By Terry Lyons of DigitalSportsDesk.com CAMBRIDGE, Mass — “Think-Tanks” abound in the congested enclave located across the Charles River from Boston. The bustling suburb of Cambridge is known for its smarts and, in fact, was named as the fourth “smartest” city by Forbes Magazine a year or two ago. But that survey surely factored in the dim bulbs of Wall Street in the 10001-10005 zip codes, and we know where their smarts got them. Down the road and across the river from
Recap: Top Posts of the Week (and site update)
One thing you learn about running a Website: It is a learning experience every single day. There will be a SheridanHoops redesign coming soon that’ll make it easier to sort through our site by category, rather than chronologically as is the case now. There is a newsletter coming, too. And a place to purchase NBA gear. And a piece of real estate devoted to fantasy hoops fans. And when the season begins, every morning there will be 60 seconds of highlights from
Video: Latest lockout news on Chris Paul, Dwight Howard and labor agreement
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Gibson Column: How the end of the NBA lockout affects Euroleague
BARCELONA — Bieber must have dumped Selena. Or the other way around. That, or the British are coming. There are tweets in ALL CAPS. There are tweets with exclamation points. There are tweets in ALL CAPS followed by exclamation points. There are tweets comprised only of exclamation points that are re-tweeted with a “!!!!” preface from the re-tweeter. But these aren’t the hormonal babblings of Beliebers, nor are they warnings of an impending attack from the red coats. These are men and
The financial ramifications of trades involving Dwight Howard and Chris Paul
Regarding Dwight Howard and Chris Paul and their respective trade desires, it is worth explaining in dollars and sense why they’d prefer to be dealt sooner rather than later. In order for them to get the most possible money, they’ll need to finagle a way into landing in their desired destinations prior to the trade deadline. And despite all the hand-wringing over the owners’ capitulation in negotiations over the so-called Carmelo Anthony rule, neither of those guys is likely to do an extend-and-trade. Here’s
The NBPA is a union again
NEW YORK — The National Basketball Players Association will officially become a union again today when the NBA recognizes it as the official bargaining unit for the locked-out NBA players. Once that happens, the lawyers for the union and the league office can get down to the business of negotiating the so-called B-issues in the collective bargaining agreement (player discipline, draft rules, work conditions, etc.) and trying to put the deal into writing in less than a week in order to
Deron Williams will not sign extension with Nets
This is one huge piece of news being reported by Al Iannazzone of the Bergen Record. Remember, the Nets insisted they would not give up their pile of assets last season without a guarantee from Carmelo Anthony that he’d sign with them long-term, and then they went out and made the monster gamble anyway in sending all those assets to Utah. The Nets can still pay Williams $25.7 million more than anyone else if he opts out and then re-signs for the
Sheridan Column: Five Hidden Gems in Free Agency
Well, it has become pretty clear that Nene is going to be the No. 1 free agent out there, and somebody is going to give him a max deal. The Nuggets, Nets, Warriors, Rockets, Pacers, Clippers and Trail Blazers were among the teams that contacted his representatives yesterday, Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports is reporting. If you need a pure scorer, Jamal Crawford is the No. 1 option, and here were a LOT of teams impressed by what J.J. Berea brought