Kobe Bryant had a stroke of genius Friday morning after being knighted with a new nickname, “vino,” which will replace his long-tenured and patented reputation as the “black mamba.” [Read more…]
Tweet of the Day: Kobe Bryant
Archives for March 2013
Sheridan Hoops Sixth Man Rankings: Week 17
When February turns into March, the hope for all NBA coaches is that their teams will be fresh and up to the challenge of competing for respect around the league (relatively speaking for each team, of course). Sometimes things just happen that the neither the coaches nor the players can expect or account for. In a lot of cases, after the All Star break, some players who were on a roll can run into problems. [Read more…]
The Bernucca List – Edition 42
Usually a weekly feature, The Bernucca List took its own All-Star break last week. We do that from time to time, when we can’t come up with a challenging list while facing a deadline or simply forget, as we did last week. [Read more…]
Daily NBA Trivia Question: Mar. 1, 2013
Hamilton: These Knicks Cannot Beat The Heat
NEW YORK — Carmelo Anthony, for a split second, looked at me incredulously and then gave one of his customary smirks as he stood in his locker. “We’re not thinking about the Heat right now,” Anthony said. “After we come back from Washington, maybe Saturday in practice you can ask me something about the Heat.” Per Anthony, the Knicks are focused on tonight’s matchup against the Washington Wizards and are looking to avenge the loss they sustained at the hands of John
Fantasy Spin: Joakim Noah Throws a Triple-Double Block Party; $300 Freeroll Tonight
The only logical reason not to join tonight’s Sheridan Hoops Freeroll would be a dislike of free money. It’s fun just to play, there is absolutely no cost and 15 people will win cash. [Read more…]
SH Blog: Wittman rips Wizards, Kobe & Howard disagree on feeling a need to be edgy
Some of the losing coaches around the league appear to be intent on letting their teams hear about just how bad they really are as of late. We saw Doug Collins let it all out in a recent post-game interview, and now we have Washington Wizards coach Randy Wittman, who thinks his team is selfish an does not wish to be coached. Michael Lee of Washington Post has the details: [Read more…]
Betting the Bearcats: They have been overvalued
Unless you are accustomed to betting on collegiate basketball, you might not be familiar with the Cincinnati Bearcats from the University of Cincinnati, which now play in the Big East Conference since they moved from the Conference USA in 2005. [Read more…]