During Wednesday’s game, the NBA announced that Charlotte Bobcats forward Michael Kidd-Gilchrist had won Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month honors for November. Kidd-Gilchrist later celebrated by throwing a terrible cross-court pass in the closing seconds that became a turnover and led to a buzzer-beater by New York’s J.R. Smith that sent the Bobcats to their fifth straight loss. This is how it often goes for rookies. One minute, they are surprising us all by playing above our expectations and showcasing an
Sheridan Hoops Rookie Rankings: Week Three
Damian Lillard made a rookie mistake Sunday night. Lillard didn’t lose track of the shot clock. He didn’t go under the pick-and-roll on a shooter. He didn’t forget to bring the Krispy Kremes to practice. He broke an unwritten NBA rule. [Read more…]
Tweet of the Day: Dwight Howard
American Thanksgiving Day. A tradition passed on from the pilgrim settlers long long ago. A day in which we take time to give thanks for all that we have and all of the blessings that have been provided to us. NBA athletes are no less thankful than everyone else. Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard gives his thanks.
Tweet of the Day: Bradley Beal
“To those whom much is given, much is expected.” ― John F. Kennedy Washington Wizards rookie shooting guard Bradley Beal is quickly putting this into practice, getting involved in charitable work early in his career. [Read more…]
Sheridan Hoops Rookie Rankings: Week Two
If you are Houston Rockets owner Leslie Alexander or GM Daryl Morey, how much more rope are you giving Royce White? Apparently, not much more. The Rockets are now fining White for every day he is not with the team or does not attend therapy sessions arranged by the team, according to the Houston Chronicle. By all accounts, White is an immensely talented 21-year-old rookie power forward. (I don’t watch much college basketball, so I’ve never seen him play.) He also has
Five reasons to feel positive about the Washington Wizards
(This is another in a series of 30 guest columns that will run in October, when optimism reigns supreme across the NBA. The theme will be “Five Reasons to Feel Positive About … ” We encourage you to follow the authors on Twitter and visit their sites. – CS) The Washington Wizards’ rebuild is now into year three as the plan remains to grow with a young roster. But the team sprinkled in veterans this summer, adding big man Emeka Okafor and
Fantasy Spin: October 8, 2012
Sunday Games GSW @ LAL: Way past my bedtime, the Warriors poured it on in the second half to trounce the Lakers. Festus Ezeli got the starting C assignment for Andrew Bogut, who is being brought along slowly. The Nigerian, by way of Vanderbilt, played 22:25 and while he didn’t fill the stat sheet, appears to be ahead of Jeremy Tyler (13:17) and Andris Biedrins (11:24) in the pecking order. Round 1 in the SF “battle” went as expected. Brandon Rush started,
John Wall out 8 weeks with stress injury
This was definitely not the start to the season the Washington Wizards were looking for. The Wizards were counting on growth and maturation from John Wall, their blindingly quick point guard whom they believe is destined for NBA stardom. But the team announced Friday that Wall has a stress injury in his left knee and will be out eight weeks. Wall felt pain in the knee and had an MRI on Thursday in New York that revealed the early stages of a