In a lot of ways, Dwight Howard is the new Shaquille O’Neal.
At 24 years old, Dwight is the most physically dominant player in the NBA, and should be for the next six years at least, matching Shaq’s reign of terror in the League. Then there’s the whole “Superman” thing. There’s also the fact that Dwight needs to work on his free throws, and that Dwight can be a marketing/media giant with his infectious personality. Oh, and Dwight’s baby’s mom is co-starring on VH1′s “Basketball Wives” with Shaq’s ex-wife. (Which I watched another episode of last night and lost a little respect for Eric Williams.) Read More »
So it’s not 96 after all. Earlier today, the NCAA announced that the its Division I Men’s Basketball Committee unanimously passed a recommendation to expand the Tournament field to 68 teams beginning in 2011. While the measure still has to be approved by the NCAA Board of Directors later his month, in most cases the board passes whatever proposals have been stamped by its committees. Read More »
Not that there was any doubt, but of all the NBA Draft prospects, it was kind of weird that John Wall (most likely the No. 1 overall pick) hadn’t declared yet. But that changed this morning. While the freshman phenom said he considered returning to school, it was the risk of injury that outweighed the reward of a potential NCAA championship. Smart move, John. Read More »
It’s alright if you’re not familiar with Marquis Teague just yet. Unless you’re a diehard high school hoops fan, or from Indiana, chances are you’ve never even seen the kid play. But as the best point guard in the Class of 2011, and the younger brother of the Atlanta Hawks’ Jeff Teague, you should get to know him. Today, Teague has setup a 1:30 PM news conference to decide where he’s going to school in two years. And all signs point to it coming down to Kentucky and Louisville. Read More »
There probably isn’t a more overlooked player in the entire NBA than Josh Smith. While the Hawks have been great the past couple seasons, he still doesn’t get his due. After being snubbed by the coaches for the All-Star Game, J-Smoove didn’t let it bother him, and his play only got better. For example, in Atlanta’s win over Milwaukee on Tuesday, Smith nearly posted a triple-double with 21 points, 14 rebounds and nine assists. But for whatever the reason, everyone still doesn’t seem to give credit where it’s due to the 24-year-old. That is, everyone but the Hawks’ owner. Read More »
Yesterday, the site You Been Blinded posted some ancient-looking footage of Michael Jordan getting a dunk attempt stuffed by a high school player named Shannon Smith (we found it through @jeskeets on Twitter this morning).
Yes, in this video Mike is rocking long pants and a Space Jam-era sweatshirt, but it’s still funny to see the G.O.A.T. get the business from a high school kid. And it’s even funnier to hear the kid talk about how pissed MJ got after the block …
This morning we got an email from the NBA touting their new video of the “Top 10 Plays of 2009-10.” Naturally, we opened it up immediately to see what plays made it into the mix. A bunch of ones that you’d expect are in there (like the crazy business that Stephen Curry gave to the Birdman), including all of the Hawks‘ game-winners.
While some people think that we’ve exhausted the list of every possible way to dunk a basketball, there always comes a dunk that blows our mind. The following dunk from 6-4 Louisville bound Justin Coleman at the Kentucky Derby Classic is not spectacular because of what he does with it, but rather because of the alley-oop pass he receives. Check it out.
You knew it was going to happen sooner or later. No matter how old Tim Duncan gets, no matter how many steps he’s supposedly lost, no matter who else is supposed to be the go-to guy on his team, TD is going to take over games in the playoffs. In last night’s Game 2 against Dallas, kind of a must-win for San Antonio after they’d dropped the series opener, Duncan scored 10 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter — including eight in a row during a key stretch when the Mavs still had a chance — to steal Dallas’ homecourt advantage and take their heart at the same time … Read More »
OK, so maybe not every NBA award this season will be predictable. While non-surprising winners Dwight Howard and Scott Brooks have already copped Defensive Player and Coach of the Year, respectively, it looks like the Most Improved Player trophy will go to somebody who wasn’t obvious.
According to the Houston Chronicle, Aaron Brooks will be named M.I.P. in a press conference tomorrow. The newspaper cites a “person with knowledge of the voting.” Read More »
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