On Monday, we looked at the three NBA coaches that will be starting fresh with their respective teams. Each member of that trio has their hands full with rebuilding projects of varying sizes. Today, we will take an in-depth examination of another trio of coaches – those who took over during last season and will hold their first training camps with their teams. Keith Smart in Sacramento and Randy Wittman in Washington both will have the opportunity to implement their own schemes
Archives for September 2012
Morning News Roundup
“Curry, agent optimistic about extension” Matt Steinmetz: CSNBayArea.com “DiLeo: Bynum ‘feels very good’ after knee injection” Tom Moore: phillyburbs.com “Chris Paul says he’ll be ready” Arash Markazi: ESPN.com “Kyrie Irving returns to Cavs after breaking hand” Mark J. Spears: Yahoo! Sports “Utah Jazz’s Paul Millsap embraces biggest year of career” Brian T. Smith of The Salt Lake Tribune: “Amundson agrees to deal with the Wolves” Jerry Zgoda of the Star Tribune:
Fantasy Spin: September 25, 2012 – Part I
Northwest Division Fantasy Preview (Part I) Yesterday, Kent kick-started our week of division previews with the Atlantic. Today, I tackle the Northwest. The Northwest is a mecca for fantasy basketball players. The division has four of the NBA’s seven highest-scoring teams, and even the fifth (the Portland Trailblazers) finished in the top half. With new a coach and point guard in Portland, I expect all five teams to continue to push the pace in 2012-13. With all that scoring, the division gives fantasy
Fantasy Spin: September 25, 2012 – Part II
Northwest Division Fantasy Preview (Part II) For the introduction to this article and our comments on the Thunder and Nuggets see Part I. Utah Jazz Last year the Jazz surprised many by qualifying for the playoffs and again are viewed as a bubble team. The reason isn’t their talent level but how the pieces come together. Whereas the Denver Nuggets are an example of an ideal fantasy team, the Jazz resemble a poorly-built one. All their talent, depth and upside is concentrated in a
NBA Players react to NFL replacement referees on twitter
“That was clearly an interception! The replacement referees have to go!” Truth be told, I don’t know a whole lot about the game of football, but those two sentences are about the only thing anyone on twitter could say on Monday night in regards to the football game between the Seahawks and Packers. Don’t believe me? Just take a look at all the angry reactions by NBA players around the league. Clearly, something has gone terribly wrong with the sport
SH Blog: Gordon Hayward wants to be an All-Star, Jalen Rose reveals Vince Carter and Sam Mitchell fight
With the season only about a month away, many of you will be interested in gearing up for one of the most popular sports games around: fantasy basketball. Our writer Kent Williams (@sheridanfantasy) has been all over the do’s and don’ts for your upcoming drafts, and as a long-time fantasy player myself, I can tell you that he is pretty much on the money with the analysis. If you missed it, be sure to check out the fantasy spin from today:
Bernucca: Three new coaches have plenty of work to do
There are three NBA teams with new coaches for the start of the 2012-13 season, and no one is expecting any of them to work miracles. In fact, ownership and management appear to be expecting just the opposite. The Charlotte Bobcats and Orlando Magic both are undergoing massive rebuilding projects and don’t seem overly concerned with winning. Both teams have hired inexperienced coaches with strong backgrounds in player development, which means they also have strong backgrounds in patience. It remains to be
Fantasy Spin: September 24, 2012 – Part I
Atlantic Division Fantasy Preview (Part I) While we follow the NBA closely and have opinions about the best teams in each division, fantasy owners shouldn’t care about the standings. Starting today, we’ll look at each team’s fantasy strengths and weaknesses: coaching, probable rotation, expected pace and other characteristics. Plus you’ll get our tips on which players to target, or avoid. This week-long series is a team effort. Jeff Nichols examines the Northwest tomorrow, Bruce Wrigley looks at the Pacific on Wednesday and I’ll
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