The NBA’s Leader in 3-Pointers Made: Ryan Anderson

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Robert Dereme

At the beginning of the NBA season, if the questioned was proposed “who will be the leader in 3 pointers made?” popular opinion would be probably Ray Allen of the Boston Celtics or Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors. Allen and Curry are both exceptional three point gunners, with Ray Ray holding the throne of the ultimate three point crown, having the all-time record in 3-pointers made in NBA history. Allen has made 2,666 three pointers in his career, and counting. However, to date this 2011-2012 NBA season, one man has stands alone head and shoulders above the pack, Orlando Magic 6’10″ forward-center Ryan Anderson.

Ryan Anderson has hit 87 three point shots to date in the NBA season, best in the league. Anderson has 24 more three pointers than the two players tied for second most, 63 for Brandon Jennings of the Milwaukee Bucks and 63 for Anthony Morrow of the New Jersey Nets. Anderson has also been scoring his three point shots with a high level of efficiency, shooting 43.5% from downtown (87 for 200). Ray Allen, always deadly from three point range, has made 54 three pointers this NBA season, shooting 49.1% from beyond the arc. Stephen Curry, who finished in the NBA top ten last season in 3-point field goals made, with 151, has made only 37 this season, shooting 41.6% from 3-point land. The Fact is Ryan Anderson has mad more three pointers (87) than Stephen Curry (37) and Kevin Love (46) combined. Numbers don’t lie, and three pointers are a vital fantasy basketball statistical category as well as a key to scoring in NBA basketball.

Ryan Anderson has come on strong this NBA season to lead the NBA in 3-point shots made, and averaging 16.6 points, 7.2 rebounds, .8 assists, .8 steals on top of the 3-pointers made per game are solid fantasy numbers. Anderson has shown that, at least fantasy basketball wise, there is more than one option to pick from the lineup playing for the Orlando Magic. For daily fantasy basketball leagues Ryan Anderson is money for three point shots.

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Jeremy Lin is Putting up Legendary Fantasy Basketball Numbers in his First Four NBA Starts

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Robert Dereme

In the history of the NBA, not since the 1976 NBA/ABA merger, no player has scored more points in his first 4 starts than Jeremy Lin of the New York Knicks. Lin has averaged 27.3 points per game, scoring 109 points over his first 4 NBA starts at point guard, for a Knicks team which was struggling up until the insertion of Linsanity into the rotation. New York has won all 5 games Lin has been seeing real playing time. What is even more remarkable is to consider his best game as a starter, where he scored 38 points, and did so against none other than Kobe Bryant, the best all around guard in the NBA, and the always dangerous Los Angeles Lakers.

Even more impressive about Jeremy Lin’s extreme and extraordinary NBA success is how he stacks up against some of the greatest players of all time, especially comparing to unquestionably the greatest player in NBA history, Michael Jordan. Jordan, the Chicago Bulls Legend, his “Air-ness”, who is a 6-time NBA Champion, 6-time NBA Finals MVP, 5-time NBA MVP, 10-time NBA scoring leader, all-time NBA leader in points per game at 30.1 ppg, needs no introduction. Surprisingly Air Jordan only averaged 24.8 Points per game in his first four NBA starts

Big “SHAQ” Diesel actually slightly outscores Michael Jordan in his first four NBA starts for the Magic. The Big Diesel scored 25 points per game in his first four starts down in Orlando. Shaq’s 100 points in his first four NBA starts is third in NBA history since the merger. Allen Iverson is second all time with 25.3 points per game in his first four NBA starts for the Philadelphia 76ers. A.l., cited most recently for serious financial troubles, was at one time the most feared scorer in the NBA. Iverson was a prolific explosive scorer, with a hell bent drive to the basket, a fearless pull up jump shot, a nasty ankle breaking crossover and had the ability to knock down three point shots in cold hearted fashion. Air Jordan, SHAQ Diesel and The Answer were all incredible scorers right from the start, however they fail to match of Jeremy Lin’s miracle run.

To recap, Jeremy Lin has averaged 27.3 points per game in his first four NBA starts. That’s 2 more points per game than the rest of the Hall of Fame quality pack, and 2.5 points per game higher than the greatest player in NBA history, Michael Jordan. Be a winner. Be bold. Be a leader. Pick Jeremy Lin. Lin’s legendary numbers will pay off big time. Tonight, Tuesday (2/14/2012), the New York Knicks take on the Toronto Raptors and Jeremy Lin’s dominance will continue. For daily fantasy basketball Jeremy Lin is a legend already.

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Kobe Bryant vs LeBron James, Who Is the Better Fantasy Basketball Pick?

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Robert Dereme

Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers is the king of the NBA, no doubt about it. Five NBA championships, 2-time NBA finals MVP, 1-time NBA MVP, 13-time NBA All-Star, 12 consecutive seasons as an NBA All-Atar, 2 Scoring Titles, 10-time All-NBA First Team, 9-time NBA All-Defensive Team and current NBA leading scorer. He has done it all in his career, he has done it all for the Los Angeles Lakers and he still does it all right now. Even as the miles continue to pile up, his numbers never seem to fade off at all. Kobe is in his 16th season straight out of High School, playing in the NBA since the age of 18, all with the Lakers, who have made it to the playoffs every season but one since Bryant joined them back in 1996. Kobe may still the king of the NBA, however as for fantasy basketball there is a new king, LeBron James of the Miami Heat.

