There’s a strong case to be made that the Charlotte Hornets signing point guard Jeremy Lin to a two-year, $4.3-million deal was one of the better bargain signings of the NBA’s nearly-complete offseason. [Read more…]
On this date in 1984, the Chicago Bulls signed their 1st-round pick, Michael Jordan to his first professional contract. Jordan reportedly made about $600,000 as a rookie. **Jordan is one of three players in NBA history to win at least 5 MVP awards and 5 NBA titles, joined by only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Bill Russell. [Read more…]
It was a special day for the much-beloved John Calipari, who was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame on Friday. Calipari, who has been wildly successful as the head coach of The University of Kentucky over the past six seasons, has been coaching in some capacity since the early 80’s and finally received his dues with the honor of being called a hall of famer. On hand to support the long-time coach were plenty of his former players who are now very
PHILOSOPHICAL QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.” -Arthur Schopenhauer [Read more…]
TOO MANY THREE-POINTERS: Love has shot more and more three-pointers in every season. Last season, 41.2% of his shots were three-pointers. His percentage of three-pointers has dramatically increased in every season. A corresponding statistic is that his average shot distance has increased in every season as well, and his more than doubled what it was in his rookie season. [Read more…]
There were only six MLB games on Thursday evening and two were postponed. Most DFS players were aware of the Blue Jays at Yankees cancellation in time to adjust their lineups. However, anyone who used Cubs — like me — or Phillies got a zero score. Congratulations if you avoided both rainouts, especially if you also stacked the Reds. [Read more…]
Dwyane Wade’s PER and Offensive Reb Pct have declined in 3 straight seasons. His effective field goal percentage took a 12.3% nosedive from the previous season. Defensively, his block and steal rates were the lowest of his career. Can Wade bounce back from this decline and return to an elite level or will we continue to see Wade fade? [Read more…]
NBA players and celebrity figures in general have long been mimicked by lookalikes from all around the world, sometimes intentionally and sometimes innocently. Most of the time, these supposed lookalikes pull off harmless pranks as they pretend to be the star of whoever a random fan believes them to be (usually because the fan gets a random person confused with a celebrity) and that’s precisely what a young man appears to have done with a young woman who thought she was taking a