Saturday Fantasy News 9/19/09
Sep 19, 2009 Blog
A lot of fluff out there around the blogosphere this morning. No real news. My Crimson Tide plays North Texas today and are favored by 39. I’m settling in for a full day of college football. I’m off to Disney World next Saturday for a week, so this is my last football weekend until, gulp, mid October.
Article from JE Skeets of Ball Don’t Lie taking a look at why more people play fantasy football and baseball rather than fantasy basketball. Analysis: I gave my thoughts in the comments to his blog. Let Skeets know your thoughts on the subject.
CavalierAttitude.com with info on the Delonte West arrest. A 9mm Beretta, .357 Ruger and a shotgun in a guitar case. Insert favorite joke here. West has had some depression issues in the past and I’m pretty sure I remember reading that he has prescription meds for it. Like alot of other bipolar sufferers, sometimes they think they are fine and quit taking the meds. While the details of the arrest are kind of funny, the underlying disease is not. I hope West gets some help immediately before he ends up losing it all.
TrueHoop.com on Michael Beasley: “Lucas is but one person in a larger rehabilitation enterprise — so the program rolls on whether he’s there or not. Nevertheless Beasley’s time as an inpatient is also almost over. Sources say that Beasley will be free to go at the end of this weekend.” Analysis: Good news for Beasley and the Heat. Rehab did their job babysitting Beasley until camp started and now he is free to get back to work.
NBA.com with a look at the Top 10 defensive teams of last season and a quick analysis of each for this season. Analysis: Getting a good grip on the defensive ability of each team is one of the top fantasy requirments if you are playing daily fantasy cash games. As the season approaches, I’m going to do a detailed article on all 30 league defenses.
ThirdQuarterCollapse.com with a look at Orlando’s offense for this season and how it might change with the exchange of Turkoglu and Carter, and the arrival of Bass and Anderson.
Desmond Mason signs with the Sacramento Kings. Analysis: It has all the same reasoning as the Juwan Howard signing: An old guy who doesn’t mind riding the pine to collect a check and can play if absolutely necessary. Nothing to see here.