0 comments by Josh Burton on 8/27/2014
For what felt like years, Kevin Love — drafted with the fifth overall pick in the 2008 draft by the Timberwolves — made it clear that he wanted to finish his career outside of the Twin Cities. A California native, who grew up in Oregon but matriculated to play at UCLA, it was always the […]
0 comments by Josh Burton on 8/20/2014
Since the 1970s, much has changed in the sport of basketball and the NBA. The three-point line has been instituted for more than 30 years, 30 (up from less than 20) teams are now in the league and players command salaries that dwarf what the stars of the day used to make. The NBA has become […]
0 comments by Josh Burton on 6/25/2014
Many are predicting this summer’s draft — occurring tomorrow night — as a franchise changing one with huge names such as Andrew Wiggins, Jabari Parker, the injured Joel Embiid, Marcus Smart and other top players expected to go in the lottery and change whoever selects them. As we know from recent NBA history — mainly […]
0 comments by Josh Burton on 6/5/2014
Outside of the fact that they are both highly successful NBA teams in the 2014 NBA Finals, there are not many similarities between the San Antonio Spurs and the Miami Heat. The Spurs, led by the steely and ruthlessly smart Gregg Popovich, have long been a bastion of NBA success, winning four championships since 1999. […]
0 comments by Josh Burton on 5/28/2014
After finishing seventh with a 50-32 record in a ridiculously tough Western Conference, the Memphis Grizzlies took the Oklahoma City Thunder to seven games in the first round before falling in the decisive game by a score of 120-109. Overall, with all circumstances taken into account — such as the 2013-14 campaign being coach Dave […]
0 comments by Josh Burton on 5/22/2014
Down two games to none in their Western Conference Finals against the San Antonio Spurs, the Oklahoma City Thunder are really struggling without their third-best player, Serge Ibaka, who is out with a leg injury. The Spurs took the first two games of the series in San Antonio, winning by 17 and 35 points respectively […]
0 comments by Josh Burton on 5/20/2014
After squeaking by the No. 8 seed Atlanta Hawks in the first round and shakily dispatching the No. 5 seed Washington Wizards in the second round, the Eastern Conference’s top-seeded Indiana Pacers are up against the back-to-back defending champion Miami Heat. And you know what, after just one game they are playing pretty darn well […]
0 comments by Josh Burton on 5/15/2014
The Golden State Warriors, who recently fired head coach Mark Jackson after a first round playoff defeat to the Clippers, were reportedly on the verge of hiring former Heat and Magic coach Stan Van Gundy before a disagreement over how much say he would get in basketball operations. Van Gundy wanted full control of the […]
0 comments by Josh Burton on 5/8/2014
Prior to last night’s Game Two win over the Wizards, the Pacers were down 1-0 in their second round series and went into Wednesday’s game needing a win desperately to prevent Washington from stealing two games in a row on the road. Roy Hibbert — a 2014 Eastern Conference All-Star — made sure his team […]
0 comments by Josh Burton on 5/2/2014
The Los Angeles Lakers finished the 2013-14 season with a 27-55 record, which was good (bad?) for a .329 winning percentage, the sixth-worst mark in the entire NBA. Why were the Lakers so bad? First off, superstar Kobe Bryant only was able to play six games all year because of a debilitating knee injury. Point […]
0 comments by Josh Burton on 4/29/2014
As this site, and many others have noted in recent days, Clippers owner and real estate tycoon Donald Sterling made some off-color and racist remarks in a private, recorded conversation he had with his current girlfriend, who happens to be partly African-American. The tape was leaked by TMZ a few days ago, and on Sunday, […]
0 comments by Josh Burton on 4/22/2014
All eight first round NBA playoffs are underway, and two are already tied up at one game apiece (Grizzlies-Thunder and Warriors-Clippers) with a bunch more 1-0 series playing their second games later today and tomorrow. In a mild surprise, road teams are already 6-4 in this year’s postseason, a trend that will be interesting to […]
0 comments by Josh Burton on 4/17/2014
The NBA’s regular season ended last night, setting all 16 of the Eastern and Western Conference’s playoff matchups in stone. Seedings and first round opponents are all decided. The Brooklyn Nets, the NBA team to see the most roster turnover this offseason, fell to the No. 6 seed in the East with a regular season-ending […]
Going to see Dirk Nowitzki battle is still a hot ticket in the NBA. EPA/LARRY W. SMITH
0 comments by Josh Burton on 4/11/2014
Dirk Nowitzki may be 35 years old, and his Dallas Mavericks team may be hanging on for dear life as the No. 8 seed in the Western Conference, but that should not do anything to diminish the characteristically stellar year the veteran is having. Dirk is scoring 21.6 points per game on nearly 50 percent […]
Napier had a true tournament, Final Four, and championship to remember
0 comments by Josh Burton on 4/8/2014
When Connecticut, under former NBA player and second-year head coach Kevin Ollie, was given a No. 7 seed for this NCAA Tournament, not many prognosticators gave the Huskies a good chance to win it all, as the team lost twice to non-tournament SMU and Houston all just in conference play during the regular season. However, […]
