Report: Knicks have interest in Luke Ridnour - Luke Ridnour | MIN

Source: Rotoworld Basketball

A source tells 1500 ESPN that the Knicks are "one of several teams" with interest in Luke Ridnour.

Report: T-Wolves are shopping Luke Ridnour - Luke Ridnour | MIN

Source: Rotoworld Basketball

A source tells Chris Sheridan that the Timberwolves are shopping Luke Ridnour.

Luke Ridnour gets hot and scores 21 points - Luke Ridnour | MIN

Source: Rotoworld Basketball

Luke Ridnour shot 9-of-17 from the field for 21 points against the Clippers on Thursday to go with four rebounds, five assists, one steal, one block and three 3-pointers in 34 minutes.

Day 14: This Overtime Goes to Three

Source: Give Me The Rock by Patrick

Alternate Title: Andrew Bynum Sadface

Line of the Night: It’s time to accept that Brandon Jennings (3.54) is an elite fantasy PG in this league. He might not be in the top 3, but he should at least be in the discussion when you talk about the top 5. Jennings led all fantasy performances last night as the Bucks took down the Sixers with a stat filling 33 points, 4 threes, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, 4 steals and even a couple blocks in 36 minutes. Nice to see this game after he got completely shut down by the Celtics on Saturday.

Honorable Mentions: The Jazz and Raptors

Day 9: The First Triple-Double of the Season

Source: Give Me The Rock by Patrick

Line of the Night: There was a triple-double last night (more on that later) but Marcin Gortat’s (2.67) 7 blocked shots to go with 23 points and 10 rebounds in a 117-110 win over the Bobcats was the real fantasy gold last night. I heard rumblings before the season that Gortat might be in for a down year due to the departure of Steve Nash; although what that argument failed to take into account is that Goran Dragic is a pretty damn good PG himself. Gortat – with averages of 16.3 points and 12.5 rebounds – has been great to start the season and should continue to be one of the league’s elite fantasy

Day 4: The 80 Million Dollar Man

Source: Give Me The Rock by Nels

Not to take anything away from Mike Conley (see below), but it’s kind of hard not to get on the James Harden/Jeremy Lin Score-A-Thon Bandwagon right now… It’s only 2 games, but that makes the math a lot easier when we figure out that Harden is now averaging 41 Points Per Game.

Line of the Night: Mike Conley (2.37) helped Memphis jump out to an early lead against the Warriors with 21 points (3 threes, 8-8 from the line), 7 assists, and 5 steals.

Honorable Mentions:
James Harden (2.13 – actually third on the night) scored another

Luke Ridnour: Back at Practice

Source: RotoWire.com NBA

Luke Ridnour: Ridnour (back) returned to practice Sunday, the Star-Tribune's Jerry Zgoda reports. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.

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

Luke Ridnour: Back Woes

Source: RotoWire.com NBA

Luke Ridnour: Ridnour says he's feeling better after a cortisone shot to help a herniated disc in his back on Friday, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. He practiced in full Monday and plans to play in Minnesota's final two preseason games. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.

Luke Ridnour: Back Spasms

Source: RotoWire.com NBA

Luke Ridnour: Ridnour has been limited the last two practices with back spasms and is questionable for the T-Wolves' exhibition game on Wednesday, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.

Top 35 Fantasy Point Guards for the 2012-13 Season

Source: Give Me The Rock by Patrick

We are truly in a golden age of point guards. Not only does the league currently have established veterans, like Chris Paul, at the very top of their games, there are also plenty of good, young point guards ready to make their mark on the league. All of this means that point guard is actually one of the deepest positions in fantasy drafts this year and you can find legitimately good fantasy point guards even 20+ picks deep. We’ve come a long way in the last decade when Derek Fisher used to be a solid fantasy play at the position.

