A division 1 coach who had a pretty successful year this year told me something very interesting when it comes to recruiting players out of high school. He said he tells them that 85% of the NBA are role players then asks them what, besides scoring, can you excel at at the professional level. What can you do to dominate a game that doesn’t include putting the ball in the basket that will make you a pro. And can you work
Timberwolves point guard Ricky Rubio’s compelling rookie season is over, ended by a torn anterior-cruciate knee ligament that ends his season, a team source said this afternoon. Minneapolis Star-Tribune On the Howard front, the Magic clearly need to make the decision to trade him or risk losing him in free agency. League sources maintain the Magic will hold out and not deal if they see any glimmer of hope Howard will choose to remain with them. But with the Nets suddenly feeling a renewed
Ricky Rubio’s season is over. We won’t see him at the Olympics, either. A source close to Rubio told SheridanHoops.com that tests performed Saturday morning showed a torn anterior cruciate ligament in Rubio’s left knee. He was injured in a collision with Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers late in Friday night’s loss. “There are no other tears,” the source said of Rubio’s knee. Rubio has averaged 10.5 points, 8.2 assists and 2.2 steals for the Timberwolves, the most surprising team in the Western
One man started the rumor of a Pau Gasol trade on Twitter in the afternoon and it had swept the globe by tipoff. Possibly distracted, Gasol had 12 points and 11 boards in the Lakers win, though Andrew Bynum (26 & 10) did the heavy lifting and Kobe Bryant scored 34. Kevin Love was a very late scratch with a sore back, but the return of Nikola Pekovic (25 & 13) and a great effort by rookie Derrick Williams (22
At the end of the film Se7en, Detective Mills, played by Brad Pitt, gets into an argument with serial killer Jon Doe, played by Kevin Spacey. Doe claims what he is doing will be remembered forever. Mills dismisses him by saying, “You’re no messiah. You’re a Movie of the Week. You’re a T-shirt, at best.” That’s about where Linsanity is right now. It’s not Lin’s fault that his novelty has somewhat worn off. He is still playing pretty well, as evidenced by
Kris Humphries posted 20 points and 15 rebounds for the Nets, his 17th double-double of the season. Paul Pierce played his 1,000th game of his career Friday. He is behind only John Havlicek (1,270) and Robert Parish (1,106). The Pistons shot a solid 56% from the field, but had a paltry 20 turnovers in their one point win over the Hawks. Kobe Bryant surpasses 29,000 points in his career in the first half Friday. J.J. Barea missed the game with a sprained ankle; Ricky
NEW YORK — Hedo Turkoglu of the Orlando Magic has been suspended one game without pay for making contact with a game official, it was announced today by NBA vice president of basketball operations Stu Jackson. The incident occurred with 3:47 remaining in the fourth quarter of the Magic’s 99-94 win over the Chicago Bulls at the United Center in Chicago on March 8. Turkoglu will serve his suspension Sunday when the Magic host the Indiana Pacers. To view the play, click here:
