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Lakers stay on top; Hornets make big jump
NBA There is only one matchup between the top four teams in this week's Athlon Sports NBA Power Rankings. Third-ranked Boston travels to fourth-ranked Miami as two of the top teams in the Eastern C...
2 years ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: NBA

Ankles making a mess of Rockets' backcourt
NBA There are many ways to play fantasy basketball — rotisserie, head to head, lineups that can be changed any time and lineups that lock just prior to Monday night’s tip. With that in mind, A...
2 years ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: NBA

Heat role players taking advantage, you should too
NBA There are many ways to play fantasy basketball — rotisserie, head to head, lineups that can be changed any time and lineups that lock just prior to Monday night’s tip. With that in mind, A...
2 years ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: NBA

Rim Shots: LBJ, Wall and LUUUKE
NBA The first two weeks of the NBA season have gone by with a fast break blur. But there have already been plenty of strange days in the Association this year. What Should LeBron Do? LeBron James ha...
2 years ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NBA

Kings, Rockets going in separate directions
NBA Team on the Rise Sacramento — Outside of Wednesday night’s 112-100 loss against the Lakers, the league’s highest-scoring team (113.8 ppg), the Kings are learning how to win. All thr...
2 years ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: NBA

Atlanta heating up, Charlotte struggling
NBA Team on the Rise Atlanta — New coach. No problem. Veteran roster. The easy solution. The Hawks enter tonight’s game with 0-4 Detroit at 4-0. The Hawks lead a Southeast Division that house...
2 years ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: NBA

Average NBA honors its most average player
NBA When the news came out last week that NBA commissioner David Stern was considering contraction for the league, I cannot say I was opposed. It is easy to sit back and say, "It's not like it wa...
2 years ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: NBA

Lakers, Celtics start season where they finished
NBA Week 1 of the NBA season is in the books, the hype is over and now teams begin to develop their chemistry and settle in for the long haul. As week 2 got underway Monday night, the Chicago Bulls were a...
2 years ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: NBA

NBA Fantasy Dime - Week 2
NBA There are many ways to play fantasy basketball — rotisserie, head to head, lineups that can be changed any time and lineups that lock just prior to Monday night’s tip. With that in mind, A...
2 years ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: NBA

Heat-Magic lead off NBA's first weekend
NBA We are only four days into the season, and by night’s end we will probably have already seen a possible preview of the Eastern Conference finals — twice. The Miami Heat and their b...
2 years ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: NBA

Athlon Sports NBA Fantasy Draft
NBA Rotisserie NBA leagues can be a funny thing when trying to evaluate how a fantasy draft went. Add keeper status to that league and it becomes a real crapshoot.Preference becomes the word of the day in...
2 years ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: NBA

From Russia Without LeBron
NBA The Cavs would not have lost a preseason game to CSKA Moscow had LeBron James been on the floor, on the bench or maybe even just rooting for Cleveland from the stands. So, the anti-Witness himself, Co...
2 years ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NBA

Brook Lopez Continues to Impress
NBA Good to see some NBA action on at 8 a.m. — Nets-Rockets live from China. Brook Lopez continues to impress. On one possession, he hit an 18-footer on the move; a few trips later, he pump fakes fr...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: NBA

John Wall vs. Blake Griffin
NBA As I sat on the clock for my 4th round pick in the Athlon Sports NBA Fantasy Keeper draft — I have the 13th pick in the 14-team league — I had a big decision to make: Blake Griffin or John...
2 years ago by Braden Gall Tags: NBA

Making of a Dynasty
NBA The Making of a Dynasty? Yesby Ethan SkolnickBasketball, even at the highest level, is a simple game based on simple strategies and even simpler arithmetic. Your offense is only as dynamic and effici...
2 years ago by Charlie Miller Tags: NBA