Who is crashing the playoff party in the East this season? Conventional wisdom says the two-time defending champion Miami Heat, Indiana Pacers, Chicago Bulls, New York Knicks and Brooklyn Nets are head and shoulders above the rest of the Eastern Conference and – barring a disaster – will secure the top five spots. At the other end of the conference, you can probably toss out the Orlando Magic, Charlotte Bobcats and Philadelphia 76ers, who could pool their rosters to come up with
Wednesday, October 16 Daily Trivia: Who is the most recent player to go from an NCAA champion to an NBA title winner? Answer below. Kobe rated 25th by ESPN Posted at 09:19 PM ET When was the last time you could name 24 better basketball players than Kobe Bryant? Well, apparently that time is now as ESPN voted Bryant the 25th best player on its 2013 NBA Player Rankings. The rank quickly sent a ripple effect across the NBA world as Laker’s fans
Marko Jaric’s run at a return to the NBA has come to an end. Shortly after the Brooklyn Nets’ preseason victory over the Boston Celtics on Tuesday, general manager Billy King announced that the team would waive the 35-year-old guard. While the stay was brief, Jaric still appreciated the opportunity and handled the news with class: @markojaric: Thanks to the Brooklyn Nets organization for everything but I am just to much out of shape. Good luck!!! — Marko Jaric (@markojaric) October 16, 2013 Jaric
It’s not uncommon these days for shoe companies to begin lobbying for the future signature of prized athlete. It happened with LeBron. It happened with Derrick Rose. Now, it appears to be happening with highly touted Kansas Jayhawks freshman Andrew Wiggins. Jared Zwerling broke the story for Bleacher Report. [Read more…]
In today’s news, LeBron James revealed a surprising role model growing up and the Lakers reached out to a troubled star from their past. [Read more…]
In a teleconference last week, we asked NBA analysts Chris Webber and Greg Anthony to pick a Western Conference team which missed the playoffs last season but will make the playoffs this season. “Dallas, mainly because of Dirk Nowitzki,” Webber said. “He’ll be back healthy. What he does, with spacing, getting guys involved … We take his game for granted.” “I would go with the Pelicans,” Anthony said. “I think that’s a team that could make sizeable leaps and surprise a lot
Tuesday, October 15 Daily Trivia: Magic Johnson is the all-time playoff leader with 30 triple-doubles. Who is second? Answer below. Maggette likely to retire Posted at 01:08 PM ET Corey Maggette was waived by the San Antonio Spurs Tuesday. He recently said if he didn’t make the team he would retire, reports Jeff MacDonald of the San Antonio Express-News. The veteran is now likely to call it quits after a 14-year NBA career. The Spurs also waived Marcus Cousin and Myck Kabongo. Jennings out
Figures lie and liars figure. I remember when I asked my accountant how much I made from my investments one year and his answer was, “How much do you want to make?” Then he dropped the line above. I don’t mean that he was a crooked accountant. As a matter of fact, the opposite was true. His reputation was so good that his clients were almost never audited. The point was that you can use statistics to prove whatever you want them