If you have come here to view a discussion of the Milwaukee Bucks’ terrific start, you haven’t exactly come to the wrong place — because it is mentioned in the above video as part of the cupcake portion of the schedule that the Miami Heat are about to embark on. Get this: In the next 30 days, they gets on an airplane once. But the Bucks, Grizzlies, Clippers, Nets and the rest of the NBA’s second bananas are taking a back seat
Every night in the NBA, something noteworthy happens. It can be anything from a ridiculous facial jam, a scuffle, a milestone or players caught doing silly things on camera. These are moments we simply can’t afford to miss as fans, but it’s difficult to keep track of everything with so many games being played on most nights. While we can’t show you everything, we’ll do our best to keep you updated with some of the best stuff from around the league.
I’ve noticed something in monitoring the NBA and the Internet over the past few days. The undefeated New York Knicks aren’t getting their props. And maybe props aren’t yet due. They played three bad quarters in Orlando the other night. They had an opening night blowout win over Miami after the Heat got stuck on their bus in post-Hurricane Sandy traffic for two hours on the short drive to the arena. They played Philly twice, and Philly doesn’t have Andrew Bynum
// When we last saw Phil Jackson coaching on that elevated seat of his, he was a man in pain. He had a terrible hip problem, he needed a knee replacement, and the rigors of the NBA lifestyle were taking a toll on his physical comfort and health. Phil needed a sabbatical, and I’d say 18 months away from the game qualifies as a sabbatical-sized absence. But as discussed in this podcast and in this video, this decision may come down more
// We can now safely say that James Harden has come back down to earth, missing two-thirds of his shots in each of the Houston Rockets’ last two games. He still is the only player in the NBA averaging more than 30 points (30.3), and he is shooting just a shade under 50 percent (.494) — although his 3-point accuracy is a mere 28 percent. He was certainly the buzz player over the first couple days of the season, even earning
There’s two schools of thought on what may be wrong with the Los Angeles Lakers. The first is that the offseason acquisitions of Dwight Howard and Steve Nash created the customary overreaction from NBA fans – specifically Lakers fans – who had visions of 70-win seasons and dynastic dominance dancing in their heads. When the Lakers followed a winless preseason by losing their first three games – pretty much scuttling any talk of 70 wins – there was another obligatory overreaction. This
Uncle Drew is back, and Kevin Love and Bill Russell have joined Kyrie Irving for a second installment of the extended mockumentary commercial that went viral over the summer. Yes, Kyrie Irving once again spent several hours getting made up to look like a 70-year-old man, and the makeup folks apparently spent considerably less time adding a few years to Love’s look. As you will see below, this sequel can’t hold a candle to the original, which is shown below — underneath
Who do you think won the James Harden trade? We have two widely varying opinions today in new items posted on the site — the first, by Chris Bernucca, skewering the Thunder for breaking up a key member of a potential championship threesome; the other an examination by Jeremy Bauman of how Kevin Martin’s game might be successfully worked into the Thunder’s offensive schemes. Both are very good articles, and they exemplify how hard it is to make a full judgement on