0 comments by Josh Burton on 11/3/2014
When Kevin Durant broke his foot during the preseason and it was announced he was going to miss 6-8 weeks, the Oklahoma City Thunder immediately went from a title contender to a decent Western Conference playoff team until his return. That put all the scoring responsibility on Russell Westbrook‘s capable shoulders. He became to go-to […]
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0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich
Paul Pierce boldly proclaimed after hitting a big shot in the first game of the Playoffs last year against the Raptors, “This is why they brought me here.” Pierce has never been afraid of the big moment and has always been unafraid to take the big shot. That has been the way he has operated […]
0 comments by Jeff Garcia on 11/2/2014
Remember the Warriors’ “Run TMC” made up of Mitch Richmond, Tim Hardaway and Chris Mullin? Of course you do but this new trio may rival them. Mavs’ Dirk Nowitzki, Monta Ellis and Chandler Parsons decided to form “Run DMC” complete with rap video which just oozes with awesomeness. Oh and Dirk raps!
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 10/31/2014
There have been precious few extensions signed before Friday’s deadline for the members of the 2011 Draft Class. Kyrie Irving got his. Nikola Vucevic too. Kenneth Faried as well. That has left many, many other players waiting their turn. This includes Enes Kanter, Tobias Harris and, most notably, Klay Thompson. Part of the problem is no […]
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0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 10/30/2014
Ricky Rubio has been in the spotlight since he was 14 years old. YouTube was lit up with the highlights of his passing exploits and his dazzling ball handling. Here was a baby-faced kid diming in every sense of the word. There was unadulterated joy in his game and how he played. NBA fans could […]
0 comments by Josh Burton on 10/28/2014
In the 2013-14 season, the New Orleans Pelicans won 34 games and finished as the 12th seed in the harsh Western Conference. Looking at that for what it is, you might think the Pelicans do not have much going for them and are likely doomed for the West cellar against. But when you look deeper into […]
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With tomorrow being NBA opening night as well as the Spurs’ ring night and banner raising, Bloguin’s own Project Spurs did a San Antonio Spurs Roundtable to preview the defending champs’ 2014-15 season.
Of course the big question for the Spurs is will the team finally be able to defend a title after four other unsuccessful attempts.
The panel discussed who is the team’s x-factor? Which team is the biggest threat to the Spurs? Are the Mavs going to be an obstacle for the Spurs? How does rookie Kyle Anderson fit into the team plans?
The panel looks at new coaches Ettore Messina and Becky Hammon. What kind of impact will they bring to the Spurs?
0 comments by Jeff Garcia on 10/27/2014
How about this to kick off the 2014-15 NBA regular season then to have the Denver Nuggets parody Taylor Swift’s song “Shake it off.” The video includes Denver’s mascot, “Rocky,” Kenneth Faried with a boombox, Danillo Gallinari kind of sort of dancing to the Denver cheerleaders doing their thing.
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0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 10/25/2014
The NBA recently completed its GM survey before the season as it always does and included in it whom the general managers thought were the contenders for the NBA championship and the best player at each position. This is a good gauge of where the movers and shakers in the league believe the season will […]
0 comments by Jeff Garcia on 10/24/2014
Former NBA baller Josh Childress is playing with the Sydney Kings in Australia and in a recent game, he went and lost his mind and punched a guy to the ground. After being on the receiving end of a clean-hard pick, Josh didn’t take kindly to the defensive move and decided it be best to […]
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0 comments by Benjamin Bornstein
Hoops Habit thought it would be cool to put out a list of under-25 guys to watch this season. Well, I decided it would be even cooler to make a list of top-10 guys meeting that one specification. There will be some guys you expect to see on this list like Lance Stephenson and Anthony Davis, […]
LeBron James can renew his first rivalry with the Wizards this year. Photo via Getty Images
0 comments by Jeff Garcia
I get it. LeBron James is a huge draw. Add the fact he is returning to the Cavs where it all began for him in the NBA and it should not come to a surprise that the Cavs would hike up home tickets just a tad. Right? Wrong! If you thought ticket prices to see James […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 10/23/2014
I've been told @SteveNash will be ruled out for the entire 2014-15 NBA season with nerve issues: http://t.co/wur5txQ3Ar. #Lakers — KEVIN DING (@KevinDing) October 23, 2014
0 comments by Josh Burton
There are a lot of really good teams in the Western Conference, which makes it very hard for those second-tier teams — right below the established Thunder, Spurs and Clippers to name a few — to jump up into contending status. The Denver Nuggets are one of those second-tier teams. The Nuggets were bad last […]
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0 comments by Joe Webb
The Dallas Mavericks enter the 2014-15 season after falling just short of defeating the San Antonio Spurs in the 2014 NBA playoffs. In fact, the Mavs took the eventual champions to seven games and by far were the most difficult team for San Antonio to eliminate in last year’s playoffs. With that oh-so-close success of […]
