One stock interview question that I really like is “who was your first favorite player?” It seems like everyone has a different answer. [Read more…]
SH Blog: Howard wanted D’Antoni fired and Kobe amnestied if he was going to stay with Lakers
D-League season opens with 10 NBA players on assignment
Jeremy Lin in the D-League in 2011. Just for kicks, can we have one of the D-League teams schedule an exhibition against Jack Taylor and Grinnell College? I nominate the Iowa Energy. Justin Hurtt could take it as a personal challenge. I’d bet he’d put a little Hurtt on Mr. Taylor. [Read more…]
NBA Camp Invites Who Might Make an Opening Night Roster — UPDATED
Who are the needles in the haystacks? With NBA training camps opening, nothing excites me more than talking about little-known players and their chances to make their perspective teams. The time to put all other events aside for the next 9 months is about to begin, and I couldn’t be more excited. I have the bug so bad this time of year, I go to local college inter-squad scrimmages. As it relates to the NBA, this is a tremendous time of year
SH Blog: Kupchak humble about Lakers
Why doesn’t the NBA have it’s own Hall of Fame. Chris Bernucca has a column up on the site calling for one. Check it out. You wouldn’t believe some of the players who have been bypassed for induction. And to close the book on the offseason and turn ahead to the new season, be sure to check out Jan Hubbard’s column on what we learned about the NBA this summer and Chris Sheridan’s first power rankings for 2012-13. Here’s the latest NBA news: Despite
SH Blog: The Dwightmare continues?
Everyone’s still focused in on London, where Team USA took on France earlier today. I’m not going to spoil the result for you if you somehow don’t know it yet, so if you’re living a few hours in the past, be sure to check out our preview of that USA-France game. If you’re in the present with the rest of us, go ahead and read Chris Sheridan’s newest Diary of the Uncredentialed, where he describes watching that USA-France game in
Draft: Seven Players Who’d Be Perfect Fits for Seven Teams
In the NBA draft, teams often default to selecting the “best player available.” They do that assuming the player will develop as projected and become an asset that allows for flexibility. However, sometimes those “best players” end up languishing behind an established veteran and never live up to expectations. It comes down to a simple truism: Players who land in the right situations often have the best chance to succeed. For example, the New York Knicks needed an explosive athlete who could defend
Scouting Take: Scott Machado of Iona
Of all the players in the NCAA tournament, heck, every school in the entire country, no one has asked me to do more homework and send in reports than on Iona’s Scott Machado. I’m not going to get into whether Iona should have been selected in the tournament. That’s not my world. I’ve seen this team dismantle opponents at times with a style that can be very fun to watch. It’s an up and down pace that centers around the decision making of Machado, who led the
Zagoria: Top 10 Senior Draft Prospects
We have already focused in this space on the top 10 American draft prospects. Now it’s time to give props to the top 10 senior prospects. While the NBA Draft is all about potential – which often hurts those who remain in college for four years – remember that Jeremy Lin spent four years at Harvard before emerging into the global superstar he is now. 1. Tyler Zeller, North Carolina, C Age: 22 Vitals: 7-0, 250 pounds Stats: 15.6 ppg, 9.4 rpg, 1.4 bpg Skinny: Probably