Sheridan told me seven people answered yesterday’s question via Twitter messages, and none of them got it correct. Why anyone would answer on Twitter instead of clicking through, learning the answer, and then answering on Twitter is beyond me. But then again, I am 80 and haven’t yet caught on to the whole Twitter phenomenon. Anyway, here is today’s question — another toughie: [Read more…]
Heaven knows how many takeouts I did on sunrises and sunsets in the Phoenix Suns’ heyday from Steve Nash’s return in 2004 to their last hurrah in 2010, when they revolutionized NBA offense. Their heyday really ended in 2008, when coach Mike D’Antoni left, to be succeeded – for 41 games, anyway – by Terry Porter, fired over the All-Star break in an exciting development for the whole league since the Suns were the host team. [Read more…]
Just call him Magic. Kobe Bryant (14 PTS, 11 AST, 8 REB) no longer cares about the scoring title, he wants to make the playoffs. In his fantastic career, Kobe has never dished out 39 assists in three games before, and L.A. has won all three. [Read more…]
Never ones to sleep in, SheridanHoops.com’s new daily feature presents five interesting items from the previous night in the NBA. Four games were on the NBA slate Tuesday night. Kobe continued to assist the Lakers, the Blazers won at the buzzer, ,and the Warriors and Bucks posted decisive wins. Men at Work takes us to the bump…”You better run, you better take cover.” [Read more…]
With so much attention on the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics recent struggles, Dwight Howard’s impending free agency, Rajon Rondo’s torn ACL, All-Star snubs and surprises, and the hopeful return of Derrick Rose, it seems a major point of contention has gone under the radar. Denver Nuggets forward Danilo Gallinari is not unaware. [Read more…]
Today was not Billy Hunter’s best day as director of the National Basketball Players Association, although he has had worse. Quite a few people want him ousted from his post, and they are speaking out. [Read more…]
Look around the NBA right now at the creme de la creme of the point guard position: Russell Westbrook, Deron Williams, Chris Paul, Tony Parker, Jrue Holiday, Steve Nash, Damian Lillard, Kyrie Irving, pre-injury Rajon Rondo, post injury Derrick Rose, soon enough… It’s no wonder that Jeff Teague is often completely overlooked and, frankly, forgotten about, as a result of learning the ropes on the fly for an Atlanta Hawks squad that is constantly labeled a first-round-and-out playoff team. This might be his
