0 comments by Matt Zemek on 10/27/2015
We’ll revisit this topic when the playoff brackets are set in mid-April, but surely, any NBA site has to make a championship prediction before tip-off on Opening Night of a new regular season. Will the city of Cleveland finally win a professional sports championship, and will the Cavaliers finally win their first NBA crown? Here’s […]
MIAMI, FL – OCTOBER 21: Dwyane Wade #3 of the Miami Heat looks on during a preseason game against the Houston Rockets at American Airlines Arena on October 21, 2014 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 Matt Zemek on 10/25/2015
Curiosity might have killed the cat, but it livens up an NBA season. Which teams are YOU most curious about? You might already have a defined answer, but if you don’t, a look at this roundtable might give you some ideas. Let this be said at the outset: Florida is a wild and strange place, […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 10/24/2015
Which teams are most inclined to disappoint us in the coming regular season? We gave you the teams most likely to surprise, but now we have to turn around and consider a frown. These are the predictions writers want to be wrong about… but don’t think they will be. The envelope, please: * JOE MANGANIELLO […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 10/21/2015
Superstars. New acquisitions. Old NBA players with a rapidly shrinking title window. Which players have the most to prove — to themselves, to the league, to their teammates? Our roundtable panel weighed in: * SEAN WOODLEY It seems bizarre to say this about a former MVP, but Derrick Rose has a lot riding on this […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 10/18/2015
We all saw how the Los Angeles Clippers bowed out of the 2015 NBA Playoffs. It wasn’t just the act of losing what had been a lead of nearly 20 points. It wasn’t just the act of losing a 12-point lead in roughly eight minutes. It wasn’t just the fact that the Clippers had been […]
Denver Nuggets forward Nikoloz Tskitishvili of Georgia shoots a free throw during drills during the opening day of training camp on Friday, Oct. 3, 2003, in Denver. One of the Nuggets’ two, first-round draft picks in 2002, Tskitishvili is battling for a spot on the roster, which has been upgraded since last season’s finish in a tie for the worst record in the NBA with Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
0 comments by Joseph Nardone on 10/5/2015
I am not sure why we do this, but whenever an NBA player is drafted highly and fails, we calls him a bust. That has always seemed rather strange to me. Why is the player a bust and not the people who drafted him? Was the player supposed to tell the general manager, “No, boss. Don’t […]
0 comments by Kevin Causey on 9/23/2015
Looks like Blake Griffin is doing some cross-training this off-season….
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 8/31/2015
The NBA season is still two months away, but after the draft, free agency, and the slowest month on the NBA calendar, we’re not too far from the resumption of activity in preparation for another 82-game odyssey. One month from now, preseason basketball will be discussed. You’ll obviously get a much deeper examination of these […]
LOS ANGELES, CA – MARCH 31: Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors and Chris Paul #3 of the Los Angeles Clippers look for a rebound at Staples Center on March 31, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. 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 Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 8/22/2015
We’ve covered five NBA divisions, so here’s the last one. Our survey of weekend back-to-backs arrives at its final divisional installment, as we look at the Pacific Division. We’ll continue to have more on this subject, but we’ll present accumulated totals and big-picture observations on a league-wide scale. For now, let’s examine the Pacific Division, […]
0 comments by Sean Woodley on 8/11/2015
Can’t wait for the 2015-’16 season to start? We neither. Now that most of the off-season’s major moves are complete, we’ll dive into some ludicrously premature predictions for next season. In the coming days and weeks we’ll attempt to project the standings in each conference, five teams at a time, before trying to lock down […]
Kevin Love’s future might be tied to another Kevin. Photo by Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
0 comments by Bryan Gibberman on 8/7/2015
It’s a hypothetical that’s never going to happen, but we’re going to have some fun with anyway. What could the Oklahoma City Thunder get in a trade if Kevin Durant tells general manager Sam Presti he won’t be returning? Durant has one year and just over $20 million left on his contract. In this scenario […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 7/31/2015
As the NBA Africa Game approaches (Saturday, 9 a.m. Eastern, ESPN), the NBA community arrives at a moment that is meaningful for reasons far beyond basketball. This event is not about hoping to establish an NBA team on the continent. Making hoops a little more popular? Sure, a little… but that’s not the main point. […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 7/21/2015
The Golden State Warriors weren’t always elegant in their run to the 2015 NBA title, and goodness knows, Draymond Green frequently approached the line between “aggressive and dirty” on the court. He can be reckless at times. Yet, one would ultimately have to conclude that the Warriors had no knuckleheads on their roster. Championship teams […]
0 comments by Bryan Gibberman on 7/20/2015
With the majority of the moves from the NBA offseason all wrapped up, I’ve decided to give some sort of award to all 30 teams. We will go in A-B-C order. Atlanta Hawks Best Sequel Award (or so they hope) The problem with going for sequels is the second movie typically isn’t as good as […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek
At first glance, Josh Smith — the new bargain-basement addition to the Los Angeles Clippers’ roster — won’t be able to shoot down his team’s chances in Game 6 of a conference semifinal series. Then again, what’s true at first glance with Josh Smith — and other players like him — is that while he […]
