The job security of an NBA coach can be quite fragile when things go badly. Fair or not, the coach is always the first to blame when a team does not perform up to what is expected of them. We’ve seen this with former Lakers coach Mike Brown, who was the first to lose his job this season after just five games. On Thursday afternoon, it was announced that Brooklyn Nets coach Avery Johnson would be the second coach to be relieved of
NEW YORK — Jeremy Lin has narrowed the gap just slightly on Chris Paul in voting for the second guard All-Star spot in the Western Conference. [Read more…]
In the 2012 draft, Thomas Robinson and Damian Lillard could not have been closer together. Robinson went fifth to the Sacramento Kings and Lillard went sixth to the Portland Trail Blazers. In their rookie seasons. however, Robinson and Lillard could not be farther apart. To be fair, Lillard has had a better opportunity to show his wares. Portland basically gave him the point guard position with carte blanche to learn on the job, dumping everyone from last season except Nolan Smith. Robinson wasn’t
It’s time for another Freeroll tomorrow. Pick the 8-man team you think will perform best in Friday’s games and you could win $100 cash. It’s that easy, and absolutely free. 15 people will share another $200 in consolation prizes. [Read more…]
Here is how one NBA executive described Avery Johnson’s job security this morning: “The watch is on.” As in death watch. And it didn’t last long. “A flammable situation,” was how one Nets player, speaking on condition of anonymity, described it to SheridanHoops.com. “Jerry Sloan all over again.” [Read more…]
A blizzard forced the Pacers game against Chicago to be postponed, which was good news for the tired, sore Bulls. [Read more…]
A Mamba does Mamba things…like eating Twitter (metaphorically). Kobe Bryant is FINALLY on Twitter! [Read more…]
We’ve been doing an awful lot of writing here at SheridanHoops on the Clippers, and you can’t blame us, eh? There are some former Buffalo Braves fans sitting through storms in the snow belt in Western New York who are in their glory, not to mention a bunch of folks down the road in San Diego who recall the powder blue days of yore. [Read more…]