As we ring in the New Year, it’s tradition to make a New Year’s resolution. What will you resolve to do more often in 2014, or not to do at all any longer? If related to your Fantasy team, perhaps you resolve to avoid certain types of players, or to make fairer trade offers [http://downtownball.net/2013/12/trading-places/]. Whatever the case may be, it’s… Read more →
The career of Chicago Bulls back-up center and resident tough man, Nazr Mohammed has come full circle. Growing up in Chicago in the 80s and 90s, Mohammed was a huge Chicago Bulls fan – idolising Michael and Scottie while he learnt the game at Kenwood Academy on the south side of town. These days, after 16 years as an NBA… Read more →
Downtown’s Guide to Fantasy Basketball Trading: Louis: “Think big, think positive, never show any sign of weakness. Always go for the throat. Buy low, sell high. Fear? That’s the other guy’s problem. Nothing you have ever experienced will prepare you for the absolute carnage you are about to witness. Super Bowl, World Series - they don’t know what pressure is…. Read more →
The Warriors and Clippers genuinely dislike each other. As usual, yesterday’s Christmas Day game between the two Pacific Division rivals was a chippy affair. First there was Draymond Green’s elbow to the head of Blake Griffin: No prizes for guessing who was first on the scene….. that’s right, recent Clippers signee Stephen Jackson. As Griffin and Green begin to face… Read more →
It was Christmas night and not a creature was stirring in front of my family’s television, until my dad noticed there was a live cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka on Foxtel. That was the highlight of our evening viewing and after a day of food, family and presents we were in the perfect frame of mind for some… Read more →
Those who took in the Lakers vs Heat Christmas Day game [on Boxing Day Australian time] might’ve caught Mike Tirico and Jeff Van Gundy discussing the background of Nick Young aka Swaggy P. Young grew up in Los Angeles, was a huge Lakers fan as a kid, and has spoken many times this year about being excited to be playing… Read more →
NBA Fantasy: Christmas week is finally upon us. It’s a time to relax, unwind, spend time with loved ones and eat way too much food. It is also a time to exchange gifts. Some gifts are big, some small, some are expensive, while others are about the thought that went into them. Whatever the case, we’re all appreciative of any… Read more →
Nothing can send an NBA player into a stat-stuffing frenzy more than lining up against my T. Grizzle’s Grizzlies in a week of fantasy basketball. Over the past few days it has been Portland Trailblazers PG Damian Lillard’s turn to put the hurt on my squad. Much like his team from Rip City, Lillard is often discounted or dismissed as… Read more →
This story legitimizes Larry’s ‘Hick from French Lick’ nickname. He was the number one pick in the NBA draft and how did he preparing for the upcoming season? By playing some rec. league softball and mushroom hunting of course. The most amazing thing about it all is that he claims to have never had the same feel for the ball because of the nerve damage that… Read more →
TBT: For this week’s Throwback Thursday we’re taking you back over 20 years to 1992 and the birth of the South East Melbourne Magic. The Magic, coached by a long-haired Brian Goorjian, were the result of a merger between the Westside Melbourne Saints and the Eastside Spectres and the video we’ve dug up this week is the marketing clip that… Read more →