101. 34 - San Antonio Spurs The Spurs have a solid young basketball player in their possession. avery Johnsonand Terry Porter will ease Antonio Daniels into the starting role at http://www.ibiblio.org/craig/draft/2000_draft/Picks/34_san_antonio.htm

The Spurs pick at #34. They are represented by Trevin Wagener who selects: Lavor Postell, SG, 6'6", St. John's In the real draft, the Spurs pick #41 The 1999-2000 Spurs: Overcoming Adversity Key Personnel Losses: Sean Elliott - Though they didn't lose him entirely, they still felt a loss. Elliott had suffered kidney troubles and needed a transplant. He came back in good spirits, but his game wasn't as strong. They missed his on-court presence throughout the season. Will Purdue - Signed with the Bulls on 8/25/99. Spurs missed his inside presence although he didn't show much of one with Chicago. Key Personnel Gains: Terry Porter - Savvy vet who led by example, playing very well through out the season. He signed as a free agent from Miami on 8/05/99. Samaki Walker - Youthful Samaki Walker helped the front line a bit, and showed some potential when filling in for Tim Duncan during his injuries. Signed as a free agent from Dallas on 8/26/99. I. Season Overview The defending champion Spurs had a topsy-turvy season . They finished strongly with a 53-29 season, but injuries took their toll on this team. They ended 2nd in the Midwest to Utah and advanced to the playoffs. They were 33-19 against Western Conference opponents, and had a 16-8 record within their division. They fared better at home with a 31-10 record, while on the road they finished with a 22-19 record. The Spurs faced the talented Phoenix Suns in 1st round of the playoffs, but could not regain the form of their championship run. With Tim Duncan ailing, they could not overcome the Suns. After tying the series 1-1, the Spurs fell twice, letting the Suns advance. The season saw the emergence of younger players such as

102. ESPN.com - NBA - Nelson Resigns; Avery Takes Over Mavericks ESPN.com; johnson to replace Nelson immediately by ESPN.com news services. The team is just responding better to avery at this point. http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2016984

103. The HoopsKlyce Page: Fantasy Basketball Statistics 101 A typical fantasy basketball league has 12 teams with 10 starting For thefantasy basketball owner, it means it is easier to find a single player who http://www.hoopsklyce.com/archives/stats101.shtml

F ANTASY B ASKETBALL S TATISTICS October 7, 1998 A typical fantasy basketball league has 12 teams with 10 starting players on each team. To get an idea of what the average stats for a player active on a starting fantasy roster would be I analyzed the statistics of the 120 players who averaged the most minutes played per game last season (hey ... what else are you going to do during The Lockout ... watch baseball? ... I don't think so!). The averages for 8 common statistical categories are shown in the table below. Also, to determine how the players stats were distributed above and below the averages I found the standard deviation of the 120 players for each stat category. A 'bell' shaped distribution would predict that 68% of the players would fall within one standard deviation of the average. Hang with me now ... the goal will be to determine who the fantasy basketball studs are ... not to put you to sleep! CATEGORY AVG PER GAME STND DEV STND DEV/AVG Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Treys Free Throws FG% In the same manner the fantasy stiffs can be identified. Calbert Cheany and Joe Smith managed to be in the top 120 in minutes played per game but were below average in all 8 of the categories investigated. By the way OnHoops.com readers, LJ was below average in 6 of the 8 categories! That's kind of stiff too.

104. 2005-2006 Fantasy Hoops Realm NBA Player Pages 2004 fantasy basketball projections, stats, strategy tips, basketball rankings,and detailed fantasy NBA outlooks. http://www.fantasyhoopsrealm.com/players/results.php?playerid=83

105. ?-NBA http://www.sinosports.net/items/basketball/nba_players.php?name=avery_johnson

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