One of the more curious cases of playing time early in the 2015-16 season has involved the Houston Rockets and new addition Marcus Thornton. [Read more…]
Tweet of the Day: Marcus Thornton finds his groove as Rockets return to form
Tweet of the Night: Magic Johnson explains why Byron Scott deserved game ball for win against Nets
The Los Angeles Lakers and Brooklyn Nets went into Friday’s contest at the Barclays Center without a single win between the two teams on the season. Naturally, one team had to end the losing streak so Kobe Bryant and company gladly obliged. [Read more…]
Tweet of the Night: Bill Simmons breaks down the Los Angeles Clippers
The Los Angeles Clippers entered Wednesday’s contest against the Golden State Warriors with a perfect 4-0 record and had plenty to be optimistic about how their season has gone so far. Optimism has a way of going out the window when you lose, though, and that’s what happened to the Clippers after falling to Stephen Curry and the Warriors 112-108. The contest went down to the wire for the Clippers despite taking a 10-point lead half way through a momentum-shifting fourth quarter. Blake
Tweet of the Night: Bill Simmons zings the Los Angeles Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers hoped to see a sign of hope for the future after drafting D’Angelo Russell with the second overall pick, seeing the return of last season’s lottery pick Julius Randle from injury, the development of Jordan Clarkson, and of course, the return of a healthy Kobe Bryant. [Read more…]
Tweet of the Day: Suns, NBA congratulate Steve Nash on Ring of Honor induction
The Phoenix Suns notched their first win of the new season late Friday vs. the Trail Blazers, but the biggest event happened when play was stopped. The Suns formally inducted two-time league MVP Steve Nash into the organization’s Ring of Honor during the game, a special recognition given to very influential executives, coaches and players throughout the club’s history. Nash, who announced his retirement this March at 41 years old, was introduced at halftime by Charles Barkley before giving a 10-minute speech to the sold-out
Tweet of the Day: Bill Simmons and others react to the shutdown of Grantland by ESPN
ESPN ended their relationship with Bill Simmons five months ago and on Friday, suspended the popular site he founded – Grantland. Here is the official statement from ESPN PR: [Read more…]
Tweet of the Night: Brandon Jennings says Dirk Nowitzki is top 5 power forward of all-time
Brandon Jennings, at this point, is pretty much known as a basketball junkie and never shies away from a hot debate on twitter. On Thursday, it was his view on who belongs on the list for Top 5 power forward of all-time, which included the still-relevant Dirk Nowitzki of the Dallas Mavericks: Dirk Top 5 PF of All Time!!! — Brandon Jennings (@thinkiminthe90s) October 30, 2015 This is really a subjective topic because there isn’t exactly a set of criteria that determines which player
Tweet of the Night: Bill Simmons overly excited about Derrick Williams’ big game for the New York Knicks
No one really thought much of the New York Knicks signing former No. 2 pick Derrick Williams over the summer as a free agent and in fact, some wondered how his particular skill sets would fit in a Triangle system. Williams isn’t an efficient offensive player, doesn’t exactly space the floor (career mark of 30.1 percent from beyond the arc), isn’t known for moving the ball, and certainly isn’t known as a defensive presence. With Phil Jackson looking to rebuild the
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