0 comments by Bart D on 2/10/2016
First off, let’s get one thing straight: the NBA has the best All-Star weekend/events of any professional sports league. The NFL’s Pro Bowl is insufferable tripe stomached only by the few capable of getting it down; MLB had a good thing going until they decided to make the game count for home field advantage in […]
0 comments by John Cannon on 1/28/2016
In the wake of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ firing of David Blatt, it’s become a sign of wisdom to question the value of coaching. The “thinking” is, if a coach can win 30 out of 41 games and get fired, then it doesn’t really matter who the coach is. Adding to fuel to that fire has […]
0 comments by Bart D on 1/22/2016
For the most part, as a coach, if you win, everybody’s pretty copacetic. If you lose, things that were quirky and fun when you were winning become a problem and a reason there are more L’s than W’s. There’s no science behind that thought, but it plays out everywhere. The one place where winning doesn’t […]
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0 comments by Matt Zemek
What did the NBA need on a Friday morning? A Woj bomb, that’s what, even with a typo: It’s hardly a shock that the Josh Smith experiment didn’t work out in Los Angeles. If anything is surprising about this move, it’s that Smith is going back to the team he helped lead to the Western […]
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0 comments by Bart D on 1/21/2016
Say there’s this steakhouse in town, pretty good place, and you take over as the general manager. Sifting through the new staff, you come across this line cook that for the most part, can do everything fairly fine. He makes a mean steak, doesn’t get the food sent back, has a decent grasp of the […]
DENVER, CO – JANUARY 13: Klay Thompson #11 of the Golden State Warriors looks on during a break in the action against the Denver Nuggets at Pepsi Center on January 13, 2016 in Denver, Colorado. The Nuggets defeated the Warriors 112-110. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
0 comments by Evan Massey on 1/20/2016
The Golden State Warriors are the best team in the NBA right now with a 38-4 record. It has been an incredible season for them and they are showing no signs of slowing down. Klay Thompson has been excited about the season that they have had, but he does not believe they are alone in […]
DENVER, CO – JANUARY 19: Kevin Durant #35 of the Oklahoma City Thunder takes a free throw against the Denver Nuggets at Pepsi Center on January 19, 2016 in Denver, Colorado. The Thunder defeated the Nuggets 110-104. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
0 comments by Evan Massey
The Oklahoma City Thunder faced the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday night and it was a big night for superstar forward Kevin Durant. He is one of the best scorers that the NBA has seen in quite some time and showed off his full arsenal of scoring against the Nuggets. Coming into the game, Durant had […]
HOUSTON, TX – JANUARY 15: Kyrie Irving #2 of the Cleveland Cavaliers walks across the court during their game against the Houston Rockets at the Toyota Center on January 15, 2016 in Houston, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images)
0 comments by Evan Massey on 1/18/2016
The Cleveland Cavaliers are set to take on the Golden State Warriors this evening in what is expected to be a very entertaining game. Both teams appear to be back to nearly full strength after both suffered through some injury issues this season. Golden State is hoping to once again prove that they are the […]
MIAMI, FL – JANUARY 04: Head coach Frank Vogel of the Indiana Pacers looks on during a game against the Miami Heat at American Airlines Arena on January 4, 2016 in Miami, Florida. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory copyright notice: (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
0 comments by Evan Massey
Frank Vogel and the Indiana Pacers have lost three straight games following Sunday night’s 129-126 loss against the Denver Nuggets on the road. Not only have they lost three straight, they have also looked incredibly rough doing so on both ends of the court. As one can easily see from the final score of their […]
0 comments by Jared Mintz on 1/14/2016
After a streaky first few months of the 2015-’16 season, the New York Knicks came into Wednesday night’s Battle for New York as one of the hottest teams in the NBA. Winners of six of their last eight, including a thrilling win over division rival Boston just a night earlier that evened their record at […]
0 comments by Connor Pelton on 1/11/2016
Christmas has come and gone. The New Year parties are over. We have reached the point of the NBA season where teams are simultaneously gearing up for the stretch run while also counting down the days until the All-Star break. This edition of our power rankings series takes a look at the top 15 teams throughout the […]
CLEVELAND, OH – DECEMBER 29: Head coach Mark Jackson of the Golden State Warriors gestures from the bench in the fourth quarter against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Quicken Loans Arena on December 29, 2013 in Cleveland, Ohio. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Mike Lawrie/Getty Images)
0 comments by Evan Massey on 1/10/2016
Mark Jackson has been looking to get back into coaching over the past year or so and there is one place in particular that he has coveted coaching for quite some time. According to a report from Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated, Jackson is expected to push for the Brooklyn Nets’ coaching job and has […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek
The Brooklyn Nets decided to fire head coach Lionel Hollins on Sunday, part of a massive reorganization which raises questions more than it addresses them. Brooklyn will muddle through this season and become a lottery team — this can be said with great confidence, given the number of Eastern Conference teams that are well ahead […]
Moscow, Russia February 04 2012: Russian billionaire and presidential candidate Mikhail Prokhorov
0 comments by Matt Zemek
The Brooklyn Nets’ future is as dark as their road uniforms and the outer border of the parquet floor at Barclays Center. Sunday morning, owner Mikhail Prokhorov decided to do something about it… but the damage has already been done, and will be difficult to repair anytime soon. It’s not as though head coach Lionel […]
MIAMI, FL – DECEMBER 25: Anthony Davis #23 of the New Orleans Pelicans reacts during the game against the Miami Heat at American Airlines Arena on December 25, 2015 in Miami, Florida. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Rob Foldy/Getty Images)
0 comments by Joe Mags on 1/8/2016
On Wednesday, the New Orleans Pelicans, then 11-22, played the Dallas Mavericks, a team they had beaten twice this season and played three times overall. Dallas elected not to play four starters — Deron Williams, Wes Matthews, Zaza Pachulia, and the wizard Dirk Nowitzki — as their old legs were still reeling from a comeback […]
