There’s no question that Miami is the odds-on favorite to represent the Eastern Conference in the NBA Finals. Similarly, either Oklahoma City or Memphis is generally expected to survive the Western Conference playoffs. Even so, there are a pair of dark horses in each conference race that must be considered: the New York Knicks and Los Angeles Clippers. Indeed, both of these teams have legitimate shots to turn the chalk bets into ashes. [Read more…]
After the Los Angeles Clippers demolished the Phoenix Suns on Sunday night for their franchise-record 13th straight win, there were two telling quotes coming out of the losing locker room. The first came from Suns coach Alvin Gentry, who was very impressed. “That is the best team we’ve played,” said Gentry, whose club has faced Miami, Memphis, New York and Golden State but has yet to play Oklahoma City or San Antonio. [Read more…]
Jamal Crawford is coming on our radio show today, and I am going to blindside him with a trivia question that should be right up his alley. We’ll see how he does. Also coming on are Doug Smith of the Toronto Star and our own Moke Hamilton, who is one of the only guys in New York covering both the Knicks and the Nets. Enjoy the show. Listen to internet radio with Sheridan Hoops Radio on Blog Talk Radio
David Stern is disingenuous. How’s that for one of those million-dollar words that the NBA commissioner loves to use when talking to the hoi polloi about basketball? In slapping the San Antonio Spurs with a $250,000 fine for resting their trio of stars in a nationally televised game, Stern said in his customary, quite lawyerly fashion, “The result here is dictated by the totality of the facts in this case.” [Read more…]
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.
Welcome back to the MVP rankings, James Harden — even though guys on sub-.500 tams usually should have no mention in MVP discussions. We grant you leniency here, Mr. Harden, because the season is less than three weeks old [Read more…]
The depth of the San Antonio Spurs was never more evident. With Kawhi Leonard (knee) out for the next couple of weeks, Stephen Jackson (9 PTS, 9 REB) stepped in as the starting SF, and Manu Ginobili had his best game of the season, with 20 points in 23 minutes off the bench. [Read more…]
Where to begin? Mike Brown’s exit? Phil Jackson’s overnight disappearance? The unending string of power forward injuries? A reformed J.R. Smith on the undefeated New York Knicks? This season has been full of shocking developments; if you look closely enough you can find a significant surprise in nearly every division and on every team. [Read more…]
