Sunday Quick Hits 8/30/09
Aug 30, 2009 Blog
Not much happening in the NBA this week but I’ll review what I’ve seen that may be of fantasy interest.
Stephen Jackson says he wants out of Golden State and several of his destinations include Dallas, Cleveland and New York. The Knicks would be a great fit for his fantasy stats, but the Cavs and Mavericks would likely see his fantasy value tank.
The NBA suspended Jason Richardson for the first two games of the season and JR Smith for the first seven games of the season so remember this when setting daily rosters.
Iverson hasn’t signed anywhere, but the latest rumor is Memphis. Not sure how his fantasy value will be helped with Conley and Mayo eating up minutes.
The Rubio saga continues as it looks more and more like he’ll sign overseas. Slide Flynn up the rankings.
The Michael Beasley rehab event was blown way out of proportion by the media, although Beasley didn’t help himself any with his Twitter posts. Maybe he was just having one last binge before rehab, who knows. I’m sliding him further down my draft rankings by the day.
Nice article from Hoopsworld detailing what each NBA team must do this season to avoid disaster.
Ex-ref Donaghy went back to prison for violating probation. What an idiot that guy is.
NY can’t seem to get David Lee signed and it looks like he may hold out. Wish they would lock him up so his fantasy value could be determined. The longer this goes on, the further down the rankings he will slide.
Not many new signings: Joe Smith with Atlanta, Johan Petro with Denver, Adonal Foyle with Orlando and Sean Marks with New Orleans.
Bill Laimbeer is quietly sliding up the NBA coaching pecking order. ESPN reports he resigned from the Detroit Shock to serve as an assistant to Kurt Rambis in Minnesota. Reggie Theus is also joining the staff. Can’t wait to see Laimbeer as a head coach sometime soon.