Considering his background in the military, it should not be surprising that Gregg Popovich leads a unit that seems to always fly under the radar. Figuratively, of course. Popovich is a graduate of the Air Force Academy and stayed in the service long enough to serve a tour of duty in the Kurdish area in eastern Turkey near the border of Syria. It was a top secret assignment; obviously, the good military man has never elaborated on it, other than to
When Victor Oladipo was taken second overall in the 2013 draft by the Orlando Magic, everyone assumed he would play shooting guard in the NBA. His 6-4 frame and 214 pounds projected perfectly for the NBA’s new wave of shooting guards. However, over the summer, the Magic made it clear they would experiment with Oladipo by slotting him into a dynamic combo guard role. As a result, Oladipo has been featured more at the point than at any time in his basketball life.
It appears the big man can still get up there, well technically. Maybe not as smooth as he use to be, Rasheed Wallace and Detroit Pistons forward Tony Mitchell squared off in a thrilling drunk competition at the end of the Pistons practice today. A little dunk contest after practice between sheed and tony mich https://t.co/Zi3MiN8Ge6 — Andre Drummond (@DRE_DRUMMOND_) November 16, 2013 Wallace, now an assistant coach with Detroit, use to get up there with the best of the big men and hammer
The NBA has disciplined another player this season, this time it’s Miami Heat guard Mario Chalmers. Chalmers will be suspended one game (served tonight against Charlotte) for a forearm to the head of Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki in Friday night’s game. Chalmers was unhappy with the ruling by the league. He later took to Twitter to explain his side of the story. Never in my career been a dirty player. It’s clear that my arm was being held and that’s wat caused
The standings are always a little wonky at this point. Some contenders get off to slow starts, some pretenders look like world-beaters. [Read more…]
The San Antonio Spurs were all set to suffer a shocking loss to the Utah Jazz, but rallied and pulled away in the fourth quarter. Roy Hibbert/IND confirmed that he is a shot blocking machine as the Pacers barely broke a sweat in beating the Milwaukee Bucks. The Bulls blew into Toronto and suffocated the Raptors offense. Today, the Bulls and Pacers meet in Chicago for the highly anticipated game two of the their regular season set. Here is today’s
Deron Williams practicing free throws. Photo courtesy of Michael Scotto (@MikeAScotto) 22 NBA teams were in action in 11 games on Friday, Nov. 15. There were record-setting crowd reactions, the preservation of an undefeated record and injuries to two of the most high-profile point guards in the NBA. Here’s everything you need to know. [Read more…]
After starting the season in highly questionable fashion, Ty Lawson and the Denver Nuggets have fought their way back into the thick of things in the Western Conference. The season looked doomed early on, as the team lost four of their first five games. New coach Brian Shaw had been tinkering with his lineup and his decisions appeared to be questionable at times, especially when he decided to start games with JaVale McGee, Anthony Randolph and J.J. Hickson. Predictably, the experiment