Three years ago, New York literally rolled out the red carpet for Carmelo Anthony upon his arrival at Madison Square Garden while blasting “I’m Coming Home” by Diddy. On Tuesday, as Phil Jackson’s career officially came full circle, his introductory press conference soundtrack included “Who Says You Can’t Go Home” by Bon Jovi and “Glory Days” by Bruce Springsteen. Once the offseason begins, the nearly $130 million question is if Anthony and Jackson will return New York to the glory days by
March Madness has officially commenced and the 2014 NCAA Tournament is stealing headlines. Thus, the attention placed upon the NBA dwindled for an evening. That didn’t stop the association from hosting four critical games. Here’s everything that you need to know about a big night in the NBA. [Read more…]
If you missed out on last night’s Big Wednesday 50K you didn’t get your share of significant overlay. “Gateman07” destroyed the field by amassing 304.25 DraftStreet points ,taking the $10,000 top prize. Ricky Rubio/MIN and Aaron Brooks/DEN provided tremendous value for the winner and only Josh Smith/DET performed below expectations. We are less than a week away from the biggest single NBA contest at DraftStreet since Christmas Day. $55 will buy your way into a shot at a $50,000 first prize. If you
While Victor Oladipo and Trey Burke chase Michael Carter-Williams for Rookie of the Year, a handful of other rookies are helping their teams chase postseason berths and higher seeds. The Eastern Conference has three teams in the playoff chase whose finish will be somewhat impacted by the play of their rookies. The Western Conference has five teams in the hunt with rookies playing a prominent role. The team relying most on rookies is undoubtedly the Atlanta Hawks, who have two rookies in
With each passing day, the NBA playoffs grow nearer and the window of opportunity for teams to make a push for the postseason diminishes. In turn, the results from Wednesday, March 19 were magnified as a championship contender suffered a surprising loss, a dark-horse continued to flourish and a rising star was at his best. Here’s everything that you need to know about last night’s action. [Read more…]
Another Wednesday, another $50,000 prize pool. The Big Wednesday makes another appearance, with $10,000 reserved for first place and thousands more for the other top 10 spots. If you haven’t won your way in through a qualifier or used points to buy a voucher, it will cost you $22 per entry. As I write, the contest is less than half full, so take advantage of the best value in daily fantasy that I know of and register. If you don’t
Goran Dragic slashes, drives and penetrates into the lane like no other NBA player, creatively opening up space to create for himself and his Phoenix Suns teammates. That creativity, though, comes with a heavy price: the beating he takes on a nightly basis as he hurtles into and bounces around defenders with his breathtakingly fun to watch forays towards the basket which sweep opponents and fans alike off their feet like a swift and strong gust of wind. Dragic’s offensive game
Phil Jackson was officially introduced as president of the New York Knicks on Tuesday during a press conference held at Chase Square just outside of the newly renovated Madison Square Garden. Jackson was introduced by the enigmatic James Dolan, who both offered a great deal of insight and explanation into how this power relationship materialized, from which we learned began a few months ago. [Read more…]