While Victor Oladipo and Trey Burke chase Michael Carter-Williams for Rookie of the Year, a handful of other rookies are helping their teams chase postseason berths and higher seeds. The Eastern Conference has three teams in the playoff chase whose finish will be somewhat impacted by the play of their rookies. The Western Conference has five teams in the hunt with rookies playing a prominent role. The team relying most on rookies is undoubtedly the Atlanta Hawks, who have two rookies in
Syracuse may have been snubbed from the East Region and a potential appearance at Madison Square Garden for the Sweet 16 and Elite 8, but the Orange will play even closer to home for the 2nd and 3rd rounds of the NCAA Tournament. Despite being placed in the South Region, Syracuse will open up at the First Niagara Center (formerly HSBC Arena) in Buffalo, N.Y.—the draw closest to campus that they could have possibly gotten. While it’s no guarantee how far
If you are a Knicks fan and sweating Carmelo Anthony’s free agency status heading into the summer, you should probably feel thrilled about the arrival of Phil Jackson. Why? Because he may be the key to retaining the coveted small forward. Despite the tumultuous year the Knicks have had, and despite making a run at the playoffs a bit too late into the season, Jackson’s presence has seemingly brought a sense of fresh start to everyone in the organization – from top to
With each passing day, the NBA playoffs grow nearer and the window of opportunity for teams to make a push for the postseason diminishes. In turn, the results from Wednesday, March 19 were magnified as a championship contender suffered a surprising loss, a dark-horse continued to flourish and a rising star was at his best. Here’s everything that you need to know about last night’s action. [Read more…]
Metta World Peace may no longer be with the New York Knicks after agreeing to a buyout with the team last month, but he still expects them to be one of the best in the league. Despite the fact that the Knicks are just 28-40 and trailing the Atlanta Hawks by four games for the eighth seed of the Eastern Conference, World Peace believes they still have what it takes to win it all this season, provided they get into the
I already told you yesterday that Mike Woodson needs to lead the Knicks into the playoffs to keep his job. No easy task, but when Phil Jackson says repeatedly that he expects this year’s team to make the postseason, the bar has been set. And if the Knicks fail? Well, there will be a new coach at the helm, and since Jackson is not ingratiated with the larger coaching fraternities out there, you can cross out names such as Jeff Van Gundy, Stan Van
Another Wednesday, another $50,000 prize pool. The Big Wednesday makes another appearance, with $10,000 reserved for first place and thousands more for the other top 10 spots. If you haven’t won your way in through a qualifier or used points to buy a voucher, it will cost you $22 per entry. As I write, the contest is less than half full, so take advantage of the best value in daily fantasy that I know of and register. If you don’t
Even during the information age when we have search engines filled with highlights, the NCAA tournament still has a few players for which information is hard to come by. With many mid-majors having taken the NCAA by storm, specifically over the past few years, they again possess some potential NBA gems that will be display over the next few days and maybe weeks. And with the NBA Development League strengthening year after year, expect some of the seniors in this group to