The job security of an NBA coach can be quite fragile when things go badly. Fair or not, the coach is always the first to blame when a team does not perform up to what is expected of them. We’ve seen this with former Lakers coach Mike Brown, who was the first to lose his job this season after just five games. On Thursday afternoon, it was announced that Brooklyn Nets coach Avery Johnson would be the second coach to be relieved of
Merry Christmas to all of you who celebrate this festive holiday. To those who don’t: “Happy Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, or NBA Day.” One of the best things about Christmas Day (December 25th) is that the NBA is the only major sport on television in the US. Christmas day is a basketball fan’s refuge, with five games featuring marquee teams. This Christmas, while the first game was a blowout (with Boston Celtics prevailing over the Brooklyn Nets), the following two games (Los Angeles Lakers/New York Knicks and
Did Gregg Popovich screw the fans and the NBA by making the decision to sit out four of his starters for a nationally televised game on TNT, on a night where only two games were on the schedule? Because lets face it: no one is exactly clamoring to see the Heat take on a bunch of role players that casual fans know nothing about – the Spurs aren’t exactly the most popular team to watch to begin with. Hell, even the
NYK @ PHI: The unbeaten Knicks are apparently that much better than the 76ers, who they trounced for the second straight day. Carmelo Anthony (21 PTS, 7 REB) got a lot more help from Raymond Felton (16 PTS, 8 AST) and Ronnie Brewer (13 PTS, 10 REB) in the rematch. J.R. Smith (17 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL, 1 BLK) has been superb off the bench. Ageless Rasheed Wallace looked pretty good in 13:33, with 10 points including
The latest crippling blow to the wounded Knicks is the loss of Tyson Chandler to a left knee injury. In the first minute of last night’s game, he collided with Gerald Wallace and crashed to the floor. On crutches after the game and headed for an MRI today, Chandler thinks it’s a sprain, not a tear. Stay tuned… Already without Amare Stoudemire and J.R. Smith, waiting for Marcus Camby’s calf to heal and for Rasheed Wallace to get in shape, the
$1,000 Fantasy Hoops Contest Our friends at FanDuel have created a one day tournament for Sheridan Hoops readers. There’s $1,000 in prize money! It’s on October 31, limited to 555 teams. There’s a $2 entry fee per team, but each owner can enter up to five teams. The top 61 finishers win a cash prize; first place earns $200, second $125, third $100 on down to $4 (double your investment) for 61st place. For FanDuel members or anyone ready to deposit a minimum
Think your team is making the playoffs in the West this season? If you don’t live in L.A., you sure about that? If your team is the Dallas Mavericks or Utah Jazz, you shouldn’t be so sure. The Western Conference has six teams that are postseason certainties and four teams that are locks for the lottery. That leaves five teams vying for two spots. The Oklahoma City Thunder, Los Angeles Lakers, San Antonio Spurs, Los Angeles Clippers, Memphis Grizzlies and Denver Nuggets are in. Each
