Having coached high school basketball for the last two seasons, I have gained a true appreciation for the quality of officiating by NBA referees. Until this week. This was a bad week for the league and its referees, as the NBA admitted there were blown calls that changed the outcome of two games. [Read more…]
While acquiring Rudy Gay was a highly debated topic for many front offices around the league, his rejuvenated game has been paying immediate dividends for the Toronto Raptors.
Good morning. Gotta go somewhere in a jiffy but still need to catch up on last night’s NBA action? Gotcha covered. A 12-game slate Friday night did not see a lot of substance. In fact, only one of 12 games was decided by less than nine points as Brooklyn beat a depleted Chicago team 93-89. This isn’t to say there weren’t a few interesting tidbits worth mentioning. To the facts! [Read more…]
Good Westbrook, Bad Westbrook will certainly be the title of the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde of our time. The only problem is that Russell Westbrook is the one that’s writing it. He’s at it again, and while the root of the incident itself is relatively minor, the bigger picture looms large over the Oklahoma City Thunder’s championship quest. Teams as cohesive and talented as OKC die from internal – not external – wounds, and as long as Westbrook continues to ride like
Have the Knicks regressed to the mean? From here, it kind of looks that way. No doubt they are a good basketball team. But since beginning the season with a blistering 18-6 record, the Knicks have gone just 10-9 and enter play February 1 as the second seed in the Eastern Conference. Still, with just three games separating the Knicks from the sixth-seeded Atlanta Hawks and the trade winds swirling around the NBA – you know, with it being February and all
Desperately in need of some sleep … always, SheridanHoops.com nonetheless is up bright and early with our new daily feature presenting five interesting items from the previous night in the NBA. The DVR is no doubt full as there were 12 games on the schedule Wednesday.The Suns rallied as the Lakers set a franchise record for road losses, the Spurs continued their win streak while LeBron James continued his domination over the Nets. “Badges? We don’t need no stinkin’ badges!!” [Read more…]
The Memphis Grizzlies have agreed in principle to trade Rudy Gay to the Toronto Raptors, and details are still being worked out according to ESPN’s Marc Stein: “The Memphis Grizzlies and Toronto Raptors have agreed in principle on a trade that will send leading scorer Rudy Gay to the Raptors, according to sources with knowledge of the deal. Sources told ESPN.com that the Grizzlies will acquire forward Ed Davis and veteran guard Jose Calderon from the Raptors and then move Calderon on to a third team to ultimately make this a three-team
Championship teams infrequently visited the White House for well over a century until Ronald Reagan made it a tradition to host every major champion in the 1980s. Since then, every year fans have been inundated with photos and press coverage of championship teams being congratulated by the President of the United States while visiting the White House. Typically, access given to the public is limited to team photos at the front steps of the White House and in the East
