This past week, the NBA’s second returns of All-Star voting were made public. To nobody’s surprise, with 258,193 tallies, Kyrie Irving was fourth in voting among Eastern Conference guards – well behind Dwyane Wade, Rajon Rondo and Deron Williams but comfortably ahead of Monta Ellis, Raymond Felton and Jrue Holiday. [Read more…]
SH Blog: Ten Christmas Day Observations
There wasn’t a 50-point showing – heck, there wasn’t even a 40-point outing! – on Christmas this year, but the NBA provided a quintuplet of matchups that helped to put things in perspective through nearly two months of the season. SheridanHoops had an eye on the tube at all times. Below is an observation regarding the 10 teams who participated in the holiday’s hoops festivities: Boston Celtics: They might be hovering around the .500 mark through the first quarter of the season, but this
SH Blog: The Melo Effect
Gerald Wallace got dressed, rubbed some lotion on his body, put his rosary beads around his neck and looked down for a few moments before speaking with reporters after Wednesday night’s loss. “You’ve guarded Melo for three games now,” I said. “What do you have to say about the way he’s playing?” “I don’t want to talk about Melo,” Wallace said. OK, then. [Read more…]
SH Blog: Tyson Chandler chasing Wilt’s FG pct record
In the history of basketball, it’s only occurred once. The only man to ever shoot over 70% from the field for an entire season is Wilt Chamberlain, who made 5.2-of-7.1 field goal attempts, good for 72.7%, with the Lakers during the 1972-73 season, the finale of a statistically ludicrous 14-year NBA career. [Read more…]
SH Blog: Kobe felt Melo’s pain, gave sound advice; shooting in the spotlight
Isn’t it funny? Last year Jeremy Lin and Linsanity swept New Yorkers off their feet. Media and fans alike wondered aloud: Are the New York Knicks better off without Carmelo Anthony? [Read more…]
SH Blog: Why Jason Kidd became a great 3-point shooter
The time. The effort. The presence of mind. Jason Kidd didn’t need to become a great 3-point shooter to prolong his NBA career, he didn’t have to continuously work on his jimmy to get to the point he’s at now… [Read more…]
SH Blog: Scouting Report on Duke C Mason Plumlee
Remember the IZOD Center (a.k.a The Meadowlands)? The unhallowed swampland that served as home to the New Jersey Nets? Well, basketball was welcomed back to the area with an early season matchup between Temple and Duke. [Read more…]
SH Blog: Ball movement has Knicks in rhythm, on fire
During the pregame of Knicks-Heat on TNT, Marv Albert wasted no time targeting the biggest concern of the evening for Knicks fans. Would New York, minus Carmelo Anthony, be able to put the ball in the hoop? [Read more…]
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