0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 2/28/2014
If Winning Time proved anything, it is that basketball is an operatic performance. And whenever an NBA player dons a mask — whether it be Alonzo Mourning or Richard Hamilton or Kyrie Irving — it conjures up images of The Phantom of the Opera. But it is hard to look menacing wearing that clear mask […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 2/27/2014
You are not Nate Robinson. You cannot jump tall buildings in a single bound — or at least Dwight Howard. You cannot drop 40 off the bench at the drop of a hat. You cannot make being short seem so cool. Robinson might be out for the rest of the year with a torn ACL, […]
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Adam Silver has been commissioner for nearly a month so far. Mark Cuban already likes what he is seeing. Silver has taken some quick steps to make his impact in the league as the head man. Namely, he is making officiating more transparent to the rest of the league. The officials has long been a […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 2/26/2014
At around this time of the year, we look at the disappointments of the year and wonder where their stars will go. Carmelo Anthony spent the entire trade season fending off rumors that he would leave the Knicks in free agency this summer or force his way out via a trade. Seeing as the Knicks […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 2/25/2014
It was an eerie stat that ABC used during the broadcast of Sunday’s Heat-Bulls game. Despite all the hand-wringing and consternation about where the Heat are and the fact they have not quite looked like the championship team they were the last two years, Miami has an identical 39-14 record as they did last year […]
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Fortunes can change quickly even in the course of one weekend — really just 24 hours. One moment, Nene was making the game-winning dunk against the Pelicans as the Wizards climbed to .500. {youtube}zJn91tHjOF4{/youtube} The next moment, Nene is on the floor with a sprained MCL writhing in pain on the floor at Quicken Loans […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 2/24/2014
It was quietly the GIF of a lousy weekend for the Knicks. As Mike Scott rained in 3-pointers and the Hawks pulled away, Carmelo Anthony was siting on the bench shaking his head over how this game — this season — completely escaped his team and is slipping into oblivion. (h/t Seth Rosenthal of Posting […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 2/23/2014
Civil rights history will be made Sunday. And if not Sunday, shortly thereafter. The Nets plan to sign Jason Collins on Sunday, Ramona Shelburne of ESPN Los Angeles reports, and he should be eligible to play in Brooklyn's game against the Lakers on Sunday night. This will make Collins the first openly gay athlete in […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 2/22/2014
Well, the trade deadline has come and gone. The teams in the league have used their last chance to gain long-term assets or make one last move for the Playoff push. Sure there will be some buyout mercenaries on the way too. It is not their last chance. This trade deadline though had some promise […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 2/21/2014
There is not a lot of motivation for the Bucks right now. They have just 10 wins and are clearly the worst team in the NBA. Professionals though still have to play hard and give their teammates everything they have got. They owe that to them, right? Apparently not. In Thursday's game against the Nuggets […]
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The biggest move from the trade deadline day was undoubtedly the one deal that snuck by everyone. Shortly after the whistle was blown and teh trade deadline passed, Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports reported the Pacers had acquired Evan Turner from the 76ers along with Lavoy Allen for Danny Granger. Everyone got what they wanted […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 2/20/2014
Everyone wants the trade deadline to involve some type of blockbuster deal that changes the face of the NBA. It happens every year and we get a little ahead of ourselves. With free agency creeping up for both Kevin Love and Carmelo Anthony, it was getting to be widely assumed that both teams might look […]
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Back in November, Dwight Howard returned to Los Angeles for the first time to face the Clippers. Several Lakers fans made sure Howard knew their presence and booed him soundly when he touched the ball. Wednesday night was the first time Howard suited up for the Rockets in Los Angeles against the Lakers, and he […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 2/19/2014
The Nets season has been a complete disaster, even with the team's recent run of good play, because of the large tax bill that comes attached to their roster. If you broke down the Nets salary this year per win, it would come out to $4.2 million per win so far. That should go down […]
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There was one presence at NBA All-Star Weekend that was missing from the West lineup and from the lineup of the league's greatest stars. He was there, but hardly himself and hardly what fans want to see him as — much less what he wants to see himself as. Kobe Bryant was everywhere at All-Star […]
