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<title><![CDATA[Kemba Walker lived up to expectations; Deron Williams surprised some]]></title>
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John Cregan reviews his preseason predictions to find five that hit and five that missed.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 16, 2013 11:36:44 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Early 2013-14 fantasy basketball keeper rankings, auction values]]></title>
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John Cregan has his very early 2013-14 fantasy basketball keeper rankings and auction values.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 16, 2013 10:51:06 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Houston Rockets, Denver Nuggets produce high paces, potential for big fantasy stats down the stretch]]></title>
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John Cregan looks ahead to the final week of the season by addressing the issue of pace and how it can affect fantasy stats.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 09, 2013 09:16:18 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Understanding which players are consistent shooters and which ones go hot and cold can be key to winning the field goal percentage category]]></title>
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John Cregan encourages owners attempting to win the field goal percentage to consider the game-to-game consistency of players on their roster.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 02, 2013 07:56:34 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[In winning fantasy basketball championships, owners who maximize their team's games played often come out on top, even if it means dropping bigger names.]]></title>
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John Cregan explains the importance of maximizing your team's games played down the stretch, even if it means dropping big-name talent.]]></description>
<pubDate>March 26, 2013 08:30:07 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Kevin Durant, James Harden among those who shine in free throw impact stat]]></title>
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John Cregan creates a stat called free throw impact, which tries to show players who not only hit high percentages of free throws, but also take a lot of free throws and field goals, especially 3-pointers.]]></description>
<pubDate>March 19, 2013 09:45:27 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[LeBron James, Stephen Curry among players who perform well in field goal impact stat]]></title>
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John Cregan creates a stat called field goal impact, which tries to show players who not only hit high percentages of shots, but also take a lot of shots, especially 3-pointers.]]></description>
<pubDate>March 12, 2013 08:30:10 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Moe Harkless, Andrew Nicholson, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist among rookies ready to shine in final weeks]]></title>
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John Cregan highlights a number of rookies who could put up big numbers in the final weeks.]]></description>
<pubDate>March 05, 2013 11:41:46 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Blocks, assists, 3-pointers are categories in which you can improve the quickest, but landing an elite option can be a challenge]]></title>
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John Cregan discusses in which categories is easiest to make up ground this late in the season, and which players to target in order to do so.]]></description>
<pubDate>February 26, 2013 10:08:34 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Jordan Crawford's fantasy value rises, J.J. Redick's value likely falls after trade deadline]]></title>
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John Cregan looks at the fantasy impact of the NBA trade deadline moves.]]></description>
<pubDate>February 21, 2013 19:28:08 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Josh Smith appears to be most likely to be traded; deal could have major fantasy impact, depending on destination]]></title>
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John Cregan discusses players who could be changing addresses very soon, and what a move elsewhere could have on fantasy value.]]></description>
<pubDate>February 19, 2013 09:12:59 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[DeMarcus Cousins, Russell Westbrook, Monta Ellis have poor effective field goal percentage]]></title>
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John Cregan says you can exploit effective field goal percentage to hurt other teams in trade.]]></description>
<pubDate>February 05, 2013 11:01:40 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Minnesota Timberwolves, Cleveland Cavaliers shooting guard position could become valuable long term]]></title>
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John Cregan discusses specific positions on certain teams that could bear long-term fantasy fruit.]]></description>
<pubDate>January 29, 2013 08:42:12 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Minnesota Timberwolves, New York Knicks among most favorable fantasy basketball schedules after All-Star break; Los Angeles Clippers own least friendly]]></title>
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John Cregan looks at players with the most and least favorable schedules looking ahead to after the All-Star break.]]></description>
<pubDate>January 22, 2013 09:39:23 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Paul George, Deron Williams shine at home; Andrea Bargnani, Tim Duncan shine on the road]]></title>
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John Cregan looks at players with significant statistical splits at home versus on the road.]]></description>
<pubDate>January 15, 2013 09:15:28 PST</pubDate>
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