0 comments by Matt Zemek on 1/16/2016
The Washington Wizards are 19-19. They’re not even in a playoff position at the midpoint of the season, weeks before the All-Star break. Like every other Eastern Conference team not named the Cleveland Cavaliers, they have their share of gaping flaws. Yet, as hard as it might seem to say of a ballclub which is 10th […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek
On one hand, the Chicago Bulls — like every other non-Cleveland team in the Eastern Conference — are just about impossible to figure out. They were really bad before Christmas. Then they smoked the Oklahoma City Thunder on the road on Christmas Day, and got hot for a little bit. Then they turned around and […]
0 comments by Jovan Alford
Last season was odd for the Portland Trail Blazers. They went 51-31 and made the playoffs, but lost in the first round to the Memphis Grizzlies. The Trail Blazers could not capture the magic they had in the 2014 playoffs, when they won their first postseason series since the year 2000. In the 2015 playoffs, […]
during their game at Time Warner Cable Arena on December 12, 2015 in Charlotte, North Carolina. 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.
0 comments by Sean Woodley on 1/15/2016
Charlotte’s strong start to the season was powered by the unexpected. This was supposed to be an antiquated, three-point-fearing squad not cut out for the NBA. The Jeremys, Lamb and Lin, were depth additions, brought in with little fanfare or expectations. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist’s injury was supposed to crush the team’s defensive potential and send the […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek
The NBA season and its backloaded schedule are finally arriving at the parade of spotlight-grabbing centerpieces which will set the stage for the playoffs. If Thursday night offered an accurate reflection of what the playoffs will be like, we’re going to have a grand ol’ time this spring. * In San Antonio, the first in […]
0 comments by Zac Voynow
Forget Paris? Billy Crystal might soon get a chance to attend an NBA regular season game in the City of Light. The NBA won’t put a team in Europe anytime soon, but the league is intent on adding new European cities to its rotation for hosting regular season games. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver stated that Paris […]
0 comments by John Cannon on 1/14/2016
Now that the Golden State Warriors have lost three games, we have a little bit of a sample size to work with, so that we can get a blueprint together for the rest of the NBA to follow. Ready? Okay. 1) Get them on the road All three of the Warriors’ losses have come away […]
0 comments by Jared Mintz
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 Matt Zemek
It’s one of the more fascinating questions in the NBA right now: What if Jason Kidd had not made a power play in Brooklyn, being content to coach the Nets without having more control over operations? This question was worth asking on Sunday, when Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov (the biggest problem with the organization) sacked […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek
The Portland Trail Blazers have not been at the forefront of the race for the No. 8 playoff seed in the Western Conference this season. That might soon change. Heck, Wednesday night might have already altered the dynamic in the wild, wild West. While the extremely bipolar Sacramento Kings — winners in Toronto, Indiana, and […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 1/13/2016
It’s as though the Cleveland Cavaliers and San Antonio Spurs are trying to prepare for a reunion or something… If the Golden State Warriors are the best team in the NBA, second- and third-best teams will meet Thursday night in San Antonio. The NBA has backloaded the regular season schedule with high-profile meetings, and Cavs-Spurs […]
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 […]
