Klay Thompson's career night leads W's to win - Klay Thompson | GS

Source: Rotoworld Basketball

Klay Thompson hit 13-of-26 shots and 8-of-9 3-pointers for a career-high 34 points and 14 rebounds, along with one assist, three steals and a block as the Warriors beat the Spurs in San Antonio for the first time in 30 games, by a final score of 100-91.

Klay Thompson scores 30 as Warriors clinch - Klay Thompson | GS

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Klay Thompson blew up for 30 points, three rebounds, two assists, five steals and six 3-pointers on 10-of-19 shooting as the Warriors beat the Timberwolves Tuesday to clinch a playoff berth for Mark Jackson.

Thompson scores 22 points with six threes - Klay Thompson | GS

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Klay Thompson scored 22 points on 8-of-18 shooting (including six threes) with four rebounds, three assists, two steals and one block in Monday's win over the Lakers.

Klay Thompson scores 26 pts w/ six 3-pointers - Klay Thompson | GS

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Fresh off a seven-point dud, Klay Thompson finished Sunday's resounding victory with 26 points on 10-of-18 shooting, including 6-of-9 from downtown.

Klay Thompson hits career-high seven 3s - Klay Thompson | GS

Source: Rotoworld Basketball

Klay Thompson broke out of his shooting funk in Saturday's road loss to the 76ers, scoring 29 points on 11-of-18 shooting, including a career-high seven 3-pointers.

Report: Hornets interested in Klay Thompson - Klay Thompson | GS

Source: Rotoworld Basketball

The Hornets would have interest in Klay Thompson in a possible Eric Gordon deal, sources told the New Orleans-Times Picayune.

Fantasy: Klay Thompson finishes off strong January

Source: Fantasy Basketball Blog by Josh Whitling, Special to ESPN.com

Josh Whitling looks back at Thursday's action, including Klay Thompson put an exclamation point on his best month of the season so far.

Klay Thompson stays hot with 27 points in win - Klay Thompson | GS

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Klay Thompson scored a game-high 27 points to go with one board, one steal and three 3-pointers on 11-of-18 shooting in Thursday's win over Dallas.

Klay Thompson scores career-high 32 in win - Klay Thompson | GS

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Klay Thompson hit 13-of-24 shots and 6-of-8 3-pointers on his way to a career high of 32 points to go along with seven rebounds, two assists and three blocks for the short-handed Warriors on Tuesday.

Warriors win behind Klay Thompson's 29 points - Klay Thompson | GS

Source: Rotoworld Basketball

Klay Thompson was hot throughout Saturday's game, making 11-of-16 FGs (including five 3-pointers) to finish with 29 points, three rebounds, one assist and one steal.

Mostly NBA Notes: Steve Nash still helpful

Source: Roto Arcade by Dalton Del Don

Over five games since returning from his leg injury, Steve Nash has shot 58.7 percent from the floor while adding 9.6 apg. Despite turning 39 years old next month, it appears he still has plenty to offer while back to health. In fact, his assist:turnover ratio (3.73) is the best of his career, and Nash hasn‘t averaged more than his current 0.7 spg mark since 2006/07. As one of the best free throw shooters in NBA history (he ranks second all time, behind only Mark Price), he hasn’t helped fantasy owners as much as usual thanks to just three attempts on the year, a ridiculously low number that should rise moving forward (Kobe Bryant letting him attempt technical fouls would help). Nash has

Klay Thompson good to go Wednesday - Klay Thompson | GS

Source: Rotoworld Basketball

Klay Thompson (personal) will be in the lineup Wednesday night after missing shootaround earlier.

Roundball Stew: The Real Beal

Source: Rotoworld Basketball Articles

Matt Stroup considers Bradley Beal's breakout and talks Klay Thompson, Tim Duncan and more in this week's Roundball Stew.

Roundball Stew: Henderson Heat Check

Source: Rotoworld Basketball Articles

Matt Stroup considers Gerald Henderson, Larry Sanders, Klay Thompson and more in this week's Roundball Stew.

