 45% in one week. If you read this column last week, then you should be one of the lucky 45%. Ilyasova was, and has been a monster for a couple weeks now. However, it is important to note that Mbah a Moute is set to return this week, surely cutting into some of Ilyasova’s minutes. Now is the time to accept any reasonable offers for the suddenly popular Buck.

NeNe Hilario – NeNe finally stayed healthy last year, and enjoyed a breakout season because of it. Take a look at the # of games played for NeNe in the previous four seasons (16, 64, 1, 55). If you are a NeNe owner, you’re like an overweight man walking on thin ice right now. I’m not sayin’, I’m just sayin’.

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Fantasy NBA: Week 5 Preview

Josh Culp — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:38:23 +0000

The NBA has had plenty of early season injuries, especially to star players. However, Week Four was more about people returning from injuries, rather than previous weeks when stars were dropping like flies. Pau Gasol, Antawn Jamison, and Devin Harris all returned to the court last week. Brandon Jennings also proved that he is mortal, only ranking 30th last week. Peja Stojakovic had a monster week, racking up 16 treys. He will continue to be up and down, and will likely miss his fair share of games due to his bad back. James Harden had his all-star game of his young career. He isn’t getting the minutes, but is someone to keep an eye on for later in the season. Marcus Thornton was another pleasant surprise. He recieved 26 minutes per game of playing time last week, and made nearly 3 treys per game while scoring 19 points a game. No way he keeps that pace up, but he definitely deserves an add, at least while CP3 is sidelined.

Week Five Schedules
Four GamesDAL, DEN, LAC, MEM, MIL, MIN, NJN, NYK, ORL, PHI, POR, SAC, SAN, TOR
Three GamesATL, BOS, CHA, CLE, DET, GSW, HOU, IND, LAL, MIA, OKC, PHO, UTA, WAS
Two GamesCHI, NOR

Projected Top 25 Players for Week 5

Dirk Nowitzki (4)
Carmelo Anthony (4)
LeBron James (4)
Marc Gasol (4)
Baron Davis (4)
Jason Kidd (4)
Brandon Jennings (4)
Chris Bosh (4)
Andrea Bargnani (4)
Tim Duncan (4)
Chris Kaman (4)
NeNe Hilario (4)
Larry Hughes (4)
Danny Granger (3)
Rudy Gay (4)
Chauncey Billups (4)
Steve Nash (3)
Lou Williams (4)
Kobe Bryant (3)
Jason Thompson (4)
Andre Iguodala (4)
Brook Lopez (4)
Greg Oden (4)
Pau Gasol (3)
J.R. Smith (4)

Black Friday Specials

Beno Udrih (44% Owned) – Beno is quietly posting studly numbers. Last week Beno averaged 17 points, 6 assists, with a steal and a trey. Sacramento has the fourth easiest schedule in week five, so look for this hot streak to continue.

Ty Lawson (31% Owned) – Lawson may have been the steal of the draft, and he is rewarding fantasy owners early in the season. Although his time is limited, he is really producing with the minutes he receives. In Week Five, Denver plays the Nets, Knicks and T-Wolves (twice)… look for Lawson to get plenty of garbage time minutes this week.

Ersan Ilyasova (17% Owned) – Ilyasova wasn’t handed the starting job initially due to his lack of rebounding, but he has proven to Skiles that he can, and will rebound. Last week Ilyasova average 15 points, 10 rebounds while draining 2 treys per game. Yet, he is unowned in 83% of all leagues.

Jared Dudley (19% Owned) – Jared Dudley worked on his long distance game in the off-season and it really shows. Dudley is currently making 1.7 treys per game, while also getting 1.3 steals. He is not the fanciest tool in the shed, but he is a great “glue” player that can really fill in some missing categories.

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Fantasy NBA: Week 4 Preview

Josh Culp — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:40:41 +0000

The injuries continue to pile up around the league. CP3, Josh Howard, Mareese Speights and Kelenna Azubuike all appear to have suffered serious injuries, and will be out for sometime. If your fantasy team has managed to stay healthy then you are likely sitting pretty within your league.

Week Four Schedules
Four GamesATL, CHA, CLE, DET, HOU, IND, MIA, MIL, NOR, OKC, ORL, POR, TOR
Three GamesBOS, CHI, DAL, DEN, GSW, LAC, LAL, MEM, NJN, NYK, PHI, PHO, SAC, SAN, UTA, WAS
Two GamesMIN

Projected Top 25 Players for Week 4

LeBron James (4)
Danny Granger (4)
Dwayne Wade (4)
Kevin Durant (4)
Trevor Ariza (4)
Mo Williams (4)
Greg Oden (4)
Brandon Jennings (4)
Aaron Brooks (4)
Dirk Nowitzki (3)
Brandon Roy (4)
Chris Kaman (3)
Josh Smith (4)
Baron Davis (3)
Chris Bosh (4)
Andrea Bargnani (4)
Steve Nash (3)
Roy Hibbert (4)
Carl Landry (4)
Carmelo Anthony (3)
Paul Pierce (3)
Shane Battier (4)
Rajon Rondo (3)
Luis Scola (4)
Andrew Bogut (4)

Easy Schedules

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