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Tommy Landry has been playing and writing about fantasy sports since before the turn of the century. He loves the idea of blogging, which brings him out of the shackles of standard column formats into stream of consciousness. Be sure to comment below, just to be sure he doesn't feel lonely and misunderstood.

Fantasy Basketball 21 Nov 2008 12:00 AM
Knicks / Warriors / Clippers Huge Trade Coming? by Tommy Landry Comment (0)

Check this out from the Knicks Fix on Newsday.com :

 

The Knicks, Warriors and Clippers are talking about a three-way deal that would involve Jamal Crawford, Zach Randolph and Mardy Collins being sent in a cap-space clearing move that would bring in Tim Thomas, Cuttino Mobley and Al Harrington.

The contracts on all three incoming players expire in 2010.

Trying to confirm this now.

Stay tuned . . .

 

So, if you're holding Harrington hoping for a quick trade, it might be coming. Good time to speculate and snag him if he was dropped in your league, particularly if you have a chump you've been itching to hand the pink slip.

 

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Fantasy Basketball 18 Nov 2008 12:00 AM
Mayhem in the Garden by Tommy Landry Comment (0)

Okay folks, if you have stakes in Knicks players, you need to pay attention here.

Remember in the offseason/preseason when Mike D'Antoni was talking about starting Jared Jeffries (SG/SF, NYK) at Center?

Jared Jeffries: New Knicks Center?

Well, Jeffries is about to return to practice and will be back in a couple of weeks or so. What does that mean for the rotation?

Jared Jeffries - the team reiterated that he is the top candidate to start at Center. He'd be a nice player to own for multiple eligibility purposes (in addition to SG/SF, he could soon be PF/C, delivering true four-position fantasy eligibility!), but don't expect elite stats.  Even if he plays 35 mpg, we're looking at a guy who'll likely offer 8-10 points, maybe six or seven boards, a couple of assists, and little else. AND you'll be forced to take on his career 57.1 FT%. Think Josh Boone (PF/C, NJN), but with a boatload less toughness to go with that hustle.

Zach Randolph (PF/C, NYK) - Hopefully your format already gave him C eligibility, because the C minutes will go to Jeffries and David Lee (PF/C, NYK). He should continue to do roughly the same as he has done so far, minus a board or two on his average.

David Lee (PF/C, NYK) - Expect more of the same inconsistency, with possibly fewer minutes now that another frontline player will be added to the rotation. Sell him now on name value if you can.  Those bone spurs aren't going away without rest or medical attention, and the team won't have to push him as hard for minutes in the near term.

Quentin Richardson (SG/SF, NYK) - Another sell high guy, and ASAP.  He is a near-lock to lose his starting gig, while...

Wilson Chandler (SG/SF, NYK) continues to start. His value will remain pretty close to where it is now.

At least owners of Jamal Crawford (PG/SG, NYK) and Chris Duhon (PG, NYK) won't have to worry about them losing their starting gigs. Crawford has proven he can flourish in D'Antoni's system, and Duhon is a great role player who doesn't mind deferring on the offensive end, which is perfect next to selfish free shooters like Crawford and Randolph.

And as for Stephon Marbury (PG, NYK), look for some decision on him to come within a week or so after Jeffries returns. There are too many guys vying for roster spots, and the team can't afford to drag out this drama for much longer.

NOTE: You can read more on this topic in today's entry on the Knicks Blog . Take a look...

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Fantasy Basketball 14 Nov 2008 12:00 AM
Fantasy Basketball: In-Season Rankings (No TOs) by Tommy Landry Comment (0)

Still a WIP here, but check out our projected rankings for this season as of today. Feedback? Comments? Think we're idiots? Comment below!

 

