A little piece of Utah died today. The announcement that Jazz head coach Jerry Sloan is resigning after 22 and a half seasons with the team came as a shock to those outside of the organization and marks the end of an era for the NBA. We will likely never see a coach who sticks around with one team as long as Sloan, not to mention one who defines his team’s identity as much as Sloan.
When Sloan was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2009, Dime reader and Jazz fan/blogger Amar penned this piece on the legacy of a true pro’s pro: Read More »
If you can’t get tickets to see the Lakers take on the Knicks tomorrow night at Madison Square Garden, you might as well start camping out at Foot Locker on 34th Street. Why? Because Kobe Bryant will be swinging by after the game for an early release of the Nike Zoom Kobe VI Supreme. Here’s what you need to know: Read More »
After 23 years as head coach of the Utah Jazz, making him the longest tenured coach in any of the four major pro sports, it appears Jerry Sloan‘s career has come to an end. According to a report in the Deseret News, Sloan will resign later today along with his long-time assistant, Phil Johnson. Here’s what’s been reported: Read More »
Watch Knicks rookie Landry Fields (a.k.a. Leeroy Jenkins) go undercover as a Modell’s Sporting Goods associate to try and sell his jersey to unsuspecting customers. Hilarious!
In one of the most storied rivalries in sports, Duke and North Carolina played last night at Cameron Indoor Stadium, in what turned out to be a great game. For a collegiate clash that date’s all the way back to 1920, Duke got their 100th win in the all-time series, although UNC still leads 130-100. With everyone still buzzing about Tobacco Road this morning, we decided to ponder what an alumni game with current NBA players would look like today. Read More »
Three weeks ago, it’s safe to say nobody saw this coming. After blasting LeBron James and Dwyane Wade for not coming over to talk to him while sitting courtside at a Heat/Hornets game earlier this season, Lil Wayne has apparently squashed the beef with his pals in South Beach. Read More »
NBA players aren’t the only ones who make circles on the calendar. For the writers and other media types who cover the League, we have our own list of big games. And if you’re covering the New York Knicks, the list going into the 2010-11 season was well-known: Lakers. Heat. Celtics. Future Knick Carmelo Anthony and the Nuggets. Amar’e and D’Antoni‘s former mates from Phoenix. And … the Clippers?
Nobody had it penciled in before the season, but with rookie phenom Blake Griffin‘s exploits, the Clips have become one of the NBA’s top attractions. Read More »
The easy comparison has always been that point guards are like quarterbacks. But looking at the NBA and NFL trends over the last few years, and you could say that the closest hardwood relative to the QB is actually the center.
Quality quarterbacks are hard to come by in the NFL, and franchise QB’s are priceless. The same goes for centers in the NBA. Read More »
As one member of the Dime office said last night, between Kyle Kuric‘s dunk on Notre Dame, this and this, it appears not everyone is celebrating Black History Month…
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