BY ROB REATH Credibility, confidence, courage and composure…or confusion and chaos, I am not certain. The Vancouver Canucks recently named goaltender Roberto Luongo as their team captain. There are scores of problems with this kind of thinking but first off, it should be pointed out the Luongo is a top notch athlete, an upstanding citizen […]
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Happy Thanksgiving to my fellow Canadians. Before you pass out in a tryptophan-induced haze, let’s bring you more of The 2008-09 RotoRob NBA Draft Kit. Jason Kidd is gone, as is Richard Jefferson, Nenad Krstic and Jason Collins. A new day has truly dawn in the Swamplands. After years as an Eastern Conference power, the
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The 2008-09 RotoRob NBA Draft Kit steamrolls on, as today we present the third and final part of our Rookie Report. George Hill, PG, San Antonio Spurs: Hill, a 6”2” combo guard, turned down the opportunity to play at more renowned basketball programs, opting to attend IUPIU so he could stay near his sick great
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Sneaky Starts Thomas Jones, New York Jets (vs. Bengals) – I haven’t exactly been Jones’ biggest supporter over the years. I’ve always considered him to be a rather low-ceiling runner. But when boring backs like Jones get the Bengals on the schedule, it could end up being a big day. Cincy ranks next to last
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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
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The 2008-09 RotoRob NBA Draft Kit rolls on, today with the second of our three-part look at the top rookies. Roy Hibbert, C, Indiana Pacers: This 21-year-old is an absolute behemoth, gifted with incredible size (7’2”, 278) and strength. A big part of the package sent by Toronto to Indy for Jermaine O’Neal in a
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Notwithstanding the action in Europe last week, the puck officially dropped Thursday night and while it’s still way, way too early to draw any fantasy conclusions, a few things made themselves clear: 1. You really can’t go wrong with a Detroit Red Wing. Tomas Holmstrom put up two goals in the Wings opening night loss
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