Archives for February 2015

Bernucca: The Hawks Are Real and They Are Spectacular

February 2, 2015 by Chris Bernucca

Why do doubts remain about the Atlanta Hawks? The Hawks are 40-8. They have lost twice since Thanksgiving. They have beaten Chicago, Cleveland, Houston, Dallas, the LA Clippers, Cleveland again, Portland, the Clippers again, Memphis, Washington, Toronto, Chicago again, Oklahoma City and Portland again. The Hawks just completed the best undefeated month in NBA history, going 17-0 in January. They have won 19 consecutive games, the fifth-longest streak in league annals. They have won 12 straight road games. What seems to be the

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Fantasy Spin: Soaring Hawks Meet Davis’ Pelicans

February 2, 2015 by Kent Williams

Today is Groundhog Day and there’s a strange sense that we’ve seen this movie before. Eight NBA games tip off at 7:00 Eastern, including a few mismatches, not always the easiest to predict for DFS purposes. [Read more…]

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Scotto: Jeremy Lin Keeping ‘Options Open’ Amid Struggles With Lakers

February 2, 2015 by Michael Scotto

NEW YORK – Nearly three years ago to the date, Jeremy Lin began his rise as a worldwide icon during “Linsanity.” Lin had Madison Square Garden buzzing like Times Square on New Year’s Eve on a nightly basis. Three years later, Lin returned to the Garden on Sunday as a bench player on a struggling Lakers team headed for the lottery while keeping his “options open” heading into unrestricted free agency this summer. [Read more…]

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SH Blog: Dwight Howard Out At Least Another Month, Hawks Finish Perfect Month

February 2, 2015 by Austin Remo

Super Bowl Sunday is now here and gone. Another NFL season is in the books, which means it’s time for the NBA to kick into full swing. However, I would like to talk about Super Bowl XLIX for a minute, even though this is a hoops site. In what was probably one of the best football games I’ve, or anyone else, has ever seen, it was a perfect way to end a tumultuous year for the National Football League. [Read more…]

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Fantasy Spin: Knicks, Lakers May Be Profitable

February 1, 2015 by Kent Williams

It’s not exactly a Super Sunday in the NBA, with two early matinees involving franchises that have all seen better days. DraftKings offers DFS action at 1:00 to get you warmed up for the football game. [Read more…]

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Hubbard: Kobe Bryant: A Waste of Money? Let’s Wait and See

February 1, 2015 by Jan Hubbard

LOS ANGELES – The numbers make the pro-side of the argument difficult, even for a determined apologist. Forty-one games played; 123 either missed or to be missed. A shooting percentage of .410. Exactly 865 points scored. For those two-year totals, the Lakers will have invested almost $55 million in salary on Kobe Bryant. They still owe him $25 million for next season. But if you believe the Lakers no longer think it was good business to sign Bryant to a two-year contract

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SH Blog: As Hawks soar, what happens to Ferry?

February 1, 2015 by Dan Malone

How did nobody see the Hawks coming? I’m not saying anybody should have expected them to have already surpassed last season’s win total, or have the best record in the NBA, or go undefeated in January, or any of the other feats they’ve managed, but still, they’ve been a perennial playoff team, Mike Budenholzer earned raves last season, and Al Horford missed most of last season. Looking back, it seems almost bizarre that nobody looked at them as even being in the

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