Markieff Morris remains a member of the Suns, but he doesn’t seem happy about it. At only 26 years old, Phoenix doesn’t seem overly eager to move him, and it’s not hard to understand why. Morris is signed through 2019 on a very team-friendly contract of $8 million/year, and that’s an absolute bargain these days for his production. After all, Morris started all 82 games at power forward in the bruising West and averaged 15.3 points and 6.2 rebounds in 31 minutes. But since
Thanks to Chris Sheridan, who allowed me to stray from the fantasy corner with a front-page column on Canada Basketball. My home and native land lost to Argentina yesterday in a poorly-played game at the FIBA Americas tournament in Mexico City. [Read more…]
PHILOSOPHICAL QUOTE OF THE DAY: “We can never know what to want, because, living only one life, we can neither compare it with our previous lives nor perfect it in our lives to come.” -Milan Kundera [Read more…]
Aiming for a 2016 Olympic medal next summer in Rio (and dreaming of gold in 2020) the Canadian team began its FIBA Americas tournament with an ugly loss to Argentina. Canada could not stop 35-year-old forward Luis Scola was unstoppable, who scored 35 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in a 94-87 upset. [Read more…]
It is hard to find a team in the Western Conference that made as many changes in the offseason as the Sacramento Kings. Yes, you could make the case that the Portland Trail Blazers underwent an even bigger overhaul, but that team is in a rebuilding mode, whereas the Kings are trying to crack the league’s elite. Will they be successful after a 2014-2015 season that produced just 29 wins along with two head coaching changes? Hey, that’s why they play 82
MLB rosters have expanded, and the minor-league season is nearly over, which means plenty of callups to the Show. Contending teams get a bit deeper and more flexible — managers have extra pinch-hitters and pinch-runners at their disposal. Rebuilding teams can audition youngsters. [Read more…]