Archive for March, 2009
« Previous EntriesCarson Palmer Progressing Nicely
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Carson Palmer keeper league owners got a bit of good news today. According to ESPN’s James Walker, Palmer’s elbow is 100% and pain-free. “I’m 100 percent,” Palmer said. “I’ve been cleared. My elbow feels great and I just have to keep going and get the small [...]
Fantasy Hockey Leaders - 3/30/09
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Points
Evgeni Malkin - 107
Alex Ovechkin - 100
Sidney Crosby - 97
Pavel Datsyuk - 91
Zach Parise - 89
Goals
Alex Ovechkin - 53
Zach Parise - 42
Jeff Carter - 41
Ilya Kovalchuk - 40
Marian Hossa - 37
Patrick Marleau - 37
Assists
Evgeni Malkin - 74
Sidney Crosby - 68
Pavel Datsyuk - 61
Nicklas Backstrom - 59
Three [...]
Fantasy Basketball Leaders - 3/30/09
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Points
Dwyane Wade - 2143
LeBron James - 2070
Kobe Bryant - 1989
Dirk Nowitzki - 1829
Antawn Jamison - 1677
Rebounds
Dwight Howard - 975
David Lee - 856
Troy Murphy - 765
Emeka Okafor - 738
Tim Duncan - 709
Assists
Chris Paul - 741
Steve Nash - 635
Rajon Rondo - 618
Deron Williams - 614
Jason Kidd - 597
Steals
Chris [...]
Fantasy Hockey Players of the Day - 3/29/09
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3/29/09
Shutouts
Roberto Luongo - 26 Saves
Brian Elliott - 20 Saves
Hat Tricks
None
3-Point Club
Daniel Sedin - 2 Goals, 1 Assists
Alexandre Burrows - 1 Goal, 2 Assists
Patrik Berglund - 1 Goal, 2 Assists
Henrik Sedin - 3 Assists
David Krejci - 3 Assists
Double Lamp Lighters (Two Goals)
Daniel Sedin
Bobby Ryan
Milan Lucic
Fantasy Basketball Players of the Day - 3/29/09
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3/29/09
30 Point Club
Ben Gordon - 37 Points
Vince Carter - 36 Points
Steve Nash - 31 Points
Chris Bosh - 31 Points
Caron Butler - 31 Points
Danny Granger - 31 Points
Chairman of the Boards (12+ Rebounds)
David West - 16 Boards
Tim Duncan - 15 Boards
Chris Bosh - 15 Boards
Caron Butler - [...]
All-Time Baltimore Orioles
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Face of the Franchise
Cal Ripken
Photo courtesy of Icon SMI
I continue the All-time tour with the Baltimore Orioles.
Since we’re dealing with over a century and thousands of players I will assume the DH role for both leagues. I will limit the teams to 25 players. I’ll carry [...]
KFFL Fantasy Baseball Analysis Draft
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I was fortunate enough to be asked to participate in the KFFL Fantasy Baseball Analysis Draft. It is a group of 11 fantasy baseball experts and little old me. Here is a look at the participants:
Derek Carty and Victor Wang, The Hardball Times
Scott Engel, RotoExperts.com
Todd Farino, [...]
March Madness with LestersLegends - Elite Eight
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Here are the results from Day Two of the Elite Eight.
Elite Eight
Nachos Grande - 97 points
College Baseball Examiner - 95 points
Ankle Breakers - 92 points
duds dad - 90 points
Champion - 90 points
The King - 89 points
Fantasy Hockey Players of the Day - 3/28/09
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3/28/09
Shutouts
Hat Tricks
None
3-Point Club
Martin Erat - 4 Assists
Alexei Ponikarovsky - 2 Goals, 1 Assist
Jason Spezza - 2 Goals, 1 Assist
Ruslan Fedotenko - 1 Goal, 2 Assists
Steve Sullivan - 1 Goal, 2 Assists
Tobias Enstrom - 1 Goal, 2 Assists
Slava Kozlov - 1 Goal, 2 Assists
Cory Stillman - 1 [...]
Fantasy Basketball Players of the Day - 3/28/09
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3/28/09
30 Point Club
Danny Granger - 32 Points
Richard Jefferson - 32 Points
Carmelo Anthony - 31 Points
Richard Hamilton - 31 Points
Jamal Crawford - 30 Points
Chairman of the Boards (12+ Rebounds)
Jeff Foster - 18 Boards
Yao Ming - 15 Boards
Emeka Okafor - 14 Boards
Anthony Randolph - 14 Boards
Dan Gadzuric - [...]
March Madness with LestersLegends - Elite Eight
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Here are the results from Day One of the Elite Eight.
Elite Eight
The King - 89 points
duds dad - 82 points
Nachos Grande - 81 points
College Baseball Examiner - 79 points
Eddie’s Picks - 78 points
smittys - 78 points
Fantasy Hockey Players of the Day - 3/27/09
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3/27/09
Shutouts
Joey MacDonald - 42 Saves
Hat Tricks
None
3-Point Club
Alexander Ovechkin - 2 Goals, 2 Assists
Nicklas Backstrom - 2 Goals, 1 Assists
Ryan Getzlaf - 2 Goals, 1 Assists
Martin St. Louis - 1 Goal, 2 Assists
Martin Havlat - 1 Goal, 2 Assists
Brooks Laich - 3 [...]
