In Part 1 and Part 2, we covered players who were injured last year but are expected to be healthy to start the season. Now we will cover the players who are not expected to be healthy to start the year. [Read more…]
It’s been quite the summer for the Chicago Bulls as they head into the 2015-2016 season. It began with another disappointing postseason exit when they were dispatched by their nemesis LeBron James and the eventual Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers in May. From there, a whirlwind offseason began. After falling to James in the playoffs for the third time under Tom Thibodeau and failing to make it past the seccond round for the fourth consecutive year – compounded with other issues –
**Derrick Rose was named the league’s MVP for the 2010-11 season. He was the youngest MVP in NBA history at 22 years old. In the four seasons since then, he has played in 100 out of a possible 312 regular season games (32.1%). [Read more…]
Is there another player in the NBA who has been as unlucky as Derrick Rose over the past few years in terms of having to deal with injuries? The guard has suffered one injury after another since tearing his ACL in the 2012 NBA Playoffs and has missed an astounding 184 games since. After going through some unexpected and disturbing off-court issues over the past summer, Rose was looking forward to moving past it all and renew his status as one of the
See that guy? That white silhouette inside the red and blue? That’s Jerry West. He’s the NBA logo and has been since 1969, when he was still playing. Jerry West’s nickname was “Mr. Clutch.” Former Boston Celtics radio announcer Johnny Most, who disliked every player not wearing green and white, used to call him “Gentleman Jerry.” To my knowledge, Jerry West and Julius Erving are the only visiting players who ever received polite applause upon entering the lion’s den known as Boston
The top seeds in each conference won at home last night in very different fashion. The Hawks needed a late offensive rebound from Al Horford to edge the Wizards 82-81, while the Warriors cruised to a 20-point victory. [Read more…]
The two series that resume tonight are polar opposites. Points will be much harder to come by in Cleveland than in Houston. [Read more…]
Over the weekend, we saw a trio of buzzer-beaters from Derrick Rose, Paul Pierce and LeBron James win NBA playoff games. All three were certainly fantastic moments that ended intense, exciting postseason games. But before we get too excited about them, let’s consider these two factors. 1. The shots by Rose and Pierce were lucky. Yes, lucky. The next NBA player who actually tries to bank in a straightaway shot will be the first. Was some experience and skill involved in finding