0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 3/24/2014
The inevitable is coming to the NBA. Commissioner Adam Silver all but admitted it at the IMG World Congress of Sports last Wednesday. Advertisements are coming to NBA jerseys. Silver said he believes it will happen in the next five years. That is sure to make traditional American sports fans a little annoyed. Unlike European […]
“I think the NFL is 10 years away from an implosion. I’m just telling you: pigs get fat, hogs get slaughtered. And they’re getting hoggy.
“Just watch. Pigs get fat, hogs get slaughtered. When you try to take it too far, people turn the other way. I’m just telling you, when you’ve got a good thing and you get greedy, it always, always, always, always, always turns on you. That’s rule No. 1 of business.”
-Mark Cuban (h/t Tim MacMahon of ESPNDallas.com)
Cuban, who has been as outspoken as ever in recent weeks when it comes to business issues in the NBA and in sports, was talking specifically about the NFL’s exclusive TV deals. He was not mentioning the NFL and football’s concussion crisis or the beginnings of the end of that sport in that sense.
He also stands to benefit since the NBA would be second among the major sports in the league. We will see if Cuban’s prediction comes true…
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Welcome back to one of the NBA’s best mascots.
Still looking for the video, but SportsCenter did a nice feature on the Gorilla in Phoenix and the mascot recruiting pipeline from Arizona State gymnastics. It was a fun report, so watch ESPN for the replays.
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 3/23/2014
Before NBA fans and teams waiting for the NBA Draft could blink, the top three prospects for this year’s NBA Draft are gone. Duke’s Jabari Parker, Oklahoma State’s Marcus Smart and Kansas’ Andrew Wiggins and Joel Embiid are out of the NCAA Tournament in the first weekend with only Kansas reaching the third round of […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 3/22/2014
The most heated race in the NBA is not occurring at the top of the standings, nor in the middle. No, it is down there at the bottom of the Eastern Conference. It is kind of hard to see with all the losses that have piled up for their respective teams. Michael Carter-Williams and Victor […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 3/21/2014
Kevin Durant’s final line in a 119-118 overtime win over the Raptors: 51 points, 12 rebounds, 7 assists, 15/32 FGs, 7/12 3FGs, 12/19 FTs.
Simply amazing.
Some have suggested that this season, because of the perceived strength of the 2014 NBA Draft class, more teams than usual have tossed in the towel in favor of the draft. However, the truth is if you look at the last five years of NBA basketball, this year’s standings are not that far off from the norm and are not nearly as bad, especially at the bottom, as some teams have been in the not so distant past.
| 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | |
| 14 | Phoenix (.574) | Utah (.524) | Houston (.515) | Houston (.524) | Houston (.512) |
| 13 | Minnesota (.515) | Dallas (.500) | Phoenix (.500) | Phoenix (.488) | Toronto (.488) |
| 12 | Denver (.456) | Philadelphia (.415) | Milwaukee (.470) | Utah (.476) | Memphis (.488) |
| 11 | New York (.412) | Toronto (.415) | Portland (.424) | Golden State (.439) | New Orleans (.451) |
| 10 | New Orleans (.403) | Portland (.402) | Minnesota (.394) | Milwaukee (.427) | Indiana (.390) |
| 9 | Cleveland (.382) | Minnesota (.378) | Detroit (.379) | Charlotte (.415) | New York (.354) |
| 8 | Detroit (.373) | Detroit (.354) | Toronto (.348) | LA Clippers (.390) | LA Clippers (.354) |
| 7 | Sacramento (.353) | Washington (.354) | Golden State (.348) | Detroit (.366) | Detroit (.329) |
| 6 | Boston (.333) | Sacramento (.341) | New Jersey (.333) | New Jersey (.293) | Philadelphia (.329) |
| 5 | LA Lakers (.328) | New Orleans (.329) | Sacramento (.333) | Sacramento (.293) | Golden State (.317) |
| 4 | Utah (.319) | Phoenix (.305) | Cleveland (.318) | Washington (.280) | Washington (.317) |
| 3 | Orlando (.275) | Cleveland (.293) | New Orleans (.318) | Toronto (.268) | Sacramento (.305) |
| 2 | Philadelphia (.221) | Charlotte (.256) | Washington (.303) | Cleveland(.232) | Minnesota (.183) |
| 1 | Milwaukee (.191) | Orlando (.244) | Charlotte (.106) | Minnesota (.207) | New Jersey (.146) |
*** Based on NBA standings and games played through 3/19/14
h/t Steve Kyler of Basketball Insiders
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“One player, one knucklehead from another team. He’s a knucklehead. So I just let it go. Again, that goes back to controlling what you can control. That’s how I conduct myself just being professional.”
