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If this photo of Tim Duncan with a basketball doesn't get you excited, I give up. (Keith Allison/Flickr)

If you haven’t heard by now, Henry at Weakside Help and I at — well, here — am going on a mock-drafting adventure. Here’s a quick overview: we’re building 12 teams in a standard nine-category league, round-by-round (for 13 rounds), in order to build the best teams that we can, while also drafting in an appropriate order.

So far, the first two rounds haven’t strayed too much from the script, which means some eyebrow raising is bound to be in store in this round.

Here’s round one (here at fBasketballBlog).

Here’s round two (over at Weakside Help).

Now for round three, where things start to get dicey: (continue reading…)

No one stood in the way of Ellis this weekend. (AP Photo/Bahram Mark Sobhani)

Weekend Wonder: Monta Ellis averaged 33.5 points, 3.5 threes, 2.5 boards, 3.5 assists, 3 steals and 1.5 turnovers in two games. He shot 56 percent from the floor and 100 percent from the line during that stretch.

Noteworthy Lines:
Danilo Gallinari (3/19) – 6-12 FG (50%), 11-14 FT (79%), 2 3ptm, 25 Pts, 7 Reb, 2 Ast, 2 Stl, 1 Blk, 2 TO

Brandon Jennings (3/19) – 12-28 FG (43%), 3-4 FT (75%), 8 3ptm, 35 Pts, 5 Reb, 8 Ast, 2 Stl, 4 TO

Amar’e Stoudemire (3/19) – 14-16 FG (88%), 16-18 FT (89%), 44 Pts, 7 Reb, 1 Stl, 2 Blk, 5 TO (continue reading…)

Jose's starting again, but that won't mean all that much. (Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images)

[Read the full, original post at Dimemag.com]

Buy Low:
Chauncey Billups

Eric Gordon

Joe Johnson, Derrick Rose, Chris Paul and any other productive fantasy players who are injured (continue reading…)

Howard had himself the game of his life last night. (NBAE via Getty Images/Fernando Medina)

Beast of the Night: Dwight Howard was a monster, finishing with 33 points, 17 rebounds, 3 assists, 7 blocks and just 1 turnover. He also shot 69 percent (11-16) from the floor and 85 percent (11-13) from the free throw line.

Noteworthy Lines:
Jose Calderon – 4-10 FG (40%), 2-2 FT (100%), 2 3ptm, 12 Pts, 6 Reb, 9 Ast, 3 TO

Mike Conley – 6-12 FG (50%), 1 3ptm, 13 Pts, 7 Reb, 8 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 Blk

Richard Hamilton – 12-18 FG (67%), 9-9 FT (100%), 3 3ptm, 36 Pts, 5 Reb, 3 Ast, 2 TO (continue reading…)

The King was, well, the king of the night. (NBAE via Getty Images/Gregory Shamus)

Beast of the Night: LeBron James led the Cavs to victory with 36 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals, 4 turnovers and a three. He shot 56 percent (9-16) from the field and 81 percent (17-21) from the line. Ho-hum.

Noteworthy Lines:
Michael Beasley – 9-14 FG (64%), 2-2 FT (100%), 1 3ptm, 21 Pts, 12 Reb, 3 Ast, 2 Stl, 2 Blk, 1 TO

Tim Duncan – 6-12 FG (50%), 3-4 FT (75%), 15 Pts, 12 Reb, 4 Ast, 2 Stl, 2 Blk, 1 TO

Manu Ginobili – 8-16 FG (50%), 3-3 FT (100%), 2 3ptm, 21 Pts, 3 Reb, 5 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 TO (continue reading…)