Draft Preview

Source: www.rotorob.com --- 7 days ago
Let’s switch speeds from the Division Rankings and start in on our team-by-team previews as we continue to roll out the 2008-09 RotoRob NBA Draft Kit. Last offseason, the Celtics made the biggest splash of any NBA team, adding Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen to brings its superstar count to three, and while Paul Pierce and [...] ...

Source: www.rotorob.com --- 5 days ago
And the 2008-09 RotoRob NBA Draft Kit rages on as Andy checks in with his Sixers report. I might be somewhat biased (okay, very biased), but there are few teams as compelling this season as the Philadelphia 76ers. Last season was supposed to be a rebuilding process after the team traded away all-world guard Allen Iverson. [...] ...

Source: www.rotorob.com --- 6 days ago
Despite the fact that they showed improvements offensively and defensively, the Raptors backslid after their big 2006-07 season, dropping to .500 last year. However, Toronto swung for the fences this offseason, adding injury prone big man Jermaine O’Neal to help address its long standing rebounding weaknesses. If the Raps can get 65 to 70 healthy [...] ...

Source: www.rotorob.com --- 8 days ago
We continue with the 2008-09 RotoRob NBA Draft Kit as Herija unveils his next division Preview. Soon, we’ll be rolling our picks for this year’s sleepers, busts and rookies to watch, plus plenty of other goodies to help you on Draft day. Our third installment brings us to the league’s most competitive division, home to four [...] ...

Source: www.rotorob.com --- 20 hours ago
Today, Herija checks in with the next in his riveting series of division previews as part of the 2008-09 RotoRob NBA Draft Kit. Since putting all five teams into the playoffs in 2005-06, the Central Division has become the haves (Detroit, Cleveland) and the have-nots (Milwaukee, Indiana) with Chicago somewhere in the middle. The Pistons have [...] ...

Source: www.rotorob.com --- 14 days ago
We continue the 2008-09 RotoRob NBA Draft Kit today with more division previews by Herija. As promised, this week we take an in-depth look at the Atlantic Division, home of the World Champions (Boston), the East’s answer to the Suns (Toronto), a dark horse contender (Philadelphia), a team positioning itself for a possible run at LBJ [...] ...

Source: www.rotorob.com --- 22 days ago
Will the return of Andrew Bynum propel the Lakers to the next level? We kick off of the 2008-09 RotoRob NBA Draft Kit with the debut article on the site by Herija Green, who brings a tremendous amount of sports writing experience to us. I’m sure you’ll love his stuff. On the surface, it might make some [...] ...

Source: www.yardbarker.com --- 32 days ago
The 2008-2009 Draft Kit is Here! Over the next four weeks, we will post a team Preview a day, combined with rankings, Draft strategy, player movement, and sleepers articles. Take a look on day one as we profile the Boston Celtics. Was it ever really in doubt last year? Looking back, it seemed there was maybe one moment (before the Finals even started) where the world wasn't sure that the Celtics would be champions last year. The rest of the year, this team steamrolled and the primary stars showed they were worthy of being called the new Big Three. What will happen this year, with those three stars a year older and with 26 extra post-season games of work on their knees, backs and elbows? ...

Source: www.topix.com --- 12 days ago
I'm heading into the industry's biggest fantasy hockey Draft tonight for a showdown replete with some of the best minds in the industry. ...

Source: www.fwicki.com --- 25 days ago
(Sports Network) -Sacramento has the 12th overall pick in the Draft, and also owns two second-round picks (42, 43). The Kings need help in the frontcourt and could use a point guard. It would be fair to say the sharp-shooting Kevin Martin is the only ... ...

Source: www.fwicki.com --- 25 days ago
(Sports Network) -A healthy Yao Ming makes Houston a contender in the tough Western Conference. Yao, who did not play in the Rockets' six-game first-round series loss Utah, last played on February 24. He was sidelined with a stress fracture in his ... ...

Source: www.fwicki.com --- 24 days ago
(Sports Network) -Golden State won 48 games in the 2007-08 season, and that was not good enough to get it into the playoffs for the second straight year. The Warriors own the 14th overall pick in the first round, and No. 49 in round two. They could ... ...

Source: www.fwicki.com --- 23 days ago
(Sports Network) -The world champion Boston Celtics have the last picks (30, 60) in the first and second rounds in this year's Draft. They knocked off Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers in six games, 4-2, in the NBA Finals to capture their first ... ...

Source: www.fwicki.com --- 25 days ago
Orlando Magic 2008 Draft Preview By Warren Blatt, NBA Editor (Sports Network) -Orlando has become one of the top teams in the Eastern Conference. ...

Source: www.yardbarker.com --- 17 days ago
The Fantasy Lounge Sports NBA Draft kit continues with another team Preview. Check out our team overview, sleepers, depth chart and projections for a surprisingly spunky young team in Atlanta! ...

Source: www.yardbarker.com --- 16 days ago
The Roster Doctor checks in on the aging studs that make up the Dallas Mavericks in the newest team Preview of the Fantasy Lounge NBA Draft Kit. Do they have one last run in them? ...

Source: www.fwicki.com --- 24 days ago
(Sports Network) -Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker are the nucleus of the San Antonio Spurs. They have won championships together and still have the fire and skill to battle the elite squads in the league. Ginobili led the Spurs, who won ... ...

Source: myespn.go.com --- 8 days ago
Here's a 1,000+ word Preview of a preseason game that is still more than two days away. Bloggers, I think, it is safe to say, are pumped for the season to start. The 100 most influential people in sports , according to Business Week. Golf (Tiger Woods) and football (Roger Goodell) took the top two spots. I wonder if that bothers this Draft's third pick, David Stern, or not. Some other NBA-related names: Michael Jordan is grandfathered into the top ten, presumably because no one has ever sold sneakers like he has. LeBron James is 17th, Kobe Bryant is 28th, Paul Allen is 36th, Mark Cuban is 44th, Casey Wasserman (CEO of Wasserman Media Group, generally seen around the NBA as "Arn Tellem's Agency") is 46th, Stern's deputy commissioner Adam Silver is 53rd, Magic Johnson is 58th, Jerry Colangelo is 60th, Celtics' chairman Wyc Grousbeck is 90th, Bobcats' majority owner Robert Johnson is 92nd, Nuggets owner Stan Kroenke is 94th, and Arn Tellem is 98th. A thorough review of the different NBA Preview magazines that are out there. As a kid in the grocery story magazine aisle, I had my own method of reviewing those magazines: The better they said the Blazers would be, the more I thought the authors were brilliant. Basketbawful's ongoing experiments with learning to jump higher : "A quick note on recovery: Chris, the issuer of this challenge, e-mailed to warn me of the painful aftereffects of using the Strength Shoes. He explained that his l ...

Source: www.scout.com --- 17 days ago
Over the next several weeks, the Oakland A’s will be making a number of adjustments to their 40-man roster, designating players for assignment to make room for prospects who have to be added to the team’s 40-man roster to be protected from this December’s Rule 5 Draft. In advance of this activity, we Preview the players who could be protected from the Rule 5 Draft in the upcoming weeks. ...