-Jason Collins on the lone homosexual taunt and slur he received since signing with the Nets this year (h/t Stefan Bondy of the New York Daily News)
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0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 3/20/2014
Yahoo Sources: After five weeks on sidelines, Steve Nash expected to return to Lakers lineup on Friday. http://t.co/BVDf4qcicE — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) March 21, 2014
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Mention the Charlotte Bobcats and you are likely still to get some odd stares. Because of some historically bad seasons the past three years, the Bobcats have become synonymous with the ultimate in NBA incompetence. Worse, the Bobcats flubbed their high lottery picks and seemingly keeping them in the bottom of the league. A few […]
“I struggled to prove that I belonged. My first couple years in the NBA, my fear was that I was going to go to the D-League – and maybe never get back to the NBA. I was picked 24th and that’s not the cushion that a lottery pick gets in the NBA. You get a few chances, and then you’re done. Then you’re just a label, never to be a frontline guy.
But I didn’t want to be a backup. I hated that label. I did not want to be a backup in this league. I wasn’t going to settle for it, and I think it rubbed people the wrong way. But I didn’t want to be labeled as a journeyman, or a guy who has the talent, but just can’t get it together. I wanted the label of a guy who’s a winner. That’s the most important label you can have in this league.”
-Raptors guard Kyle Lowry on what he had to prove this season in leading the Raptors renaissance (h/t Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports)
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0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 3/19/2014
The Milwaukee Bucks have the lowest franchise value in the NBA. Their stadium is one of the oldest in the league and cannot pull in revenue streams to make the team competitive. The market is not the best in the NBA. And, oh yeah, they have the worst record in the NBA. To say the […]
“Jerry Buss was the Lakers, so I don’t know if the Lakers will ever be the Lakers. I don’t think there was a smarter owner in the history of the NBA than Jerry Buss, so that’s tough to replace.
I don’t think people realize just how good of an owner Jerry was. I looked up to him a lot. Absolutely. So I don’t know if the Lakers will ever be the Lakers.
He just understood fans, entertainment, players, how to balance all of it together, how to deal with the NBA, when to listen to (ex-NBA commissioner) David (Stern) and when to ignore him and when to tell him what to do. He had that breath of skills that every time I spoke to him — usually I’m used to doing to the talking, just force of habit.
But he’s one of the few people that when we sat down I did all the listening. So I don’t think there’s any question he’s by far the best owner in the history of the NBA. No exception.”
h/t Dwain Price of Full-Court Press of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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"LABRON" destroyed the Cavs last night. http://t.co/t4SLSgoeVU (Pic: @PDcavsinsider) pic.twitter.com/tBJ3vwvqHz — SB Nation (@SBNation) March 19, 2014
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Clippers guard J.J. Redick is currently out with a back injury which should give him plenty of time to think about his NCAA Tournament brackets. Redick will probably be riding his Duke Blue Devils all the way to the national championship game. And he would probably have a good chance at winning.
Redick though is sharing the wealth. In this video from Funny or Die, Redick explains how to build the perfect bracket.
Who do you have winning in your perfect bracket?
