Even when the Los Angeles Lakers win games, the drama just doesn’t seem to stop. [Read more…]
SH Blog: Gasol says D’Antoni’s system is a problem, Howard says now is Lakers’ darkest moment
Fantasy Spin: September 15, 2012
Fantasy Basketball Primer Part 1: Introduction Have you ever played a game largely determined by luck — like Monopoly — against someone who just kept beating you? He wouldn’t win every time, just often enough that you wondered how could he be so damned lucky. Well, I am one of those guys, and while it may seem that I’m “so damned lucky,” you know that I am not. I simply play the game with a well-thought-out strategy that takes advantage of
Fantasy Spin: September 14, 2012
PG Tiers It’s a deep, talented pool at the point guard position. Most teams have an experienced starter, several backups are well worth owning and the rookie crop is interesting. These are one man’s opinions, early in the game. I don’t even attempt to compile “accurate” rankings, only these tiers. After adjusting for each league’s settings (and specific needs in categories or positions) my own cheat sheets will evolve over the next six weeks and no two will end up identical. Many SG have
SH Blog: Nicolas Batum punches J.C. Navarro in the groin, Dwyane Wade recovering from knee surgery
Since when did going after another player’s “jewels” become the act of frustration or retaliation in basketball? Just two days after watching Carmelo Anthony take a “cheap shot” to the groin from Argentinian guard Facundo Campazzo, we saw another hit to the groin take place on Wednesday when a frustrated Nicolas Batum threw a vicious shot at Juan Carlos Navarro. Check out what went down between France and Spain, along with how Team USA defeated Australia to move onto the semifinals below.
SH Blog: Marquis Teague used to play basketball in the dark
The former youtube sensation Marquis Teague – the brother of Atlanta Hawks starting point guard Jeff teague – hopes to be drafted in the first round of the NBA Draft and has been going through pre-draft workouts for various teams, including the Golden State Warriors. You can check out his interview with Warriors broadcaster Tim Roye below. If you’re wondering where he might end up in the draft, see where he falls in Joe Kotoch’s Mock Draft 3.0., as well
Zagoria: Top 5 NBA Draft Prospects at Every Position
The countdown to the NBA draft is now inside of two weeks. Workouts are taking place at gyms all around the NBA. Promises are being made, trades are being discussed. Some players are seeing their stock rise, others are falling. This going to be a very deep draft, especially at the big man positions, which is quite a contrast to last year when it was more or less a point guard-dominated draft. So as we count down the days until June 28
Bernucca: Stop complaining; Early draft entry has been good for the NBA
Anyone have a problem with all five of Kentucky’s starters declaring for the draft? I don’t. And if you do, you need to join all of us in the 21st century. The decisions by UK freshmen Anthony Davis, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist and Marquis Teague and sophomores Terrence Jones and Doron Lamb to leave school early and enter the NBA may seem somewhat striking. Among purists, fuddy-duddies and others trying to stand in front of the tidal wave of progress, there was some sense that the