No matter what role he was given, Mario Chalmers never had doubt in his ability to be one of the better point guards in the league with the Miami Heat. Unfortunately, he never was handed the keys to display what he could do while playing with ball-dominant stars like Dwyane Wade and LeBron James. In fact, his role was largely limited to being a spot-up 3-point shooter and being a defender. With the Memphis Grizzlies, it appears Chalmers will have more of an opportunity to
Talk is cheap. Just ask the slumping Houston Rockets, whose locker room is starting to resemble a presidential candidates’ debate. “We’ve been talking,” slumping superstar James Harden said. “We’ve been doing too much talking.” “We’ve had a lot of heart-to-hearts,” coach Kevin McHale said. “As a matter of fact, we talk too much. Talking doesn’t win basketball games.” Last season, the Rockets surprised more than a few folks by crashing the Western Conference finals, a spot thought to be reserved for the San
Sunday was full of surprises in the NBA and daily fantasy. Not only did Anthony Davis return, he played 40 minutes in peak form. The Celtics won in Oklahoma City. The Lakers won. [Read more…]
The 76ers are 0-10 this season, after starting 0-17 last season. Philadelphia is the first team in NBA history to start 0-10 in consecutive seasons. [Read more…]
Wake up, basketball fans. An unusual NBA Sunday tips off at noon Eastern with the wounded Pelicans visiting Madison Square Garden. Anthony Davis $10700 (hip) is doubtful, leaving Eric Gordon $6300, Ryan Anderson $6200 and Jrue Holiday $5000 as the only scoring threats. [Read more…]
PHILOSOPHICAL QUOTE OF THE DAY: “But failure has to be an option in art and in exploration–because it’s a leap of faith. And no important endeavor that required innovation was done without risk. You have to be willing to take those risks.” -James Cameron [Read more…]
Though the scheduled NBA games went on, the spectacle of Friday night’s terrorist attacks on Paris was evident from almost any angle. [Read more…]
We got a few things right on Friday, predicting triple-doubles from Russell Westbrook and Rajon Rondo while making DeMarcus Cousins our top pick. There’s a 7-game NBA slate on Saturday, with one 3:30 Eastern start (DET @ LAC) that we’re ignoring at DraftKings. [Read more…]