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The Bernucca List – Edition VI

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It took reader Richard all of 15 minutes to find the common thread in last week’s Bernucca List, which was “active players wearing No. 23.” Nice job. We continue to believe we are making these difficult and continue to be impressed by our readers’ knowledge. So without further ado, here is this week’s list. If you think you know the answer, send me a Tweet or post it in the Comments section. The Bernucca List Carmelo Anthony Michael Beasley Steve Blake DeSagana Diop Kevin Durant Stephen Jackson Brandon Jennings Ty

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Sixers trade Speights to Grizzlies

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The Philadelphia 76ers have made a trade before playing a home game. On Wednesday, the Sixers – who become the last team to play their home opener when they entertain Detroit on Friday – sent little-used forward Marreese Speights to Memphis as part of a three-team deal. Here are the details, according to ESPN.com: “The Memphis Grizzlies have agreed in principle to the terms of a three-team trade with New Orleans and Philadelphia that will bring 76ers center Marreese Speights to the

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Tonight’s best game: Atlanta at Chicago

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The unrelenting schedule is about to backpick the Atlanta Hawks. The Hawks have to be feeling pretty good about themselves after Monday’s road win over previously unbeaten Miami. That is, if they had time to feel good about themselves. After the win, the Hawks boarded a plane for a three-hour flight to Chicago. They probably got into their hotel around 3 a.m. local time, grabbed some Z’s and awoke for a morning walkthrough before returning their hotel rooms, likely to nap until the

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Heat, Thunder Fall from Unbeaten Ranks

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// And then there were none. We are less than 10 days into the season, and there are no more unbeaten teams. The last two were the Miami Heat and Oklahoma City Thunder, who were picked by three SheridanHoops staffers to meet in the NBA Finals. The Heat took a 5-0 mark into their home showdown with the Atlanta Hawks, who racked up 33 points in the fourth quarter en route to a 100-92 win. It remains to be seen whether the

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Tonight’s best game: San Antonio at Minnesota

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Monday’s 10-game slate includes the NBA’s only unbeatens facing tests as Miami hosts Atlanta and Oklahoma City travels to Dallas. Elsewhere, the New York Knicks return home to face Toronto and the Orlando Magic take their four-game winning streak to Detroit. But the most intriguing game undoubtedly is at the Target Center, where the Minnesota Timberwolves host the San Antonio Spurs and perhaps giving Ricky Rubio his long-awaited duel vs. Tony Parker. I will be the first to admit that I have

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Bynum Returns, Gallinari Blows Layup

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// Happy New Year, all. There was much rejoicing in Los Angeles, where Andrew Bynum made his return. But should there have been? After sitting out the first four games of the season for his sore-loser bodyblock on J.J. Barea in last year’s playoffs, Bynum had a huge debut with 29 points and 13 rebounds as the Lakers edged the Denver Nuggets, 92-89. The Lakers had muddled their way to a 2-2 start and were sorely awaiting the return of Bynum. But even with

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Tonight’s best game: Chicago at LA Clippers

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With ESPN’s prime-time air time locked into bowl season and TNT having already aired a pair of doubleheaders this week, Friday belongs to NBA TV. Despite an 11-game slate, there are not many intriguing matchups. But if you can fight your eyelids at the end of a work week, the Chicago Bulls visit the Los Angeles Clippers at 10:30 p.m. ET. This is a getaway game for the Bulls, who started the season with a four-game trek through California. They stole a

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Bernucca: Wanna keep Wall? Dump Blatche

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Andray Blatche is a knucklehead, and the Wizards better get rid of him if they want to keep John Wall. It is becoming next to impossible to prevent NBA superstars from flying the coop. They want to play in more attractive big markets. They want to play alongside other superstars. They want to win championships. And of course, they want to get paid. What they don’t want is to be stuck with a lottery-bound team. They don’t want to share a locker

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