csprtContainer(); Kobe Bryant is at odds with the Lakers over a Pau Gasol trade, Deron Williams dominated Jeremy Lin, & the Spurs won again. CineSport’s Noah Coslov & Chris Sheridan of SheridanHoops.com discuss.
Sheridan: Knicks Linsanity vs. Spurs Pop-ulism; J.R. Smith’s future; The weekend ahead
csprtContainer(); Jeremy Lin has led the Knicks to a seven-game win streak, and nobody seems to have noticed the San Antonio Spurs have won nine straight going into a big game this Saturday in Los Angeles against the Clippers. CineSport’s Justin Shackil & SheridanHoops.com’s Chris Sheridan discuss those topics and J.R. Smith’s future.
Slam Dunk Contest has a white American guy
Psst. There’s a white American guy in the Slam Dunk Contest. Houston Rockets forward Chase Budinger was among the four players announced Thursday as participants in the Slam Dunk Contest that will take place on All-Star Saturday night Feb. 25. Budinger is the first white American player entered in the contest since Chris “Birdman” Andersen in 2004 and 2005. That didn’t go so well. Other white American players to participate are Bob Sura (1997), Rex Chapman (1990, 1991), Tom Chambers (1987) and of
Road trips from Hell; Linsanity’s next stop; The week ahead
Did the Lakers catch a break during their six-game road trip? Is Derrick Rose’s back a serious problem with their nine-game trip finally over? And what of the Clippers’ and Spurs’ long jaunts? CineSport’s Brian Clark & SheridanHoops.com Editor-in-Chief Chris Sheridan discuss those issues, the next installment of Linsanity and the wherabouts of one Latavious Williams. //
Weekend preview, Linsanity, and All-Star snubs and selections
csprtContainer(); Who was snubbed when the NBA All-Star reserves were selected? How intense is Linsanity in New York? What is the best game of the weekend, and why? CineSport’s Brian Clark and Chris Sheridan of SheridanHoops.com discuss.
Will Ferrell rewrites the pregame introductions
I’m in the minority on Will Ferrell. I don’t think he’s nearly as funny as everyone makes him out to be. I believe that with some exceptions, many of the more recent “Saturday Night Live” alumni have made an extraordinary practice of taking one skit or character that is worth 6-10 minutes worth of minor laughter and bleeding it dry by expanding it to a movie that repeatedly tells the same joke for 90 minutes. However, Ferrell did do the movie
Sheridan: Who will be snubbed in All-Star reserve voting?
// Who will be snubbed in All-Star reserve voting? Someone from the Sixers? Someone from the Cavs? One of the more productive power forwards in the West? CineSport’s Brian Clark & SheridanHoops.com’s Chris Sheridan discuss that question, along with the significance of Kobe Bryant’s scoring milestone and whether the Oklahoma City Thunder are potential champions.
Video: Sheridan on All-Star reserves, POTUS to see Blake?
csprtContainer(); With the NBA All-Star starters set, who will be snubbed for a reserve spot? Could President Obama check out Blake Griffin? CineSport’s Brian Clark & SheridanHoops.com’s Chris Sheridan discuss.