Rank  Player Team Eligibility G  MPG 
1 Chris Paul NOH PG 79 38
2 Amare Stoudemire PHX C 80 34
3 Kobe Bryant LAL SG 80 39
4 LeBron James CLE SF 79 42
5 Dirk Nowitzki  DAL PF 78 36
6 Dwyane Wade MIA PG/SG 75 38
7 Deron Williams UTA PG 76 37
8 Danny Granger IND SG/SF 81 37
9 Elton Brand PHI PF/C 78 37
10 Caron Butler WAS SF 64 40
11 Kevin Garnett BOS SF/PF 73 33
12 Shawn Marion MIA SF/PF 81 38
13 Allen Iverson DEN PG/SG 75 42
14 Steve Nash PHX PG 69 35
15 Chauncey Billups DET PG 78 33
16 Yao Ming HOU C 59 35
17 Chris Bosh  TOR PF/C 68 37
18 Jose Calderon TOR PG 81 33
19 Baron Davis  LAC PG 75 38
20 Jason Kidd DAL PG 80 35
21 Carlos Boozer UTA PF/C 78 35
22 Carmelo Anthony DEN SF 78 37
23 Rudy Gay MEM SG/SF 81 39
24 Paul Pierce BOS SG/SF 80 35
25 Rashard Lewis ORL SF 77 38
26 Joe Johnson ATL PG/SG 82 40
27 Kevin Durant OKC SG/SF 80 36
28 Vince Carter NJN SG/SF 75 38
29 Marcus Camby LAC C 68 35
30 Hedo Turkoglu ORL SG/SF 80 36
31 David West NOH PF 75 38
32 Kevin Martin SAC SG 73 36
33 Al Jefferson MIN PF/C 81 36
34 Stephen Jackson GSW SG/SF 76 40
35 Pau Gasol LAL PF/C 78 35
36 Andrew Bynum LAL C 80 30
37 Tim Duncan SAS PF/C 79 34
38 Manu Ginobili SAS SG 57 28
39 Andre Iguodala PHI SG/SF 82 40
40 Josh Smith ATL SF/PF 68 36
41 Devin Harris NJN PG 75 32
42 Jason Richardson  CHA SG/SF 73 38
43 Mike Miller MIN SG/SF 70 37
44 Michael Redd MIL SG/SF 70 38
45 Corey Maggette LAC SG/SF 71 36
46 Gilbert Arenas WAS PG 57 35
47 Brandon Roy POR PG/SG 77 36
48 Andre Miller PHI PG 82 37
49 Leandro Barbosa PHX PG 81 30
50 Andris Biedrins GSW C 78 28
51 Ben Gordon CHI SG 74 30
52 LaMarcus Aldridge POR PF/C 77 35
53 Peja Stojakovic NOH SG/SF 78 35
54 Ron Artest HOU SF 70 38
55 Antawn Jamison WAS SF/PF 78 38
56 Al Horford ATL PF/C 79 32
57 Jason Terry DAL PG/SG 81 30
58 David Lee NYK PF/C 80 30
59 Chris Kaman LAC C 71 36
60 Ray Allen BOS SG 70 34
61 Spencer Hawes SAC C 78 24
62 Josh Howard DAL SG/SF 70 36
63 Jamal Crawford NYK PG/SG 79 35
64 Richard Hamilton DET SG/SF 76 34
65 Samuel Dalembert PHI C 81 33
66 Rasheed Wallace DET PF/C 78 31
67 Mehmet Okur UTA PF/C 78 33
68 O.J. Mayo MEM PG/SG 80 38
69 Randy Foye MIN PG/SG 78 35
70 John Salmons SAC SG/SF 81 33
71 Mike Dunleavy IND SG/SF 60 36
72 Andrei Kirilenko UTA SF/PF 71 30
73 Dwight Howard ORL C 82 38
74 Ronnie Brewer UTA SG/SF 78 28
75 Gerald Wallace CHA SF/PF 65 37
76 Zydrunas Ilgauskas CLE C 76 30
77 Andrew Bogut MIL C 79 35
78 Troy Murphy IND PF/C 76 28
79 Anthony Parker TOR SG/SF 80 33
80 Mike Bibby ATL PG 80 34
81 Matt Barnes PHX SF 75 30
82 Andray Blatche WAS PF/C 77 27
83 Monta Ellis  GSW PG/SG 44 39
84 Rudy Fernandez POR PG/SG 75 28
85 Jameer Nelson ORL PG 78 32
86 Luol Deng CHI SG/SF 77 35
87 Lamar Odom LAL SF/PF 78 27
88 Derrick Rose CHI PG 80 33
89 Marvin Williams ATL SF/PF 76 35
90 Richard Jefferson MIL SF 79 38
91 Mo Williams CLE PG 65 36
92 Emeka Okafor CHA PF/C 77 33
93 Brad Miller SAC C 69 34
94 Jamario Moon TOR SF 78 28
95 Thaddeus Young PHI SF/PF 75 25
96 Francisco Garcia SAC SG/SF 73 28
97 Nick Young WAS SG/SF 80 26
98 Michael Beasley MIA SF/PF 80 37
99 Greg Oden POR C 78 33
100 Tyson Chandler NOH C 76 35
101 Tracy McGrady HOU SG/SF 68 37
102 Delonte West CLE PG/SG 67 31
103 Marc Gasol MEM C 80 31
104 Kevin Love MIN PF/C 80 28
105 Wilson Chandler NYK SG/SF 80 28
106 Rafer Alston HOU PG 76 32
107 Nate Robinson NYK PG/SG 72 30
108 Tony Parker SAS PG 67 33
109 Beno Udrih SAC PG 76 34
110 T.J. Ford IND PG 66 30
111 Yi Jianlian NJN PF 77 27
112 Zach Randolph NYK PF 70 33
113 Cuttino Mobley LAC SG 78 34
114 Tayshaun Prince DET SF 82 34
115 Raymond Felton CHA PG/SG 79 32
116 Nick Collison OKC PF/C 80 32
117 Al Harrington GSW PF/C 70 28
118 Larry Hughes CHI PG/SG 69 36
119 Daniel Gibson CLE PG/SG 70 31
120 Darrell Arthur MEM SF/PF 79 32
121 Kyle Lowry  MEM PG/SG 73 19
122 Luke Ridnour  MIL PG 75 32
123 Luis Scola HOU PF/C 82 25
124 Andres Nocioni CHI SF/PF 82 25
125 Rajon Rondo BOS PG/SG 79 36
126 Bobby Simmons NJN SG/SF 75 28
127 Raja Bell PHX SG 78 32
128 Derek Fisher LAL PG 82 27
129 Mario Chalmers MIA PG 78 29
130 Nene Hilario DEN PF/C 71 32
131 James Posey NOH SG/SF 70 30
132 Maurice Evans ORL SG/SF 78 29
133 Jarrett Jack IND PG 80 27
134 Anthony Carter DEN PG 75 24
135 Jeff Green OKC SF/PF 80 35
136 Brandan Wright GSW SF/PF 80 26
137 Al Thornton LAC SF/PF 80 35
138 Drew Gooden CHI PF 78 31
139 Chris Quinn MIA PG/SG 78 25
140 Jason Maxiell DET PF/C 80 27
141 Earl Watson OKC PG 75 25
142 Kenyon Martin DEN PF 73