0 comments by John Karalis on 9/11/2012
Sports retirements are often like Seinfeld break-ups… "everyone knows the first one never takes." Every time someone quits, there is always at least some little rumbling somewhere when a person who has played a kids' game his whole life misses being part of that atmosphere. Invariably, recently retired players who might have something left in […]
0 comments by Brendan Bowers on 9/10/2012
One hundred years from now, hopefully a team of psychologists conduct an exhaustive study examining what makes Jim Dolan so infatuated with Isiah Thomas. I will never understand the dynamics of their relationship, and can point toward nothing I could even use as a reason for why Dolan so desperately wants Thomas involved with his […]
0 comments by Kyle Boenitz
For a guy who has never won an NBA title in his 16-year career, it must be awfully tempting to join the defending champs. Veteran center Marcus Camby had offers from the Miami Heat to come join the team, but he said because of the rivalry he has built with them over the years he […]
0 comments by Trevor
One of the best trends of the last decade or so in the NFL is the increasing number of college basketball players that have been converted to tight ends. It started with Tony Gonzalez, then Antonio Gates, now Jimmy Graham from the Saints. Right in the middle of the athletic basketball playing tight end explosion, […]
0 comments by Jeff Garcia
Chicago Bulls' fans and franchise have to be counting down the days until they see their MVP Derrick Rose hit the court again. By now you know what happened to him in last season's NBA playoffs (ACL injury) but adidas has been chronicling Rose's return to the court in a series of commercials. Those commercials […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich
The Hall of Fame ceremony is certainly a time for some reflection for the entrants. Their speeches turn into a reflection of their successes, their stories and their failures. Reggie Miller admitted to pushing Greg Anthony and Michael Jordan on two of his more memorable 3-pointers in his career. There was a sense of finality […]
0 comments by John Karalis on 9/7/2012
I have been tasked with eulogizing Brian Scalabrine's career. And I'll be honest, I'm not 100% sure how to properly do that. I've have a unique perspective on it because I just happened to be paying attention to it at the critical swing of the pendulum from "nobody" to "hated because he's overpaid" to "could […]
0 comments by Kyle Boenitz
It was an embarrassing year for the New York Knicks. With such a talented roster playing in a big market, there were a lot of expectations. After a midseason resurgence led by Jeremy Lin, it looked like the team might live up to the hype. Then a quick five-game series with the Miami Heat ended […]
0 comments by Brendan Bowers
The jerseys that will be worn by the New York Knicks during the 2012-13 NBA season couldn't be anymore smooth. Gone is the black stripe inked along the side of the uniforms, and it's all been replaced by the classic blue, orange and white uniforms worn by the Knicks during the early 1970s. In an […]
0 comments by Jeff Garcia
Imagine having not picked up a basketball in weeks. Then when you finally get back on the court, you decide to not get your groove back by hitting some lay-ups or swishing some free-throws. Rather, you get going by shooting NBA three-point shots. Sure, the weekend-baller may fail miserably but not if you're a pro-athlete […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich
The Brooklyn Nets made three major moves this offseason to secure their future and welcome themselves to their new homes. They acquired Joe Johnson in a blockbuster trade and they re-signed Deron Williams and Brook Lopez in moves that solidified the core of this team for its new home city. That does not even mention […]
0 comments by John Karalis on 9/6/2012
You can't have a debate about the best power forwards of all time without mentioning Kevin McHale. He's one of the greatest of all time, but he played in an era where things were just different. The most money he made per season was $3.5 million. Kobe Bryant made more last year than McHale made […]
0 comments by Kyle Boenitz
What would you do with millions of dollars? There are way too many ways to answer this question. I would never work again and spend the rest of my life playing poker every day. Other people would buy nice cars, house, boats, etc. A lot of women would probably say, “I’d have so many nice […]
0 comments by wendell maxey
Chalk it up to a breakdown in communication. Last Saturday in a small high school gym in Ohio, around 1,500 people turned out to watch the ABA's Lima Explosion take on a Streetball team, but the majority of fans came to see the main attraction: Allen Iverson. Yet much like on the NBA courts since his […]
0 comments by Brendan Bowers
Javaris Crittendon is due in court later this month on charges he shot and killed Julian Jones last September in Georgia. Until that trial begins, while maintaining his innocence, Crittendon has been frequenting the LA nightclub scene. TMZ snapped this picture earlier this week, while reporting the following: From the way ex-NBA star Javaris Crittenton […]
