0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 9/19/2013
Manti Te'o was never going to be the last. In fact, he appears to have been the follower in the somehwat unbelievable trend of Catfishing athletes. Chris Andersen found himself in the middle of a crazy Internet scheme and it seriously threatened his career. And so the dangers of the Internet rear their ugly head […]
0 comments by Jeff Garcia
I think Darth Vader would sum up Marc Gasol's full-court assist at EuroBasket 2013 by saying, "Impressive. Most impressive." During Spain's clash with Serbia in the quarter finals at EuroBasket yesterday, Gasol found himself pinned underneath the basket with the ball while a streaking Sergio Lull was making his way to the opposite side for […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 9/18/2013
There was a time when the Grizzlies were the sorriest franchise in all of sports. Garish green jerseys. Bryant "Big Country" Reeves. An ignomious Playoff losing streak (three straight years getting swept out of the first round). The Allen Iverson disaster. Those days are long behind this franchise. Now, they might very well be the […]
0 comments by Jeff Garcia
(via azcentral.com) You know when your documentary trailer begins with a voice over and up close interview with the President of the United States, Barack Obama, you’ve got some serious cache. That’s what we can come to expect from this film on Steve Nash — titled “Nash: The Documentary” — that is in the works and […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 9/17/2013
When rookies reach the NBA, inevitably the general concern is that they all lack size and need to put on some weight. More specifically muscle weight. College weight training programs simply cannot compare to the strength and conditioning available to NBA players. Not to mention the ample amounts of time freed up without school as […]
0 comments by Jeff Garcia
Like they say, there's always two sides of the story an former NBA forward Stephen Jackson is going to tell his side on the recent altercation with former NBA guard Steve Francis. As you probably are well aware of, Jackson and Francis had to be separated at a Houston nightclub after the two had words […]
0 comments by wendell maxey
It may have taken a little over a year for us to iron out all of the details on the Andrei Kirilenko to the Brooklyn Nets story, but these tampering charges filed against Brooklyn should not really come as a shock even if the evidence turned up nothing. Back in May 2012, Crossover Chronicles suggested […]
0 comments by Josh Burton
How can Bogut say he's a top-three center when he has played 44 games in the last two seasons? Since the Milwaukee Bucks too Andrew Bogut with the top overall pick in the 2005 NBA Draft out of Utah, Andrew Bogut has never really lived up to the expectations that are assigned to a top-pick. […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 9/16/2013
In Orlando for much of the 2012 season, the focus was on Dwight Howard. He wanted the glitz, glamor and pressure that would come from playing in a big market. One of his hardest working teammates was not someone many paid attention to. Would anyone care if he too wanted to remain on a team […]
0 comments by wendell maxey
There was a time last season when the league was on Derrick Rose watch, waiting to see if the MVP point guard for the Chicago Bulls would really give it a go and play during the 2012-13 season. It was the end of January and the Bulls owned the fifth-best record in the Eastern Conference […]
0 comments by Jeff Garcia
There's no doubting Nuggets' Nate Robinson is one tough guy. Fearless, intense and strong are just a few words to describe Nate when he is out on the court. So it is safe to say this intensity stems from one great work ethic he has and nothing summed it up other than a video he […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 9/15/2013
Kobe Bryant will come back to the Lakers at some point this season. A torn Achilles is not enough to keep Bryant away for too long. Basketball is this man's life, after all. Bryant's shocking injury April 12 against Golden State ended the Lakers' slim hopes to do anything in the Playoffs and took the […]
0 comments by wendell maxey on 9/13/2013
When the Memphis Grizzlies open training camp in Nashville, Tennessee on October 1 on the campus of Vanderbilt University, fans will not only be introduced to a new head coach in David Joerger, the return of Mike Miller and the arrival of Nick Calathes, but in many ways a new look Grizzlies team despite bringing […]
0 comments by wendell maxey
Somewhere in the world Joakim Noah has to be smiling. Three years after the Chicago Bulls forward/center put the entire city of Cleveland on blast with his comments during the postseason about, ”What's so good about Cleveland?", along comes Victor Oladipo. The rookie for the Orlando Magic didn’t throw fire on the city as much […]
0 comments by Jeff Garcia
In case you didn't know, EuroBasket 2013 is in full effect out in Slovenia and has already given basketball fans some fantastic games, insane highlights and upsets. From Germany upsetting the heavily favored French team to Slovenia handing the surprising Italian team their first loss, EuroBasket 2013 has been one great tournament and a solid […]
