David West may wear the meanest frown in the NBA, but he sure knows how to go out with pure class. At least on twitter. Despite painfully getting blown out by the Miami Heat in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals, and despite all the tense and chippy moments he and the Indiana Pacers have had against them throughout the series, West wasn’t too proud to give a strong shout out to the Heat for having the kind of resolve
Since an early first round exit against the San Antonio Spurs in the playoffs, the Los Angeles Lakers have gotten absolutely no assurance that Dwight Howard would remain with the team beyond this season. In fact, most assume that Howard will bolt once he becomes a free agent in the summer (including Phil Jackson), and all reports about Howard up to this point have only indicated the possibilities of him landing in a variety of locations, including Houston, Dallas and
Birdman Chris Anderson has been on Tyler Hansbrough’s case through much of the Eastern Conference Finals. His overaggressive behavior in Game 5, however, will cost him the opportunity to play in Game 6 after the NBA suspended the backup center on Friday. There has been plenty of debate about whether the suspension was warranted, and TNT analyst Steve Kerr chimed in with his own thoughts on the matter: [Read more…]
Well played, T.J. Simers. It was reported late Thursday evening that Los Angeles Clippers point guard Chris Paul is very upset with the organization for linking his name to the firing of Vinny Del Negro. Chris Broussard of ESPN has details: Chris Paul is upset with the Los Angeles Clippers organization because he is being widely blamed for the firing of Vinny Del Negro as the Clippers’ coach, according to a source close to the situation. [Read more…]
Roy Hibbert has been a dominant force in the paint on both ends of the floor for the Indiana Pacers against the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals. In fact, it could be strongly argued that he has been the single most important presence for his team: his ability to intimidate or erase shots on a regular basis completely changes how the Heat attack the basket, and no one on Miami’s roster seems to have an answer when he’s on the
If there is one person that deserves major credit for the great turnaround of the Memphis Grizzlies over the past few seasons, it’s the work of Lionel Hollins. He brought toughness and a no-nonsense attitude to an environment that became accustomed to losing. He didn’t take kindly to poorly-defended possessions. If you couldn’t step up at that end of the floor, you weren’t going to play as much no matter how good you were on the offensive end. Just ask
