Letter to ESPN Ombudsman

Dear Sir,

I feel that Mr. James Langendorf’s recent article related to rookies in Fantasy Basketball in 2006 must be addressed. In his article Mr. Langendorf’s article has many ridiculous mistakes and biases present, not to mention that the majority of his opening could easily have been lifted from at least a dozen entertainment writers. He clearly shows his basis against North Carolina by downplaying the abilities and strengths of several of their players. At one point he even admits to being an Illinois fan who has not yet dealt with the end of the most recent college basketball season.

Also Mr. Langendorf’s entire paragraph against Rashad McCants of the Minnesota Timberwolves is based on incorrect facts. He claims that McCants is a fantasy liability because he will not get much playing time behind Latrell Spreewell! It has been well documented on both ESPN.com and the ESPN stations that Spreewell is currently unemployed and looking for work. His rumored deals with Denver and Los Angeles have even posted on the top headlines section of the ESPN.com front page.

How can a reader trust Mr. Langendorf when it is clear he hasn’t done his due diligence?

Mr. Langendorf’s article is an embarrassment to the journalistic integrity of ESPN.com and an insult to passionate basketball fans around the world. I highly recommend that his article be removed from the website before he causes further embarrassment. If not I’m sure that I and all the ESPN.com reader’s will look forward to next month’s expose’ on why the Philadelphia Seventy-Sixer’s will be better now that Charles Barkley has moved on…

Sincerely,

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This is an amazing job of bad reporting. Mr. Jason Langendorf claims that McCants should be avoided in fantasy basketball simply because he's not going to get many minutes playing behind Latrell Spreewell.

Where was this guy for the last six months? Clearly the fact that Spreewell and his "feed my family line" are un-employed must have slipped past his in-depth analysis...Also I love that he claims that McCants is already referred to as a "bust". Funny, but I think its a bit early for that label considering he hasn't even played a game yet and its not like he got caught with the urinator.

Not to mention that Langendorf further proves his lack of sanity by saying that "if you can do "Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle," you're ready for "Hamlet." Acting is acting."

I guess if you can write a fifth grade research paper on snails, you're ready to write for the fantasy basketball section of ESPN.com. Ignorance is Ignorance...

Read Mr. Langendorf's in-depth analysis on ESPN Insider if you're a subscriber HERE


or check out the caption below....
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G Rashad McCants, Timberwolves
This might seem like a gratuitous pile-on of a player already being fitted for the bust label -- and maybe a silly one when you consider that player is an electric athlete who can fill it up like few others. But McCants has coachability issues similar to those of Villanueva, and his height (which might be closer to 6-3 than 6-4) could be a problem. His outside shot and ability to get to the line give him Ben Gordon-like sixth man potential as a rookie, but McCants' minutes are uncertain with G/F Latrell Sprewell still on board -- and who knows how he would react to just 10 or 12 minutes off the bench?


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Its amazing.

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If the Minnesota Timberwolves plan on making any noise this season, it will depend on Rashad McCants continuing to be a scoring force. If he can show an ability to score consistently against NBA competition the Timberwolves have very good chance of returning to the playoffs.

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