Even though there is no clear-cut No. 1 overall choice in this year’s NBA draft pool there are still plenty of potential in this year’s crop who could turn out to be NBA gems. Teams who do their homework and look past deficiencies will be rewarded handsomely. Of course there will always be draft busts, … [Read more…]
Moments after the Miami Heat left the United Center court losers for the first time since Super Bowl Sunday, they reflected on the 27-game winning they had just accomplished then the mood turned sour when LeBron dished out his frustration over what he calls non-basketball plays against him. The Bulls roughed up LeBron in a … [Read more…]
The officials not only robbed Blake Griffin and the Clippers a victory against Dallas on Tuesday, but they denied basketball fans one of the most incredible finishes you’ll ever see. After O.J. Mayo tied the game at 97 with a gorgeous baseline move, Clippers forward Matt Barnes — who was a standout football player in … [Read more…]
The ghost of John Wooden strikes again as Ben Howland became the eighth victim of the curse that hovers around the UCLA men’s basketball program. Howland was fired as the basketball coach on Sunday despite taking the Bruins to three consecutive Final Fours from 2006-08 and winning four conference championships in 10 seasons. He had … [Read more…]
The Heat-Cavaliers game on Wednesday had a little bit of everything. The start of the game was delayed because of a spill on the floor caused by condensation from a carbon dioxide container inside the scoreboard. Then the Cavaliers built a 27-point lead in the third quarter only to watch it disappear within minutes as … [Read more…]
Five years to the day after the Celtics snapped Houston’s winning streak at 22 games, LeBron James and the Miami Heat had the rare opportunity to move into a path only one team has traveled in NBA history. With the game tied at 103, James asked for the ball at the wing, told Ray Allen … [Read more…]
When it came time to pick the schools for the 2013 NCAA Tournament, the selection committee treated the Pacific 12 Conference like that high school friend who you really didn’t want to invite to your wedding but was forced to bring along and ended up stashing them all the way back in the room. Members … [Read more…]
Kobe Bryant, ever the competitor, was steaming after the Lakers-Hawks game Wednesday a game won by the Hawks. The fact that the Lakers lost wasn’t lost on Bryant. What made him extra hot was the play Dahntay Jones made late in the game that Kobe thought was dangerous and borderline dirty. “I can’t get my … [Read more…]
A season that started with high expectations quickly unraveled for the Minnesota Timberwolves thanks to a bevy of injuries. They are 7-25 since Kevin Love broke his right hand for the second time on Jan. 8. One of the few bright spots during this awful stretch has been Ricky Rubio’s gradual return from a torn … [Read more…]
It wasn’t quite the same venom as the time when LeBron James returned to Cleveland as a member of the Miami Heat, but Dwight Howard’s return to Orlando was still dramatic. There were plenty of boos and some fans brought vulgar signs. The worst was the “FCK D12” shirts, and the “Dwight Coward” reference was … [Read more…]