There is a curious thing happening right now. As the search for the replacement Executive Director for Billy Hunter at the NBA players’ union drags into its second year with no end in sight, there is a tremendous void not being filled. The league and Commissioner Adam Silver, being bright and experienced, have decided to take this opportunity and fill it themselves. The missing element is the voice of the players. And their silence is deafening. As the NBPA office continues to shrink
Once again, we can say everything is bigger in Texas — including losing streaks. And the Philadelphia 76ers have now tied the longest losing streak in NBA history. After a couple of relatively narrow losses in which they were more competitive and provided a smidgen of hope for their suffering fans, the Sixers are back to normal and getting clobbered again. James Harden dropped a triple-double in three quarters Thursday night, and the Rockets covered the 20-point spread with a 120-98 victory. “I don’t
There’s bad, and then there’s the Philadelphia 76ers. Thursday, March 27 played host to the continuation of one of the worst losing streaks in the history of professional sports. Three other results helped shape a big night in the NBA. Here’s everything that you need to know about last night’s action. [Read more…]
The New York Knicks have been all over the map for much of this season, going from bad to worse to practically unwatchable. By early March, they held a miserable 21-40 record and drained the life out of even the most optimistic fans. It appeared they were simply too far back to gain ground to make the playoffs at that point of the season. But then again, we are talking about one of the most comical conferences the league has seen
How great was last night’s Pacers-Heat game? Enough to make up for an entire season of lackluster basketball from the rest of the Eastern Conference? Probably not. Enough to get even the most casual fan’s appetite whetted for a playoff showdown between the defending champs and the rising stars? Absolutely. [Read more…]
We have reached the point of the season where teams that are out of the playoff race start giving more playing time to their younger players to see what they may have. One of those teams is the Minnesota Timberwolves, who may have something in rookie big man Gorgui Dieng. New Timberwolves GM Flip Saunders spent the offseason loading his roster with veterans such as Kevin Martin, Corey Brewer and Ronny Turiaf in hope of making the playoffs for the first time
Last night, $150,000 was split among 400 fortunate entries in the NBA Big Score in one of the biggest one-day contests in the 2013-14 NBA season. Those who participated enjoyed significant overlay. “naapstermaan” came away with the top prize of $50,000, while runner up “bw5126” had to be content with $20,000. Look for more chances to win thousands of dollars in upcoming NBA contests at DraftStreet. If you don’t have a DraftStreet account, you can sign up using this link.
Kevin Durant is going to be the MVP. There’s no stopping him, and nobody is doing anything remotely close to what he is doing on offense for Oklahoma City. He might even win the award unanimously. So that steers the MVP argument toward who should finish second, and I have been making the case for two weeks now that Blake Griffin is the most deserving candidate (although his missed FT late in regulation against the Pelicans was especially costly last night). I