Think back to the days of Karl Malone, Charles Barkley, and even Kevin McHale and what a power forward meant to teams. For the most part this position was filled by players with low-post games who were very good rebounders. Flash forward to the new generation of superstar power forwards, and you see an aging group led by champions Tim Duncan, Dirk Nowitzki, and Kevin Garnett. The major difference between these newer stars and those Hall of Famers is the versatility
Archives for February 2013
Daily NBA Trivia Question: Feb. 9, 2013
The last two trivia questions have gone back a few decades. Today’s stays pretty close to the present: [Read more…]
DraftStreet Diary: Winner Hits 1000-1 Shot in Record-Breaking Freeroll
It’s amazing. For the second time, over 1,000 people entered the Sheridan Hoops Freeroll. The final number was 1,080 — breaking what I thought was an ‘impossible’ record by 12 teams. [Read more…]
Fantasy Spin: Kobe Saves Lakers; Gay Leads Raptors Comeback
Amazing late rallies, upsets and huge individual efforts highlighted a dozen Friday games in the NBA, and there’s even more fantasy hoops news. [Read more…]
Sneaker companies unveil All-Star editions
Five Fast Facts From NBA Games: 2.8.13
If you didn’t spend all night watching every NBA game (technically impossible, unless you have a heck of a DVR and do not require sleep), you can get caught up in less than a minute with SheridanHoops’daily feature, Five Fast Facts. It was another Friday night packed with NBA action. Milestones were set, records were broken and LeBron somehow became more impressive. He is still the front-runner for the leagues Most Extraterrestrial Player. [Read more…]
Tweet of the Night: Mo Williams
When Utah Jazz point guard Mo Williams was lost due to a severely sprained thumb back in Dec. 22, 2012, it looked as if the team would struggle to make the playoffs this season without a reliable backup. Interestingly, Utah has stepped up to the challenge without its starting point guard, going 14-8 since Williams’ injury. In fact – and not to say that the Jazz are better off without him – the team has gone 17-9 in games where Williams has
SH Blog: Josh Smith, Ben Gordon Trade Rumors; Oden to Cleveland? And The New John Wall
Around the NBA Nobody is doubting Josh Smith’s talent. But in a contract year, you better show it. [Read more…]
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