1. Chris Paul (Overall Rank: 3), Los Angeles Clippers

There will come a

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

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

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

Court Report: Operation Shutdown

Source: Roto Arcade by Matt Buser

Status updates: Dwyane Wade (finger) appears unlikely to return before the playoffs .. Deron Williams (calf) could be done for the season, but Gerald Wallace has no interest in shutting things down .. Kevin Love

Kevin Love, Luke Ridnour game-time on Sunday - Kevin Love | MIN

Source: Rotoworld Basketball

Kevin Love (concussion) and Luke Ridnour (ankle) were both limited participants in Saturday's practice, and their availability vs. the Warriors won't be known until Sunday.

Court Report: Dwight Howard’s season is over; the Celtics play their b-squad

Source: Roto Arcade by Matt Buser

Status updates: Dwight Howard will undergo surgery to repair a herniated disk in his lower back. His season is over and his ability to participate in the Olympics is very much in doubt. He's expected to need three-to-four months to recover .. Derrick Rose was still limping as of Thursday and

Kevin Love, Ridnour both aiming for Sunday - Kevin Love | MIN

Source: Rotoworld Basketball

Rick Adelman said there is a "good chance" that Kevin Love (concussion) and Luke Ridnour (ankle) will be back for the final two games of the season.

Court Report: Kobe Bryant, Amar’e Stoudemire likely to play Friday; Ray Allen, Rajon Rondo will not

Source: Roto Arcade by Matt Buser

Status updates: Kobe Bryant expects to play on Friday, but his status will be officially determined after morning shootaround .. Celtics on Friday: neither Ray Allen nor Rajon Rondo traveled with the team to Atlanta and both are out .. Kyrie Irving had no problems playing 20 minutes on Wednesday. Byron Scott said he may see more minutes Friday, but also that

Court Report: Derrick Rose back to day-to-day

Source: Roto Arcade by Matt Buser

• Status updates: Derrick Rose (foot) is back to day-to-day status .. Kobe Bryant (shin) is not expected to play on Tuesday .. Ray Allen (ankle)

Luke Ridnour expected to return this year - Luke Ridnour | MIN

Source: Rotoworld Basketball

Luke Ridnour (ankle) is expected to return before the season ends, according to Rick Adelman.

Court Report: If you are reading this…

Source: Roto Arcade by Matt Buser

If you are still reading this, then you are finishing up your roto season or, for some reason, your league opted to use the final 11 days of the season to decide your h2h championship. Either way, you've likely lost a number of the players that got you here and are counting on production from names that weren't on anyone's radar a few weeks ago. I'll continue to post these Court Reports through the end of the season, with relevant status updates and matchup info. Good luck to everyone and thanks for checking in over the course of the season.

• Status updates: Kobe Bryant (shin) did some light shooting Monday but is

Ridnour, Love not traveling with the Wolves - Luke Ridnour | MIN

Source: Rotoworld Basketball

Luke Ridnour (ankle) and Kevin Love (concussion) did not travel with the Wolves to Indy for Monday's game against the Pacers.

Court Report: Dwight Howard suffers setback, out at least a few more games

Source: Roto Arcade by Matt Buser

Dwight Howard is out Friday and is not expected to be available on Sunday or Monday as he seeks a second opinion on his troublesome back. Howard left the team for further evaluation in Los Angeles after suffering a setback while practicing on Thursday. Howard's continued absence means more starts for Glen Davis - he's averaged 36 minutes, 19.2 points on 46-percent shooting, 11.8 boards, 1.5 steals, and 0.5 blocks over the past six games. As for Howard himself: his default h2h season is over, and we should know more about his status through the end

Adelman uncertain of Luke Ridnour's return - Luke Ridnour | MIN

Source: Rotoworld Basketball

Rick Adelman said that he "didn't know" when Luke Ridnour (ankle) would return.

Court Report: LaMarcus Aldridge suddenly a shutdown candidate

Source: Roto Arcade by Matt Buser

LaMarcus Aldridge had a specialist take a look at his ailing right hip on Tuesday and "an abnormality" was found. All we know for certain as of right now is that he won't play Wednesday and is set to undergo further evaluation in the coming days, after which next steps will be decided. His being shut down looks highly likely, as the last thing the Blazers will want to do is risk long-term injury, although fantasy owners won't be faulted for waiting for official declarations regarding his

Court Report: Gregg Popovich sits his studs

Source: Roto Arcade by Matt Buser

Gregg Popovich called holding Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili, and Tony Parker out of Monday's matchup with the Jazz "a no-breainer" because it was the single road game in a set of four games in five nights [schedule]. The Spurs have two more sets of four games in five days, which should mean at least two more games off for the Spurs' veteran trio. Expect them to sit either the first or last game of next week's back-to-back-to-back (Mon @GSW, Wed @SAC), as well as one or both of the Spurs' final two games of the season (Apr 25 @PHO, Apr 26 @GSW).