Klay Thompson makes five 3s, scores 27 points - Klay Thompson | GS

Source: Rotoworld Basketball

Klay Thompson was hot on Wednesday and had 27 points with four rebounds, one assist, two steals, one block and five 3-pointers in 38 minutes against the Pistons.

Mostly NBA Notes: Marc Gasol is dropping dimes

Source: Roto Arcade by Dalton Del Don

For someone 7-1, 265, Marc Gasol's rebounding ability remains a bit disappointing (7.0 rpg), but every other aspect of his game is exemplary. He's shooting 90.2 percent from the line, but what's really been impressive is his passing, as he's averaging 4.9 apg. To put this in perspective, the center with the next most apg has averaged 3.7 (Greg Monroe), while the third (Dwight Howard) has 2.1 and the fourth (Zaza Pachulia) has 1.8. And to make this difference even more stark, while Gasol has gotten just 1.2 turnovers per game, the next three have averaged 3.1, 3.3 and 1.8, respectively. In fact, Gasol's assist:turnover ratio (4.15) is the second-best in the league, regardless of position. He's been the 11th most valuable fantasy

Klay Thompson scores 24 pts in comeback win - Klay Thompson | GS

Source: Rotoworld Basketball

Klay Thompson scored a season-high 24 points in Saturday's comeback win over the Wolves, hitting 8-of-17 FGs and 7-of-8 FTs.

Klay Thompson: (Flu) Will Play Sunday

Source: RotoWire.com NBA

Klay Thompson: Thompson (flu) said Sunday that he's 100 percent, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.

Klay Thompson: (Flu) Remains Game-Time Decision Sunday

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Klay Thompson: Thompson (flu) was able to shoot around a bit prior to Sunday's game against the Thunder, but it's still uncertain whether he'll play, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.

Klay Thompson: (Flu) Game-Time Decision Sunday

Source: RotoWire.com NBA

Klay Thompson: Thompson did not practice Saturday and will be a game-time decision against Oklahoma City on Sunday, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.

Klay Thompson a game-time decision vs. OKC - Klay Thompson | GS

Source: Rotoworld Basketball

Klay Thompson (flu) did not practice Saturday and is a game-time decision vs. the Thunder on Sunday.

Klay Thompson (flu) will not return Friday - Klay Thompson | GS

Source: Rotoworld Basketball

Klay Thompson (flu) left Friday's game and will not return.

Day 7: Rock the Vote

Source: Give Me The Rock by Patrick

Line of the Night: It’s a little known fact that the Gasol brothers compete against each other in nearly every aspect of their lives, including who can look like the more convincing homeless person. But in terms of fantasy basketball, only Marc Gasol (2.32 WARP) can say he’s had the best fantasy line of the night this season. Gasol nearly triple-doubled against the Jazz with 22 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 blocks, while going a perfect 10-10 from the line. Gasol has started off the year on fire (a good sign since the return of a healthy Zach Randolph to the starting lineup could have

Klay Thompson active on Monday vs. Kings - Klay Thompson | GS

Source: Rotoworld Basketball

Klay Thompson (face/head) will start against the Kings on Monday.

Warriors don't seem worried by Klay Thompson - Klay Thompson | GS

Source: Rotoworld Basketball

The Warriors haven't updated Klay Thompson's status after he fell and injured his face/head on Saturday, forcing him to sit out the final minutes.

Klay Thompson rests after hard fall on court - Klay Thompson | GS

Source: Rotoworld Basketball

Klay Thompson had 17 points, eight rebounds and three assists on Saturday, but he sat out the end of the game after hitting his head on the court during a hard fall.

Holding court: Sleepers and busts for 2012-’13

Source: Roto Arcade by deldon

With the '12/'13 NBA regular season fast approaching, Yahoo! fantasy basketball pundits (Andy Behrens, Dalton Del Don, Brandon Funston) offer up their favorite sleepers and issue a warning as to which players are being drafted much too high based on where they are being taken, on average, in Yahoo! drafts (ADP).

