Sometimes a gift is just a gift, something meant to be enjoyed or used for some other purpose (perhaps practical use). Then, there are gifts that are suggestive, intended to give you a clue [like giving your odorous friend some body spray]. Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey received such a gift. The tweet and accompanying picture explains it all. [Read more…]
Last time we checked, which was two days after Christmas, Jeremy Lin was gaining a wee bit of ground on Chris Paul in All-Star voting. That trend has ceased. [Read more…]
Over the last two weeks, readers of this weekly feature have let it be known that I am undervaluing Detroit Pistons big man Andre Drummond. [Read more…]
As the NBA season slowly unwinds, there have been several unexpected developments: The resurgence of the Knicks. The Clippers winning streak. The Lakers’ no-ring circus. But one of the biggest surprises has been the success of the Golden State Warriors. [Read more…]
How many of you guessed Zydrunas Ilgauskas yesterday? That wasn’t it. (As we told you when we started running these questions, we are a little hard-core around here and try our best to challenge you. Here is today’s question: [Read more…]
There’s another exciting Sheridan Hoops Freeroll this week. It’s a 1-day contest (tomorrow, January 4) that’s absolutely free to enter and you could win up to $100 cash! [Read more…]
Now I get it. The Nets were cleverly sandbagging in San Antonio, to make the Thunder overconfident. A completely different team showed up in Oklahoma City, took charge early and finished strong. [Read more…]
If there is one thing former Orlando Magic coach Stan Van Gundy is great at doing (aside from coaching), it’s that he is never afraid to tell the truth, and nothing but the truth. Sometimes it gets him into trouble, as was the case when he infamously revealed that Dwight Howard tried to get him fired last season, but troubles be damned. If your team is great, he will tell you just that. If your team is bad, boy, will he let