• Magic updates: Dwight Howard is

Luke Ridnour is not traveling with the Wolves - Luke Ridnour | MIN

Source: Rotoworld Basketball

Luke Ridnour (ankle) is not traveling to Denver for Wednesday's game against the Nuggets.

Ridnour expected to miss Wednesday's game - Luke Ridnour | MIN

Source: Rotoworld Basketball

Luke Ridnour (ankle) is not expected to play on Wednesday against the Nuggets.

No surprise return for Ridnour (ankle) on Mon - Luke Ridnour | MIN

Source: Rotoworld Basketball

Luke Ridnour (ankle) will not play on Monday against the Suns, as expected.

Court Report: Surprise appearances from Kyle Lowry and Lester Hudson

Source: Roto Arcade by Matt Buser

Kyle Lowry made a surprise return to the court on Sunday, playing 18 minutes off the bench (1 point, 0-3 FG, 7 assists, 0 turnovers) in a blowout win over the Kings. His early return obviously complicates the point guard picture for the Rockets, and Goran Dragic has been a top five player

Court Report: J.J. Barea, last PG standing for the T-Wolves

Source: Roto Arcade by Matt Buser

J.J. Barea returned from his quad injury Wednesday and started at point guard for the Timberwolves, scoring 15 points and adding three treys, six boards, eight assists, and seven turnovers in 37 minutes. Luke Ridnour is expected to miss at least a week with his severely sprained right ankle, meaning that Berea could be in line for as many as four more starts [schedule], and he'll play huge minutes for as long as Ridnour is out, given that rookie Malcolm Lee is being pressed into backup point guard duty.

• Charles Jenkins

Day 102 of 124: the Return of Eric Gordon

Source: Give Me The Rock by Patrick

Alternative Title: Dealing With It Like a Man

Line of the Night: LeBron James (3.37 WARP) came out on top of Kevin Durant both in real life (where the Heat won 98-93) and fantasy, where LeBron nearly triple-doubled with 34 points, 7 rebounds and 10 assists. He was also 3-7 from three and added 4 steals while playing nearly 42 minutes. Durant still holds the small lead over LeBron for the year on our player rater, so while LeBron just won the battle, Durant is winning the war.

Honorable Mentions: Andrew Bynum (2.73) didn’t hit any threes last night (although he did take one according to the box score), but led the Lakers to a win over the Clippers with 36 points

J.J. Barea scores 15 in loss to Warriors - Jose Juan Barea | MIN

Source: Rotoworld Basketball

J.J. Barea returned from a six-game absence with a thigh injury and played very well in a start at point guard in place of injured Luke Ridnour, who is expected to miss at least a week with a severely sprained ankle.

Jose Barea: (Thigh) Will Start Wednesday

Source: RotoWire.com NBA

Jose Barea: Barea (thigh) will start in place of the injured Luke Ridnour (ankle) Wednesday versus the Warriors, radio play-by-play host of the Timberwolves Alan Horton reports. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.

Luke Ridnour: (Ankle) Expected Out at Least a Week

Source: RotoWire.com NBA

Luke Ridnour: Updating a previous report, coach Rick Adelman has estimated that Ridnour (ankle) will miss at least a week, Minneapolis Star Tribune writer Jerry Zgoda reports. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.

Luke Ridnour: (Ankle) Out Wednesday

Source: RotoWire.com NBA

Luke Ridnour: Ridnour (ankle) will miss Wednesday's matchup with the Warriors, Star Tribune writer Jerry Zgoda reports. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.

