Feb 15, 2013; Houston, TX, USA; Eastern Conference guard Jrue Holiday of the Philadelphia 76ers speaks to the media during a press conference at the Hilton Americas. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports

Early this 2013, the heads of FanSided have been making a push for community between the network. We even have a site just for us FanSiders to share ideas and support and more.

I’ve been thinking about doing this even before this season. In fact, I did a little something like this last year on Twitter. For each Sixers game, I shared links to each preview of the game from the respective FanSided site.

Well, that idea has matured a bit.

Basically, it’s a way to kill two birds with one stone. Or something like that. I hate that saying. Anyway, it’s my way of sharing the latest NBA news. But, instead of going to sites like ESPN, NBA, SI (our partners) and other sites, I visit FanSided sites. I link up the story from their site while commenting. That way, you get to see just how awesome our network is (at least the NBA division) while staying on top of NBA news for the past week.

Obviously, there’s a lot of news to pick from so I will be limiting the list to what I consider top news. Most likely, I won’t be covering actual games and scores and such. Just injuries, trades, signings, and other general team/player news.

This post is an intro and will be abbreviated. Since it’s All-Star Weekend, I’ll be linking you to posts in that category. But, expect this post up each Friday. So let’s get to it!

The Rising Stars game was on Friday and Kenneth Faried won MVP. He had 40 points and 10 rebounds. Tonight he is in the dunk competition. Hm. Ya know, this sounds familiar. Oh yeah, Andre Iguodala was a sophomore that won the MVP award for what was rookies vs sophomores game. In 2006. In Houston. And the next night he had a dunk competition to look forward to. Wonder if Farried loses in dramatic fashion the way Iguodala was ripped off (still heated about that!)

Here’s a schedule to look at for the events tonight.

Don’t forget our Jrue Holiday plays in the Skills Challenge. Also, I need to mention officially that the Red, White, and Blue Power Rankings have met their end. No more of those.

December 28, 2012; Oakland, CA, USA; Philadelphia 76ers associate head coach Michael Curry (right) instructs point guard Jrue Holiday (11, left) during the fourth quarter against the Golden State Warriors at ORACLE Arena. The Warriors defeated the 76ers 96-89. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports

The last two months have been dreadful. The Sixers have only won seven games since the start of December, and the only bright spot this season has been the emergence of Jrue Holiday. The Sixers have been outhustled, undermanned, and flat-out destroyed by most of their opponents.  Tomorrow is a significant day for Sixer fans only because of Holiday’s chances at catching his first All-Star bid.

Most likely we’ll be disappointed once again when finding out Holiday will be an All-Star snub, like many great players on struggling teams. Holiday’s numbers are at their finest since stepping into the league as a rookie: 19 ppg., 9 apg., 4.2 rpg and 1.4 spg. His performance this year has been nothing short of impressive and watching him play on game night is a true treat for any basketball fan. Jrue’s game possesses the fundamentals, along with hard-nosed defensive attitude and a sprinkle of some flashiness on the side. It’s no wonder why Philadelphia gave him a deserving four-year extension worth $41 million last November.

The wishful, optimistic Sixers fan will pull for Holiday’s first All Star appearance, and a return by Andrew Bynum in the second half of the season that will propel Philadelphia to a lower seed in the playoffs. But the way everything has been going for Philly this season, it’s hard to see half of that happening. Luckily the Sixers are in a weak conference that always has the door open for a late playoff slot. If Philadelphia does find a playoff spot this year, it’ll surely be through the stellar play of Holiday.