No timetable for Chauncey Billups to return - Chauncey Billups | LAC

Source: Rotoworld Basketball

Chauncey Billups (groin) is without a timetable for his return.

Chauncey Billups could play on Wednesday - Chauncey Billups | LAC

Source: Rotoworld Basketball

Chauncey Billups (groin) returned to practice on Tuesday and could play on Wednesday against the Timberwolves.

Blake Griffin, DeAndre Jordan miss practice - Blake Griffin | LAC

Source: Rotoworld Basketball

Blake Griffin (calf), DeAndre Jordan (hip) and Chauncey Billups (groin) all missed Friday's practice.

Chauncey Billups could miss rest of season - Chauncey Billups | LAC

Source: Rotoworld Basketball

Chauncey Billups (groin) is listed as doubtful for Friday against the Spurs, and his status for the remainder of the season is "in doubt."

Chauncey Billups: Leaves After Aggravating Groin

Source: RotoWire.com NBA

Chauncey Billups: Billups re-aggravated his groin injury Wednesday against the Rockets and could not return to the game, the Orange County Register reports. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.

Billups aggravates groin, out for game - Chauncey Billups | LAC

Source: Rotoworld Basketball

Chauncey Billups aggravated his groin injury on Wednesday and is out for the night against the Hornets.

Chauncey Billups ruled out vs. Mavericks - Chauncey Billups | LAC

Source: Rotoworld Basketball

Chauncey Billups will miss Tuesday's game against the Mavericks with a groin injury.

Chauncey Billups: Game-Time Call Tuesday

Source: RotoWire.com NBA

Chauncey Billups: Billups (groin) is a game-time call for Tuesday's contest at Dallas, the Los Angeles Times reports. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.

Chauncey Billups suffers groin injury Tuesday - Chauncey Billups | LAC

Source: Rotoworld Basketball

Chauncey Billups suffered a groin injury during the first quarter of Tuesday's game and did not return.

Chauncey Billups scores 19 in return - Chauncey Billups | LAC

Source: Rotoworld Basketball

Chauncey Billups returned from a back injury and started for the Clippers, finishing with season highs of 19 and four 3-pointers, along with one rebound and two assists on 6-of-9 shooting Wednesday.

Caron Butler and Billups will start Wednesday - Caron Butler | LAC

Source: Rotoworld Basketball

Caron Butler (back) and Chauncey Billups (back) will start against the Rockets on Wednesday.

Chris Paul, Blake Griffin, Crawford all ready - Chris Paul | LAC

Source: Rotoworld Basketball

Chris Paul (knee), Blake Griffin (hamstring), Jamal Crawford (shoulder) and Chauncey Billups (foot) are all available to play in Friday's game against the Heat.

Paul, Griffin, Billups game-time calls Friday - Chris Paul | LAC

Source: Rotoworld Basketball

Chris Paul (knee), Blake Griffin (hamstring) and Chauncey Billups (foot) are all game-time decisions on Friday.

Paul, Griffin, Billups all practice Thursday - Chris Paul | LAC

Source: Rotoworld Basketball

Chris Paul (knee), Blake Griffin (hamstring) and Chauncey Billups (foot) all practiced on Thursday.

Chauncey Billups (foot) could return Friday - Chauncey Billups | LAC

Source: Rotoworld Basketball

Chauncey Billups (foot) has a chance to return on Friday against the Heat.

Del Negro: Chauncey Billups without timetable - Chauncey Billups | LAC

Source: Rotoworld Basketball

Vinny Del Negro said that "nobody knows" when Chauncey Billups (foot) will return.

Chauncey Billups (foot) without timetable - Chauncey Billups | LAC

Source: Rotoworld Basketball

Chauncey Billups (foot) is without a timetable to return.

Chauncey Billups (foot) likely out two weeks - Chauncey Billups | LAC

Source: Rotoworld Basketball

Chauncey Billups (foot) will likely be out for about two weeks.

Chauncey Billups (foot) out on Wednesday - Chauncey Billups | LAC

Source: Rotoworld Basketball

Chauncey Billups (foot) will not play against the Mavericks on Wednesday with a sore left foot.

Mostly NBA Notes: Kevin loves crashing the boards

Source: Roto Arcade by Dalton Del Don

Kevin Love hasn't missed a beat since returning from his hand injury, averaging 23.0 ppg and a modest 15.6 rpg. His 1.4 spg is a career-high while his 0.6 bpg ties his previous best mark. His shooting percentages are down, which can at least partially be attributed to him attempting 33.9 percent of his shots from beyond the arc this season. He's also getting to the line a career best 11.2 times per game so far, and yet he's shooting just 69.6 percent from there, easily a career low, so it's safe to blame the early struggles on his hand injury (as well as the small sample). The rest of Love's game actually looks improved, which is a scary proposition for the rest of the league once he gets closer to full strength. His current

Chauncey Billups: Back in Business

Source: RotoWire.com NBA

Chauncey Billups: Billups got the start Wednesday in his first game back after tearing his Achilles early in the 2011-12 season. He played just 19 minutes and had seven points (1-5 FG, 4-4 FT) to go with three assists and one steal against the Timberwolves. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.

