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Posted on February 23, 2016 February 23, 2016 by Logan Cartwright basketball, hockey, nba Aside
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Whiteside is a monster off the bench
Hassan Whiteside, who has settled into his role off the bench, scored 19 points to go along with his 18 rebounds for Miami in its overtime victory against the Pacers. Whiteside, who scored 25 points and grabbed 23 rebounds as a substitute on Saturday, is the first NBA player to produce at least 18 points and 18 rebounds in consecutive games, both off the bench, since LaSalle Thompson had back-to-back games of that kind for the Kansas City Kings in January 1984.
First triple-double for Antetokounmpo
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 27 points, snared 12 rebounds and handed out 10 assists as the Bucks defeated the Lakers, 108-101. Seventy-eight days after Antetokounmpo's 21st birthday, he became the first player to generate a triple-double for Milwaukee since Larry Sanders in November 2012 and the second-youngest to do so in franchise history (41 days older than Brandon Jennings when he did it on October 30, 2010). Jason Kidd's career total of 107 triple-doubles during his playing career is the third-highest in NBA history, behind Oscar Robertson (181) and Magic Johnson (138), but Antetokounmpo is the first player to post a triple-double with Kidd as his head coach.
Curry and Thompson dominate the Hawks
Stephen Curry scored 36 points and Klay Thompson added 27 as the Warriors defeated the Hawks, 102-92. It was the sixth game this season in which Curry and Thompson each scored more than 25 points, the most such games for any pair of starting guards in the NBA. Two other starting-guard duos have produced four such games this season: DeMar DeRozan and Kyle Lowry for Toronto, and Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum for Portland.
Lowry and DeRozan have their way with the Knicks
Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan each scored 22 points to lead the Raptors to a 122-95 victory over the Knicks at Madison Square Garden. Both Lowry and DeRozan have scored more than 20 points in all three of Toronto's games versus New York this season. Over the last 40 seasons (1976-77 to date), only one other pair of backcourt starters each scored 20 or more points in three games against the Knicks within one season. That was in 1996-97, when Allen Iverson and Jerry Stackhouse did it for the 76ers.
Towns and Griffin
Karl-Anthony Towns scored 28 points and gathered 13 rebounds for the Timberwolves in their 124-122 victory over the Celtics. It was the 12th game for Towns this season in which he generated at least 25 points and ten rebounds, the most for any rookie in the franchise history of the T-wolves. Over the last 16 seasons (2000-01 to date), the only other NBA player with at least a dozen such games in his rookie season was Blake Griffin (24 in 2010-11).
Pistons' starters score 86 of their 96 points
Reggie Jackson scored a team-high 23 points for the Pistons in their 96-88 victory at Cleveland in a game in which Detroit's starters scored all but ten of the team's points (with Stanley Johnson accounting for all of the Pistons' bench points). It was only the second win for the Pistons over the last four seasons in which their bench combined to score no more than ten points. Detroit's other victory of that kind during that time (2012-13 to date) also came against the Cavaliers, earlier this season, when its bench contributed nine points in a 104-99 triumph on November 17.
Third-period goal for Ovechkin
Alex Ovechkin scored a tiebreaking goal in the third period which put the Capitals ahead to stay in their 3-2 win against the Coyotes. Ovechkin has scored 514 goals in his 11-season NHL career and he has now registered exactly 200 of them in third periods (184) or in overtime (16). Only three other active players have scored at least 200 such goals and they have all been in the NHL for at least 18 seasons: Jaromir Jagr (277), Jarome Iginla (228) and Marian Hossa (213).
Two goals each for a trio of Sharks
Joe Thornton, Logan Couture and Tomas Hertl each scored two goals for the San Jose Sharks in their 6-3 win at St. Louis. Is was the fifth time in the last three seasons that an NHL team had three multiple-goal scorers in one game, yet it was the third time over that span that the Sharks have been the team to do it! Couture, Joe Pavelski and Raffi Torres were the trio of multi-goal Sharks in a 7-3 San Jose win at Philadelphia on Feb. 27, 2014, and on Dec. 4, 2014 the Sharks beat the Bruins, 7-4, with Pavelski, Tommy Wingels and Tyler Kennedy each scoring two goals.
Rinne wins north of the border
Nashville's Pekka Rinne made 28 saves in his 2-1 shootout victory against the Canadiens at Bell Centre. Rinne had a 4-9-3 record in his first 16 road games this season, but he's 4-0-2 in six games on the road since then with all four wins coming in Canada (Winnipeg, Edmonton, Vancouver and Montreal).
