The current top-five players in the NBA according to RealGM's FIC, Chris Paul, Dwight Howard, Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, and Chris Bosh, were all on Team USA's 2008 Gold Medal team. How does the rest of the NBA rank?
Monta Ellis is still at least a full month away from his return to the court for the Warriors, but he recently called RealGM with the full story behind his ankle injury.
Just three installments remain in the series, with this chapter housing names like Michael Jordan, Kevin McHale, and Carmelo Anthony. It was incredibly hard to leave off a number of players, and I’m sure after reading you’ll see exactly whom I decided skip over this time around.
Born within six months of each other in opposite corners of the world, two seven footers who are finalists for the Basketball Hall of Fame this fall are two of the best ever to play the center position.
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by Andrew Perna
I drafted my most important, and final, fantasy football team on Wednesday night, and I’m indifferent about my roster. I’m beginning to think that’s a good thing because I usually feel overconfident about my team in this league. Let me know what you think; here is my roster.
QBs – Matt Hasselbeck, Philip Rivers
RBs – Joseph Addai, Thomas Jones, Felix Jones, Chris Brown
WRs – Marques Colston, Santonio Holmes, Chris Chambers
TEs – Dallas Clark, Vernon Davis
Ks – Mason Crosby
DEFs – Philadelphia, Carolina
Oklahoma City will reveal the name of their NBA franchise next Wednesday afternoon on their website. There is little drama surrounding this announcement as the name is expected to be the “Thunder”. I’m not a fan of the name, which sounds extremely cheesy, but I suppose it’s better than most of the other options.
Mike Krzyzewski is expected to remain involved in Team USA after he helped lead the team to a gold medal on Sunday morning in Beijing. USA Basketball really seems to have turned a corner after a couple of rough years in international play, so why mess with what seems to be working?
Scoop Du Jour: Special Fantasy Football Edition on Thursday. If you’d like to have a question answered, I’m still taking queries.
Taurean Greenagreed to join Spain’s CAI Zaragoza on Wednesday, making him the latest guard to jump from the NBA to Europe. It seems that the level of talent heading overseas is becoming boring and almost not newsworthy. Green didn’t seem to have a future in the NBA anyway.
Brian Cashman believes that the Yankees are trying despite their struggles this season. Most teams would love to have the record New York does right now, but in the Big Apple a winning record isn’t enough. If Jason Giambi’s game-winning RBI in the bottom of the ninth against Boston doesn’t wake the Yankees up, I don’t think anything will.
Theo Epstein claims that the Red Sox are done making moves this summer, but the continued uncertainty surrounding Josh Beckett might change that. Boston’s ace will pay a visit to Dr. James Andrews, a name no pitcher wants to hear.
The Mets could swing a deal with the Reds to fortify their bullpen if they don’t feel guys like Billy Wagner are getting healthy quick enough. David Weathers, Jeremy Affeldt, and Francisco Cordero are all possibilities, each of whom New York’s struggling bullpen would welcome.
Once again Jimmy Rollins is making news for his words, claiming that the Phillies are still unimpressed by the celebratory tactics of the rival Mets. J-Roll believes that New York showed too much emotion after jumping out to a 7-0 lead in Philadelphia on Tuesday, thanks to a pair of home runs. I don’t buy it. I was at Citizens Bank Park and didn’t catch any “excessive” celebrations.
The Chargers may not re-sign linebacker Shawne Merriman, clouding his future on the field up even more in wake of his serious knee injury. I said this earlier in the week, but his decision to play on two damaged ligaments is a mistake. He could be costing himself both a career and a number of millions.
Texans' running back Ahman Green agreed to restructure his contract on Thursday, helping Houston save roughly $2 million dollars towards the salary cap. I couldn’t decide which of the Houston running backs to take in the final round of my fantasy football draft, so I took Chris Brown. That could end up being a bad call.
The NFL reportedly reinstated Cowboys cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones on Thursday, and he will be able to play in Week One of the season. This is big for Dallas, who didn’t need the extra drama surrounding the Pacman’s need to be reinstated. Now, let’s see if he can still play.
Rudi Johnson fully expects the Bengals to go ahead and trade him at some point this year. I was discussing this with a buddy on Wednesday night, and I don’t who would take Johnson at this point. No one is in dire need of a running back, and I don’t think he’d start over any incumbent either.
