As the All-Star break and Feb. 20 trade deadline draw near, it’s becoming increasingly clear to the neutral observer which teams are going to compete for the remainder of the regular season, and which teams are content on limping to the finish line. Their hopes will then rest on securing a high lottery pick in this, the much hyped 2014 NBA draft. It’s been a while between mock drafts here at SheridanHoops since Joe Kotoch’s ‘Very Early Mock Lottery‘ was published, and
Watching Jay Leno say his final good-bye last Thursday night as the 22-year-host of “The Tonight Show,’’ I couldn’t help thinking of Tim Duncan. Leno and Duncan are still bringing it, on top of their respective games in their respective vocations. But both also have been told to make way for the next demographic group, er, age-appropriate successors. The departures were involuntarily. Leno is rightfully peeved about being forced to surrender his microphone, leading the ratings in his time period and still
It was another night in which dozens of players had great games, making for very high scores in DraftStreet contests. When that happens, the stakes are raised: if any one of your players stumbles, it will cost you. One of my lineups last night hit on seven of eight spots, the lone disappointment being Jeff Green/BOS. It was enough to push me out of the top 10 and into 43rd place out of 2,750 runners in the $2 GPP. Several
Golden State Warriors coach Mark Jackson isn’t your typical NBA coach. When he isn’t trying to figure out how to get his team out of offensive slumps from the sideline – the Warriors are surprisingly ranked only 16th in offensive rating – he is at a church teaching the word of God. He is a pastor off the court, and that makes him a motivator as a person and as a coach. That much is clear when you look at the inspirational
I traveled all the way from Greece to Houston, then drove to San Antonio, to do the authoritative interview with Milwaukee Bucks rookie Giannis Antetokounmpo for gazzetta.gr. Here is a version translated into English for readers of SheridanHoops.com. [Read more…]
Friday, February 7 marked the start of the first football-less weekend of 2014. Fortunately, the NBA stepped up with 10 games featuring 20 highly-competitive teams. Here’s everything that you need to know about last night’s action. [Read more…]
Only a week out from All-Star Weekend in New Orleans beginning on February 14th, there has been one looming question heading in: who will replace Kobe Bryant on the Western Conference roster? New NBA commissioner, Adam Silver, answered that question today. To nobody’s surprise he picked the hometown favorite, and well deserving Anthony Davis of the New Orleans Pelicans. More from USA Today’s Sam Amick: [Read more…]
It now seems only a matter of days before Mike Woodson becomes the first coach fired in the 2013-14 NBA season. As reported by our New York-based columnist, Michael Scotto, Woodson and his assistants are expecting to lose their jobs by the All-Star break, with Herb Williams taking over for the remainder of the season. What could prevent it from happening? It might take a win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on the road Sunday to keep the axe from falling. Why is it happening?