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Build upon that phrase and try to tie it into a storyline.

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Insert DeAndre Jordan dazed and confused joke.

Talk more about that storyline. 20-25 words.

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The Los Angeles Clippers in “Flight" take home Vine of the Week

As you can tell, this isn't a "Suspense" film...

Here's the acceptance speech by Doc Rivers, head coach of the Clippers:

“I just want to thank the New York Knicks for lending themselves as props for a day. It was a lot of fun. My original idea was to cast Austin (Doc's son) as the lead role. Even though that fell through, I think DeAndre and Blake did a quality job, and it turned out good. You could hear Steve Ballmer clapping from across the country."

Well done, Lob City. Let us know when the next “poster game" is on tap, so we can set our DVR's accordingly, and get a live feed of Steve Ballmer on YouTube.



NOTICE: April Fool's Day is next Wednesday

If you have been playing daily fantasy NBA for some time, then you fully accept twitter as a necessary evil of information. If you thought sorting through illegitimate troll accounts was tough on a day-to-day basis, then I would suggest taking a mini-vacation on Wednesday.

It just so happens that the NBA boasts a hearty 12-game slate on April Fool's Day, and we'll likely have to sift through the not-so funny jokes/pranks to find crucial injury information. Let's face it: twitter was built for events like April Fool's Day, for better or worse. It's the one day where everyone cries wolf, and society just shrugs its shoulders.

If only twitter had an automated April Fool's filter. I would write a blank check to obtain it.



DFS lineups impacted by NCAA rule change

Excitement grew last week surrounding DraftKings and FanDuel's “Survive and Advance" college basketball DFS contests. However, an unforeseen problem arose when the NCAA changed its rules on Day 2 of the tournament.

Due to the copious amount of fouls called on Day 1, NCAA executives thought they'd save everyone time by making each game a “best of 5 free throw competition". Each team would select five players to shoot 10 free-throws, with the highest cumulative total advancing to the next round.

Casual fans weren't greatly impacted by this change, as it wasn't much of a difference from the status quo. After all, Touch Foul, Whistle, Free Throws, Rinse, Repeat had already supplanted "March Madness" as the official NCAA tournament slogan.

The rule change didn't sit well with daily fantasy enthusiasts though: they wanted their peripheral stats!

FanDuel and DraftKings have yet to comment on this issue, and they keep posting CBB DFS games as if nothing happened. Despite the deafening outrage from users, these contests continue to fill routinely.



Portland strategically starts 4 players vs Warriors

Portland's head coach, Terry Stotts, has been known for keeping his lineup card close to the vest from time to time. His strategy is simple: keep the opposing team off balance by not revealing the starting lineup before-hand. On top of this, Stotts has been known to insert players who haven't seen any floor time all season into the first team.

On Tuesday, LaMarcus Aldridge and Nicolas Batum were sidelined with injuries. True to form, Stotts would not name a starter in anticipation of their game vs Golden State.

Finally, when the Blazers lined up for tip-off, Dorrell Wright stood in as the starting Power Forward, Arron Afflalo was in the SF spot, and nobody manned the SG position. Portland had just four players on the court, and they played that way for 8 minutes in the 1st quarter.

“People can criticize me all they want", Stotts said. “It was a strategic move. I didn't want to disrupt our bench rotation. We have a good thing going, plus we definitely caught Golden State off-guard…ummm, no pun intended."

Sadly enough, the unmanned position actually scored more fantasy points than teammate Meyers Leonard in the previous game (0 vs -0.6).



Michael Beasley turns down more playing time

The Miami Heat were shorthanded on Wednesday night. Dwyane Wade and Hassan Whiteside were both ruled out. It was Michael Beasley's time to shine.

Coach Erik Spoelstra had originally penciled Beasley into the starting lineup. However, the journeyman SF had other plans.

When Coach Spo told Beasley to get ready for tip-off, he simply said, “Nah…I'm good".

Beasley later explained to the bewildered coach that the game wasn't on national TV, so he didn't have much ambition to play heavy minutes. Plus, "he wasn't really feeling it" in warmups.

Spoelstra was forced to start Henry Walker, reluctantly playing Beasley 14 minutes just to give the starters a breather.

This was obviously a nightmare for daily fantasy investors, as Beasley was reportedly in the starting lineup, looking at 35+ minutes as an extremely cheap pick.

Cheer up though, DFS players…it could be worse. Imagine how the Miami Heat organization feels spending a #2 overall pick on this guy.



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