On the eve of a busy holiday Monday schedule, there are only five NBA games, with three different starting times for daily fantasy contests at DraftKings. [Read more…]
Archives for January 2016
The Evolution Of LeBron’s Nike Signature Sneaker
It’s always a challenge to develop a shoe for one of the all-time great NBA players. Through the years, Nike has had to adjust LeBron James’ signature shoe as he evolved and matured as an NBA superstar. Whatever Nike’s doing, it’s working considering LeBron signed a lifetime contract with the swoosh. Nike has added new features and tweaks each year to the signature LeBrons, including this year’s 13th edition. To find out more about the evolution of the Nike LeBron’s, check out the
6 New Running Shoes That Will Help Get You Through The Winter
Here in the Northeast, the unseasonably warm temperatures of late December are now a distant memory as we now deal with the normal, frigid temperatures of January, February and early March. Despite these cold conditions, the brave among us still like to venture outside for our running. This handy guide of 6 new running shoes gives you a variety of comfortable, warm, durable kicks to start off the new year the right way: by exercising and shedding that holiday weight you
Most Improved Player Rankings: A Tribute to Ish Smith
This man’s greatness inspired a poem. I’d like to start this column off by paying tribute to a true basketball hero. I couldn’t express his greatness in column form, so I wrote a poem. I hope you’ll oblige. Dim the lights please. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhem. Ahhhem. Ahhhhh. Here we go: (Bongos playing) Dreary. Locker room smell. Sweaty socks. He walks in, authoritative. A Pelican no more. Scored 14 points in first game back. Tripled win total. There’s now hope where the bell tolls. Hope, and hoagies. (Bongos stop) Thank you. [Read more…]
Tweet of the Night: Jason Terry makes his case for Isaiah Thomas as an All-Star
One of the more impressive aspects of Jason Terry’s 16-year NBA career is reflected in how his success has paved the way for a new generation of “combo” guards around the league. After all, though Terry is only 6-foot-2 and a point guard by height, he never played the position in the traditional sense. [Read more…]
Fantasy Spin: Blake Who? CP3 & Clippers Keep Sailing Along
When they played Sacramento twice in the first four days of the season, the Clippers won by seven on the road and by five at home. Tonight the Kings don’t have to deal with Blake Griffin (quad) and DeAndre Jordan $7800 has been ill, so DeMarcus Cousins $10500 should be dominant. Rajon Rondo $8500 will have his hands full with Chris Paul $9200, who has put the team on his back for ten straight wins. [Read more…]
NBA Daily Links: 1.16.16
PHILOSOPHICAL QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” -Albert Einstein [Read more…]
Tweet of the Night: Grant Hill says ranking Stephen Curry ahead of Isiah Thomas is disrespectful
We’ve already seen Magic Johnson vehemently disagree with ESPN’s rankings of the Top 10 point guards of all-time. Specifically, he didn’t like where his good friend Isiah Thomas was ranked – fifth overall, just below Stephen Curry and John Stockton. Johnson cited Thomas scoring 25 points on a bum ankle in the Finals to explain the greatness of the point guard, but didn’t really provide any other reason for why he feels the way he does. [Read more…]
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