The 2012-13 NBA season is at its mid-point (more or less), and for the California Four it’s been a first half of dominance, surprise, catastrophe, and upheaval. In that order. For more from California ,check out Mark Heisler’s latest Power Rankings. He is, shall we say … down, on the Lakers. Time to review the action, preview what’s next, and hand out some grades… [Read more…]
R.I.P., Lakers. You can’t kick dirt in their grave if they’re not dead yet, but in your modern sportswriting biz, we like to cover all eventualities just in case, starting with the most spectacular. It doesn’t come more spectacular than the Lakers, who now resemble a centuries-old redwood toppling over, picking up speed as it goes. I’ve been fortunate to have covered these guys for the better part of 20 years. Aside from being great most of the time, they were gourds most of
I hope everyone is enjoying their three day weekend. Today on SheridanHoopsRadio, hosts Chris Sheridan and Jabari Davis will focus on the struggling Los Angeles Lakers. Eric Pincus of the LA Times and Hoopsworld.com will be the first guest, Gary Lee of Lakers Nation will come on at around 1:20, and our SheridanHoops.com’s own Mark Heisler will close out the show. If you have Lakers questions for Chris and Jabari, please call (347) 237-5434 at 1:50pm EST. [Read more…]
Breaking my own rule about ‘falling in love’ with any player on any given day, I thought Dwight Howard would destroy the Raptors yesterday, as Aaron Gray isn’t very good and undersized Amir Johnson is playing hurt. [Read more…]
There’s plenty of NBA basketball on Martin Luther King Day, beginning at 1:00 EST. Several games are on national TV and League Pass will get a workout. Be sure to set your fantasy lineups early, as six of the nine games begin before 7:00 pm, the ‘normal’ start time on Monday evenings. [Read more…]
This is the newest feature on SheridanHoops.com, and it’ll be coming to you in the middle of the night (or morning, if you are in Europe, or afternoon for Aussies, etc.) seven days a week. Lots of stuff happens in NBA games, much of which merits mentioning. In this daily feature, we’ll point out five fun facts that you can bring to the water cooler each day to up the ante from mere office gossip. Off we go … [Read more…]
It’s not often that players in the league talk about playing one-on-one with other players from around the league, so when one starts giving you juicy details about it, you pay attention. Especially when it’s Kobe Bryant telling you stories about who he played against. During a notable interview with ESPN’s Chris Palmer – where the two touched on a variety of topics such as whether Bryant can score 50 points in a game again, or how the guard feels about his
