The separation between talent and skill is one of the greatest misunderstood concepts for people who are trying to excel. In life and in sports. Either way, talent is natural. You either have it or you don’t. Skill is different. Skill can only be developed by hours and hours of working on your craft. Hours. And hours. And hours. [Read more…]
Tragedy struck in Washington D.C. Monday morning where a gunman, identified as Aaron Alexis, 34, first opened fire at Building 197—the headquarters for the Naval Sea Systems Command—in the Washington Navy Yard. 12 victims (not including the gunman, Alexis) have been confirmed dead, several others are wounded. [Read more…]
People often talk about loyalty and how some players in the NBA don’t have enough of it. How can Ray Allen leave the Boston Celtics to join arch-nemesis Miami Heat? How can Jeremy Lin betray and back stab the New York Knicks after they gave him life? These are the questions fans ask when their players depart for one reason or another. If the amnestying of Mike Miller on Tuesday by Miami is of any indication, though, the NBA is truly nothing more
When the Brooklyn Nets acquired Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Jason Terry from the Boston Celtics, the team instantly became a juggernaut in the Eastern Conference. Joining Deron Williams, Joe Johnson and Brook Lopez, the amount of talent on the team was almost overwhelming, but not without some questions. Most notably, many wondered if a combination of Johnson and Pierce – who is turning 36 in October – would be good enough defensively against some of the better teams they will have
The 2013 NBA Draft is here. And, as the future of many NBA hopefuls draws nearer, the NBA front office phones ring with regularity. Many are trying to trade up or trade down in the draft. Some are trying to acquire players. Two of the latter include the Boston Celtics and the Brooklyn Nets, who have been engaged in “advanced talks” for the better part of an hour, to finalize a deal that could send Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett to Brooklyn
Ever since LeBron James stuffed the life out of a Tiago Splitter’s emphatic dunk attempt in Game 2 of the NBA Finals, twitter has been buzzing about the play. Some still couldn’t get over the greatness of it the next day, some wanted to compare it to other great blocks of this postseason (Roy Hibbert’s block on Carmelo Anthony’s dunk attempt, in particular), while others downplayed the hype due to the fact that the block came while the Miami Heat
Birdman Chris Anderson has been on Tyler Hansbrough’s case through much of the Eastern Conference Finals. His overaggressive behavior in Game 5, however, will cost him the opportunity to play in Game 6 after the NBA suspended the backup center on Friday. There has been plenty of debate about whether the suspension was warranted, and TNT analyst Steve Kerr chimed in with his own thoughts on the matter: [Read more…]
This year’s NBA Playoffs have been rife with medical atrocities, most of which have effected players. Now, one of the league’s best basketball minds and most prominent voices is lost to health complications. Indiana Pacers hall of fame shooting guard Reggie Miller had words of comfort for his former coach. [Read more…]