Chauncey Billups scores seven in return - Chauncey Billups | LAC

Source: Rotoworld Basketball

Chauncey Billups made his season debut on Wednesday, hitting 1-of-5 shots for seven points, three assists, a steal and a 3-pointer in 19 minutes.

Chauncey Billups: (Achilles) Returning Wednesday

Source: RotoWire.com NBA

Chauncey Billups: Billups (Achilles) will make his season debut Wednesday night, according to the Clippers' official website. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.

Chauncey Billups to debut/start Wednesday - Chauncey Billups | LAC

Source: Rotoworld Basketball

Chauncey Billups (Achilles) will return to the lineup and start at SG on Wednesday against the Wolves, a source tells Yahoo! Sports.

Report: Chauncey Billups to debut Wednesday - Chauncey Billups | LAC

Source: Rotoworld Basketball

Chauncey Billups (Achilles) will return to the lineup and start at SG on Wednesday against the Wolves, a source tells Yahoo! Sports.

Chauncey Billups nearing return to Clips - Chauncey Billups | LAC

Source: Rotoworld Basketball

Chauncey Billups has been scrimmaging at full speed with the Clippers and is expected to return sooner than later for the Clippers.

Chauncey Billups expected to practice Tuesday - Chauncey Billups | LAC

Source: Rotoworld Basketball

Chauncey Billups (Achilles) is expected to practice with his teammates on Tuesday.

Day 10: It’s All About the PT, Baby

Source: Give Me The Rock by Patrick

Line of the Night: It’s amazing what Serge Ibaka (1.77) can do in 37 minutes on the court. Thunder Coach Scott Brooks shortened up his rotation against the Bulls last night (only going 9 deep) and the result was a season high in minutes for Ibaka and 21 points, 9 rebounds and 4 blocked shots. It’s Ibaka’s best game so far this season and here is hoping the extra playing time becomes a trend for Ibaka moving forward.

Honorable Mentions: Nicolas Batum (1.45) was everywhere against the Clippers, showing what a multi-category beast he can be by scoring 23 points, with 9

Day 2: Where James Harden Goes Nuclear

Source: Give Me The Rock by Patrick

Line of the Night: James Harden (3.56 WARP) makes a STATEMENT and tells the Thunder where they can shove their puny contract offer and subsequent trade. In his first game with the Rockets, Harden went absolutely nuclear for 37 points (going 4-10 from three), adding 6 rebounds, a career high 12 assists and 4 steals. This blows away even the highest expectation anyone had for Harden post-trade and if he can keep up anything close to this over the long haul, we’re potentially talking about MVP material. Good job if you took a shot and drafted Harden this year, good luck prying him away from his owner now if you didn’t.

Something to get use to seeing this year…

Honorable

How to Build a Fantasy Basketball Team with Good Percentages

Source: Give Me The Rock by Patrick

Effective percentages are something of a geek out stat for me. Because the percentage categories are a little trickier to deal with than the counting categories in H2H and especially roto leagues, I like to calculate something called effective percentages. I’ve discussed this on the site many times before, but the percentage categories are ratio statistics (where made baskets are divided by attempts) and as a result, you simply cannot add them together to create an average. It can also be difficult to compare one player to another because players

Chauncey Billups goes through contact drills - Chauncey Billups | LAC

Source: Rotoworld Basketball

Chauncey Billups (Achilles) went through contact drills on Thursday.

Mock Draft Results and Analysis 2012-13

Source: Give Me The Rock by Erik

I know you like mock draft results. Who doesn’t? I promised on on Give Me The Rock’s Facebook page, a little bit too soon, that I would participate in a Yahoo! mock draft and post the results. Three weeks too early, it was tough to get a slot in a mock I was sure would fill up. Maybe it’s my timezone. Whatever. I finally got into one in a draft position that was requested by the most people who replied to the thread, middle position.

As you may or may not know, I’m fond of doing mock drafts. I like to get around 10 or so under my belt before my first real

Billups (Achilles) now targeting Dec. return - Chauncey Billups | LAC

Source: Rotoworld Basketball

Chauncey Billups (Achilles) conceded that a return for the regular season opener "is not going to happen, I'm sure."

Billups (Achilles) cleared for limited work - Chauncey Billups | LAC

Source: Rotoworld Basketball

Chauncey Billups (Achilles) was cleared to participate in limited team drills in advance of Saturday's start to training camp.

Deep League Sleepers for the 2012-13 NBA Season

Source: Give Me The Rock by Patrick

You shallow leaguers think it’s always about you and your awesome fantasy teams filled with all-star caliber players. If you happen to play in one of those easy mode fantasy leagues, Erik already gave you 15 sleepers to watch this season. Now it’s time to give the deep leaguers some love. Here is a look at some sleepers for deeper leagues in 2012-13 (aka, the deep sleep). For those of you in 14-team leagues and larger, the following guys just might still be available at the back end of your draft.