Korpisalo notches his tenth victory
Blue Jackets goaltender Joonas Korpisalo notched his 10th victory in his first season in the NHL with a 6-4 win against the Bruins in Boston. Korpisalo is the third rookie goaltender in Columbus franchise history to reach double-figures in wins in one season, after Pascal Leclaire in 2005-06 (11) and Steve Mason when he won the Calder Trophy in 2008-09 (33).
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Posted on November 9, 2015 November 9, 2015 by Logan Cartwright basketball, hockey, nba, sports Aside
Getting Smart with #NBA + #NHL News o'Day (11-9-15)
1. NBA Bounce House
Love flashes his old form in Cavs' win
Kevin Love scored 22 points and grabbed 19 rebounds in the Cavaliers' 101-97 win over the Pacers. Although Love fell one rebound short of his first 20/20 game in nearly three years, it was a performance reminiscent of his heyday in Minnesota. Love had 16 games with at least 20 points and 20 rebounds for the Timberwolves, including 11 during the 2010-11 season. No other NBA player has had a season with at least ten 20/20 games (points and rebounds) since Kevin Willis in 1991-92.
Durant proves his value to OKC
Kevin Durant led all players with 32 points in the Thunder's 124-103 victory over the Suns. It was Oklahoma City's second win by at least 20 points this season. The Thunder had only one such victory in their final 26 games last season, with Durant sidelined. Here's a broader picture to put Durant's value in perspective: OKC has won 33 of its last 50 games with Durant, eight by 20 points or more. In its last 50 games without Durant, Oklahoma City is barely above .500 (26-24), with only four wins by at least 20 points.­
Whiteside is one of NBA's top shot blockers
Hassan Whiteside blocked six shots to complement his 20 points and 11 rebounds in Miami's 96-76 victory over Toronto. Whiteside ranks second in the NBA with 123 blocks since making his first start for the Heat on January 14. Only Rudy Gobert has blocked more shots than Whiteside during that time … and just barely (125).
Will Galloway become the Knicks' go-to shooter in the clutch?
Langston Galloway hit a go-ahead three-pointer with 2:00 to play that proved to be the game-winner, as the Knicks defeated the Lakers, 99-95. Galloway has now made seven of 12 field-goal attempts (2-for-2 this season) in the last two minutes of the fourth quarter or overtime and the game within five points.
2. Ice-Ice Baby
Bergeron leads Bruins to win over Isles
Patrice Bergeron assisted on the first goal and scored the second in the Bruins' 2-1 win over the Islanders. It was Bergeron's third multiple-point game this season and in each of those games he recorded at least one goal and one assist. Bergeron played in 81 games for Boston last season but he had only three games in which he tallied both a goal and an assist.
Klingberg is top-scoring d-man
John Klingberg took over the points leadership this season among NHL defensemen with a pair of assists in the Stars' 4-1 win against the Red Wings. Klingberg is the second defenseman in Stars franchise history with 15 points in the team's first 15 games of a season. The first was Craig Hartsburg, who scored three goals and was credited with 12 assists in the Minnesota North Stars' first 15 games in 1987-88.
Pamieri powers Devils' OT win
Kyle Palmieri scored a power play goal in overtime to earn the Devils a 4-3 win over the Canucks. It was the first time that the Devils won a home game on an overtime PPG since March 4, 2011, when Ilya Kovalchuk scored the winning goal against the Penguins. Palmieri's overtime goal was the third of his NHL career and first for the Devils, but it wasn't the first OT goal he scored at Prudential Center. His first overtime goal in the NHL gave the Anaheim Ducks a 3-2 victory over the Devils in Newark on Dec. 20, 2013.
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Posted on November 3, 2015 November 3, 2015 by Logan Cartwright basketball, hockey, nba Aside
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Duncan sets NBA record for wins with one team
Tim Duncan scored 16 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in the Spurs' 94-84 victory over the Knicks on Monday. Duncan has 954 regular-season wins with the Spurs, passing John Stockton (953 with Jazz) for the most victories by a player with one team in NBA history. Rounding out the top three is Stockton's teammate Karl Malone, who had 919 wins during his tenure with Utah.
Duncan has a 954-381 (.715) regular-season record with the Spurs. Among the 10 players with at least 700 wins with one team, only one has a higher winning percentage with that team: Duncan's teammate Tony Parker. With Monday's win, Parker improved to 728-284 (.719) in his Spurs career.
