A year ago today, Klay Thompson scored 37 points in the third quarter against the Kings. He set a new NBA record for points in a quarter. **Thompson was perfect from the field in that quarter. He was 4-4 inside the arc and 9-9 outside the arc. He was also 2-2 from the free throw line. [Read more…]
The Golden State Warriors have the best record in the league at 40-4 and are on pace to match the single greatest regular season record of all-time – 72-10 – set by the Chicago Bulls back in the 1995-1996 season. As impressive as that sounds, they are somehow only up by two games in the standings thanks to the greatness of the San Antonio Spurs, who own the second best record in the league at 38-6. [Read more…]
Back in the old days, the only way you could get better at shooting the basketball is by sheer repetition and guesswork that you were forming and developing the habits necessary in order to improve on the court. Now thanks to Wilson, the basketball itself can help ballers young and old home their skills thanks to analytics. The Wilson X is a smart basketball that tracks each make and miss using an internal sensor that analyzes player shooting habits over time. To
We are back with a long-overdue edition of the Three-Man Weave, taking a look at the NBA All-Star Game starters. What did the fans get right? What did they get wrong? Should Kobe Bryant be part of the All-Star Game? And what does John Malkovich have to do with all of this? Let’s get right to it. 1. Which Eastern Conference player should have been an All-Star starter? [Read more…]
In daily fantasy, everyone gets a chance to own the same players and an opportunity to profit. In traditional leagues, it would be foolish to drop an injured Cody Zeller (shoulder) for Spencer Hawes $3100, but the Hornets’ many injuries have created several DFS bargains. [Read more…]
PHILOSOPHICAL QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” -Arthur Ashe [Read more…]
The NBA announced the 2015-2016 All-Star starters on Thursday, and some of the results were surprising to say the least. Final voting results for NBA All-Star East & West starters. Seven reserves from each conference named next Thursday. pic.twitter.com/HQpJzBh93h — Marc J. Spears (@SpearsNBAYahoo) January 22, 2016 The biggest surprise was the sudden rise of Zaza Pachulia, who nearly beat Kawhi Leonard for the starting forward position with 768,112 votes. Can you say travesty? Pachulia is having a career year to be fair,
Where has Timofey Mozgov’s playing time gone? Just over a year after being traded from Denver to Cleveland for two first-round picks, the 7-1 Russian has played at least 20 minutes in just 14 of his 37 games this season. Averaging just 17.8 minutes, Mozgov has reached double figures in points just seven times and has yet to record a double-double. He is playing strong defense when given the opportunity, but it just doesn’t seem like there’s enough court time for him. It’s all the more