Southwest Rumors & News
Spurs' Hill can't think in terms of replacing Parker
San Antonio Express-News — Spurs point guard George Hill accepts the difficulty of learning the NBA’s toughest position with an appreciation for what Tony Parker has done and a commitment to avoiding imitation.
San Antonio Spurs 2 hours agoRockets gain depth as lineup returns to full power
Houston Chronicle — With the return of those key cogs and the emergence of recent rookie addition Jordan Hill, the Rockets can resume playing the way that's most effective for them.
Houston Rockets 5 hours agoRockets notes: Adelman discusses Hill's pros, cons
Houston Chronicle — Chase Budinger got philosophical Thursday when asked about Arizona, his alma mater. Almost a year ago, Budinger and new teammate Jordan Hill snuck into the NCAA Tournament as a No. 12 seed and advanced to the Sweet 16.
Houston Rockets 5 hours agoAnalysis: Grizzlies' playoff hopes still feasible
Memphis Commercial-Appeal — What the Griz are talking about is winning as many games as they can and letting the situation play out.
Memphis Grizzlies 5 hours agoPreview: Grizzlies vs. Knicks
Memphis Commercial-Appeal — The Grizzlies vs. the Knicks tonight at 7 p.m. at FedExForum, and on SportSouth.
Memphis Grizzlies 5 hours agoManu: Next two are must-wins for Spurs
San Antonio Express-News — The Timberwolves and Clippers are teams that don't have a shot at making the playoffs, the Spurs' Manu Ginobili said, so they don't have much to lose, and the Spurs do.
San Antonio Spurs 6 hours agoFriday: Spurs (37-25) at Timberwolves (14-51)
San Antonio Express-News — Time: 7:30 p.m. - TV: FSNSW - Radio: WOAI-AM 1200, KCOR-AM 1350
San Antonio Spurs 6 hours agoTrade has rejuvenated Dallas Mavericks
Fort-Worth Star Telegram — By EDDIE SEFKO DALLAS -- The Dallas Mavericks have reached the point after 13 consecutive wins where they can consider everything that took place before the All-Star break to be insignificant.It happened. The record book will always be there.But it doesn't mean a thing. This team was reborn when it traded for Caron Butler, Brendan Haywood and DeShawn Stevenson. The ultimate judgment, as it does every year, will come in the playoffs. But there can be no debate about them being better now than then.Much has been made of the way the trade was like getting out of jail for the three newcomers. And...
Dallas Mavericks 6 hours agoTrade rejuvenated Mavericks' new arrivals, holdovers as well
Dallas Morning News
Dallas Mavericks 7 hours agoNew Orleans Hornets' Julian Wright gets another shot to show he belongs
Times-Picayune — Injury to Peja Stojakovic puts him back in starting lineup
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- Trail Blazers: Blazers will face energized Kings; news, notes and links Behind The Blazers Beat | Oregonian Blazers play Kings for second time in three days
- Warriors start fast, fade in 4th quarter San Jose Mercury News Golden State outscored 27-9 in period; Ellis finishes with 17 in return to lineup
- Nuggets' Arron Afflalo rises to prominence as 3-point threat Denver Post The powder-blue-collared Arron Afflalo is arguably Denver's hardest worker. The dividends have him hoisting 3s for one of the best teams in the West.
- Going backward without forwards San Francisco Chronicle Coach Don Nelson hasn't forgotten that, way back in October, he decreed the Warriors had found their anchors at power forward for the foreseeable future. If it slips his mind for a moment, all he has to do is look to the end of the bench. That's where injured...
- Williams is 'a nice find'; Will he stick? San Francisco Chronicle An hour before Thursday night's game against Portland, guard Reggie Williams was sitting quietly in his locker room stall, poring over notes on the Warriors' opponent. His eyes shifted from the paperwork long enough only to watch video sequences of the Trail...
- Up next for the Clippers: Friday at Charlotte Los Angeles Times L.A. will attempt to end its five-game losing streak against the Bobcats. L.A. will attempt to end its five-game losing streak against the Bobcats.
- Fantasy hoops: Maggette back in top-50 form ESPN Corey Maggette has been dropped in quite a few leagues during the past couple of weeks due to his bum hamstrings, but with 24 points versus the Portla...
- Give and Go: Rookie class action Yahoo! Sports This year's rookie class has had a greater impact than many predicted.
- If You're Hardcore: Beware of those providing "empty points" ESPN John Cregan points out the many high-quality fantasy players who are slowing down and hurting your team down the stretch in specific areas.
- Fantasy hoops: Williams coming on strong for Nets ESPN ...Tony Parker out indefinitely. Looking Ahead After having a few productive games in a row (from a fantasy perspective), Washington Wizards big man JaVale McGee had a terrible game on Tuesday against the Houston Rockets...
- Fantasy: 2009-2010 Top Point Guards Hoops World Back in October, in addition to compiling an overall TOP 100 Fantasy list , I also produced a position-by-position breakdown of top performers. And with the fantasy playoffs inching closer and closer, we thought it would makes some sense to, over the next couple of weeks, re-examine those pre-season prognostications by comparing each players current cumulative rank to their preseason placing. We'll see how the predictions turned out/ who I whiffed on/ and the reasons for any major variances…
- Player Rater: Keeper values of rookie guards ESPN Seth Landman looks at the keeper value of this year's rookie guard class.