25,000 points for James
With his 22 points scored in the Cavaliers' win on Monday, LeBron James reached 25,001 regular-season points in the NBA, in his 915th career game. James is the 20th player in NBA history to score 25,000 points; only three of those players reached that mark in as few games as he did. Ahead of him on the list are Wilt Chamberlain (691 games), Michael Jordan (782), and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (889).
James also added 11 assists in Monday's game, becoming the sixth player to record a double-double in the game in which he surpassed 25,000 points, joining Chamberlain (who had a triple double when he reached that mark in 1968), Jerry West (1973), Abdul-Jabbar (1980), Karl Malone (1997), and Tim Duncan (2014).
Westbrook joins elite group
Russell Westbrook totaled 25 points, 11 assists, and eight rebounds in the Thunder's loss on Monday. Westbrook has 121 points, 37 assists, and 30 rebounds in four games this season. Only two other players in NBA history had at least 120 points, 30 assists, and 30 rebounds over their first four games of a season, and each did so twice: Oscar Robertson (1961-62 and 1966-67 seasons) and Larry Bird (1984-85 and 1987-88 seasons).
Harden leads the way for Rockets
James Harden scored 37 points as the Rockets earned their first win of the season, a 110-105 triumph over the Thunder. Dwight Howard had the second-highest points output for Houston in Monday's game, with 16 points. Last season, Harden played in 12 games in which he scored at least 20 more points than any of his teammates. Only one other player had at least five such games in the 2014-15 campaign: Russell Westbrook, with eight.
Warriors win big after trailing at the end of the opening quarter
The Warriors defeated the Grizzlies, 119-69, on Monday after trailing by one point at the end of the first quarter. Golden State is just the second team in NBA history to win a game by at least 50 points after being outscored in the opening quarter. The first such instance occurred on February 1, 1983, when the Bulls came out victorious over the Rockets, 129-76, after also trailing by a point at the end of the first.
Curry has another big quarter
Stephen Curry scored 30 points, including 21 in the third quarter, of the Warriors' 119-69 victory over the Grizzlies. It's the second straight game in which Curry scored at least 20 points in a quarter, having netted 28 points in the third period of the Warriors' win over the Pelicans on Saturday. The last player with a 20-point quarter in consecutive games was Jamal Crawford in January 2007. Crawford had 23 fourth-quarter points on January 24 against the Suns and had two 20-point quarters in his next game on January 26 versus the Heat (20 points in second quarter and 23 in third).
2. 'Ockey News – The Quick and the Dead
Toews and Kane find success against Quick
Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane each scored a goal for the Blackhawks as they posted a 4-2 victory over the Kings which ended L.A.'s winning streak at seven games. Toews has scored 11 goals in his 21 regular-season games against Quick, which ties him with Radim Vrbata for the third-most goals versus the two-time Stanley Cup-winning netminder, behind Shane Doan and Patrick Marleau (12 each). Kane scored only one goal in his first 13 regular-season games versus Quick but he's tallied seven goals in eight regular-season games against him since then.
Lupul nets a pair in Leafs' victory
Joffrey Lupul scored two goals in the Maple Leafs' 4-1 win over the Dallas Stars' in Toronto. It was Lupul's first multiple-goal game since the last time the Stars played at Air Canada Centre, a 5-3 Maple Leafs victory on Dec. 2, 2014 in which Lupul notched the final two Toronto goals. Lupul finished the 2014-15 season by scoring only one goal in his last 30 games but he's the Maple Leafs' leading scorer with five goals this season.
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Posted on April 17, 2015 by Logan Cartwright baseball, basketball, football, MLB, nba, nfl, star wars Aside
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It's beginning to look a lot like Kris-mas…
If you had April 17th in your office pool for "Kris Bryant Day", congratulations you win! Bryant, the 3B phenom that was the talk of pre-baseball, has officially cleared his service-time-out and will now join the team today, batting 4th. Debate further if you like, about the merits of coronation v capitalism – but let's move on and see if the hype matches the outrage. The Cubs, of course have not said anything official and seemingly left it to Kris and that social-dynamo, twitter, when he tweeted: "I finally get to tell me family that my dream has finally come true." Good for you, oh and the Cubs conveniently needed a third-baseman, after Mel Olt got hit in the hand and found out that he'd be out 3 weeks, and La Strella should have never made the team – but that's none of our business. So now we wait and see how long it takes to actually witness MLB's #2 overall-prospect – considering all he did in spring-training, plus he had just hit his 3rd HR in seven games in triple A last night.
Chicken from the, er..sky?
