Having coffee and five hour energy at the ready, SheridanHoops.com’s newest daily feature presents five interesting items from the previous night in the NBA. Seven games were on the schedule Monday. The Nuggets rallied after blowing a big lead, the Kings outlasted the Wizards on a late floater and the Rockets made history in Utah. Barney Stinson leads us to the bump…”this is going to be LEGEN – wait for it – DARY!!!” [Read more…]
Phil Jackson has been considered for the in-season vacancies with both the Lakers and the Nets. Both teams opted for an alternative to the most successful coach in NBA history. There were reasons why Jackson did not return to coaching, including this possibility: Could it be that Jackson wants to change his game plan and build a championship team from scratch? [Read more…]
Right now, The Bernucca List belongs to reader Ody P., and everyone else is just borrowing it. For the second straight week, last week’s edition of The Bernucca List was correctly answered by reader Ody P. Not to be confused with ODB or OPP, Ody P. correctly determined that the list was “players with 15,000 career points and 7,500 career assists.” [Read more…]
When will the league implement rules to keep things as far away as possible from the basketball court? Time and time again, we see players get tripped up or sprain an ankle from cameramen sitting closer to game action than they really should be. It’s not their fault because that’s what the job requires, and more importantly, no one tells them not to be that close. The fault lies in the league’s unwillingness to compromise for the safety of the players. Earlier
If there is one thing former Orlando Magic coach Stan Van Gundy is great at doing (aside from coaching), it’s that he is never afraid to tell the truth, and nothing but the truth. Sometimes it gets him into trouble, as was the case when he infamously revealed that Dwight Howard tried to get him fired last season, but troubles be damned. If your team is great, he will tell you just that. If your team is bad, boy, will he let
Say goodbye to 2012 and the prediction of the Mayans. 2013 is here! May the New Year bring us plenty of exciting and unexpected moments from the NBA. So what are some of the things we can look forward to in the upcoming year? Here are some notable questions heading into January: [Read more…]
Welcome to the final Spin of 2012. Every morning, we summarize what happened in the real NBA, from the perspective of fantasy hoops. We also attempt to predict what might happen next. There are no X’s or O’s, just stats and categories. For ‘real’ analysis from basketball experts, be sure to read Chris Sheridan and our other great columnists. [Read more…]
