FanHouse Kyle Korver

Take note, cynics: not all NBA players are clueless about social media.

Jazzmen (Jazzers? Jazzguys?) Deron Williams and Kyle Korver are hosting a charity dodgeball tournament at the team's practice facility next month -- $400 and a plane ticket to Salt Lake City can get your team in "Dodge Barrage" -- and they're publicizing the event with hilarious viral videos (featuring, I should point out, a track by Masha Kirilenko, Andrei's wife).

FanHouse fixes a decade of draft-day blunders in Revisiting the NBA Draft.

Well we are here, perhaps the deepest and most pivotal draft in recent NBA memory, filled with so many impact players at the top and some scattered in the middle. This will always be known as the LeBron draft, but its reputation was further enhanced by the stellar careers of Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh and Carmelo Anthony.

This draft was loaded, even with second-round gems such as Luke Walton, Steve Blake, Kyle Korver, Mo Williams, James Jones and Willie Green. Even the international prospect proved worthy such as Boris Diaw, Leandro Barbosa and Mickael Pietrus.

The story's getting old, but Jazz fans won't mind if you repeat it. Utah again took down the Rockets in Salt Lake City, pulling away for a 99-86 win. The game remained in contention until the final two minutes, with Deron Williams finally spreading the margin with a few possessions of nasty.

But Houston can take something from this defeat: it is highly unlikely they'll shoot this poorly should the teams meet (again) in the postseason.

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Crystal Ballin' takes a team-by-team look at what should, could, and probably will happen in the June 26th NBA Draft.

Thelma, Marvin, Provo, Carlos and Deron: five of my favorite names. The Jazz will look to add a name during the draft that gives them more help now, rather than later. They just happen to be ready to contend now, so why not?

Picks: #23, #44, #55

Needs: Paul Millsap is a meast, but he alone can't create defense in the Utah frontcourt, so expect the Jazz to try and beef up their inside presence with the first pick, unless someone with a ton of upside drops. Another legit point guard or a scorer off the bench to help Ashton Kutcher ignite the second team wouldn't hurt either.

Best case scenario: Roy Hibbert, meet lap. If the big man from Georgetown falls, he would give Utah the ability to really get crazy with their lineups, going large -- when Hibbert wasn't in foul trouble -- and giving Mehmet Okur some freedom away from the paint to jack threes over smaller opponents. Courtney Lee or Chris Douglas-Roberts also seem like they'd be pretty nice fits at the two. If they go backcourt in the first, Joey Dorsey could land to Utah in the second.

NBA Essentials ranks our six favorite stories of the day.

1. The Basketball Jones: World exclusive: Brian Scalabrine has a rap song, and it's amazing.

2. Pounding the Rock: "Chris Paul is a kerfuffle-toucher."

3. Bob Wolfley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Ray Allen's mother is in the witness protection program. (via TrueHoop)

4. Need4Sheed: All hail the powers of Arnie Kander.

5. Converse: Design your own kicks: Kyle Korver does.

6. NBA.com: Playoff nickname generator. Just call me Brett "HUNDRED DOLLAR BILLS" Edwards from now on.

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There's just something wrong to me, that even with Zach Randolph nursing a sore foot and not playing, David Lee still doesn't get to start. What does the guy have to do? Grab 16 rebounds in 30 minutes? Oh right. He did that. He did shoot two of nine, but if my coach didn't let me on the floor, I'd be hoisting shots every time I got on the hardwood too. Usually Lee, is the king of the plus/minus, but there wasn't a single Knick in the plus last night, so solace is at least found in him being their leading rebounder.

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Andrei Kirilenko took a nasty little hit from Dirk Nowitzki last night and had to leave the game with only four minutes under his belt. The primary beneficiaries in terms of playing time would be a mix of Kyle Korver (who I think the Jazz actually like off the bench) and Matt Harpring. Harpring's worth an add and Korver is probably owned, although the latter would be must start material if he ended up in the starting lineup.

Tiny little tip of the cap to Deron Williams who decided to let Jason Kidd know who the elite in the L are, with a 17 point, 20 assist night that included five boards and two blocks. We'd like him to shoot a little bit better, but it's tough to be picky. Very nice.

Brevin Knight appears to be back at regular PG duties for the Clipjoint now that Sam Cassell is gone -- he's certainly always a nice add if you're looking for steals and assists. The guy that's worth keeping an eye on (because Knight tends to get hurt) is *shudder* Dan Dickau. He played 16 minutes last night and recorded four dimes in that span. A starter is a starter, folks.

Since we have a quick moment to breathe between All-Star weekend and the rest of the season, let's take a look back at the winners and losers of the first half.

