Weeks past the deadline for early entries into the 2010 NBA Draft, Providence sophomore forward Jamine Peterson is going pro.
“After speaking to my family and my coaches, I came to this conclusion,” Peterson, a 6-6 Brooklyn native, told me on the phone just a few minutes ago.
After putting up 19.6 points and 10.2 rebounds per game this season, “Greedy” was considering leaving early for the NBA, but initially decided to stay in school. So for him to change his mind today is curious to say the least, especially with reports coming out of Providence that Peterson was dismissed from the Friars program for undisclosed reasons. By leaving school now, Peterson would have to play overseas or in the D-League before becoming eligible for the 2011 NBA Draft. Read More »
How many people are hoping for a Lakers vs. Celtics NBA Finals? I know that David Stern probably is. With that being said, let’s look at the two most well-known players on those respective teams: Kobe Bryant and Kevin Garnett. While both of these guys are different types of players, one common thread is that they each changed their uniform numbers mid-way through their career. This got me thinking, which player’s number will be more memorable when it’s all said and done? Let’s look at the evidence. Read More »
On just about every level of basketball, a coach’s fate is largely determined by the expectations preceding him. For proof, look no further than the Atlanta Hawks and Milwaukee Bucks.
It’s been a couple of weeks since coach Mike Woodson‘s Hawks waxed Scott Skiles‘ Bucks in Games Six and Seven of their first-round playoff series, and yet today it’s Skiles whose team is considered moving in the right direction, while Woodson is unemployed and his former team faces a mini-rebuilding summer. It worked out that way because the Bucks overachieved beyond preseason expectations that they’d be one of the worst teams in the NBA, while the Hawks fell short of expectations, looking like they didn’t belong on the court with the Eastern Conference’s elite after eliminating Milwaukee.
So with Skiles’ job secure for the foreseeable future, what do the Bucks have to do this offseason to stay on the right track? Read More »
Like the Pistons, the Sixers are having an identity crisis, with aging links to a more successful past still hanging around like outdated political figureheads — Rip, Ben and Tayshaun in Detroit; Allen Iverson in Philly — and only further confusing the younger talent who should have that No. 1 status in their sights. Like the Pistons (Ben Gordon, Charlie Villanueva), the Sixers are paying two non-franchise players franchise-level money (Andre Iguodala, Elton Brand) without franchise-level results. Read More »
LeBron James will be a New Jersey Net next season. No source has told me that and I don’t have any secret information – it just makes way too much sense for that move to not happen. The situation for LeBron and the Nets is a great fit as is; one or two things falling into place would make it an absolute homerun for everyone involved (James, the Nets, the NBA).
Here’s how the (very plausible) scenario breaks down, without mentioning a Jay-Z friendship one time: Read More »
With the NBA Draft Lottery tonight, and Austin’s post yesterday, it got me to thinking… If you were to create a team only using players that were picked No. 1, No. 2 or No. 3 in the NBA Draft, which team would win? Here’s the best possible starting five for the top three picks assuming all players are in their prime: Read More »
The commentary on this video is great. Did Grant Hill fall because he’s too old and slow, or because Kobe Bryant is simply the greatest (present day) basketball player on the Earth? You be the judge.
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