Numbers don’t lie, and NBA championships don’t matter to fantasy owners, only fantasy points do. LeBron James, of the Miami Heat has been the king of kings this NBA fantasy basketball season. Comparing the numbers between Kobe and LeBron is like comparing two different 5 carrot diamonds, its a privilege. Bryant is averaging 29.3 points, 5.8 rebounds, 5 assists, 1.2 steals and .3 blocks per game this season. James is averaging 27.9 points, 8.2 rebounds, 6.9 assists, 1.7 steals and .7 blocks per game. LeBron is statistically the best forward in the NBA and the best player on the Miami Heat. Kobe is statistically the best guard in the NBA and the best player on the Los Angeles Lakers. The bottom line is LeBron has been averaging 2 more assists and 2 more rebounds a game than Kobe. James is also averaging more in 4 out of the 5 major statistical categories than Briant is. Love, like or hate him, LeBron James is the best fantasy basketball player in the NBA, and that’s the bottom line, cause the numbers say so. Men Lie. Women Lie. Numbers don’t.

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Greg Monroe is a Better Fantasy Basketball Pick than Al Jefferson

Posted on February 12, 2012 by Robert Dereme

Fantasy Basketball is a game of numbers, and numbers don’t lie. Many fantasy owners have been foaming at the mouth over the play of Al Jefferson this NBA season. The starting center for the Utah Jazz has been good, averaging 18.6 points, 8.9 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.6 blocks per game, solid numbers for a starting fantasy basketball center. Greg Monroe is the starting center for the Detroit Pistons, and he is currently averaging 16.5 points, 10 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.5 steals and .5 blocks per game. In just his sophomore NBA season, Monroe has become a double-double machine, scoring 20+ and grabbing 10+ rebounds in two out of the last three games for the Pistons. Monroe is improving every game and his fantasy basketball stock is going up.

Daily Fantasy Basketball owners should pick Greg Monroe when looking for a center to put up big numbers, as a somewhat sleeper. Higher priced picks could be used for Kobe Bryant, Dwight Howard, LeBron James, Kevin Durant or Kevin Love. Monroe will put up top 5 fantasy basketball numbers at the center position, and can be picked up for much cheaper, let the bigger name centers go to other teams. More popular players like Andrew Bynum, Al Jefferson, Marc Gasol, Roy Hibbert and Tyson Chandler will all under achieve in comparison to Monroe. Greg Monroe also plays for the abysmal Detroit Pistons, therefore he will be playing plenty of garbage time, mopping up the boards, and getting some extra points.

Facts are facts, and while maybe garbage time is not so good for an actual NBA franchise or NBA player, for a fantasy owner only statistics matter. A fantasy player’s team winning games means nothing to a fantasy owner, the only things that matters are stats, and however the fantasy player racks up those fantasy points doesn’t matter. Bottom line is Greg Monroe is the right stock to invest in for daily fantasy basketball leagues. Greg Monroe is a penny stock that will pay off dividends.

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Jeremy Lin is the Top NBA Fantasy Basketball Guard

Posted on February 11, 2012 by Robert Dereme

Straight out of obscurity and into a serious playing role, Jeremy Lin of the New York Knicks has been as good if not better than every guard in the NBA. Friday night, February 10th, 2012, Jeremy Lin proved it by going toe to toe with Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers, and flat out beat him.

Kobe had 34 points, 10 rebounds, 1 steal and just 1 assist, while Linsanity had 38 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals and 7 assists. Best of all, Jeremy Lin lead his team to victory and their 4th straight win. The New York Knicks were definite underdogs going into Friday’s game and Lin was the leader of their winning effort. No Carmelo Anthony! No Amare Stoudemire! No Problem! Jeremy Lin out gunned a gun slinger like Bryant, and he did it in style. In actual NBA basketball or in fantasy basketball, a 38 point game is a high performance from a guard and is always a team booster.

Jeremy Lin is only going to improve. He is getting more and more experience and more and more playing time. Carmelo Anthony will be back in a week and Amare Stoudemire will be ready to play this Tuesday when the Knicks play the Toronto Raptors. Amare provides a great receiver for the passes that Lin has been feeding to the beneficiaries such as Tyson Chandler and Jared Jeffries. Chandler’s play has been elevated since the pick n’ roll savvy Jeremy Lin joined the rotation, and Stoudemire has been missing the pick n’ roll ever since Raymond Felton, who ran it so smooth with Amare last season, was traded. Bottom line is Amare will be a much more productive and dangerous option for Jeremy Lin to pass to around the basket than Jeffries, and Lin will just pile up that many more assists. When Carmelo returns to the Knicks lineup, will he be able to play unselfish basketball and allow Lin to continue to be a force? The answer is absolutely. Melo will benefit a great deal from being able to receive more passes in better positions to take good shots, and make more baskets as opposed to having to try and create and force shots.

With the impending return of Melo and Amare to the New York Knicks, Jeremy Lin’s play as a fantasy basketball player is only going to improve. Lin is the real deal! He has scored 89 points in his first 3 starts, the most since the NBA merger in 1976. For Daily Fantasy Basketball, go with Jeremy Lin at guard to win.

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The NBA’s Leader in 3-Pointers Made: Ryan Anderson

Jeremy Lin is Putting up Legendary Fantasy Basketball Numbers in his First Four NBA Starts

Kobe Bryant vs LeBron James, Who Is the Better Fantasy Basketball Pick?

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Jeremy Lin is the Top NBA Fantasy Basketball Guard