ATLANTA — Luke Hancock etched his place in Louisville — and Kentucky — basketball lore with two late free throws followed by four 3-pointers using his quick-and-smooth set shot stroke — all in a span of 2:34. Was Hancock’s 3-point shooting the main reason the Cardinals were able to make a comeback in the National Championship game? Simply put: Yes. Was it the norm for the tournament? Hell no. [Read more…]
Most Improved Player Rankings: Week 23
I’ll admit it: I teared up a little last night. When the buzzer sounded in Atlanta, and Louisville emerged as the NCAA champion, I was humbled by my own role in it all. After all, I’m not a hero. I’m just a man writing a column about the most improved players in the NBA. But once again, I became the center of the basketball universe. I didn’t do any interviews because I wanted this moment to be about the players and the
Carmelo Anthony’s Jersey the NBA’s Top Seller
NEW YORK – Carmelo Anthony is the league leader in something besides the scoring race. His jersey is the NBA’s best-seller. Anthony claimed the No. 1 spot on the NBA’s top-selling jerseys list released Tuesday, and the New York Knicks remained the top-selling team since the beginning of the 2012-13 season. Anthony is the first Knicks player to lead the jersey rankings since the list was first released in the 2001-02 season. The rankings are based on combined sales at the NBA Store on
Mighty Moke’s Free Agency Rankings (Version 6.0)
Now that Rick Pitino and his Louisville Cardinals have captured the NCAA Mens Division I Basketball Championship, we can get back to focusing on the big boys—many of whom have some big, big problems. Chris Sheridan gave us a rather interesting take on 10 unanswered questions that persist as we head down the stretch run of the season, and Chris Bernucca gave us a nice piece on separating the playoff contenders from pretenders. I am still have a very difficult time
Pastuszek: Could Yi Jianlian Help an NBA Playoff Team?
BEIJING – All is back to normal in Chinese professional basketball. Yi Jianlian is a champion again, yet he can’t get a sniff from the NBA – even after dominating throughout the season for the Guangdong Southern Tigers, who won the CBA championship by sweeping all three playoff rounds. Could Yi, who can now safely be called an NBA washout, be a replacement piece that could help one of several injury-riddled NBA teams in the playoffs? The answer that Yi’s camp has been
Playing Hardball: A Brand New Season Every Day
Featuring picks and comments by Rob Dudek Click on this banner to sign up for DraftStreet daily baseball leagues Yesterday we warned you not to pay big bucks for Roy Halladay and called his mound opponent Matt Harvey our best bet of the night. As one of Doc’s biggest fans and former neighbors, it was sad to see him working so hard with such poor results; he needed 99 pitches to get through four mediocre innings. [Read more…]
SH Blog: Metta could play on Tuesday, Scola says Suns don’t know how to play
Monday night was all about the National Championship game between Louisville and Michigan, and rightfully so. This was one game no basketball fan should have missed. Check out the details of the amazing game, along with players’ reactions here. Back to the NBA: with the season winding down, there are plenty of questions to wonder about. Will the Los Angeles Lakers make the playoffs this season? Who will be the Coach of the Year? Can Carmelo Anthony hold off Kevin Durant
NBA players react to National Championship game between Louisville and Michigan
With no NBA games slated for Monday, everyone tuned into the National Championship game between Michigan and Louisville. With Louisville trying to take the trophy for Kevin Ware and Michigan receiving the support of the Fab Five (all five of them), there was plenty of drama heading into this one. With the world watching, the two teams turned in one of the most incredible college championship games ever seen. Michigan came out blazing, with Spike Albrecht looking like an unlikely hero, hitting four
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