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Oops, He Did It Again: Jimmer Fredette Goes Off For 47 Points In Win Over Utah
January 11th, 2011
This just in: Jimmer Fredette is good. He's really good.
Jimmer Fredette and the BYU Cougars took to the road against conference rival Utah Tuesday night, and instead of a tough battle on the court, fans watching the game witnessed a blow-out.
Fredette was absolutely on fire early on, capping a 53-42 ...
2011 NBA Draft: Mock Draft First Round Breakdown and Analysis
December 29th, 2010
The lottery very likely isn’t going to be what it is now when the real show takes center stage next June. Some of the guys on this list will have seen their stock plummet, will have been injured, or might even take their names out of the hat before the 2011 ...
Week 10 Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Games: Ben Gordon Is Back
December 21st, 2010
We are now in Week 10 of the 2010-11 NBA season, which means some of those huge injuries that rained down on your fantasy basketball lineup earlier in the season are either forgotten or they're turning around.
Quite a few big names are hitting the court now or will be soon, so now ...
2010 NBA Fantasy Basketball Star Search (December 15th): J.J. Redick Blows Up
December 15th, 2010
Every night brings a new opportunity for some young fellow to make a name for himself in the NBA, and in turn, to prove himself a little bit more to fantasy owners.
While big performances don't always necessarily equate to more playing time or consistent future production, missing out on a ...
Blake Griffin and Top 10 NBA Rookie Rankings
December 10th, 2010
We’ve been on a break from the top 10 rookie rankings, largely due to the fact that the top 10 wasn’t commanding much attention or edits.
However, the power has shifted in the bottom half of the rankings, and John Wall has a serious contender for his second place.
Blake Griffin still ...
Week 8 Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Gems: Jodie Isn’t Meek
December 10th, 2010
Week 8 is nearing an end, and as most fantasy basketball owners start thinking about their lineups for Week 9, we here at NBA Soup are ready to take a quick look at your league’s waiver wire to see what players are stepping up their game.
Injuries and poor play change the face ...
NBA Friday Injury Report (Dec. 3): Virus Strikes Dwight Howard and Orlando Magic
December 3rd, 2010
There are quite a few big names hitting the deck in the NBA right now, which has direct implications on fantasy basketball lineups for daily fantasy basketball games and leagues.
Read on for all the big names and their status updates for Friday's NBA and fantasy basketball action.
Dwight Howard, C, Orlando Magic
Howard reportedly ...
2010 NBA Rookie Rankings Week 4: John Wall Down, Blake Griffin Up
November 19th, 2010
Another week is just about in the books, which means it’s time to look in the rearview mirror of Week 4 of the 2010 NBA Basketball season and see how our young lads from the 2010 NBA Draft are holding up.
John Wall is banged up and missing action, which by default, gives ...
2010-11 NBA Rookie Rankings Week 3: John Wall Leads the Pack
November 10th, 2010
Despite what some called a weak draft class going into the year, last season produced one of the best crops of NBA rookies in recent memory, including Tyreke Evans, Stephen Curry, Brandon Jennings, James Harden, Terrence Williams, Ty Lawson and Darren Collison, among others.
All that, and Blake Griffin and Ricky ...
2010 Fantasy Basketball Waiver-Wire Gems: Go Get Big Baby
November 1st, 2010
We’ve already gone through the first week of the 2010 fantasy basketball season, which brings us to the new week and a fresh slate of games. Week 2 also brings us NBA Soup’s first waiver wire column of the season, as we dig for gems available in at least 51% ...