If the bar of success means winning 50 games, winning the division, and finishing as the third seed in the Western Conference playoffs, then JJ Redick had a successful rookie campaign as an NBA head coach. But the bar is much higher when you’re the coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. If the season doesn’t … [Read more…]
In order to achieve the ultimate prize of winning a championship, star players must go through some growing pains. Jalen Brunson and Anthony Edwards both starred in the 2024 playoffs, but both ultimately fell short of accomplishing the main objective of hoisting the Larry O’Brien trophy. Edwards, the Minnesota Timberwolves’ dynamic wing player, said last … [Read more…]
Anyone who watches ESPN’s “First Take” knows Skip Bayless’ daily diatribe on Russell Westbrook. Bayless slams Westbrook every chance he gets, pointing out Westbrook’s shortcomings as a point guard and how he is curbing Kevin Durant’s greatness. Bayless is right about one thing, and that is Westbrook is not a true point guard. What Bayless … [Read more…]
Ray Allen is a mild-mannered guy so it takes a serious hit to get him riled up. But Allen was furious Monday night when J.J. Barea knocked him down to the floor, and the Miami Heat guard told NBA TV that he didn’t like the way Barea came at him. “I thought it was a … [Read more…]
The Oklahoma City Thunder pulled off a shocking trade three days before the 2012-13 season opener. It was a blockbuster trade that will affect the Thunder adversely in the short term, but it was a great move long term. Also, the trade shouldn’t prevent Oklahoma City from winning the Northwest Division. 1-OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER — … [Read more…]
It appears that Dirk Nowitzki has not been able to shake off the hangover from the Dallas Mavericks’ 2011 championship party because the way he reacted after an alley-oop dunk by teammate Brandan Wright against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Jan. 25, Dirk sounded like a college student partying at Oktoberfest. On a night when the … [Read more…]
The picks went fast and furious, but mostly without a hitch. At the end of the first round, NBA Commissioner David Stern was booed by the fans who attended Thursday’s draft in New Jersey but that was to be expected as basketball fans are worried about an impending lockout that may interrupt the 2011-12 season. … [Read more…]
Kevin Love is pulling out all the stops in his bid for a spot on the Western Conference All-Star roster. Love shot a commercial that shows him promoting his new fragrance, “Numb#rs” (insert joke here). Now, you’re probably saying “what a cheesy way to campaign for a spot in the All-Star Game.” I say, “what … [Read more…]
If his basketball career doesn’t work out, Anthony Tolliver could have a future as a Hollywood actor. Tolliver reenacted LeBron James’ over-the-top ESPN special and titled it “The Decision: Part Deux!!” The video has been viewed by more than 250,000 times on YouTube since he posted it Friday. Tolliver, a third-year forward from Creighton, posted … [Read more…]