Mario Chalmers is one of the few thiefs who isn’t a must own. Welcome to another edition of The Hidden Truth. Today, we will take a look at steals. Here we have another fantasy category that is often overlooked, but is just as important as anything else. When you prepped for your draft, did yo...

Wearing the hat of a Champion isn’t going to help Allen Iverson lead Detroit to a Championship. The Detroit Pistons snapped an ugly five-game losing streak (their longest skid in five years) by beating Memphis on Monday, and Wednesday they’ll look to start a winning streak when a struggling ...

Chris Paul had 21 points, 13 assists, seven rebounds and four steals as the New Orleans Hornets beat the Miami Heat 100-89, ending a two game losing streak. David West added 21 points and nine rebounds and Tyson Chandler contributed 13 points and a game-high 10 rebounds as New Orleans outrebounded M...

It's that time of year, kids: Opening Tip of the 2008-09 NBA Season! I could not be more excited about this. So many good story lines this year, and so many damn good teams...and more Charles Barkley. In fact, I may be as excited about "Inside The NBA" being back on TV as I am about the actual games...

Carlos Zambrano says he has "one word" for Jim Hendry: "Good job." Sort of like former Houston and St. Louis ace Joaquin Andujar saying the "one word" in the English language that says it all: "You never know." Math aside, the Cubs general manager whose team i...

I am not a big "draftnik"--I much prefer to watch and analyze the players who are already in the NBA--but this year I filled out a mock draft at Yardbarker. Frankly, for someone who does not obsess over the draft I think that I did pretty well, particularly in comparison to some people who spend so ...

Ever since the Bulls won the rights to draft first, people wondered if they would take Michael Beasley or Derrick Rose. Beasley is a power player who has been pegged in this spot since the middle of the college season. Rose is a point guard who got his team all the way to the championship game. The ...

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball. High flying Derrick Rose holds the keys to the draft mania, but where is the basketball? Image details: UCLA v Memphis served by picapp.com This is going to be one crazy draft. First let’s set the table. The Western Conference...

John Paxson is getting tired of coaching rumors and draft rumors, and I'm thinking, stop stinking and landing in the lottery, and this won't be an issue. And now Paxson will have to respond to a rumor out of Phoenix that former Bulls-Pistons-Wizards-Whatever coach Doug Collins is a candidate to come...

Which is the bigger joke: Mark Bradley needing surgery again or Lovie Smith saying Mark Bradley is the Bears' No. 1 receiver? On the former, Bradley's chances of getting hurt were slightly better than the Bulls' chances of getting the top pick. On the latter, the Cubs have a better wideout who's pit...