The Golden State Warriors are generally recognized as a very nice, non-confrontational type of group, led by their coach and pastor Mark Jackson, who will never use a curse word to get his point across. Apparently, that attitude does not fly with center Andrew Bogut, who went on a rant about the lack of defense played by his teammates after suffering another embarrassing defeat to the Houston Rockets on Tuesday night at home. Here’s what he had to say, from Marcus
It’s amazing. For the second time, over 1,000 people entered the Sheridan Hoops Freeroll. The final number was 1,080 — breaking what I thought was an ‘impossible’ record by 12 teams. [Read more…]
Having coached high school basketball for the last two seasons, I have gained a true appreciation for the quality of officiating by NBA referees. Until this week. This was a bad week for the league and its referees, as the NBA admitted there were blown calls that changed the outcome of two games. [Read more…]
Welcome to the Fantasy Planner. Today, let’s go over the first full week of February, where there are only 3-game and 4-game weeks for every team. [Read more…]
Warriors and Nuggets continue to surge: Any which way you want to put it, the Golden State Warriors and Denver Nuggets are playing like legitimate threats that no top team would like to see in the playoffs. Do the Warriors have the postseason experience to really make some noise? Probably not. But if you’re the Spurs, Thunder, Clippers or Grizzlies do you really want to find out? Probably not. The Warriors have found the last piece of the puzzle, and it’s one that
With the All-Star break on the not-so distant horizon, three of California’s teams are in various stages of a positive identity forge, while a fourth remains the stuck in “Fugitive-esque train wreck” mode. (Spoiler alert! The odd team out is the Sacramento Kings!) With that in mind, here’s a look at what’s brewing on the left coast. [Read more…]
Yet another ‘minor’ ankle sprain for Stephen Curry (17 PTS in 26 minutes) meant that his teammates needed to close this one out. David Lee (21 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST) led seven Warriors in double figures; by far the most surprising was Andrew Bogut. [Read more…]
