There have been exactly a dozen NBA trades made this season, from small to significant. Some teams wanted to clear up money, some teams wanted to continue rebuilding, while others took bold steps in ensuring present and future success on the court. But in our society of instant gratification and unceasing competition, we almost have an unquenchable thirst for deciding winners and losers. [Read more…]
How The Memphis Grizzlies Improved After Trading Rudy Gay
Trading a star core player from a contending team is not usually a popular move with a team’s fan base, but we’ve seen two such moves this season improve a pair of Western Conference contenders. The Oklahoma City Thunder have actually benefited from dealing James Harden to Houston, and the Memphis Grizzlies are 16-6 since trading forward Rudy Gay to Toronto in a three-team, six-player deal on Jan. 30, the latest victory coming on Marc Gasol’s tip-in at the end of
Five Fast Facts From NBA Games 1.31.13
Many noteworthy events occur nightly in the NBA, and many NBA fans value sleep. Sometimes, the latter must take precedence over the former, which is why we have added this new daily feature presenting five interesting items from the previous night. A very quiet Thursday in the NBA saw just four teams in action. Oklahoma City survived a Russell Westbrook meltdown to defeat the shorthanded Grizzlies, while the Mavericks fell to the Warriors. To quote Fred Flintstone, whose image was tattooed on
Video: More on why Grizzlies won the Tayshaun Prince trade
Can I call it the Tayshaun Prince trade? Nobody in Memphis is calling it by that name … but they will. [Read more…]
Fantasy Spin: Kyle Lowry, Tayshaun Prince Biggest Winners in Three-Team Trade
Cap space isn’t a category in fantasy basketball. While I agree with Chris Sheridan that Memphis and Detroit both “won” yesterday’s big trade, that’s only in reality. [Read more…]
Tweet of the Day: Mike Conley and Tony Allen
Some moments in life take you by surprise and some leave you flabbergasted. Then, there are times where something leaves you completely speechless. Enter Memphis Grizzlies guard Mike Conley.
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The Bernucca List – Edition 35
Now that this weekly feature has missed its regularly scheduled day for a second straight week, we may just move it to Friday. That will be discussed at the home office. Last week’s edition of The Bernucca List was “active players whose uniform number is zero.” Reader Kyle Neeley provided the correct answer just under three hours after the list was published. [Read more…]
DraftStreet Diary: FREE To Enter Sheridan Hoops 1-Day Contest — $300 Cash In Prizes
Tonight’s the night. It’s our first Freeroll of the season on DraftStreet, a one-day points league that’s absolutely free to enter. Fifteen cash prizes will be awarded, $100 to the winner. It’s the perfect place to start if you’ve never played in daily leagues before. The Salary Cap version is easy to learn, but difficult to master, like all the very best games. [Read more…]