
As with the Western Conference notes, these observations are based on the games I have watched, along with thorough review of the nightly box scores and game reports. [Read more…]
by Jeff Nichols
As with the Western Conference notes, these observations are based on the games I have watched, along with thorough review of the nightly box scores and game reports. [Read more…]
As the Los Angeles Lakers slowly and painfully transition away from the Kobe Bryant era, the franchise actually did the right thing in bottoming out last season. The Lakers went a franchise-worst 21-61 last season under first-year coach Byron Scott, losing 29 games by double digits. Forward Julius Randle was lost for the season with a foot injury in the opener, and everything went pretty much downhill from there. Los Angeles had the second-worst defensive rating and scoring defense while finishing 24th
by Pete Newmann
PHILOSOPHICAL QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.” -Thomas Edison [Read more…]
It’s great to be back on the basketball beat. The start of a new season in any sport is one of the best times to play Daily Fantasy Sports. If you were following my MLB picks at DraftKings all summer, hope you made even more money than I did. [Read more…]
by James Park
The Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers faced off in another preseason game on Thursday live on TNT, but before that happened, we got to learn just how much respect Roy Hibbert has for Andrew Bogut’s game. Hibbert is expected to make an impact as a defensive stopper for the Lakers this season and when asked during an interview with Rachel Nichols about the role he’s going to have with his new team, the center quickly praised the role of Bogut on
by Pete Newmann
It’s been said that Stephen Curry is the best shooter of all-time. He set the NBA record with 286 made three-pointers last season, leading the league in made three-pointers for the third straight season. [Read more…]
If you’re like me, the biggest fantasy drafts of the year are coming up. Our 20-team Head-to-Head keeper league is full of sharks like Jeff Nichols. [Read more…]
The youth movement at power forward has arrived in the form of Anthony Davis and Blake Griffin. Derrick Favors, a fellow rising talent who has improved across the board over the past five seasons, missed the cut in our top 10 rankings. However, don’t be surprised if Favors joins the rankings in a year or so from now. At 23, his best basketball is ahead of him and he is just scratching the surface of his ceiling as a player for