We’ll call this the list Gary McGhee loves to hate…
I’ve been on both sides of the coin before. But it’s the embarrassing times you remember. One in particular stands out for me. College. Sophomore year. Preseason. Every fall at a D-III college is always the same: there are the returning players and then there are dozens of kids from high school, all coming together and all believing they’ll be one of the three or four kids who actually make the team. They all have some game – or at least a little bit – and they’re all cocky. Read More »
The Philadelphia 76ers have fantasy value pretty evenly spread across each position on their roster – except for the center spot. While there’s no outright stud, the Sixers have plenty of appeal throughout the middle and late rounds of standard-sized drafts. Read More »
What’s going on in Sacramento? The Kings are 4-9 on the season, have lost two in a row and have only won two of their last 10 games. The worst part about it? Things don’t look to be getting better anytime soon. Last week, Sacramento offered Jason Thompson to Atlanta for Jeff Teague, but were turned down by the Hawks. Now reports have surfaced that Teague isn’t the only point guard that the Kings have inquired about. Read More »
Second quarter, 7:40 on the clock, Spurs at Clippers. Staples Center. Eric Gordon must have been pissed off he didn’t make our list of Top 25 dunkers on the planet, or he’s tired of those who saw him rain threes at the FIBA World Championship pigeon-holing him as strictly a shooter. You know what it feels like when a grenade goes off? We don’t. But we’re assuming that’s what the rim felt. The Clips’ announcers were in the middle of an exchange with the sideline reporter when Gordon (23 pts, 11 asts) elevated and dunked on S.A. rookie James Anderson, causing play-by-play man Ralph Lawler to scream “OH ME, OH MY!” mid-sentence. “I’m sorry,” Lawler said after catching his breath. “I couldn’t contain that.” … Read More »
Maybe it’s just us, but we all kind of felt old when we realized this morning that Allen Iverson will be playing in Turkey this season, and Antonio Daniels is available in tonight’s D-League Draft.
After being brutally beat down by the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the 2009 NBA playoffs — during which they tied for the worst single-game loss in postseason history in a 121–63 drubbing in Game Four while shooting 31.5% from the field and 13.3% from the three-point line — the New Orleans Hornets went about a rebuilding process.
In the aftermath of a highly unsuccessful end to disastrous ’08-09 season that included a mid-season attempt to trade starting center Tyson Chandler for expiring contracts, the Hornets were widely perceived to be looking to trim the payroll. Read More »
Yesterday, the Hornets found out Chris Paul will miss the next two months or so following surgery on his left knee, which he hurt against the Bulls the other day. With the game in-hand, all New Orleans had to do was inbound the ball, get fouled and the game would be over. Instead, David West sends the rock to the other end of the floor, and in pursuit, CP3 smacks his knee, the Bulls get the ball and score, and eventually win it in overtime. Paul is definitely out for All-Star, meaning somebody – Chauncey Billups, Monta Ellis or Aaron Brooks – will be getting the alternate spot. But the bigger question is this: What will the Hornets do now?Read More »
I’m not saying anything profound by declaring that the NBA is a business. Dollars and cents clearly take precedence over loyalty and feelings. But while this harsh reality may often come as a surprise to devoted season ticket holders, the bottom line is the bottom line. There’s a reason teams fire coaches and let the GM take a seat on the bench. Perhaps it’s not the correct basketball move, but the Band-Aid is much cheaper than the surgery. Read More »
The Utah Jazz are currently accepting applications. After shipping rookie point guard Eric Maynor to the Thunder last week, there’s a vacancy for a point guard to back up Deron Williams. Right now, the team only has Ronnie Price (3.3 ppg and 1.5 apg) holding down the fort as Williams’ main reserve and are looking for an upgrade. Read More »
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