0 comments by John Karalis on 1/4/2012
Every morning, we’ll have a look at the previous night’s action in a round up of recaps and reactions from around the web. The Big Headline The Lakers’ Andrew Bynum destroyed Houston’s front court for 21 points and 22 rebounds in a nine point win while Chicago’s Derrick Rose dropped 17 points in the […]
0 comments by John Karalis on 1/3/2012
Every morning, we’ll have a look at the previous night’s action in a round up of recaps and reactions from around the web. The Big Headline Atlanta handed Miami its first loss of the season, but that’s nothing compared to San Antonio’s loss. Manu Ginobili broke his left (shooting) hand in a 10 point loss […]
0 comments by John Karalis on 1/2/2012
Every morning, we’ll have a look at the previous night’s action in a round up of recaps and reactions from around the web. The Big Headline The Minnesota Timberwolves got their first win of the season by beating the defending champion Dallas Mavericks. The L.A. Clippers, meanwhile, handed the Portland Trailblazers their first loss of […]
0 comments by John Karalis on 12/31/2011
Derrick Rose just signed a new deal with the Chicago Bulls that will earn him about $95 million dollars over the next five years. Chump change. Pittance! Beer money at best. That’s because Adidas is about to to pay Derrick Rose a LOT of money. One industry source insisted to ESPN.com this week that […]
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The Minnesota Timberwolves damn near beat the Miami Heat last night. Part of the reason why was continued impressive play by Ricky Rubio, who scored 12 points on 4-7 shooting (2-2 from 3) and dropped a game-high 12 dimes. Here’s video of Rubio setting early career highs, courtesy of Ball is Life.
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The Washington Wizards are not very good. Let’s just leave that there for a moment. Flip Saunders’ abilities are up for some debate. He’s got a pretty good career record of 636-514, which is on par with Doc Rivers of the Boston Celtics, who is now regarded among the upper-tier coaches in the league. But […]
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Every morning, we’ll have a look at the previous night’s action in a round up of recaps and reactions from around the web. The Big Headline After struggling to 0-3 starts, the Dallas Mavericks and the Boston Celtics took advantage of lesser opponents to get their first wins of the season. Meanwhile, Dwyane Wade got […]
0 comments by John Karalis on 12/30/2011
Some things in the NBA are going just like everyone thought (Miami Heat starting 3-0, Kevin Durant playing like an MVP) and some aren’t (New Orleans at 2-0, Boston 0-3). What’s happening to the Knicks, though, was a matter of some debate. A lot of people thought the Knicks adding Tyson Chandler would raise […]
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Every morning, we’ll have a look at the previous night’s action in a round up of recaps and reactions from around the web. The Big Headline The Dallas Mavericks looked like they had their first win of the season in hand, until Kevin Durant’s three at the buzzer. In the late game, Kobe Bryant went […]
0 comments by John Karalis on 12/29/2011
Every morning, we’ll have a look at the previous night’s action in a round up of recaps and reactions from around the web. The Big Headline The Boston Celtics fell to 0-3 after a blowout loss to the New Orleans Hornets, who were playing without Eric Gordon and the The New York Knicks faded in […]
0 comments by John Karalis on 12/28/2011
Every morning, we’ll have a look at the previous night’s action in a round up of recaps and reactions from around the web. The Big Headline LeBron James and Dwyane Wade powered the Miami Heat to a huge first half lead, but Ray Allen and Rajon Rondo led a second half comeback. The difference, though, […]
0 comments by John Karalis on 12/27/2011
There’s not a single person in the world who could have predicted Ricky Rubio’s first assist. With is NBA career less than five minutes old, Ricky brought the ball up on the break against the Oklahoma City Thunder and spotted…. J.J. Barea. Barea was filling the lane on the left, and Ricky dropped a simple […]
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Every morning, we’ll have a look at the previous night’s action in a round up of recaps and reactions from around the web. The Big Headline Last year’s Champs, the Dallas Mavericks, were embarrassed for the second straight game, losing by 23 to Denver. The LA Lakers, meanwhile, were out-gunned by the Sacramento Kings as […]
0 comments by John Karalis on 12/26/2011
An 11 point fourth quarter lead slipped away. It had been whittled down to one when Kobe Bryant took an inbound pass too close to half court and was trapped. It was a beautiful trap. The half court line and out of bounds line became defenders that had Bryant surrounded by four walls. He was […]
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You can love or hate the Miami Heat, but with these guys on the floor at the same time, the potential for these crazy plays exists on a regular basis. The double-alley-oops via LeBron’s touch pass is as pretty a play as you’ll see in basketball. I’m not sure how you track the ball, understand […]
