One positive from last season for the Washington Wizards is the fact that they have made the first step in the pursuit of better days.
By trading away Antawn Jamison, Caron Butler and Brendan Haywood around the February deadline, the franchise closed the book on a subpar chapter of its history. This turn of events led to another bright spot for their fan to smile about. The Jamison trade allowed always-promising Andray Blatche to show some life in his fifth season. Handed a feature role as the starting power forward, in his last 32 games Blatche averaged 22.1 points, 8.3 rebounds, and 3.6 assists. Read More »
Although Team USA has rolled to a sterling 5-0 record in at the 2010 FIBA World Championships, it’s hard to feel completely comfortable with the Americans’ play. In their toughest test, a two-point victory over Brazil, the group managed just nine points in the fourth quarter. A major cause for concern has been the play in the backcourt, causing me to wonder if Team USA could have used the services of Rajon Rondo. Read More »
NBA All-Star Weekend is a time when the League clarifies the status of it’s players. With the Rookie/Sophomore Challenge, we identify the future stars. In the Three-Point Shootout we declare the best shooter in the game (at least for one night). And the main event of the weekend is suppose to gives us a clear picture of who the Top 24 players are in the world. However, every year there are deserving players who are unfairly left off the rosters due to the numbers game. Looking back at history, Mike Bibby in Sacramento was a player who comes to mind when thinking of these scenarios, while Byron Scott was another. With all that said, after being traded out of a bad situation in Minnesota, this will finally be the year that Al Jefferson takes his name off of this list. Read More »
One of our boys sent us this video last night, and of course we had to share it with y’all. While there are definitely some quality dunks missing (which the editors of this clip point out), this compilation is pretty comprehensive nonetheless. Regardless, for the Friday before a long weekend, these dunks are more than enjoyable to reminisce about.
It seems like the easier the opponent, the harder Team USA insists on making things for themselves. But at least they’re still winning, and usually by blowout margins. Yesterday’s World Championship matchup against Group B doormat Tunisia was supposed to be a harmless stomping — and when it was over, Coach K‘s team was up 35 on the scoreboard — but the lasting impression was that the most talented team in the WC field let a clearly inferior squad hang in with them for the entire first half (Team USA led by six at the break) and some of the third quarter before Eric Gordon (21 pts), Russell Westbrook (14 pts) led the bench mob in restoring order to the mismatch … Read More »
Hands down, Marquis Teague is the best point guard in the country. Probably doesn’t hurt that his brother, Atlanta Hawks point guard Jeff Teague, knows a thing or two about playing ball. Anyways, while Marquis still has one more year left of high school before he heads to Kentucky, check out what the 6-2 floor general from Indianapolis, Ind., has been up to this summer while playing with the Spiece Indy Heat.
It’s early September, and arguably hotter than it’s been all summer. I’ll even go as far as saying it’s too hot to play ball outside. Thankfully, the indoor gyms have opened for college students since it’s that time of year again. But one thing the recent heat wave has inspired us to do is honor the Top 10 scoring performances of the regular season with accompanying videos. Read More »
During a Knicks youth camp over the weekend in the Hamptons, second-year point guard Toney Douglas was asked about LeBron James choosing Miami over New York, to which he said he only can control what he can control. Douglas never stated that LeBron should’ve picked New York, but he did state that the Knicks are going to make the playoffs this season. Read More »
Ask yourself: How many people had Duke as a preseason national title favorite last year? Outside of Durham, N.C., close to zero. The Blue Devils were ranked 9th and 8th, respectively, in the preseason AP and ESPN/coaches polls. They were considered a dangerous team, but not on the level of Kansas and Kentucky.
Over the course of the schedule, however, the realization hit that Duke possessed most of the pieces you’d want for a national title run: Experienced guards, quality shooters, versatile forwards, solid defense, good coaching and NBA-caliber talent in the right spots. Throw in a healthy “Us against the world” mentality (because they’re Duke) and a favorable NCAA Tournament bracket, and the Evil Empire was back on top of the game. Read More »
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