Tag Archives: Rudy Gobert

5 Awesome NBA Stats Of The Day– April 5, 2017

5 Awesome NBA Stats Of The Day-- April 5, 2017 1. "Lucky" 13? Shaun Livingston made only 12 three-pointers in his career and his 13th make couldn't be any luckier. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWftq93FYJY 2. Speaking of three's, Pau Gasol is getting pretty good at it. If the season ended today, Pau Gasol would have the best three-point percentage of any player in a single season in NBA history (min 50 3FG) — Jordan Howenstine (@AirlessJordan) April 6, 2017 Not the case with Andre Read More

5 Awesome NBA Stats Of The Day– Dec. 19, 2016

5 Awesome NBA Stats Of The Day-- Dec. 19, 2016 1. John Wall/Bradley Beal bad blood over? Sure looks like it on the court. The Washington Wizards backcourt appears in the top 10 in the NBA's per-game scoring leaders, the only teammates to have done so this season. Beal, for one, is averaging 26.5 points and 3.9 assists over the past 15 games. 2. Al Horford is in the middle of a historic season. Only two players had an assist rate of over 20% and block rate of over 5% over an entire season: Read More

March 29, 2016– 5 Interesting NBA Facts and Stats

1. Kawhi Leonard is great but... it's clear his bread-and-butter is NOT scoring. There are a gazillion of NBA players right now who have better single-game career-high in points than the San Antonio forward (Kawhi's career high is 32 points, by the way) . This guy has a lot of time so he took the liberty to list down ALL of the players mentioned. 2. Strictly talking about assists, John Stockton is in a league of his own. The Utah Jazz legend has averaged at least 13.5 assists for FIVE CONSECUTIVE Read More

January 25, 2015– DFS Basketball Best Value Picks

January 25, 2015-- DFS Basketball Best Value Picks: A nine-game slate provides us with plenty of options from down to bottom: The Studs Kemba Walker, PG ($8,400) Just three days ago, Kemba obliterated the Orlando Magic defense with 40 points. A couple days before that, he torched the Utah Jazz with 52! That's how crazy Walker has gone the past week against very stout defenses. Now imagine what he can do to Sacramento, who plays with the highest pace in the NBA and also allows the most points Read More

NBA Awards Predictions 2015: Who Will Go Home With The Hardware?

Every NBA player will tell you the boring cliche about how it's not about the individual accolades but I don't buy it. These awards make cements your status-- be it a very good rotation player (6th man) or the best among your peers (MVP, Coach of the Year, DPOY, etc.). Without further ado, it's now time make these late-season predictions and to hell with being wrong. There are really no losers here. Most Improved Player: Draymond Green, Golden State Warriors This one is a toss-up between the Read More

Daily Fantasy Basketball Lineup Advice March 19

Today's game day isn't much-- only a four-game slate-- but there's no day-offs when it comes to DFS right? It just never stops. Daily Fantasy Basketball Lineup Advice March 19 The Studs Rudy Gobert, C ($8,100) It's getting redundant putting James Harden in the studs list so let's go a different, but likewise a very rewarding route. Rudy Gobert's fantasy numbers are absolutely unreal more so in a daily standpoint, getting almost 44 points in the past 10 days. We have one reason to be optimistic Read More

March 4 DFS Lineup Advice

Thirteen games. A baker's dozen NBA outings on March 4th is titillating to a basketball fan's ears, and more so to a daily fantasy basketball junkie. The comings and goings of people and roster situations/rotations make for some interesting line-up choices and one hell of a fantasy basketball day to look forward to. March 4 DFS Lineup Advice: The Studs Chris Paul, PG ($10,200)   CP3 has been on a tear lately on a Clippers team that has sorely been lacking a consistent offensive Read More

NBA Trade Deadline Fantasy Impact: Making Sense of the Dizzying Deadline Deals

It started slow and ended anything but. If anyone was asked to describe the 2015 NBA trade deadline in seven words, that would be the most fitting description. Thirty-eight players were involved, not to mention a slew of draft picks, and maybe a few broken smartphones from the incessant calls along the way. For some teams, if there ever were broken phones, it's all part of the occupational hazard. For others, not so much. And that could apply for players, too, and us as fantasy basketball loyalists. Read More