Fantasy Basketball Daily

For all the gamers out there, take a look at this setup at the hospitality event for EA Sports’ NBA Live 09 party in Vegas.   $25,000 per night to rent the Hardwood Suite.  High Roller for sure.

Yao Ming was back in action yesterday, playing 12 minutes and picking up 11 points in an Olympics warmup against a Serbian squad.  It sure seems like China is putting alot of pressure on Ming to come back from that stress fracture in his foot.  I hope the Chinese have taken out an insurance policy on Yao.  And how angry are the Rockets going to be if he reinjures that foot trying to make the early comeback?

Good article from the New Orleans Times Picayune on James Posey and how he will fit in with the Hornets.  The Hornets have created a very flexible roster with quite a bit of depth.  Now that Posey is signed, New Orleans will turn their attention to getting Jannero Pargo under contract.  Pargo wants a three year deal.

J.E. Skeets of Ball Don’t Lie had an interesting interview with Greg Oden.  Sounds like Oden is going to be ready for the regular season and still has the laid back personality.  I can’t wait to see what he can do once he gets healthy.

Thankfully, the James Posey sweepstakes is over and New Orleans is the winner (well, maybe not).  I like Posey and I was happy to see him get a ring, but come on, $25 million for 4 years to a guy who is 31 years old and has averaged 9.2 points and 4.9 rebounds a game over his career.  If you take a look at the last three years, his stats are down across the board and he is sure to keep sliding down the age hill.  Does anyone think Posey would have gotten that kind of deal had he spent last year with anyone other than the Celtics?  Posey went 7.4 pt and 4.4 reb a game last season.  There are a ton of guys making near minimum with those kind of stats.  Yes, the media can make a star out of anyone and New Orleans took the bait.