Dropping Dimes Two-on-Two Tourney: Round 1, Games 3 and 4
Posted by Alvin Lai Categories: H2H, Site Features, Street Ball, Talent, Cleveland Cavaliers, Orlando Magic, Washington Wizards, Los Angeles Clippers
LBJ and his Cavs got the job done against the Washington Wizards in game one of their first round series. Confidence should be admired, but adding fuel to the fire against someone like LeBron seems like risky business. Just ask Chris Bosh’s girlfriend.
Let’s recap the opening two games and set up the two-on-two matches for the upcoming week.
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Dropping Dimes Two-on-Two Tourney Begins!
Posted by Alvin Lai Categories: Site Announcements, Site Features, Street Ball, Talent, Toronto Raptors, Detroit Pistons, Miami Heat, Dallas Mavericks, New Orleans Hornets, San Antonio Spurs, Sacramento Kings
Our one-on-one tourney was a blast to conduct last year and you can click on the link to check it out. Spoiler alert! The link takes you to the winner being crowned and the page has links to all of the match-ups.
So what better way to follow that up but to double the pleasure, double the fun and make it a two-on-two tourney, people! G’yeah! There are only four more days before the regular season comes to a close. Thankfully us hoopheads have two months of playoff action to look forward to, but fantasy play dies down in favor of baseball, golf and barbeque unless you and your buddies set up a playoff pool. So check back every Sunday and give us your ten cents for the match-ups we set up for you! Who will be the “Dynamic Duo” when all is said and done?
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Beyond the Arc: Week 17
Posted by Brandon Haraway Categories: Disses, Editorial, H2H, Roto, Sleepers, Waiver Pick Ups
Well, the week is over, so hopefully everyone won their matchups. Short weeks can either be a good pick-me-up if you need some wins, or a very bad ordeal if you have a good team that lost to an inferior one due to games played.
Let me preface this All-Star edition by saying I truly hope The Big Easy pulls this off. It’s probably going to be a big factor in whether basketball stays in New Orleans. Sadly, with the attendance figures down there, it’s looking like a negative. But I think if they can pull off a great All-Star Weekend, that may change. One can only hope.
The Fig Cap: The hometown All-Star came up short in the three-point shootout, but didn’t the rest of the week.
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Injury Lowdown: Surprise, Surprise Shaq Is Out!
Posted by Ron Chow Categories: Atlantic Division, Boston Celtics, New Jersey Nets, Central Division, Milwaukee Bucks, Injuries, Northwest Division, Denver Nuggets, Utah Jazz, Site Features, Southeast Division, Miami Heat, Southwest Division, Dallas Mavericks, New Orleans Hornets
It was reported on Friday November 17, Miami Heat Center Shaquille O’Neal will need surgery to repair torn cartilage in his left knee and will be out four to six weeks. It was originally diagnosed that Shaq was out due to a hyperextended left knee. Shaq has already missed five of the Heat’s nine game played so far.
Reported earlier this week on November 16, Milwaukee Bucks Forward Charlie Villanueva will miss at least four weeks due to a torn ligament in his left elbow. He suffered the injury on Tuesday’s game against Atlanta when he took a hard fall on his elbow.
The Denver Nuggets’ Kenyon Martin is done like a Thanksgiving turkey after the leftovers are taken to lunch the week after Thanksgiving. K-Mart had microfracture surgery on his right knee and will be out for the rest of the season. Kenyon had microfracture surgery on his left knee 18 months ago. It is hard enough to recover from microfracture surgery on one knee but for both knees?! I hope this is not the end of Kenyon Martin’s career.
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Dropping Dimes Draft Blog: Round 6, Pick 9
Posted by Scott Sargent Categories: Atlantic Division, New Jersey Nets, Editorial, H2H, Props, Roto, Talent
Round 6, Pick 9: Nenad Krstic, PF/C, New Jersey Nets
On a squad that already totes one of the leagues best rebounders in Kevin Garnett, along with solid forward options in Rasheed Wallace and Rashard Lewis, I don’t exactly need front court help. However, what I do need is someone that is actually center-eligible for two reasons:
1) We start two centers in this league, and I see the drop-off from this point being quite steep, and…
2) Rasheed Wallace lost his center-status this year in a lot of leagues. While I fully expect him to get it back at some point, I’ll need someone in there now.
