When Deron Williams returned to the court on January 20th to face the Knicks after a five-game absence, coach Jason Kidd decided to take an unexpected gamble. Instead of reinserting the three-time All Star into the starting lineup, Kidd told Williams he would ease back into the rotation by coming off the bench. [Read more…]
You have to be in a special kind of mess as a franchise to be playing the Knicks and be considered the more dysfunctional team in the matchup. That’s what happened to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday. The Cavs may be in the worst situation among any NBA team, a hot mess and a dumpster fire in a frigid North American winter. [Read more…]
The Cavaliers proved once again that their offense is dysfunctional and they play uninspired defense if they get down early. The Knicks raced out to an early 20+ lead and coasted the rest of the way. Goran Dragic/PNX was conducting things against the Pacers and led the Suns to an impressive road win over Indiana. In the nightcap, the Warriors outgunned the Clippers on the strength of a balanced attack. There are eight games on the NBA schedule tonight, and
Aside from the fact that they are an infinitely disappointing team this season, the Cleveland Cavaliers have some serious problems on their hands. One of them, of course, is the lack of productivity from their first overall pick Anthony Bennett, but we’ll save that issue for another day. The biggest problem is their supposed franchise point guard Kyrie Irving. It was recently mentioned in our blog that Irving had noticeably changed – not for the better – since coming back from last season’s
Thursday, January 30, 2014 will be remembered as the day that the NBA revealed the All-Star reserves. Conveniently, a number of different players who were snubbed from those rosters were in action, and they sent messages to the people who snubbed them. Here’s everything that you need about last night’s action. 1. Tim Hardaway Jr. scored a career-high 29 points to lead the New York Knicks to a 117-86 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers. Carmelo Anthony added 29 of his own as the
The All-Star reserves were announced on Thursday, and while there were some snubs (there are always snubs), the players that made it were all deserving. Well, almost. To the surprise of many, Joe Johnson of the Brooklyn Nets made the roster for the East. The Nets have played tremendously well in the month of January to bring their record up to 20-23, but it’s still a losing record, and Johnson is averaging 15.7 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.8 assists on the season
Finally. After much anticipation, and to some chagrin, the NBA’s coaches have submitted their list of reserves for the forthcoming 2014 NBA All-Star game in New Orleans, LA. Many of the All-Star reserve selections are expected, though there were a few selections (and snubs) that were unconventional, though deserving. In the Eastern Conference, Chris Bosh [Miami Heat], DeMar DeRozan [Toronto Raptors], Paul Millsap [Atlanta Hawks], John Wall [Washington Wizards], Joe Johnson [Brooklyn Nets], Roy Hibbert [Indiana Pacers] and Joakim Noah [Chicago Bulls] all join
Goran Dragic ended up getting snubbed. Or left off — depending on your point of view. The surging Memphis Grizzlies got left out of the All-Star party, too. As did the NBA leader in triple-doubles, Lance Stephenson. NBA All-Star reserves were announced tonight, and you knew somebody was going to get squeezed. Especially in the West. The coaches cast the votes, and the reserves in the West are Dirk Nowitzki (Mavs), Dwight Howard (Houston Rockets), LaMarcus Aldridge (Portland Trail Blazers), James Harden (Houston Rockets),