Sunday was ’70s night in Rip City. The Trail Blazers, who were had lost eight of their previous ten games and had been on a seven-game losing streak, defeated the Boston Celtics 92-86 behind the strong play of their shooting guard. Wesley Matthews was on fire, leading all scorers with 24 points on 72.7-percent shooting. On the heels of snapping their skid on ’70s night, teammates LaMarcus Aldridge and Meyers Leonard met the media Monday dressed for the 1980s. [Read more…]
Geltzeiler: Thumbs up; Thumbs down on Trade Deadline Deals
Over the years, the NBA trade deadline has been a time of year that spoils us. Once in a while, there is a year when very little happened, like 2007 when Anthony Johnson was the most meaningful player moved. This year was bizarre because there was sheer volume of trades — yet very few that moved the needle. [Read more…]
Sources: Hickson Trying to Force Trade to Brooklyn
Brooklyn or bust! ‘ That’s what J.J. Hickson was telling the Portland Trail Blazers today in the hours leading up to the NBA trade deadline, league sources told SheridanHoops.com. [Read more…]
Tweet of the Day: Kevin Love
All-Star Weekend is here! Friday night kicks things off with the All-Star Celebrity Game. Minnesota Timberwolves star forward Kevin Love may be injured, but he’s on the scene at All-Star weekend. He kept tabs on all of the the pre-game action by giving a play-by-play of participants’ fashion. [Read more…]
Sheridan Hoops Rookie Rankings: Week 13
Pistons No. 1 draft pick Andre Drummond There is a developing groundswell of support for Andre Drummond as an alternative to Damian Lillard for Rookie of the Year. This is a borderline insane notion, of course. Drummond is a big man who doesn’t even start for the awful Detroit Pistons, who harbor only faint playoff hopes despite playing in the Eastern Conference. Lillard is a point guard, the toughest position in the NBA, and is playing it so
Five Fast Facts From NBA Games 1.29.13
Never ones to sleep in, SheridanHoops.com’s new daily feature presents five interesting items from the previous night in the NBA. Four games were on the NBA slate Tuesday night. Kobe continued to assist the Lakers, the Blazers won at the buzzer, ,and the Warriors and Bucks posted decisive wins. Men at Work takes us to the bump…”You better run, you better take cover.” [Read more…]
MLK Birthday Observed on Twitter
Tuesday marks the 84th birthday of the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. King is best known and widely respected for his efforts in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He is most notably recognized for his famous “I Have a Dream” speech that he gave on August 23, 1963 during a Washington D.C. Civil Rights March. American society may still have a long way to go before we will have accomplished the goal set forth in that speech … However, without
Tweet of the Day: Jared Sullinger
2013 Dunk of the Year. It seems a little early for such proclamations, and yet they keep coming. Last night, famed film director and New York Knicks fan Spike Lee (indirectly) put in his vote. Friday, four more votes were tallied. We’ll start with the non-Knicks votes for overnight high school sensation, Victor Dukes, which come from Boston Celtics rookie forward Jared Sullinger, San Antonio Spurs forward DeJuan Blair and Portland Trail Blazers rookie center Meyers Leonard. [Read more…]
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