Sleeper Guard (ADP outside top 50)

Andy — Damian Lillard, Por - The kid just went 21-8 in the preseason win over Utah, and national NBA writers are already profiling him.

Holding court: Sleepers and busts for 2012/13

Source: Roto Arcade by deldon

Here are takes on some over and undervalued players by three of Yahoo's! fantasy pundits:

Sleeper Guard (ADP outside top 50)

Andy — Damian Lillard, Por - The kid just went 21-8 in the preseason win over Utah, and national NBA writers are already profiling him. In another week or so, he won't be available outside the top-90, where he's going right now.

Dalton — Klay Thompson, GSW — He averaged 18.1 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 3.0 apg, 1.1 spg and 2.1 3pt while shooting 90.6 percent from the line over 29 starts as a rookie

Top 35 Fantasy Shooting Guards for the 2012-13 Season

Source: Give Me The Rock by Nels

We’ve got your color-coded tiered players by position now. Kid tested, mother approved.

Here, obviously, are the Shooting Guards.

Tier 1
1. Dwyane Wade (9), Miami Heat
Even with his minutes chopped down to 33 per game, D-Wade still managed to end the 2011-12 season as the only Shooting Guard in the Top 10. I don’t know if there’s a lot of pre-season nba betting going on, but odds are that Wade ends up in the Top 10 again this year. His FG% is outstanding for a guy who

GMTR Readers’ Mock Draft Results

Source: Give Me The Rock by Nels

I’m not a betting man… In fact, I’d rather bet on NFL football than bet on anything related to a fantasy basketball draft… especially a mock draft. I mean, Dirk Nowitzki at #6 is already a bit of a surprise… Let’s see what else this Readers’ Mock Draft has in store…

Round Team Player Pos Team R1 P1 Pha Jamma Slamma James, LeBron SF MIA R1 P2 donaghybets Durant, Kevin SF OKC R1 P3 Ball Till I Fall Love, Kevin PF MIN R1 P4 Erik@GMTR Paul, Chris PG LAC R1 P5 Ty Lawless Westbrook, Russell PG OKC R1 P6 StickyMamba Nowitzki, Dirk PF DAL R1 P7 Nels@GMTR Jefferson, Al PF UTA R1 P8 Stanfordhooper Irving, Kyrie PG CLE R1 P9 unclerini Smith,

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

Mostly NBA Notes: Point Guard Problems

Source: Roto Arcade by deldon

After posting my first Big Board earlier this month, it's become clear Rajon Rondo is one of the bigger debates in fantasy basketball. Like Dwight Howard and Blake Griffin, his value obviously depends on format, but even so, the majority seemed to think I had him ranked too low, and that's certainly defensible when you consider he led the NBA in assists with 11.7 per game last year (next best was 10.7), finished top-five in spg for the fourth straight season and led all points guards with 4.8 rpg. Rondo is clearly an elite NBA player who continues to only get better - he handed out 13.2 apg after the All-Star break last season and is coming

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

2012 NBA Draft Fantasy Basketball Impact – Part 1

Source: Give Me The Rock by Nels

I think all three of us a Give Me The Rock tend to agree that analyzing rookies for fantasy potential is probably one of the most overrated fantasy-related activities there is. I mean, last year, there was one rookie in the Top 50 another in the Top 75 and a couple more hanging around the Top 100. Trying to pick four guys out of a group of 30+ is almost as bad as trying to decide where those four will end up among 100+ other players. That said, it’s much quicker and easier to analyze the other 96% of players since they have career stats that we can look at. So perhaps it does make sense

Top 50 Fantasy Basketball Keepers for 2012

Source: Give Me The Rock by Patrick

This is GMTR’s top 50 long-term keeper list for fantasy basketball keeper leagues. It is based on a player’s estimated fantasy value over the next five seasons. I wrote up the summaries a few games before the end of the season, so the final end of the season stats may differ slightly from the ones presented below.

