0 comments by Josh Burton on 10/7/2014
Just a year removed from the playoffs, the Denver Nuggets are a team filled with young, talented players that have yet to refine their games fully. Kenneth Faried, who was a part of Team USA in the FIBA World Championships this summer, is one of those players, and on Monday, he got paid by Denver. […]
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Remember your high school days? How about college, remember how much fun they were? Well, I am sure some of us had more fun than others, but still, think about the moment you realized all of it was ending. Flash back, for a second, to the overwhelming wave of unease and nostalgia that buried you. For […]
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0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 10/6/2014
The model of sports business has drastically changed with the advent of the Internet. Media rights are the main source of income, not attendance anymore. The NFL has become increasingly worried with this. The NBA changed its ticketing and arena modeling to make up for this change in reality. Luxury suites and courtside seats came […]
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Central Division
Chicago Bulls: Blog a Bull
Cleveland Cavaliers: Fear the Sword | Waiting For Next Year
Detroit Pistons: Detroit Bad Boys
Indiana Pacers: Indy Cornrows
Milwaukee Bucks: Brew Hoop
Northwest Division
Denver Nuggets: Denver Stiffs
Minnesota Timberwolves: Canis Hoopus
Oklahoma City Thunder: Welcome to Loud City
Portland Trail Blazers: Blazer’s Edge
Utah Jazz: SLC Dunk
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0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 10/3/2014
Training camp is a time for talk. Everyone is in first place and no one has proven anything. So positivity, bravado and optimism take over. Everyone is going to be better and do exactly what their team needs to do to win. So we get some locker room material. Like when Dion Waiters claimed he and […]
0 comments by Josh Burton on 10/2/2014
It is clear that international players, specifically those from Europe, are all the rage in the NBA right now. This past season’s champions, San Antonio Spurs, had eight international players on its roster during the Finals, with three (Boris Diaw, Tony Parker, and Marco Belinelli) coming from Europe. Sure, most of those guys are established players […]
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0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich
The Sixers are awful. No getting around that at this point. Last season was a complete disaster if you cared about the win column for Philadelphia. In fact, it was comically bad at time after the Sixers got off to a surprising start with Michael Carter-Williams‘ emergence and players like Evan Turner and Thaddeus Young […]
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0 comments by Robert Judin on 10/1/2014
When the Miami Heat open up their season at home against the Washington Wizards on October 29, there will be a little more trick than there will be treat. Obviously, unless you have been exiled from the basketball community for the past three months, you are aware the Heat are now without LeBron James. Miami managed to maintain Chris […]
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0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 9/30/2014
LeBron James effectively made Chris Bosh a glorified spot-up shooter. Yes, Bosh still made the All-Star Game (and has made the All-Star game for the last eight years), but how much of that had to do with his being a member of the Heat and their attention-gathering, winning ways. Bosh had to fill a role […]
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The fellas over at Project Spurs, Jeff Garcia and Aaron Preine, attended media day for the San Antonio Spurs and though Aaron thought it was uneventful, there were comments from Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili that may have caught NBA fans off guard.
Duncan revealed how close he was to retiring after last season and Ginobili made it known he is still miffed at the Spurs for not letting him play for Team Argentina at the 2014 FIBA World Cup this summer.
The duo also touched on the re-signing of center Aron Baynes, and for those of you who stay tuned for the entire video, there’s a special Easter Egg waiting to be discovered.
See if you can wait to see what it is!
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There have been a number of innocuous trades and roster moves as training camps get set to start. Nothing major. No James Harden trade to wake us up before the season starts or clue us into any master plans. Just minor things. Like whenKeith Bogans was shipped from Boston to Cleveland for the non-guaranteed contracts […]
0 comments by Josh Burton on 9/29/2014
It is no secret Deron Williams of the Brooklyn Nets has not been all that great in the past few seasons. He was consistently one of the few best point guards in the NBA throughout his time in Utah, and after a decent start with New Jersey/Brooklyn, injuries have claimed a lot of his productivity. So it is […]
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Every year there are new rookies in the league. But I am going to talk to you about the rookie head coaches. There seems to be a fair amount of them this season and they all enter into different team situations. So I thought it would be fun to explore what might happen to them this […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 9/28/2014
LeBron James is the standard bearer in the NBA right now as the league’s best player. Unlike Michael Jordan, who subscribed to the “Republicans also buy shoes” attitude of social activism as an athlete, James has not been afraid to let his voice be heard as a prominent person in society. He has tried to use his celebrity for some type of activism and social awareness.
James gave an interview to CNN’s Rachel Nichols and discussed several controversial issues in the sports world.
He spoke about the racial controversies in the NBA today, including his relationship with former Cavaliers general manager Danny Ferry. He also spoke about how he discussed the Ray Rice and the domestic violence controversies in the NFL with his two sons.
It might become easier to see nationally televised games with digital access included in the new TV deal. Photo by Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 9/27/2014
Well, we have our first injury of the season. And it is a weird one. The Celtics announced Rajon Rondo had to undergo surgery to repair a broken hand and will be out 6-8 weeks. Meaning he is likely out until just before Thanksgiving. How did he break his hand? Well, kind of a funny […]
