0 comments by Zac Voynow on 1/26/2016
Larry Nance Jr., son of former NBA star and All-Star Game dunk champion Larry Nance, will not participate in the 2016 dunk contest due to a recent knee injury. Nance Jr. was drafted 27th overall in last year’s draft. He’s currently averaging 6 points and 5 rebounds in his rookie campaign. Larry Nance Jr. has […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 1/25/2016
First things first: Tyronn Lue — no matter what else is going to be said in the next several paragraphs — already made a significant contribution to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Nothing about the historical record will ever change that fact, either. Remember this incident? Lue pulled David Blatt to the bench in an attempt to […]
0 comments by Connor Pelton
With the dog days of the NBA season upon us, it’s time to take a new look at our updated power rankings. Each team is now past the halfway point and should be focused on either battling for playoff position or rebuilding for a brighter future. This edition of our rankings series takes a look […]
May 26, 2015; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) talks with head coach David Blatt during the fourth quarter against the Atlanta Hawks in game four of the Eastern Conference Finals of the NBA Playoffs at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 1/24/2016
One fundamental part of the art of sports analysis — it is often a science, but it more centrally remains an art — is the recognition of what coaching actually requires. As younger sports fans, we all gravitated to the obvious elements of the coaching job description, the ones that are easy to see on […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 1/23/2016
As David Blatt’s tenure comes to an end in Cleveland, the ironies surrounding his departure are numerous, profound, and endlessly fascinating. It’s a sidebar to the main story — in other words, it’s not about LeBron’s possible power play or David Griffin’s reasoned attempt to hold the Cavs franchise together — but it certainly rates […]
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 […]
US and Miami Heat basketball player LeBron James looks on before the English Premier League soccer match between Liverpool and Manchester United at Anfield, Liverpool, England, Saturday Oct. 15, 2011. (AP Photo/Tim Hales)
0 comments by Matt Zemek
Certain teams, at certain times in their history or evolution (or both), are expected to win world championships and nothing less. Viewed from this vantage point and phrased in this manner, it’s understandable to see why the Cleveland Cavaliers fired head coach David Blatt on Friday afternoon, despite a 30-11 record and a first-place standing […]
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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 […]
New York Knicks owner James Dolan, left, and new team president Phil Jackson poses for photos during a news conference where he was introduced, at New York’s Madison Square Garden, Tuesday, March 18, 2014. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
0 comments by Zac Voynow
Big surprise: a team based in New York City is wealthy. According to Forbes, the New York Knicks are the most valuable team in the NBA. They’re worth approximately $3 billion following their recently locked up television deal with the MSG regional network. The Knicks’ television deal will last twenty years, and will earn the […]
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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 […]
0 comments by Kevin Causey
Oh poor Matthew Dellavedova. He just got schooled by Chris Paul on this play….
DENVER, CO – NOVEMBER 25: Derrick Rose #1 of the Chicago Bulls looks on during a break in the action against the Denver Nuggets at Pepsi Center on November 25, 2014 in Denver, Colorado. The Nuggets defeated the Bulls 114-109. 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 Zac Voynow
It’s one of the best times of the year in the NBA. We’re closing in on the NBA trade deadline, and there’s many big names being tossed around for potential blockbuster deals. This is the first piece of my multi-piece segment regarding NBA trade rumors. Today I will be focusing on Derrick Rose’s potential future […]
PORTLAND, OR – APRIL 11: Meyers Leonard #11 of the Portland Trail Blazers gets introduced before a game against the Utah Jazz on April 11, 2015 at the Moda Center Arena in Portland, Oregon. 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: Copyright 2015 NBAE (Photo by Cameron Browne/NBAE via Getty Images)
0 comments by Connor Pelton on 1/20/2016
How much worth is there in obtaining a chance to be demolished by the Golden State in the first round of the playoffs? It depends on whom you ask. For a team like Sacramento, which has gone nine straight seasons without a playoff berth, reaching the postseason as the eighth seed in the Western Conference […]
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
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 […]