It could be a sign of the apocalypse! The D-Bags and Giants game last night, was delayed because a wayward chicken tender, or finger (actual determination depends on regional taste) fell from the sky. Thankfully no one was hurt, but several ball-players were seen kneeling to the great Chipotle, and trying to use the fallen tender to ward off any hexes on their gloves/bats from angry/jealous wives/girlfriends who might have put them there. Serious stuff. The game itself was delayed for about 20 seconds – but the conspiracy theories are already in full force that someone has created a machine that rains food. Whether it was seagull that bit off more than he could chew or not, remains to be seen. But people in San Francisco are eager to see if it will rain chicken fingers on "bring-your-own-condiment-night"!…Oh and the Giants lost again in 12 innings, 7-6.
From the folks at Reddit…Here is a chart to help you, the displaced NBA Fan with no dog in the fight, pick a bandwagon to jump on. We know it can be hard for you, the DieHard Laker, Heat, Thunder fan, during these emotional times, so follow the chart and choose your next been-a-fan-forever-team! Dust-off that lap-top, get familiar with their wiki-page and look for discount swag for you to wear – because the first game is tomorrow at 3:30 EST, and if you're gonna pimp Golden State, you're running out of time son.
HGH anyone?
Kevin Love – Athletic Yoga – actual DVD
The NBA will begin testing for HGH next year in an attempt to clean up the sport or it's just a PR gesture, because clearly Kevin Love is not juicing. The testing will be in three tests throughout the year, 2 during the season and one during the off-season. No word yet if any player from UNC will show up – because they don't show up for tests – HA! With as much talk HGH or PED's has gotten over the years, you'd be surprised if anyone is still using HGH at all in the NBA – most of them stopped dosing themselves after sophmore year in high school when they reached 6′ 9″, and already looked 30 – looking at you Greg Odom. We shall see what comes of the first guy who tests positive – my money is, no one will care. The only sport that anyone cares about drugs, is Baseball. No other sport comes close. Basketball has the gangsta-rap-black-image from scared old white-folks and the NFL has a serious criminal problem – doesn't stop them from being the two most popular leagues right now. But the suspension if caught is 20 games for the 1st offense, 45 for the 2nd and dismissal from the league on the third – good for you NBA.
Adrian Peterson feels wronged – he's the victim! From Jason Cole, here is the list of his demands…
The first is that he wants new guarantees added to his contract as some sort of apology from the team. As things stand right now, there are no more guarantees remaining in his current deal that will keep him under team control for another three years.
The second issue is that Peterson still doesn't trust the Vikings' front office. Peterson says he has no issues with the Vikings' coaching staff, the football people, and ownership.
Again, Peterson brutalized a 4yr old – google the pictures – that's not discipline, that's abuse, and the NFL will do nothing, maybe dock him some upcoming-game checks. Peterson got paid last year, rewarded and served no punishment and now feels entitled to make demands?! No one owes you anything Adrian, you did this. But, this is standard for the NFL, no one gets punished unless there is actual video and a coverup of whether or not the league actually saw it – that gets Ray Rice blackballed – but Adrian Peterson, Greg Hardy, Ray McDonald all get jobs – thank goodness Aaron Hernandez actually had a trial that convicted him; because, if it were up to the NFL, he would have paid a fine and suited up the first Sunday – unless he smoked weed – then it's at least a suspension of 3 games. In this league it's simple, don't do drugs or hit the QB to hard, you'll face a moratorium – beat, rape, abuse all the women and children you want – it's just a speeding ticket.
