San Antonio Spurs fans were holding their breath Wednesday night after Manu Ginobili collided with Sacramento Kings guard Tyreke Evans in one of more violent collisions you’ll see in the NBA. The play occurred early in the fourth quarter with the winning big, which leads to the question of “why was Manu still in the … [Read more…]
Derrick Rose grew up idolizing Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls. Rose was born and raised in Chicago, so he knows full well the degree of difficulty that comes with winning a championship for the Windy City and the massive shadow cast by Jordan’s legacy. If you take away Jordan’s Bulls, the city of Chicago … [Read more…]
San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich is notorious for saving superstars Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili during the regular season to keep them fresh for the playoffs. The Spurs even tried to make it look funny by using Duncan’s advanced age as the reason for his absences. Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra seems to be … [Read more…]
There is no clear cut front-runner in the race for the most valuable player award, which creates a real interesting finish this month. Five candidates have surged in the forefront (in no particular order): Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Kevin Love, Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook. With the exception of Love, each MVP contender is in … [Read more…]
The good Andrew Bynum and the bad Andrew Bynum both surfaced on Wednesday night. The Lakers All-Star center had a game for the ages against the San Antonio Spurs, pulling down a franchise record 30 rebounds and scoring 16 points in a season-defining 98-84 victory over a team the Lakers could meet in the playoffs. … [Read more…]
Heading into national signing day, there were five high school All-Americans who have yet to decide on which college to attend in the fall, and one of them was Shabazz Muhammad. The 6-foot-6 forward from Las Vegas Bishop Gorman was named the MVP of the 35th annual McDonald’s High School All-American Game in Chicago, scoring … [Read more…]
Kobe Bryant is not the same superstar that could carry a team by scoring 40 points over a 10- or 12-game stretch. Father Time is slowly starting to catch up to him, as evidenced by the third-lowest shooting percentage (43%) of his 16-year career. Sure, he is playing with torn ligaments in his wrist and … [Read more…]
Stan Van Gundy is a very good coach. That should not be lost in any conversation in regards to the longtime NBA coach, who has proven year in and year out that he is capable of leading a franchise to the playoffs. He has taken Pat Riley’s championship principles and successfully implemented them to his … [Read more…]
The highly anticipated game between the Miami Heat and the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday had the look of a NBA Finals series, as both teams went at it so hard that all the participants should feel a little battered and bruised. But one hard foul not only changed the complexion of the game but … [Read more…]
Clutch. Cocky. Loyal. Those three words defined Reggie Miller’s NBA career. Clutch is for all the incredible game-tying or game-winning 3-point shots he buried throughout his career. Cocky is for the way he carried himself on the court, using anything and everything in the English language (filled with a bunch of expletives) to get an … [Read more…]