Now I get it. The Nets were cleverly sandbagging in San Antonio, to make the Thunder overconfident. A completely different team showed up in Oklahoma City, took charge early and finished strong. [Read more…]
If there is one thing former Orlando Magic coach Stan Van Gundy is great at doing (aside from coaching), it’s that he is never afraid to tell the truth, and nothing but the truth. Sometimes it gets him into trouble, as was the case when he infamously revealed that Dwight Howard tried to get him fired last season, but troubles be damned. If your team is great, he will tell you just that. If your team is bad, boy, will he let
Somber news in Clipperland today. Point guard and team leader Chris Paul asked for prayers today:
NEW YORK — An hour before tip-off on New Years Day, prior to his first game at Madison Square Garden, Damian Lillard sat relaxing on the empty Portland Trail Blazers bench and taking in the historic aura that The Garden exudes. [Read more…]
Who’s laughing now? For lack of anything better, local writers – of whom I’m one – have used that lords-of-all-they-survey-vs.-dregs-of-the-earth angle for Lakers-Clippers meetings since 1984, when Donald T. Sterling relocated his team from the mid-market paradise of San Diego, only to see it become the Promised Land’s village idiots. At the moment, the royals have traded roles with the village idiots, going into Friday’s meeting to see who’s whom here now. [Read more…]
They are over, the holidays. And now we all plunge headlong into Day 2 of fulfilling our New Year’s resolutions, correct? Here’s an extra one for you: Resolve to play this trivia game every day at noon Eastern time. Here is today’s brain-bender: [Read more…]
Before we get to the first ‘full’ night of NBA action in 2013, with a dozen games, be sure to join this week’s Sheridan Hoops Freeroll. It’s a 1-day contest (this Friday, January 4) that’s absolutely free to enter and you could win up to $100 cash! Down $25 so far from the $100 weekly bankroll, I’m ready to get serious this evening and join some $5 Double-Up and Snake leagues in addition to the $2 GPP tournament, where I usually