Oh and this happened yesterday…
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Posted on March 26, 2015 March 26, 2015 by John Beckwith basketball, degenerate, DiRTy DiMEs, draftkings, Entertainment, Fanduel, fantasy, gambler, Games, how to, lineups, make money, money, nba, optimizer, projections, Rankings, review, rotocanon, sports
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Shots Up
To recap Mega Slam Wednesday, it can be said in one word, Thriller! There were 26 teams in action last night and there was no shortage of close games, game winning attempts, blowouts, playoffs implications and injuries. It makes you wonder why we sit here on Thursday morning and there is only one game of action tonight. For all of you avid NBA Fantasy players you get the day off today. I don't know about you but I was surely disappointed to find out that Milwaukee and Indiana is the only game I will get to see tonight. Especially considering the games that went down last night. We started off the night with the Bulls and Raptors and the Bulls showed why they are still in the hunt in the Eastern Conference and why the Raptors are looking at another first round exit. The Raptors have been reeling of late and given the fact that Kyle Lowry can't seem to stay on the court over a bruised back, it doesn't surprise me that Raptors find themselves falling hard down the stretch. The Bulls however are starting to get healthy and with Derrick Rose seemingly ready to return to action in two weeks, they are a team to look out for moving forward. We quickly moved to the Miami Heat game and I fully expected them to tank that game given the fact that Dwayne Wade was (resting) and Whiteside had to get ten stitches in his hand the night before. They unpredictably came out on fire and got huge contributions from Haslem and Dragic. While they did let the game get close they were able to pull it out and remain on top of Boston, there was a moment with about three minutes left that I thought, are they going to lose on a buzzer beater again! The Atlanta Hawks got back on track with a victory against the Magic last night. For all you fantasy players, this was the game to watch. If you had Millsap, Payton and Korver, then you kicked off the night with a great start. If you added Carroll, Harris, Teague and Vucevic then you were sitting around 275 on Fan Duel with two guys to play. George Hill hit a shot late to secure victory over the Wizards, who just like the Raptors, are looking at falling into the playoffs. What happened to this team that started out so hot? The only thing I can tell you is I believe it all comes down to Gortat for the Wiz. I wrote an article three weeks ago, highlighting Gortat, where I was able to determine that if he plays 30 minutes in the game then the Wiz are 19 – 3. Unfortunately, it appears that they haven't figured this out just yet and so he continues to play around 28 minutes and they continue to lose. Some other thrilling games were the Nets against the Hornets and I can't believe I am saying this, the Lakers versus the Timberwolves. Brook Lopez continued his fantasy hot streak as he lit up the Hornets for 34 points and 10 rebounds, accumulating 54+ fantasy points for only the second time all year. The Lakers pulled out an overtime victory against Minnesota and the star of the game was Chase Budinger. If you follow our DiRTy Plays then you would have known, he was one of our key Sleepers last night and he did not disappoint. What I took away from these games is that if Thad Young plays, Lopez is unstoppable, if Young misses time as he got injured last night, Lopez will be an over priced center for your daily lineup. As for the Lakers and T-Wolves, what can you say, the T-Wolves give it all they have each night. The Lakers are quietly tanking in hopes of top 3 draft pick this summer to make one last run with Kobe. Nothing would please me more than to see the Lakers add Kevin Love this summer, get Randle back and add a strong small forward to the mix, who can shoot threes. You keep Lin and Clarkson as your point guards and now the Lakers might compete for the 7th or 8th seed next year. We finished the night with Rockets holding off a late surge by the Pelicans, 95 – 93. What was crazy about this game was the fact that the Pelicans were up 16 early in the first half, only to relinquish it in the second half. They were down 12 when Anthony Davis jumped up and stole a full court lob. As he came down, he tapped shoulders with Cory Brewer and went to the ground. I immediately thought to myself, there he goes again, he can't stay on the court and will he be another tragedy of big men who can't stay healthy. He did return and almost lead a come back but clearly his shoulder is going to require surgery. I welcome the thought of an NBA player, playing through the pain, attempting to make the playoffs. We just don't see that these days and instead we get a bunch of guys complaining about chartered flights, back to back games and an otherwise grueling schedule #INeedRest. Don't get me started on that again but thank you Anthony, you put a glimmer of hope back into my mind that not everyone is as soft as these guys are today. That said, I fully expect Davis to require surgery this summer and hope that he will be back at it next season because the Pelicans are not going to make the playoffs. The last game was the Spurs and Thunder. A marquee matchup, highlighted by ESPN, we got what the Thunder really are, HOPELESS! They got blown off the court and no MVP that I can remember every took a beat down like that so good-bye to this notion that Westbrook deserves to be in the MVP race. No one put Kevin Love in the MVP race last year, while he put up 26 points and 11 rebounds per game, every night. The reason for this is simple, they didn't WIN and neither are the Thunder. Good thing there is only 10 games left and they have a three game lead.
It's On The Way
Let's have a quick breakdown of the NBA playoff picture and highlight some key games coming up over the next few days. In the East we have a crazy race to the 8th spot. It's going to come down to who can win games against each other down the stretch. Boston, Indiana, Charlotte and Brooklyn will probably all finish 8 or 9 games under .500 and yet they will be rewarded with a first round playoff birth against the Atlanta Hawks. Most might think that they would get blown off the court but come playoff time a team that I think can beat the Hawks is the Indiana Pacers. It appears that Paul George is going to return here shortly and if the Pacers can squeak in, while George gets game ready, they would be a team that has the ability to compete with the Hawks. That said only one game separates these four teams, with the Heat and Bucks, only two and four games ahead. If one of those teams hits a cold spell or catches the injury plague then we might get two of these bottom feeders in. It does however, appear that we are going to get three teams under .500 to make the playoffs in the East and that makes me sick!
