Archives for July 2012

Tweet of the Day: Stephen Curry

July 10, 2012 by James Park

Quick look at one of this AM’s drills at @acceleratebball mob.li/_lJgip — Stephen Curry (@StephenCurry30) July 10, 2012 Tweet of the Day goes to Stephen Curry, who shared a video of him going through an intriguing drill to presumably help enhance his hand-eye coordination and ball handling abilities with Accelerate Basketball Training in his hometown in Charlotte. After repeatedly spraining his troublesome right ankle for the second consecutive season, Curry opted for arthroscopic surgery back in April, which proved to be successful. The timetable

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Team by Team Offseason Moves & Analysis Index

July 10, 2012 by Chris Bernucca

Welcome to the Sheridan Hoops team-by-team offseason activity index. If you are looking for a specific team’s offseason trades, free agent signings and other moves, just click on the links below to find out how any of the 30 teams are building their roster for the 2012-13 season. As the offseason progresses, we will update each team with each move it makes, modifying our analysis and projection. Atlanta Hawks Offseason Moves & Analysis — What grade did they get? Boston Celtics Offseason Moves & Analysis — What

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Hamilton: Knicks Overpaid for Camby

July 10, 2012 by Moke Hamilton

NEW YORK — Back in November 2007, a displeased David Stern said that the New York Knicks were “not a model of intelligent management.” Back then, Isiah Thomas was running the franchise into the ground and getting his employer, Madison Square Garden, sued in federal court. That was five years ago and since then, Donnie Walsh and Glen Grunwald have both done wonders for the credibility of the general manager’s office over at 2 Penn Plaza. But one thing that forever seems

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Tweet of the Night: Jeremy Lin

July 10, 2012 by James Park

why is magic mike holding a basketball?!?!? twitter.com/JLin7/status/2… — Jeremy Lin (@JLin7) July 10, 2012 Tweet of the Night goes to Jeremy Lin, who called Tyson Chandler “Magic Mike” after witnessing him pose naked for the next cover of ESPN’s “The Body Issue”. To see who Magic Mike is, you’ll have to click the provided link. Chandler is the second current Knicks player to pose for the cover of the magazine, joining Amare Stoudemire, who “graced” the cover back in 2010. Here is

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SH Blog: Kyrie Irving schools Team USA guards

July 9, 2012 by James Park

The video is titled “Blake Griffin goes OFF at USAB Scrimmage” and we certainly got a taste of what Griffin can do to the rim over the weekend, but the best highlights in this video may actually have come from Kyrie Irving, who showed some amazing handles that made players such as Russell Westbrook, Kobe Bryant, James Harden and others look like those kids who didn’t know what hit them in the “Uncle Drew” video. Irving had an incredible rookie season, averaging 18.5

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Hubbard: Original Dream Team is ancient history for current Team USA

July 9, 2012 by Jan Hubbard

LAS VEGAS — As the years go by, reminders of advancing age increase, and no one who has reached adulthood is spared. When asked about one of those events Monday, U.S. Olympic basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski – who is at the retirement age of 65 – said, “I try not to think about it.” If the person who conceived the term “time flies” wanted to make different age groups feel older, he or she could point out: 1. How painful it has been

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SH Blog: Four teams involved in Dwight Howard trade

July 9, 2012 by James Park

We may be in the final stages of seeing a blockbuster trade involving Dwight Howard that would shift the balance of power to the Atlantic Division. It would also signify the end of all the drama that dogged and surrounded Howard over the past several months. See what happened today in the Howard saga, plus other NBA news: Adrian Wojnarowski has the latest news on a mega-trade scenario for Howard: “Talks about a blockbuster four-team trade that would send Orlando Magic

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Tweet of the Day: Dwyane Wade

July 9, 2012 by James Park

Happy 4 my former college teammate & gd friend @stevenovak20 on his new deal..every1 has finally seen wht we’ve known since U wr in HS.. — Dwyane Wade (@DwyaneWade) July 9, 2012 Tweet of the Day goes to Dwyane Wade for congratulating his former college teammate in Steve Novak for agreeing to terms with the New York Knicks on a nice big contract. Novak was a rookie in the lone season he played together with Wade in Marquette, but showed his long

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