Luke Ridnour, G, Minnesota Timberwolves: The arrival of wunderkind Ricky Rubio last season was supposed to be

Top 20 Three-point Shooters of the 2011-12 NBA Season

Source: Give Me The Rock by Erik

I’ve often mused on and discussed that three-point shooting is often the “easiest” to find or scour for in the FA pool once the season has begun. Related to the streakiness of its nature, a relatively good shooter can heat up and catch fire anywhere from a couple of games to a couple of weeks. Don’t get me wrong though, if you intend to win this category, you’ve got to pile on those shooters, hard. It can get really competitive because of its abundance.

When it comes to this cat, averages can be misleading. It’s true that Chauncey Billups was lighting it up, but then again he only

Chauncey Billups: 'I'm far ahead of schedule' - Chauncey Billups | LAC

Source: Rotoworld Basketball

Chauncey Billups (Achilles) said that he's "far ahead of schedule" in his rehab process.

Every NBA Team's Top Fantasy Stud

Source: Bleacher Report NBA

I love fantasy basketball and if there's one rule I have when it comes to drafting, it's to make sure that I have one player from my beloved New York Knicks either in my starting lineup or on the bench.  Yes, the goal is to build the best team possible, but it's hard for one to not feel a bit sentimental when it comes to their favorite team.  It's a team that we love for a reason and if having one of the players on a faux-squad can help us win some extra cash, it gives us a whole new reason to show support.  Just a couple of years ago, I got to utter the words, "I love Chauncey Billups!  He won me a fantasy title!"

That isn't to say that one should arbitrarily pick players from their favorite team.  Such decisions require

Chauncey Billups: (Achilles) Sidelined For Training Camp

Source: RotoWire.com NBA

Chauncey Billups: Billups (Achilles) is expected to miss all of training camp, ESPN's Arash Markazi reports. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.

Report: Chauncey Billups out until November - Chauncey Billups | LAC

Source: Rotoworld Basketball

Chauncey Billups (Achilles) "isn't expected to return to the court until November," according to ESPN Los Angeles.

Chauncey Billups still not cleared for 5-on-5 - Chauncey Billups | LAC

Source: Rotoworld Basketball

Chauncey Billups (Achilles) still hasn't started playing 5-on-5, but did say that his rehab is "going well."

Jamal Crawford Joins the Los Angeles Clippers as Sixth Man

Source: Fantasy Basketball Daily by Tippy

The Los Angeles Clippers agreed to a deal with Jamal Crawford for four years, $25 million. Fantasy Advice:  Crawford will once again be a contender for sixth man of the year with his new team.  He’ll backup Chris Paul and Chauncey Billups and should get around 30 minutes a game. [...]

Crawford, Billups to sign with Clippers - Jamal Crawford | LAC

Source: Rotoworld Basketball

Free agent guards Jamal Crawford and Chauncey Billups have both agreed to sign with the Clippers.

Billups (Achilles) targeting opening night - Chauncey Billups | LAC

Source: Rotoworld Basketball

Chauncey Billups (Achilles) hopes to return prior to the start of the 2012-13 season, according to Marc J. Spears of Yahoo!.

Update: NBA to appeal Bird Rights decision - Jeremy Lin | NY

Source: Rotoworld Basketball

Updating a previous report, the NBA intends to appeal Friday's arbitrated decision which granted Bird Rights to Jeremy Lin, Steve Novak, Chauncey Billups and J.J. Hickson.

Chauncey Billups (Achilles) ahead of schedule - Chauncey Billups | LAC

Source: Rotoworld Basketball

Unrestricted free agent Chauncey Billups (Achilles surgery) is "far ahead of schedule" in his rehab.

Billups won't be ready to play until January? - Chauncey Billups | LAC

Source: Rotoworld Basketball

Free agent Chauncey Billups (Achilles surgery) "probably" won't be ready to play until January, according to the Los Angeles Times.

Give Me The Rock 2012 Fantasy Basketball Awards After Party

Source: Give Me The Rock by Patrick

Nels handed out some fantasy hardware the other day with the GMTR fantasy basketball awards ceremony So consider this post the after party.

If you read GMTR, then you are probably aware that we post recaps every day that cover the best and the worst of previous day’s worth of games. Every day we hand out the line of the night (the best fantasy line of the night according to the GMTR player rater), waiver wire line of the night (best fantasy

NBA Fantasy Basketball Picks Week 15: Playoff Edition

Source: Bleacher Report NBA

Since most leagues wrapped up their regular seasons last week, if you are still searching for waiver wire pickups you must be a playoff contender.

Congrats for making the elusive cut.

I have a bye week so I’m forced to focus on fantasy baseball this week to keep my mind occupied. While we await opening day, it’s time to take a fresh look at the available NBA free agents to see what ballers can help you push your way to the finals.

My criteria for weekly waiver wire selections are players owned in less than 50 percent of Yahoo! leagues who look interesting for the week ahead, as well as some long-term plays.

 

PG J.J. Barea (Minnesota

Ray Allen rolls ankle; survives scary moment - Ray Allen | BOS

Source: Rotoworld Basketball

Ray Allen appeared to go down with a Chauncey Billups-like non-contact injury late in Monday's game against the Clippers, but returned to the bench with a minor ankle injury and watched the final moments of the game.