The Western Conference is an entirely different situation. If you watch or listen to any sports radio or talk shows on ESPN, they are constantly talking about the Thunder and Warriors potential matchup. I certainly hope that last night's beat down of the Thunder will quiet these folks. I don't care how well Westbrook appears to be playing. If you actually watch his games, like I do, then you would quickly see that he loses just as many games for his team as he wins. Yes, he is playing lights out when you look at the stat sheet and for guys like me that are constantly after fantasy value, he is your guy. If you want to win games in the West, you cannot afford to have a turnover machine and a guy that jacks up 15 foot jumpshots with a one on four break. That team NEEDS Durant if they are going to have any shot and that has seemingly been shot down. Look for the Suns to make a push down the stretch and squeak in this year and leave three All-Stars watching from home. It's not that I don't like the Pelicans chances but as I continue to say, Davis is hurt, he is giving it everything he can but he is not enough. Tyreke Evans is not a point guard and until the Pelicans have one that can actually take the court. I do believe that we will have ten, yes count them, ten teams that go over .500 in the West.
Teams like the Jazz, who have been playing very well during the back half of the season are going to finish a few games under .500 for the season with a bright future. The talks of just taking the top sixteen teams to the NBA playoffs in the future is something that I embrace. Embrace change and think outside of the box. It is visionary people that lead our country, fortune 500 companies and I would like to think lead our major sports. Do we really need to watch teams that can barely beat the Nuggets on a night in a night basis for a 7 game series? I say NO! Make this change while at the same time rewarding the team that makes the last spot in the draft with a top 5 lottery pick. You reward the teams that want to win and take away from the teams that seemingly want ten centers on their team, Philadelphia. I can't even tell any of your players apart with the exception of Noel and Covington. Noel is your big man and Covington should be your shooting guard. The rest should be sent to the D-League along with your management team for building a team of centers in a league full of guards.
Score It
Let's breakdown how we are doing in our daily NBA Fantasy leagues. It has been a journey but after two months of full-time, NBA work, we are proud to produce a $2,840 profit on Fan Duel and almost $700 on DraftKings. We have finalized our lineup analyzer, salary breakdown analysis and highlighted Must Haves, Sleepers and Notable players for each night. While we do highlight some of these features, for one day only, I will be providing you the full breath of this offering tomorrow. We get a return of 26 teams into action for a Friday night frenzy. I will show you all the science and math it takes in order to truly be profitable on these sites, while providing you the end result you are after, winning. Come back tomorrow and check out my DiRTy Plays!
Fan Duel Earnings:
Started with $100 deposit on January 16th, 2015.
Earnings through March 25th, 2015 are $2,840
Profit for the week of March 23rd is a total of $223.50 as we have looked to increase our overall number of entries and entry fee contests to validate results on all levels of players.
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DraftKings Earnings:
Started with a $50 deposit on February 15th, 2015.
Earnings through March 25th, 2015 are $693.57
Profit for the week of March 23rd is $87.00
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DiRTy Plays Mega Wednesday
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News & Notes:
We are introducing a new format for our DiRTy Plays as we will be posting our Absolute Must Have, Notable and Sleeper for both Fan Duel and DraftKings. In this segment we will identify the players you should have in your lineup(s) for tonight's games as we look to combine their matchup with their projection and rank them by salary category. For more information and additional insight for more players and lineups be sure to check out DiRTy Plays – Week of March 23rd. Below you will find a Free Roll that we have put together with DraftKings that is designed for only beginners. You can click on any game, banner or highlighted phrase to be taken to the proper location. This means, if you have NEVER played on Draftkings before, tonight is your night. It costs you nothing to enter and if you click here or just go to our DiRTy Plays Week of March 23rd page, we will tell you how to win at this contest. Once you win some money tonight, come back and visit us, as our lineup optimizer is almost ready for you to use, and not only will we will analyze your daily DiRTy plays for DraftKings, but for Fan Duel as well. We always provide insight into why you should stick with certain players. If you need some instructions on how to play on either DraftKings click here and for Fan Duel click here. We will be adding a new segment that will also outline some of those guys that you should shy away from and why that is, so look for it soon. Now let us show you how we are doing, as we don't just provide info, we play too – so yes, we put our money where our mouth is so you can trust our analysis and results!