Fantasy Basketball Players of the Day - 3/27/09
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3/27/09
30 Point Club
Carmelo Anthony - 43 Points
Pau Gasol - 36 Points
Kevin Martin - 31 Points
Chairman of the Boards (12+ Rebounds)
Julian Wright - 14 Boards
Al Horford - 14 Boards
Chris Bosh - 13 Boards
LeBron James - 12 Boards
Glen Davis - 12 Boards
March of Dimes (10+ Assists)
Devin Harris [...]
March Madness with LestersLegends - Sweet Sixteen
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Here are the results from Day Two of the Sweet Sixteen.
Sweet Sixteen
duds dad - 82 points
College Baseball Examiner - 79 points
B-Dub’s Bracket Busters - 76 points
Boomer Sooners - 76 points
Gras the Guru - 74 points
Fantasy Hockey Players of the Day - 3/26/09
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3/26/09
Shutouts
Steve Mason - 33 Saves
Marty Turco - 30 Saves
Jonathan Quick - 29 Saves3-Point Club
Rick Nash - 4 Assists
Kristian Huselius - 4 Assists
Ilya Kovalchuk - 1 Goal, 2 Assists
Chris Drury - 1 Goal, 2 Assists
Double Lamp Lighters (Two Goals)
Jason Williams
Hat Tricks
None
Fantasy Basketball Players of the Day - 3/26/09
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3/26/09
30 Point Club
Dwyane Wade - 31 Points
Kobe Bryant - 30 Points
Chairman of the Boards (12+ Rebounds)
Tyrus Thomas - 13 Boards
LaMarcus Aldridge - 12 Boards
Antonio McDyess - 12 Boards
March of Dimes (10+ Assists)
Will Bynum - 11 Dimes
Thieves & Swatters (5+ Steals or Blocks)
Double-Double Trouble
LaMarcus Aldridge - [...]
All-Time Tampa Bay Rays
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Face of the Franchise
Carl Crawford
I continue the All-time tour with the defending AL Champion Tampa Bay Rays.
Since we’re dealing with over a century and thousands of players I will assume the DH role for both leagues. I will limit the teams to 25 players. [...]
Fantasy Hoops Waiver Wire Bin Vol. 19
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I’ve scoured the fantasy baskeball waiver wires to find gems so you don’t have to.
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Anthony Morrow, Golden State Warriors - Don Nelson has turned the Warriors rotation upside down. Morrow has taken advantage of his opportunity. In his last four games he averaged 14.3 [...]
Ten Fantasy Auction Strategies for Keeper Leagues
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The Counselor is IN:
An auction keeper league is a very different creature than a straight draft league. Because of the differences, the strategies are vastly unique.
Here are Ten strategies to consider:
1) Know the other owners and their draft tendencies, if this is a live auction (my [...]
Quiet Superstars
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The Counselor is IN: by Michael Kaplan
There is a subtle distinction between “Sleepers” and “Quiet Superstars”. When an expert is talking about sleepers, he usually mentions players drafted anywhere from the 9th round and beyond. Quiet Superstars are those players that slipped down to about the [...]
Accolades for Michael
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The Counselor is IN:
A couple of weeks ago, Michael Kaplan agreed to join the staff of the Fantasy Sports Counselor. In just a few days, he was receiving notice from sites like Cowboys Pride, Sports Jabber, and the Bleacher Report. His wonderful article “A Closing Conundrum” [...]
Friday Tidbits - 3/27/09
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KG returned. Shaq passed Moses Malone for fifth on the all-time scoring list. Orlando re-signed Adonal Foyle. Dwyane gave a sick eight-year old Heat fan the jersey off his back. Houston signed James White. Derrick Rose hurt his wrist. Gilbert Arenas is supposed to return tomorrow. [...]
March Madness with LestersLegends - Sweet Sixteen
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Here are the results from Day One of the Sweet Sixteen.
Sweet Sixteen
duds dad - 74 points
Gras the Guru - 66 points
College Baseball Examiner - 63 points
‘Cuse is in the House - 63 points
ynpgal - 63 points
jackman - 62 points
Fantasy Hockey Players of the Day - 3/25/09
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3/25/09
Shutouts
Marc-Andre Fleury - 31 Saves
Hat Tricks
None
3-Point Club
Marian Gaborik - 2 Goals, 2 Assists
Owen Nolan - 1 Goal, 2 Assists
Andrew Brunette - 1 Goal, 2 Assists
Jason Pominville - 1 Goal, 2 Assists
Andrew Ebbett - 1 Goal, 2 Assists
Dave Bolland - 3 Assists
Marek Zidlicky - 3 Assists
James [...]
Fantasy Basketball Players of the Day - 3/25/09
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3/25/09
30 Point Club
Tony Parker - 42 Points
Al Harrington - 38 Points
Mike Taylor - 35 Points
Zach Randolph - 33 Points
Joe Johnson - 30 Points
Chairman of the Boards (12+ Rebounds)
Dwight Howard - 21 Boards
Jeff Foster - 16 Boards
Chris Bosh - 14 Boards
Udonis Haslem - 14 Boards
David Lee - [...]