Winners:

Lakers: Landed Pau Gasol for Kwame Brown and Javaris Crittenton, also known together as "basically nothing." Started a chain reaction of trades in the West, and even after those are considered by many to be the favorite to reach the Finals.

Suns: Traded for Shaq, as an obvious response to the Lakers' deal. They're winners because a motivated Shaq for a season-and-a-half is definitely worth something, and the guy still has a little left I think. Remember, Shaq returned from injury earlier this season to put up a strong effort of 24 and 10 against the Bulls ... but his team lost the game by 30. He'll definitely contribute something positive to his new team.

Heat: Anytime you get $40 million in contracts off the books when you're the worst team in the league, you win. Plus, the Heat have played with more energy since Shawn Marion has arrived, and now they have some cap space to rebuild for next year.

Pistons: Very quietly, the Pistons have racked up the league's second best record at the break, and are currently riding a 10-game winning streak. No one's paying attention to them right now, and that's just the way they like it. This team will be extremely dangerous come playoff time.

"Um, Kyle? This is awkward, but can we talk hygiene for a second?"

Earlier this season when Kyle Korver was traded from the Sixers to Utah, virtually no one predicted what a huge impact the deal would have for the Jazz. But it appears that Korver has been so busy winning with his new team, that he simply hasn't had the time to take care of the little things in life ... you know, like making sure you have enough clean underwear.

Even when pressed, Kyle Korver really didn't want to discuss how many times he has done laundry since being traded from Philadelphia to Utah in late December. Suffice it to say it's not been nearly enough. That in mind, he can't wait to travel to Philly on Thursday.

"I had some friends just kind of go in my closet and grab some stuff and ship it out," the Jazz's newest shooting guard said. "But it's just, like, the little things that you don't want them digging through ... little stuff like that that I haven't had in the last 45 days."

Little, like ... "clean drawers."

That's just ... ew. I'm sure it's not as bad as it sounds, I mean these guys get more free gear than they know what to do with, and all Korver would have to do is mention a need like this to his equipment manager and it would be taken care of. But hey, thanks to Korver for pointing out an occupational hazard I hadn't thought of. Really man, I appreciate it.

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Caron Butler, much to the chagrin of many fantasy owners, is dealing with a sore hip flexor. Step in my favorite last name in basketball, Andray Blatche. Blatche helped jump start the Wiz to a near win over the Spurs until the team ran out of gas in the fourth and he posted a beasty dub-dub with 15 points and 16 boards. Bearing in mind that this outing was against Tim Duncan, feel free to jump all over/continue starting Blatche until Butler is ready to return.

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Andray wasn't the only guy posting big board numbers last night though (and I'm not even counting Amare Stoudemire's 20-20 game) as Al Horford came up super-big-large against the Lakers to the tune of 15 points and 20 rebounds, all while making Pau Gasol look a lot less like he did in his Lakers opener. No one thought Horford was going to be big until the second half of the season, but, uh, here we are, and he's been fine. Expect bigger numbers going forward. And (again) I have to at least note Josh Smith's line last night -- 17 points, nine boards, nine assists and five blocks. It's just silly at this point.

By all accounts, Rajon Rondo should be at least a little bothered by the Celts' need to add a veteran point guard. It certainly did not look like it last night as he squared off against potential backup Sam Cassell and went off for 24 points, eight assists, four steals and five boards. Quite impressive, Mr. Rondo. Too bad Danny Ainge is still getting someone else. Which means that fantasy owners should think about selling on Rajon.

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I flipped on the Jazz-Suns game just in time to see Demi Moore's husband Kyle Korver miss a shot and the announcers remark what a poor season he's having. He's averaging 10 points a game, on pace for only 95 three pointers (his previous low was 81 in his rookie year) and he's barely hovering above 40 percent from the floor. The trade from the Sixers hasn't helped much and he's not even seeing 20 minutes per game in January. Is he a great candidate to turn it around? Not particularly. However, you don't lose skills. And Korver can drain threes. At some point, the Jazz have to trust him for post-season purposes and with the cast that surrounds him, he'll see open shots. It's a cheap flier. Make a move. Dude.

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Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley had a good point on Inside the NBA last night about Rasheed Wallace not really caring all the time. CTC not care? Surely you jest, gentlemen. In fantasy, we could care less about effort as long as we get stats. And right now the Pistons are rolling. More importantly, 'Sheed hits threes and blocks shots and is center eligible in most leagues. His face value numbers (12 points, seven boards) aren't overwhelming, but in H2H leagues and roto formats, he's invaluable. As his 23/15/3/2/3 line against the Spurs last night showed. Expect a strong second half from Wallace and go trade for him. Might want to wait for this latest check to clear though before you buy high.