Nobody likes a naysayer. Until, of course, it becomes apparent that yes was the wrong answer. Dwight Howard should have never strong-armed his way to Los Angeles. And not to mince words, the Lakers were not wrong to have pursued Howard. But they should now strongly pursue other options. [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
The Atlanta Hawks are moving forward without their All-Star Josh Smith Wednesday night against the Brooklyn Nets. Smith, who was suspended for tonight’s game, has been leading the Hawks in scoring and blocks this season. The suspension comes at a critical time in the season for Atlanta. The Hawks have lost seven of their past nine games, including their recent 39-point loss to the Chicago Bulls in which they scored a dismal 58 points. [Read more…]
Atlanta Hawks forward Josh Smith has been suspended one game and fined an undisclosed amount for conduct detrimental to the team. The team did not reveal what that conduct was, but the Atlanta Journal-Constitiution reported that Smith was thrown out of Tuesday’s practice. Hawks president Danny Ferry announced the suspension in a news release, saying, “Josh and I discussed the issue and he understood and accepted this course of action. We are confident that he will respond positively, learn from this experience
Dwight Howard dominates the paint on both ends, Kobe Bryant plays less than 30 minutes for the first time this season, Steve Nash runs the offense with precision, the defense has its best game in weeks and the Lakers run away with a 20-point win in their Sunday home whites. So, everything’s back to normal again in Tinseltown, right? Who cares that it was against the Cavaliers, who lose three of every four games they play? Or that Cleveland was missing Anderson Varejao, their best
When interviewed back on October 1, Atlanta Hawks guard Jeff Teague said he was most looking forward to using his team’s speed to create easy opportunities for transition baskets. “Speed kills,” said Teague. “And our team has a lot of speed.” Fast-forward three months, and it is apparent that Teague’s prediction was spot on. Atlanta’s speed has been deadly on both defense and offense. The Hawks rank among the league’s top teams in turnovers forced, assists and fast-break points. But nationally, nobody much
With 31 PTS, 9 REB and 6 AST, James Harden was the best player on the floor, as the Rockets pulled away in the second half for an impressive win. Chandler Parsons (flu) not only played, he scored 20 points, and Carlos Delfino (19 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL) hit 5-of-7 from beyond the arc. [Read more…]
