0 comments by Josh Burton on 11/10/2014
The Indiana Pacers’ severe injury problems have been well-documented so far this season and they started even before the game began, when Paul George broke his leg during a Team USA scrimmage. George is Indiana’s best player and there is no doubt about that. But, Indiana has been hit especially hard at the guard position, where […]
0 comments by Josh Burton on 11/3/2014
When Kevin Durant broke his foot during the preseason and it was announced he was going to miss 6-8 weeks, the Oklahoma City Thunder immediately went from a title contender to a decent Western Conference playoff team until his return. That put all the scoring responsibility on Russell Westbrook‘s capable shoulders. He became to go-to […]
0 comments by Josh Burton on 10/28/2014
In the 2013-14 season, the New Orleans Pelicans won 34 games and finished as the 12th seed in the harsh Western Conference. Looking at that for what it is, you might think the Pelicans do not have much going for them and are likely doomed for the West cellar against. But when you look deeper into […]
0 comments by Josh Burton on 10/23/2014
There are a lot of really good teams in the Western Conference, which makes it very hard for those second-tier teams — right below the established Thunder, Spurs and Clippers to name a few — to jump up into contending status. The Denver Nuggets are one of those second-tier teams. The Nuggets were bad last […]
0 comments by Josh Burton and Philip Rossman-Reich on 10/21/2014
On Sunday afternoon, the Nets and Celtics participated in one of the NBA’s most interesting preseason experiments in recent memory: a shortened, 44-minute game with four 11-minute quarters. The idea follows suit with the MLB considering a “pitch clock” along with other initiatives to speed up games that routinely go past three hours. There has […]
0 comments by Josh Burton on 10/17/2014
With less than two weeks to go until the NBA’s regular season begins, the Detroit Pistons and Boston Celtics have exchanged role players in a rare one-for-one trade. Detroit sent longtime backup point guard Will Bynum to Boston for reserve center Joel Anthony, who went to the Celtics in the January multi-team deal that landed […]
0 comments by Josh Burton on 10/14/2014
Oftentimes in the NBA, players make dumb and controversial statements. Across all professional sports, that is the case and when players do say things that are ill-advised, coaches and executives are the people that have to backtrack those remarks and save face. Rarely, if ever, is it the coach saying something stupid, especially about a player. […]
0 comments by Josh Burton on 10/9/2014
When one thinks of J.R. Smith as a basketball player, they might think of his questionable shot selection, his explosive scoring ability, or his propensity to get into on-court skirmishes. But being a responsible team leader? That is not normally an attribute associated to Smith. Well, according to new Knicks coach Derek Fisher, that is exactly what […]
0 comments by Josh Burton on 10/7/2014
Just a year removed from the playoffs, the Denver Nuggets are a team filled with young, talented players that have yet to refine their games fully. Kenneth Faried, who was a part of Team USA in the FIBA World Championships this summer, is one of those players, and on Monday, he got paid by Denver. […]
0 comments by Josh Burton on 10/2/2014
It is clear that international players, specifically those from Europe, are all the rage in the NBA right now. This past season’s champions, San Antonio Spurs, had eight international players on its roster during the Finals, with three (Boris Diaw, Tony Parker, and Marco Belinelli) coming from Europe. Sure, most of those guys are established players […]
0 comments by Josh Burton on 9/29/2014
It is no secret Deron Williams of the Brooklyn Nets has not been all that great in the past few seasons. He was consistently one of the few best point guards in the NBA throughout his time in Utah, and after a decent start with New Jersey/Brooklyn, injuries have claimed a lot of his productivity. So it is […]
0 comments by Josh Burton on 9/24/2014
Eric Bledsoe, whose breakout 2013-14 season opened plenty of eyes around the NBA, is the last major free agent left on the market as the preseason rapidly approaches. After three solid but not remarkable seasons with the Clippers, the Kentucky product was traded to the Suns and saw his production skyrocket after recovering from an […]
0 comments by Josh Burton on 9/12/2014
On Thursday afternoon, in their semifinal game of the 2014 FIBA World Cup, Team USA destroyed Lithuania — with current NBAers Donatas Motiejunas and Jonas Valanciunas — by the score of 96-68 in yet another easy victory, the US’s eighth of the tournament. Kyrie Irving led the way with 18 points while James Harden and […]
0 comments by Josh Burton on 9/8/2014
Over the weekend, news was made over how Atlanta Hawks co-owner, Bruce Levenson, was going to sell his share in the team over some reportedly racist emails he sent a few years ago. Considering the entire Donald Sterling situation of this past year, the report was certainly intriguing. One of the emails, posted here by […]
0 comments by Josh Burton on 9/3/2014
He may have turned 39 a few months ago and is coming off his worst shooting season in years, but Ray Allen is still one of the more sought-after free agents in the NBA, especially by the league’s best teams. Ray, after a bunch of seasons with the Bucks, SuperSonics, and five with the Celtics, […]