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Absolute Must Have, Notable & Sleeper – New Segment
The definition for these respective categories is all based on the salary assigned to the individual for today's games on both Fan Duel and DraftKings. The Absolute Must Have category is designated f or players with a salary above $7,000. The Absolute Notable is for players that have a salary between $5,300 and $6,900. Absolute Sleeper is defined as players that have a salary at or below $5,200. We will be identifying the best player for these respective salary ranges each day and you should take all three of these individuals as they have the best matchup and the projection combination for the day. You will then be able to review the next section where we outline some additional players to complete your lineup and finished off with a lineup to consider for each site.
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DiRTy DiMEs Tuesday
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Today, I wanted to take some time and provide you all with a breakdown of the last five games as it pertains to each position for your Daily NBA Fantasy games. Each day I look to provide you with Absolute Must Haves, Notables and Sleepers. Within each of these categories I will look to provide you with players that you should consider taking in each night's games, who will out perform their projection and how injuries will impact other players performance for that night. In addition to this daily insight, I am going to provide you a weekly breakdown of players by position as it pertains to both Fan Duel and DraftKings. So let's take a look at the Overall Performances over the last 5 games for Fan Duel. The overall, number one, player was Anthony Davis. He comes in slightly higher than Westbrook but it should be noted that Davis did not play in all 5 games as such his average is based on last 3 games. The notable players that I want to highlight for you are Brook Lopez and Eric Bledsoe. Both of these players have been playing great, Bledsoe, primarily due to Knight being out. Look for that production to decline slightly. As for Lopez, I do not expect a decline in production. Since acquiring Thad Young it has had a major impact in terms of where Lopez is able to play on the court. He has been able to plug the middle and post-up down low, where he is highly productive. Moving onto DraftKings, there really isn't much change in the information. A slight modification in the ranking of the players but the same 10 exist. If #KingJames will play the full game, he will go over 50+ fantasy points each night. The problem is that the Cavs are playing mostly Eastern Conference teams down the stretch and they simply dominate these folks. That means that for your spend James isn't logging enough minutes to continue to pay those high salary prices. Look for our Notables to compliment your lineup in these considerations. It should be noted that I am in the process of defining a salary limit per player. This key performance metric will identify the maximum spend per player. This will allow for you to quickly identify players that are too expensive regardless of output. The simple example here is Westbrook. He currently costs over $13,000 on both gaming sites. That means that he is approximately 22% of your spend. We know that in order to cash you must hit 330 on Fan Duel and 300 on DraftKings. That means that in order for Westbrook to be of value for that spend he would need to produce a 72.6 on Fan Duel and a 66 on DraftKings. Those are high numbers to get to and while he certainly has the capability of that, this means you have to find two or three other players that are going to fall in our Notable or Sleeper segments in order to fill your lineup. Why not take another Must Have that is only 15% of your spend and now you can get two high-end Notables.
Point Guard Breakdown
Clearly, Westbrook, leads this category but I just wanted to point out to you that Chris Paul has been averaging almost 50+ fantasy points. Two other folks that have been creeping up the list here are Elfrid Payton and Reggie Jackson. Both of these guys have been teetering on the triple-double mayhem and if Westbrook wasn't averaging that over his last 10 games, these guys would be highlighted on ESPN more often. Another guy to consider would be Goran Dragic. He has been averaging 36.1 fantasy points per game and with the Heat battling for position into the playoffs, look for that to continue. A disappointing player, Steph Curry, has not played well. He tops our list of over priced players and should not be considered on daily lineups until his salary declines below $9,000. Another young player in Kyrie Irving, is right there with Curry for most over priced player at this position. Sure they might each go off and put up 50 for you but more often than not they will put around 30 fantasy points and you could have had more production from guys like Jeremy Lin and George Hill. Don't take the risk on these guys until further notice.
Shooting Guard Breakdown
James Harden certainly leads this list and should be considered the best SG in the game right now. He will most likely win the MVP, unless folks turn to Curry. I say without Howard, the Rockets haven't skipped a beat and that is why he is my MVP right now. JJ Redick, Randy Foye and Avery Bradley come in at the bottom of this top 10 list but are players you should consider each night simply due to the fact that they don't cost too much. If you can fill your lineup with guys that all fall in our Notable segment, you will have the most consistency in terms of production. If two or three of these guys go off and put up 50+ to compliment the 30+ you will get from everyone else, this is how you cash every day in daily NBA fantasy games. So many players try to shoot the moon and go for first place. That would be great if it happened but the math says to put your money on consistency and you will prosper. Some fun facts to consider when playing NBA fantasy. You only need to cash in 33 out of 100 games when playing a $3 entry in order to break even. If you win 40 games out of 100, you will profit $60. With our insight and daily breakdown this should be of no concern. In fact most of our subscribers are cashing over 70% of the time. We play the games too and provide you with a weekly update of our progress. D-Wade has been very productive of late and even earned the Eastern Conference Player of the Week last week. Unfortunately, this will turn him into an over priced player based on the salary algorithms of both Fan Duel and DraftKings very soon. If he hoovers around $8,000 then you are safe. Anything above that and you should consider guys like Danny Green or DeMar DeRozan.
