Welcome to 2009. Your new years resolutions should include reading the (Almost) Daily Fantasy and not be tempted to be that guy who takes the T-Mac plunge on draft day. Here is what you need to know today, the first day of 2009.

Jeff Green – Kevin Durant has been absurd lately but Jeff Green has been almost as good. He had another great night last night going for 26 and 8. Over the last five games Green is averaging 20 points, 9 boards, 2 assists, 1 block, and 1 steal. He has also hit almost 2 threes per game and is getting to the line a little bit more. For the year, Green is getting to the line 3.7 points per game. That’s up from last year. In the last five he’s getting tot he line 5 times per game. It makes a huge difference in his points per game and consistency (just ask Paul Pierce).

Chris Wilcox – I’m putting Wilcox on the squad with JR Smith and Andray Blatche. Last night’s 23 points, 9 boards, 3 blocks, and 4 steals is a great game, but Wilcox has this talent. Let’s watch his numbers tomorrow against Denver. Read More »

Quite honestly — and what better way to kick off the New Year than with a reality check? — the New Year’s Eve slate of NBA games was kinda weak. Case in point: #10 on NBA.com’s Top 10 Plays was a clip of some dude in a Baron Davis jersey doing hula hoop tricks at halftime of the Clippers/Sixers game … If you caught any of Nets/Pistons, and later, Nuggets/Raptors, it was like watching two completely different sports. Nets/Pistons was slow, totally forgettable, and both teams looked like they would rather be anywhere else than on a basketball court. Raps/Nuggets had guys getting after it, running whenever they could, being physical with each other and talking sh*t. Carmelo Anthony (20 pts) in particular looked like he’d been injected with the spirit of Ron Artest for a night; he was going hard on defense, whether it was banging in the post with Chris Bosh (24 pts, 11 rebs) or jumping into passing lanes to create turnovers … Denver led by seven early in the fourth quarter when Toronto went on a mini-run to make it a one-possession game, highlighted by Andrea Bargnani hitting a jumper (plus-one) and the Raps’ play-by-play guy screaming, “HOW DO YA LIKE ME NOW?!?” Read More »