In a season that’s been a struggle for both the New Orleans Pelicans and its high-priced import Tyreke Evans, it seems like there’s a growing rift between player, coach and team. Evans did not play in Sunday night’s 93-81 loss to Brooklyn despite head coach Monty Williams playing 11 Pelicans players in the game. When asked why Evans didn’t play, Williams said “it’s just internal right now.” Evans and the New Orleans public relations staff declined to comment on the matter after
The power of social media is pretty obvious when millions of people know something before a core group of 12 players do. [Read more…]
Early indications were that Kevin Love/MIN would play, but (along with Kevin Martin/MIN) he was a surprise scratch. That boosted the fantasy value of the other Wolves, but was not enough to hold off the Trail Blazers. The Spurs earned a road win in Charlotte, as Tim Duncan/SAS and Tony Parker/SAS returned to the fold. The Pistons were firing on all cylinders, working their six-man rotation to the point that the seventh and eight were an afterthought. A rare off night
Andrew Bynum is going to spend the next several weeks getting into shape and waving a towel for the NBA-leading Indiana Pacers, who have no plans to rush him into action after signing him last week. Is that a plan that makes sense? In this interview with Jody MacDonald of CBS Sports radio, we debated that question — and I weighed in with the opinion that it is better to have a third option at center behind Roy Hibbert and Ian Mahinmi than to sit
Things were understandably heated last night between the Oklahoma State Cowboys and the Texas Tech Raiders. In what was supposed to be a simple NCAA game between the two programs, now has a controversial moment from it. Oklahoma State’s sophomore guard and projected lottery pick Marcus Smart came into conflict with a fan named Jeff Orr during tonights collegiate matchup. In a game where Oklahoma State was trailing before ultimately losing 65-61 to Texas Tech, it was understandable why Smart would
The 2013-14 NBA regular season continued on Saturday, February 8 with a number of different intriguing results. From an organization that set a bizarre NBA record to postseason contenders that exceeded their 2012-13 success, there was no shortage of excitement. Here’s everything that you need to know about last night’s action. [Read more…]
If the Splash Brothers age like wine, Golden State is in for an awesome ride. At 49-years-olds combined, the duo of Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson have Warriors fans rockin’ Oracle Arena like it’s 2007 all over again. Curry, who turns 26 in March, wished his running-mate a Happy 24th Birthday Saturday. Happy Birthday to my backcourt mate and member of the Splash Brothers. Let's get this win. Lock in! #dubna… http://t.co/FXrENhCRAS — Stephen Curry (@StephenCurry30) February 8, 2014 This is a tough
So the Olympics started today. As a Canadian, this is the one I’m supposed to care about. We may not be the best at swimming and soccer and running fast, but we are good at hockey and skiing, probably. But my heart is set on the future: 2016. That’s when the everyone will see the basketball talent of Canada on the world’s biggest athletic stage (presuming we qualify, which still needs to happen). And this isn’t Steve Nash and a bunch