A quick note about this list. It’s tough enough to predict player value for next week, never mind five years from now. Any long-term keeper list needs to balance experience (and predictability) with youth and potential. Therefore, this list trends more towards experience than one might expect because those are the

Day 114 of 124: This Overtime Goes to Three

Source: Give Me The Rock by Patrick

Line of the Night: With Dwyane Wade sitting out yet another game on the second night of a Miami back-to-back, LeBron James (2.62) took over for the Heat last night, scoring 37 points – including Miami’s last 17 straight – adding 6 rebounds and 7 assists and going 14-15 from the line to lead the Heat to a 101-98 win over the Nets. Hey, it was the Nets, but still an impressive run from James nonetheless. Unfortunately, Miami still has two more sets of back-to-back games this season, so expect Wade and possibly even LeBron to get a couple more games off down the stretch.

Honorable Mentions: Utah and Dallas played a triple-OT game that ended with Utah winning 123-121, so it’s no surprise to

Day 112 of 124: the Beginning of the End

Source: Give Me The Rock by Patrick

That’s right, this is the last recap that is going to mean anything to the owners who are playing for a championship in fantasy leagues that end this week. Still, like much of the NBA at this point, all we can do is soldier on until the end.

Line of the Night: Coming off a rare bad game against the Wolves, Chris Paul (3.01) bounced back in full force to score 28 points (on 12-17 shooting), with 13 assists, 3 threes and 3 steals in a win over the Warriors. Paul is not only having an expectedly great fantasy year (he’s currently ranked #3 on the GMTR player rater for the season) but he’s also

Day 110 of 124: You’ve Got To Be (Jason) Kidding!

Source: Give Me The Rock by Nels

or: The Bizzaro NBA

Line of the Night: Jason Kidd (2.75) took advantage of Charles Jenkins to the tune of 9 points (3 threes), 10 rebounds, 12 assists, 3 steals, and 2 blocks. It was Kidd’s first Line of the Night, and really, I wasn’t sure that he was going to play again after his 4-game absence. I don’t think anyone missed him except maybe the Mavericks. He is still ranked #74 on the Player Rater for the season, though, so I guess for the team that can stomach his 35% shooting, you’ve gotten some decent assists, steals, and threes. I honestly didn’t think I’d see him up this high again, though.

Thompson posts 24-7-8 line; Lee goes for 30 - Klay Thompson | GS

Source: Rotoworld Basketball

Klay Thompson scored 24 points on 8-of-17 shooting (including three treys) with seven rebounds, eight assists, two steals, and one block in the Warriors' 112-103 loss to the Mavs on Thursday.

Day 101 of 124: Fantasy Basketball 101

Source: Give Me The Rock by Nels

Line of the Night/Waiver Wire Line of the Night: It’s a fairly simple equation: Orlando Magic – Dwight Howard – Ryan Anderson – Jameer Nelson = Loss to Detroit + Glen Davis (2.09) with 31 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals. Davis took 22 of the Magic’s 72 shots. Here’s a corollary (a proposition inferred immediately from a proved proposition with little or no additional proof): Don’t count on Davis to do it again. Additional proof: Dwight Howard is

Day 91 of 124: It’s Almost Over When Klay Thompson Is Still Available

Source: Give Me The Rock by Nels

Line of the Night: DeMarcus Cousins (2.71) is making keeper league owners everywhere who took a chance on him very happy… Imagine starting next year with 28 points (10-11 from the line), 18 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 blocks already in place. He even shot 45% from the field!

Honorable Mentions: Dirk Nowitzki (2.34) used OT against the Rockets to put up 31 points (9-10 from the line), 7 rebounds, and 2 blocks. On the other side of that game, Goran Dragic (2.26) scored 24 points (5 threes) with 5 rebounds, and 8

Klay Thompson's 31 points lead GSW to victory - Klay Thompson | GS

Source: Rotoworld Basketball

Klay Thompson continued his late-season surge on Saturday, setting a new career-high with 31 points in a wild win over the Kings.

Two Man Game: Can Brandon Jennings and Monta Ellis coexist?

