We normally get rebounds when we draft power forwards and centers. The more power forwards and centers we can draft, the better we do in rebounds (and often field goal percentage and blocks), and the worse we do in assists (and often free throw percentage and steals). As we draft for rebounds, however we need to be very careful about some of our other statistical categories and that we are not doing irreparable harm to them for this season.

Let’s take a look at a few of the players who lead the league in rebounds and which ones you should keep an eye on and which ones you should simply avoid, despite their aptitude on the boards.

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Like I do every year, I break down the best 3 point shooters from last year and decide whether they are likely to accomplish the same, better, or worse than what they accomplished last year. After all, players normally don’t change much in stats from year to year unless 1) they get moved to or from a starting lineup, or 2) personnel changes make it better or worse for them (including them moving to a different team).

Grouping the players into tiers, here is what I came up with on three point shooting:

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That collective gasp you hear is from the thousands of Fantasy owners hoping that he will opt to rest a few games rather than choosing season-ending surgery to repair a bone spur.

From Seattle’s point of view, I’m sure they hope he gets the surgery. The season is over for them. They’ll have more of a chance to get a high pick, which in the upcoming draft could be a huge blessing. It’ll give Ray Allen more time to recover from the surgery and to get back into shape for the next season. It’ll give one or more of their young shooting guards more time to develop.

From the coach’s point of view, as long as it isn’t his job at stake, I’m sure he’d like whatever is best for Ray Ray and the Sonics. If it is his job on this line, I’m sure he hopes Ray waits until the end of the season, plays through the pain, and helps them win a few more games.

For Ray Allen’s point of view, he ought to do whatever is best for his future, not his current situation. The team really doesn’t care about this year, so he really shouldn’t either.
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Well, I think this officially makes Dwyane Wade the NBA’s darling.

When else do we hear about a player mulling over whether or not they will have surgery….every day?

All of the reporters who haven’t had much else to do since the Michael Jackson trial/media circus have been called up to follow Wade around to doctors and other doctors (for second opinions).

For some reason, we happen to know that it is taking a little longer for him to get a second opinion than Wade might have thought a few days ago.

Why do we know all this?
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Well, this pretty much washes up Shaun Livingston from ever being a factor in Fantasy Basketball again. For those of you who don’t know, Shaun recently had an MRI that told him that he tore his ACL, MCL, PCL, meniscus, and had other various knee problems. They said he could be back within 10 - 12 months.

I’m currently recovering from repairing my ACL and fixing up my meniscus, and my doctor said it will take a year (worst case) to be fully functional on mine. (Obviously I’ll be able to do regular stuff much sooner than that).

I can’t imagine him playing before October 2008 for the 2008-2009 season. And that assumes that he will really be ready to go ever. Knee injuries are terrible to recover from. This one sounds like the worse sports-related knee injury that I have ever heard of.

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