Kyle Singler’s best trick may be yet to come. The rookie swingman of the Detroit Pistons burst into the basketball blogosphere in the past week with the help of a video showing a variety of trick shots he made using props. It’s kinda cool. Take a look. [Read more…]
When NBA talk gets around to the Philadelphia 76ers, for most folks it’s a short conversation that can be summed up in two words: Andrew Bynum. [Read more…]
Damian Lillard made a rookie mistake Sunday night. Lillard didn’t lose track of the shot clock. He didn’t go under the pick-and-roll on a shooter. He didn’t forget to bring the Krispy Kremes to practice. He broke an unwritten NBA rule. [Read more…]
Last week’s edition of The Bernucca List was correctly answered by reader Cory, who determined the five players listed all have been teammates of Michael Jordan. So congrats to Cory. Nice job, and please keep reading. Our first list of the season was up for less than 10 minutes before the right answer was posted. Our second list had been posted for less than an hour before Cory nailed the answer. So this week, we have come up with what we
Ben Franklin once said, “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” The most successful athletes are always looking ahead, planning their next move. Whether that move is the next phase of their career, a business venture or simply planning ahead to free agency, the smart athletes are don’t often sit idly by as time moves past them. Add Portland Trail Blazers guard Wesley Matthews to the list of NBA athletes who has his future plans in order.
Were there enough highlights from the first week of the NBA season for you? James Harden’s surreal first two games. The Knicks’ phenomenal ball movement. LeBron James’ assist to Ray Allen for a game-winning four-point play over Denver (Pat Riley had to be grinning away). Along with the other top stories of the week, the Dwight-less and rebuilding Orlando Magic skated through their first two games of the 2012-13 season against the Nuggets and Suns, respectively, in large part to the play of
With only one game on the docket, Thursday is a relatively slow day for the NBA and its athletes. Quite a few teams are hitting the road, taking flights and traveling to the locations of their next game. Most teams travel by plane, and different people deal with flights in different ways. All-Star shooting guard Dwyane Wade and the Miami Heat are on their way to Big Apple to prepare for their second game of the season against the New York Knicks. Wade’s method
