We all realize at this point that the Los Angeles Lakers have assembled a team to do some special things this season. There is an incredible amount of talent on the team from Steve Nash’s play-making abilities, Dwight Howard’s defensive presence, Kobe Bryant’s scoring prowess to Metta World Peace’s renewed focus. Then there is Pau Gasol, whose ability to be an all-around player for the team could be the x-factor to help carry the Lakers over the top. See why
Bo McCalebb (shown here playing for Macedonia) scored 21 points as Fenerbahce of Turkey defeated the Boston Celtics on Friday in Istanbul. Attention Celtics Nation. Your guys just lost to a Turkish team — albeit a good one. Bo McCalebb, the former University of New Orleans standout whose life outside of the U.S. as a dual Macedonian citizen has been well-chronicled on this site, dominated throughout the game and scored 21 points in Fenerbahce Ulker’s 97-91 victory. NBA washout Romain Sato
Twitter is a powerful tool, and sometimes it is a way to help you make up your mind. When you have over 50,000 Twitter followers, as Josh Harrellson does, you can let them help you decide the answers to the life-altering questions of each day — such as, should I shave? Should I shave or keep the beardinstagr.am/p/QabH5OqJBj/ — Josh Harrellson (@BigJorts55) October 5, 2012 Less than an hour later, Jorts tweeted this: My face feels much betterinstagr.am/p/QaegCXqJET/ — Josh Harrellson (@BigJorts55) October 5, 2012
Here are this morning’s top NBA news stories: “Allen Iverson won’t sign with Maccabi Haifa for games in NBA,” from Sportando “Extending Manu Ginobli,” by Yannis Koutroupis from HoopsWorld “NY Knicks’ Kurt Thomas not thinking retirement as veteran enters season still feeling young,” by Frank Isola from the New York Daily News “Dwightmare seems very far away as Howard reboots with lakers,” by Ken Berger from CBSSports.com “Mavericks’ Dirk Nowitzki on new NBA flopping rules: ‘A bunch of crap,'” by Eddie Sefko from Dallas Morning News “Rose playing recruiter,” by Joe
The Fantasy Spin is delighted to be partnered with FanDuel this season. Daily fantasy games are challenging, exciting and can be lucrative. Compared to 20 years of Roto and a dozen or more Head-to-Head seasons, I’m a novice at this. The FanDuel hoops game is beautifully simple: pick nine players — 2PG, 2 SG, 2 SF, 2 PF, 1 C — and whoever scores the most points wins. The scoring system is also uncomplicated: 3-pt FG = 3pts; 2-pt FG = 2pts; FT =
NEW YORK — The more things change is the more they stay the same. And as we count down toward the tip-off of the 2012-2013 season, New York Knicks fans are almost exactly where they were just prior to last season’s commencement. Many questions, few answers. Tick-tock. The clock is ticking. Carmelo Anthony, your time is almost up. An unfair Anthony critic, I am not. So while I remind you of the torch job I did on ‘Melo after he was outclassed by LeBron
One day after the NBA implemented a new anti-flop rule to penalize players with fines for flopping, there were plenty of reactions around the league, from happy campers to those that weren’t quite sure if it was the best of ideas. See what was said around the league about the change along with other news around the league on Thursday: Blake Griffin thinks the flopping rule is a great way for the league to make money on, from Marc J. Spears