Small Forward Breakdown
Yes, of course, #KingJames is going to top this list but did you know that Gallinari has actually been one of the most consistent players since Marvin Hunt took over for Brian Shaw. He was moved into the starting lineup at that time and since then the Nuggets look like the team we expected to have in Denver from the beginning of the season. Guess all it took was putting a guy in place that listened to his players and encourages a style of play conducive to the talent of the team. Shaw, I really have nothing against you but I must say, you need to learn how to communicate with guys in their 20's or you won't have a head coaching job in the NBA. It doesn't matter who you played with or who you coached under, what matters is winning. Look at D'Antony, he is probably going to be the guy here in Denver and why is that? It is because he likes to play up and down and doesn't care about defense. Yes, I know that this will never win a championship but that isn't what Denver is all about anyway. So next time you get the job, listen to the local media and your team, you will last a bit longer. The only other notable player to consider from this list is Kawhi Leonard. In fact, if you were to play him and James on nights where they are both playing, those lineups will cash 42.6% of the time. That is note worthy considering I already told you that at 40% you are profitable by a fairly high margin. Add some other key guys from other positions and now you have a shot at finishing high. The Spurs need to keep winning games in the West so they are going to have to play their key guys. This means Leonard.
Power Forward Breakdown
I already told you that Anthony Davis has been the most productive fantasy player of late and so it is no surprise he tops this list. Look at second place, Aldridge, almost 19 points less per game. That is also the largest gap across all positions. This position also happens to be the most productive on both DraftKings and Fan Duel. My suggestion is to spend your money on the big guys and find the Sleepers and Notables for your SG and PG positions. They are much easier to locate and have a much higher rate of out performing their projection. There are three notable players on this list that for now are still not cap casualties and should be considered each night. They are Kenneth Faried, Marcus Morris and Nikola Mirotic. Let's face facts, the closer in Chicago is Mirotic. Did you know that he leads the NBA in points scored in the 4th quarter over the last 10 games. Neither did I until I researched it last night. Pretty amazing considering some of the MVP caliber performances of late. That just means on your daily NBA fantasy lineup, don't sweat it if he only has 15 points going into the second half or even the 4th quarter because here comes the boom. He will get close to 40 fantasy points per night. Faried and Marcus Morris have seen significant increases in time on the floor and as we already pointed out the Nuggets are just moving around a lot more. This means high rebound and high point production for Faried. He cannot play on a half-court offensive team but the run and gun he loves. As for Morris and yes, I said Marcus NOT Markief, has been lights out. He has put up at least 30 fantasy points in each of his last 7 games and since moving to the starting SF position he has been their best player. Unfortunately, Knight is expected back soon and so it is uncertain what this will mean to his playing time and role with the team.
Center Breakdown
Our last but certainly not least category for the day is our Center position. This is the second highest producing position of your Fan Duel lineup. The guard position is that for DraftKings. That all comes down to the fact that turnovers are not as heavily weighted and you earn extra points for making threes. If you can find the big guy who busts threes and rebounds well, he is your marquee guy. Brook Lopez has been a guy who is climbing the ladder and quickly. This means take him while you can because just like Gobert, who only 3 weeks ago, cost under $5,500 has now increased to $8,000 per night, so too will Lopez. Keep in mind that you don't want to go too cheap here and so other notable players on this list are Enes Kanter and Jo Noah. If you follow us at all, we have been on the Gobert train for quite some time now and he looks great if you watch any of his games. He is the flying frenchman that makes the Jazz very difficult to score against and thus the reason they are leading the NBA in defensive points allowed since the All-Star break. That said, Kanter was traded to OKC at the deadline and has been averaging 16 points and 12 rebounds per game. This marks one of the only trades I have followed where both teams have made out like bandits. It was great for both players to get out from underneath one another and get into styles of play that allow for them to shine. Enjoy the show for the last couple of weeks as both of these guys will most likely be sitting at home watching the playoffs this year. That just means look out next year!
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