Jamal Crawford’s future has been a subject of much speculation all offseason, with rumors linking the veteran guard to teams including the Knicks, Cavaliers and Heat. But the Clippers never did trade their long-standing sixth man, and he reported to the team for Friday’s Media Day and Saturday’s opening of training camp. Late Friday, Crawford tweeted a cryptic message that seemed to reference his uncertain offseason: [Read more…]
There is no way to sum up the 2014-15 season for the Toronto Raptors without including the word disappointment. You can debate the extent of it, of course – the team did win a franchise-record 49 games and saw point guard Kyle Lowry start in the All-Star Game – but the basic conclusion remains the same. Touted as a new power in the Eastern Conference, the Raptors exploded into last season borne on a wave of “We the North” expectation. This
Each of the Lakers top 8 scorers in total points was a below average defender (in efficiency) last season. Roy Hibbert is 4.6 times as productive on defense than on offense over the last 3 seasons. [Read more…]
PHILOSOPHICAL QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Think like a man of action, act like a man of thought.” -Henri Louis Bergson [Read more…]
One of the best ballgames on Friday is the Pirates at Cubs, with Gerrit Cole $10600 taking on Jon Lester $10200; home field in the wild card game remains up for grabs. It’s not as big a deal in DFS because of a 2:20 start, playable only in All-Day contests at DraftKings. [Read more…]
The Warriors played at the fastest pace in the NBA (100.7). Stephen Curry led all individuals with the fastest pace among players (102.4). In fact, 5 of the 6 fastest paces were Warriors players. [Read more…]
PHILOSOPHICAL QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something.” -Plato [Read more…]
For those of you who aren’t familiar with the NBA sneaker world, there are a lot of really good players with Jordan Brand signature shoes. To break down which players had the best games in the 2014-2015 NBA season was not an enviable task. Some of the best single-game performances of the NBA season are on this quick list (with video) of the four best performances among players last season who wore Jordans. So check out these games from Russell Westbrook, Chris Paul,