Add in the fact that Krstic will eventually be my “C2,” and he could end up being a steal this late in the draft in a two-center league.
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Dropping Dimes Draft Blog: Round 6, Pick 1
Posted by Alvin Lai Categories: H2H, Roto, Sleepers, Southeast Division, Charlotte Bobcats, Talent
The loyal readers talked about this team needing a center. Instead I went off the board and picked Gerald “Crash” Wallace and Josh “J-Smoove” Smith. Does it warm my heart to hear about a 24-year-old athlete with chronic back worries? Heck, no. The importance of position eligibility is highlighted well here. Also, it sure seems tough to pick at the end of a 12-team draft this year. A champion can come from any position in the draft order, but with this mock draft, the going’s been pretty tough.
Round 6, Pick 1: Emeka Okafor, PF/C, Charlotte Bobcats
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Dropping Dimes Draft Blog: Round 5 Recap
Posted by Dennis Velasco Categories: Site Announcements
For your viewing pleasure, the results of Round Five…
Also, so you guys know, we’ll only be doing it up the way we’ve been (posts for each pick with a very intelligent and entertaining description of why the player was picked and how they fit onto the respective team) up to Round Seven. From Rounds Eight to Ten, we’re going to draft, but we’ll give you a straight up post on the results of all three of those rounds. We’ve got a lot of exciting things happening behind-the-scenes as we get ready for the regular season.
1. Chris Kaman, C, Los Angeles Clippers
2. Shaquille O’Neal, C, Miami Heat
3. Baron Davis, PG, Golden State Warriors
4. Mike James, PG, Minnesota Timberwolves
5. Morris Peterson, SG/SF, Toronto Raptors
6. Andres Nocioni, SF, Chicago Bulls
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Dropping Dimes Draft Blog: Round 5, Pick 12
Posted by Alvin Lai Categories: Atlantic Division, New Jersey Nets, H2H, Roto, Talent
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Solid. Reliable. Consistent. For a team with risky picks like Allen Iverson, Gerald Wallace and Josh Smith, it looks like it is a good time to go for some stability. I actually ran into this player at a steakhouse during my last visit to New York City. I guess that is as good a sign as any to pick a player.
Round 5, Pick 12: Richard Jefferson, SF, New Jersey Nets
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Dropping Dimes Draft Blog: Round 3, Pick 1
Posted by Scott Sargent Categories: Atlantic Division, New Jersey Nets, Editorial, H2H, Props, Roto, Talent
While some of the first 24 picks have focused on some players that can be considered statistical specialists (Andrei Kirilenko or Ben Wallace with blocks and steals, Steve Nash with assists and free throw percentage), this team that is already comprised of LeBron James and Amare Stoudemire appears to have a firm foundation of well-rounded contributions. James is a triple-double threat every night, while Stoudemire can put up 20 and 10 with a couple blocks thrown in for good measure at the drop of a…dime. Thus, drafting for value, and attempting to not group this tandem with any one that could kill any certain category, I see no better option at this stage than to go with the off-guard from the New Jersey Nets.
Round 3, Pick 1: Vince Carter, SG, New Jersey Nets
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Dropping Dimes Draft Blog: Round 2, Pick 8
Posted by Dennis Velasco Categories: Atlantic Division, New Jersey Nets, Editorial, H2H, Old School, Props, Rookies, Roto, Site Features, Talent
Round 2, Pick 8: Jason Kidd, PG, New Jersey Nets
YO, WHAT UP, KIDD?
Jason Frederick Kidd… yeah, get past the middle name, which we all know may as well be “Is One Bad Mother On The Court.” Seriously, is there any bigger of a triple-threat in the NBA the past several seasons? This 33 year old “kid” is fourth all-time (76 games) on the Triple Double list behind Oscar Robertson (181), Magic Johnson (138), and Wilt Chamberlain (78). And, as any good fantasy player knows, getting stats spread out through several categories is always a good thing.
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