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emptythebench.com - 31 hours ago
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Calvin Johnson Photo Credit: Icon SMI Ranks Preview
by Andrew Thell What are we going to do
with you, Calvin Johnson? One season after his massive 78-reception, 1,331-yard, 12-TD, 17.1-YPC sophomoe campaign the Detroit Lions phenom has ...
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Fantasy Football – Week 11 WR Rankings
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Ranks Preview by Andrew Thell
You never think it’s going to happen this late in the season, but once again the running back landscape dramatically shifted in Week 10. Brian Westbrook may be done for the season, allowing LeSean McCoy owners to ...
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Ranks Preview by Andrew Thell
We recommended Vince Young as a sneaky play last week, saying , ” … there’s a decent chance Young puts up some rushing yards and scores on the ground against a Bills defense that has already allowed 12 rushing touchdowns and is ceding over 170 yards ...
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Ranks Preview by Brian Spencer
It’s hard to believe that we still have two offenses averaging less than 10 points per game: the Oakland Raiders are at 9.8, while the Cleveland Browns are somehow scoring even less at 8.7 per. Both units also average less than 120 total yards per game, ...
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Kellen Winslow Jr. Photo Credit: Icon SMI
Ranks Preview by Andrew Thell
Brent Celek is likely going to find his way into your starting lineup no matter what we say this week, but he is in line for a monster fantasy week. The Bears rushing defense is mediocre, but their secondary ...
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emptythebench.com - 2 days ago
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We see far more NBA players getting dunked
on than we see players blocking attempted dunks. It
happens, sure, but rarely when the dunker has a full head of steam in the open court. That’s what makes this clean, incredible block on Tuesday night from Detroit Pistons F Jason Maxiell so special.
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Jason Maxiell Will Not Be Posterized
emptythebench.com - 2 days ago
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Allen Iverson has been called many things over
the years, but never a quitter. Even his most
dogged critics knew better than to go there. Now, however, even his reputation for leaving it all on the floor seems like a fable from long ago. Who is this Allen Iverson, and what, exactly, is his end goal?
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Allen Iverson Doesn’t Want It Too Cold or Too Hot; He ...
- Yahoo! Sports – The must-read final words on the SJax and Allen Iverson debacles.
- NY Daily News – Knicks beat writers have nothing else to write about (except LeBron), so…
- Full-Court Press – Who would you take: Mike Conley or Rodney Stuckey?
- ...
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emptythebench.com - 3 days ago
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There is a formula--the basketball pythagorean theorem--that calculates
predicted winning percentage based on points scored and surrendered.
Although the NBA season is only about 10 games old, here's a look at which teams are winning at a clip above and a clip below so far.
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What Can Basketball’s Pythagorean Theorem Tell Us About ...
emptythebench.com - 4 days ago
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Photos Courtesy of ESPN By Brian Spencer We
were flattered to be featured as the “ Site
of the Day ” for the Friday, October 16, broadcast of ESPN2’s SportsNation, which has built up a relatively hardcore following in ...
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Seven Quick Questions with ESPN2’s SportsNation Co-Host ...
emptythebench.com - 7 days ago
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By: Zachariah Blott Dennis Rodman has resurfaced again,
this time playing in some sort of European streetball
tour with other retired NBA players who need whatever money they can get, including Dee Brown, Tim Hardaway, and Oliver Miller. Rodman ...
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The Worm: Good Times, Bad Times, You Know He’s Had His Share
emptythebench.com - 7 days ago
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By: Zachariah Blott ETB contributor Zach Blott is
back with the latest installment in our ongoing “The
Kids are Alright” series, this time checking in with the Oklahoma City Thunder and everybody’s favorite young trio of Jeff ...
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The Kids are Alright: Oklahoma City Thunder
Detroit Pistons backup PG Will Bynum is officially, optimistically, measured as 6-feet tall and 185 pounds. Charlotte Bobcats C Tyson Chandler, meanwhile, is listed at 7-1, but on Tuesday night the dimunitive Bynum brought the house crashing down on the towering Chandler in one of the ...
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Will Bynum
Tyson Chandler
Detroit Pistons
Charlotte Bobcats
emptythebench.com - 8 days ago
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Randy Moss Photo Credit: Icon SMI Ranks Preview
by Andrew Thell The Colts-Patriots tilt is going to
be a fantastic game to watch. These are evenly matched teams. Unfortunately, the Colts will be rolling with rookie cornerbacks Jerraud ...
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Fantasy Football – Week 10 WR Rankings
Chris Johnson Photo Credit: Icon SMI
Ranks Preview by Andrew Thell
It’s never a smart move to rely any individual member of the New England rushing attack–they’ll only break your heart–but there are points to be had here. Since the injuries Sammy Morris ...
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Ranks Preview by Andrew Thell
As a programming note, we’re keeping the ranks previews relatively short this week in order to get everything set for Thursday’s “clash” between the Bears and 49ers. Be sure to get your lineups set in advance of that, nothing worse than forgetting you have ...
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Vince Carter
I was happy to draft Jason Witten towards the top of the fourth round (39th overall) on fantasy draft day this year. (His average Yahoo! draft position this year was 37th.) He’s been one of the most consistently dominant players at his position for the past 5 years, finishing second ...
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This is one week where the Minnesota Vikings defense shouldn’t be considered disadvantaged if their top cornerback, Antoine Winfield, still isn’t ready to return to the field from his foot injury.
Though the Lions played the Vikings relatively tough, all things considered, in the ...
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- Orlando Sentinel – ETB favorite Hubie Brown talks Magic and Cavs. Worth your time.
- Knicks.com – Eddy Curry working hard, looks slim, ripped. No, that was not a Mad Lib.
- Commercial Appeal – We knew Zach Randolph would hurt the kids in Memphis, ...
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Hubie Brown
Orlando Magic
Cleveland Cavaliers
Eddy Curry
emptythebench.com - 9 days ago
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“The Kids are Alright” series rolls on with
a look at the Sacramento Kings, a team that
finished with an NBA-low 17 wins last season but has some young talent worth keeping an eye on.
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The Kids are Alright: Sacramento Kings
