Hello and welcome to the Evening News. As we get set for the NBA draft, we’ll keep you updated every evening. What’s happening today? [Read more…]
Evening News: Lakers hang banner for Dwight; Eric Gordon available; Cavs offer top pick to New Orleans
Trying to Quantify the Most Improved Player Award
Of all the awards given out in pro sports, the NBA’s Most Improved Player is perhaps the most arbitrary. (We won’t include hockey’s Lady Byng Trophy for sportsmanship.) There’s no single stat that indicates how much a player has improved from one season to the next. And why has that player improved? Is it just from increased playing time, or are there other factors involved? There’s just a whole mess of gray area involved. [Read more…]
Tweet of the Day: Chris Paul
Lo, and The Benson said, “Let there be Pelicans,” and it was so. Or, in other words, New Orleans Owner Tom Benson and his family unveiled the Pelicans new logos and color scheme Thursday. [Read more…]
Tweet of the Day: Mo Williams
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
Hubbard: New Orleans Should Embrace “Pelicans”
We come to you today to praise the memory of the Swamp Dragons, who are part of NBA lore but not part of NBA history. They were so close to being real – at least as real as a nickname and mascot could be. But they were extinguished at the last minute, and the only part of them that lives is a logo. [Read more…]
Tweet of the Day: Anthony Davis
College. These days, for most of us with average (at best) athleticism and hopes of attaining the “American Dream,” college is imperative, not optional. For professional athletes, that is completely arbitrary. It is, however, encouraging to see athletes go back to school to complete their degrees…especially, seeing as it sets an example for the many young fans who follow them and their careers. New Orleans Pelicans Hornets star rookie Anthony Davis and his former Kentucky teammate Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (currently with the Charlotte Bobcats)
Tweet of the Day: Stephen Curry
The Hornets future in New Orleans is expected to soon come to an end. No, the team is not moving elsewhere. They are, however, expected to change their team name. If you haven’t heard about it yet, just check out the reaction from Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry.
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