0 comments by Surya Fernandez on 4/26/2011
“Pride only hurts, it never helps.”– Marsellus Wallace, Pulp Fiction In the latest bad news for the defending champions, Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant is subsequently refusing to undergo an MRI or x-rays for further testing after injuring his left foot in Game 4. How this helps the Lakers, the training staff, his […]
0 comments by Matt Yoder
Athletes getting crazy with their haircuts is nothing new. In recent years especially, players have been getting more and more creative with their locks. Sometimes, as in the case of Troy Polamalu, a hairstyle can define a player. Coco Crisp’s giant afro earlier this season made him the talk of baseball for a day. Perhaps the […]
0 comments by John Karalis
Amidst the embers which remain from the Boston Celtics four-game thrashing of the New York Knicks remains this one glimmer of hope for the future in Gotham. And maybe, on the surface, some people might want to believe that the future truly is bright. Carmelo Anthony sure does. “We (were) 42-40 this year and I could say […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich
Monday night might be remembered as the day the San Antonio Spurs finally rode off into the sunset. Yes, Memphis still has to win one more game and San Antonio is the type of veteran team that will not go away simply because it is down 3-1. But seeing Gregg Popovich pull his players in […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich
When Bryan Colangelo stepped into the general manager position in Toronto in 2006, he had the vision of building Phoenix (his old job) East. He drafted Andrea Bargnani with the first pick in the 2006 Draft and brought in T.J. Ford and hoped they could pair with versatile forward Chris Bosh. The experiment did not […]
0 comments by Jeff Garcia on 4/25/2011
This is probably something the Los Angeles Lakers do not need to deal with during their march to a three-peat. According to NOLA.com, Lakers’ Derrick Caracter got himself into a “bit” of trouble in New Orleans when he decided to get drunk, waltz into an IHOP and punch a pregnant woman: A back-up forward for […]
0 comments by John Karalis
The San Antonio Spurs are walking into the Fed Ex Forum tonight down two games to one… and they have not looked particularly good against the Memphis Grizzlies. They have been out-muscled, out-played, out-shot… out-everythinged, really. Even in a situation where the Spurs would be expected to shine — a late-game possession with a time […]
0 comments by Brendan Bowers
The Boston Celtics eliminated a Knicks team with two superstars who were learning how to play together before those two got a chance to figure things out on Sunday, and the Miami Heat got beat by a team with no superstars who figured out how to win in the playoffs just in time to extend that series. Things look bad for Stan Van, […]
0 comments by Matt Yoder
This weekend Brandon Roy led the Blazers on a remarkable 4th quarter comeback against the Mavericks. Roy outscored Dallas 18-15 in the 4th as Portland erased an 18 point deficit. Naturally, that got us to thinking where that game ranks amongst the greatest single game comebacks in NBA postseason history. It’s quite an illustrious list […]
0 comments by Brendan Bowers on 4/24/2011
Brandon Roy’s performance on Saturday was special on so many levels as he overcame season long injuries to help erase a late twenty-three point 3rd quarter Mavericks lead with a throwback style Brandon Roy display of basketball brilliance. Mark Cuban has to be so mad today. Z-Bo also hit a big three too, the Thunder put themselves in […]
0 comments by Jeff Garcia
It was an instant classic in yesterday’s Dallas Mavericks-Portland Trail Blazers game four and perhaps the game of the 2011 NBA playoffs. Like something out of a Hollywood movie script, all the players were there: the overwhelming odds against a seemingly unbeatable foe — Dallas Mavericks and their 23 point lead, the comeback kid — […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich
You won’t get Los Angeles Lakers’ Kobe Bryant to admit he is slowing down. Like Pau Gasol is not contemplating his basketball mortality and neither is giving up the reigns to the Lakers any time soon. Andrew Bynum is not there to take it from them until they are ready to give it to him. […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 4/23/2011
After getting into a brief shoving match and altercation late in Friday’s Game Three, the NBA has suspended Atlanta Hawks center Zaza Pachulia and Orlando Magic guard Jason Richardson for Sunday’s Game Three. The Hawks lead the series 2-1. For both teams this is a pretty big loss. Richardson has been the primary defender on […]
0 comments by Jeff Garcia
Look I get it, you were you out late, partying with friends and opened a tab with the bar only to realize it was a bad idea and you missed all of last night’s NBA playoff action. Well you’re in luck. So rest up that hangover, and check out these capsule recaps from the three […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 4/22/2011
Half the league has nothing to play for right now. So General Managers throughout the league have their eyes turned toward the NBA Draft. The potential upcoming lockout is scaring away some of the best underclassmen, weakening an already pretty weak draft class. Still, while there are likely no superstars in this draft and possibly […]