Luke Ridnour (ankle) will not play Wednesday - Luke Ridnour | MIN

Source: Rotoworld Basketball

Luke Ridnour (sprained ankle) will not play in Wednesday's game.

Court Report: Kyrie Irving shut down for a while

Source: Roto Arcade by Matt Buser

Kyrie Irving aggravated his right shoulder strain on Tuesday night against the Spurs, was examined at the Cleveland Clinic on Wednesday, and has been shut down by the Cavs for as much as the next two weeks. The 17-34 Cavs have no reason to push Irving to risk further injury or rush his recovery, so expect caution here, and consider his default h2h season over for all intents and purposes. Both Donald Sloan and Lester Hudson should be in line for major minutes, with Irving sidelined and Daniel Gibson done for the season. Sloan played 35 minutes during his spot start on Saturday,

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

Court Report: Marcus Thornton, Luke Ridnour sidelined

Source: Roto Arcade by Matt Buser

Need a short-term bump with solid long-term potential? Give Kevin Seraphin a look. Add Seraphin Tuesday and you'll get three games in three days (Wed IND, Thu @DET, Fri @NJN), Seraphin has averaged 12 points on 54-percent shooting, 7 boards, and 1.5 blocks in his eight starts, and both Nene Hilario and Trevor Booker continue to be limited by plantar fasciitis. Give Jan Vesely a look in the deepest leagues, as well, as he'll also get run for as long as Nene and Booker remain inactive.

• Status updates: Andrew Bynum (ankle) will be

Luke Ridnour expected to be out for 'a while' - Luke Ridnour | MIN

Source: Rotoworld Basketball

Coach Rick Adelman said that Luke Ridnour will "probably" be out "for a while."

Ridnour 'likely' to miss at least one game - Luke Ridnour | MIN

Source: Rotoworld Basketball

Luke Ridnour (ankle) will "likely" miss at least one game.

The Daily Dose: Dose: Down Goes Thornton

Source: Rotoworld Basketball Articles

Marcus Thornton and Luke Ridnour are the latest NBA casualties. Tuesday's Dose breaks it all down.

Luke Ridnour: Sprained Ankle

Source: RotoWire.com NBA

Luke Ridnour: Ridnour left Monday's loss to Sacramento with a sprained ankle and is likely to miss at least Wednesday's game, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.

Barea could be the man at PG for the Wolves - Jose Juan Barea | MIN

Source: Rotoworld Basketball

J.J. Barea (thigh) is targeting a return on Wednesday against the Warriors, and due to Luke Ridnour's ankle injury it's likely that whenever he returns he will be the starting point guard for the Wolves.

Ridnour helped from the floor w/ ankle injury - Luke Ridnour | MIN

Source: Rotoworld Basketball

Luke Ridnour was helped from the floor by trainers after a serious looking ankle sprain in the third quarter of Monday's game against the Kings.

Day 99 of 124: It’s Time To Win. Make It Count!

Source: Give Me The Rock by Erik

We’ve reached that point in the NBA’s regular season. It’s time for Fantasy Basketball Playoffs! Yeah! So, bring out that Win Sauce and slather it all over your team’s roster. When it comes to the playoffs and the knock-out system it’s all about… “winning now!” “Do or Die!” “Put up, or Shut up!” or as this shirt likes to spin it…

Some playoffs have just started, while others are already deep into the thick of things. Regardless of the situation, teams that made it to fantasy’s post-season

Day 95 of 124: Where Deron Williams Doesn’t Feel the Love

Source: Give Me The Rock by Patrick

Line of the Night: Amazingly, Deron Williams (2.94) edges out Kevin Love’s 40 point performance with a 30 point, 4 three, 9 assist and 2 steal game against the Pacers. How did he do it? Williams shot better from the floor and the line than Love, had more assists and fewer turnovers. Of course, the big negative is that he didn’t have 19 rebounds like the #2 player on the night.

Honorable Mentions: Just how good has Kevin Love (2.62) been recently? Love’s 40 point, 19 rebound and 4 three game against Charlotte just missed out on the fantasy line of the night, which would have been his third line of the night in four days. Love is now #3 on our player rater for the 2011-12