Source: Roto Arcade by Yahoo! Sports Staff

Each week, Justin Phan and Matt Buser will take a closer look at some rising and falling players as well as their own dissenting opinions to serve as a follow-up to Thursday's Big(ger) Board.

Buser says: Is that faith in a Stephen Curry return that I see? We obviously have nothing concrete when it comes to Operation Shutdown, but wouldn't allowing him to play again this season qualify as sheer lunacy? We won't see Andrew Bogut until next season and there is the potential to acquire more lottery ping pong ball combinations before the season ends, in addition to allowing

Day 88 of 124: Where Ben Gordon Strokes It

Source: Give Me The Rock by Patrick

Alternate Title: Free Ramon Sessions!
Second Alternate Title: Every Time Darko DNPs, an Angel Gets Its Wings

Line of the Night/ Waiver Wire Line of the Night: If you were somehow still holding onto Ben Gordon (3.76) through all his badness this season, he finally rewarded your faith last night with a completely insane game: 9-9 from three on his way to 45 points, adding 8 assists and a couple steals. To put this game in perspective, before last night’s game Gordon had 11 threes total since the beginning of February. 11 threes in 19 games!

Gordon can thank Rodney Stuckey for the opportunity in his acceptance speech. Stuckey missed the game with a

Klay Thompson scores career-high 27 in win - Klay Thompson | GS

Source: Rotoworld Basketball

Klay Thompson hit 11-of-24 shots and four 3-pointers on his way to a career-high 27 points, to go along with five rebounds, five assists and a steal in Wednesday's win over the Hornets.

GMTR Podcast #33: Breaking Down the Deadline Deals

Source: Give Me The Rock by Patrick

Erik and Patrick discuss all of the trades that went down before the deadline and what effect they have on fantasy value – especially for guys potentially on a lot of waiver wires like Kenneth Faried, Ekpe Udoh and Steve Blake. Also, what to do with Stephen Curry? And finally, we throw out our weekly waiver wire recommendations.

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Court Report: Playoff possibilities

Source: Roto Arcade by Matt Buser

Monday marks the start of Week 20 of the default h2h fantasy basketball season, the final regular season matchup before the playoffs begin. You may need one last push to get in, or perhaps you already have a spot secured and are more interested in some advanced planning. The notable widely-available players below are discussed with their short- and long-term prospects in mind, given both possibilities.

Alonzo Gee, CLE, GF (33% owned)
Gee quickly transitioned from a player with deep-league potential to a true difference maker once he took over at small forward for the Cavs, moving ahead of the ever-disappointing Omri Casspi. Numbers over his past six starts include 15.3 points on 48-percent

Fantasy Basketball: Start Golden State Warriors Nate Robinson at Point Guard

Source: Bleacher Report NBA

Lost amid the shuffle of players by the Golden State Warriors is the current state of the team’s roster. In the three days leading up to the NBA trading deadline, the Warriors were involved in three transactions involving six different players and two future draft picks.

At the end of it all, Golden State is left with a revamped roster. Gone is superstar shooting guard Monta Ellis. Good bye second-year defensive stalwart Ekpe Udoh. Thanks but no thanks, Stephen Jackson. Welcome,

Day 84 of 124: Where Jerryd Bayless Has a Game

Source: Give Me The Rock by Patrick

Line of the Night/ Waiver Wire Line of the Night : Jerryd Bayless (2.43 WARP) went off against the Bobcats, scoring 29 points and adding 5 threes, 6 assists and 4 steals in nearly 40 minutes on the court. According to our player rater, it’s Bayless fourth straight game of 1+ WARP, which means he’s played like an all-star this past week. It’s tough to tell how much of Bayless’ recent explosion has been due to the fact that Jose Calderon has been out and how much is legit. This much we do know – once Calderon comes back, Bayless minutes are going to

Waiver Wired: Top NBA Fantasy Pickups

Source: Rotoworld Basketball Articles

The Trade Deadline brought plenty of changes to the landscape of the NBA and Klay Thompson is ready to bust loose. Waiver Wired breaks it all down.