TAG: Lou Williams
Smack /
Feb 7, 2012 / 1:00 am
By Dime Magazine
All hail Jeremy Lin. That’s now two games in a row that the seldom-used backup has torched opponents and lit the Garden on fire as if he was John Starks. Lin dropped 28 and eight in New York’s 99-88 win over Utah. Beast? Lin seems to finish every three point play, make all the right decisions out of the pick-n-roll and has even shown off his deep ball. At one point in the second half, he dropped a high-arching shot and then trotted back on defense with a swag unlimited smirk before sticking his tongue out (It looked like he had been sucking on some blue lollipops during the quarter break). Read More »
Tags: Allen Iverson, Amir Johnson, carmelo anthony, Chauncey Billups, chris paul, derrick rose, dwight howard, glen davis, Jared Jeffries, Jeremy Lin, Jerryd Bayless, john wall, kobe bryant, Linas Kleiza, Los Angeles Clippers, los angeles lakers, Lou Williams, New York Knicks, Oliver Miller, Orlando Magic, Philadelphia 76ers, Shaquille O'Neal, Steve Novak, Tyreke Evans, Washington Wizards
77 Comments » | Posted in Smack |
NBA /
Feb 6, 2012 / 2:30 pm
By Andrew Greif
Facebook is about to go public with its IPO, which has everyone in a buy/sell mood and streaming “The Social Network” soundtrack on Spotify. It leads to conversations about how big the company can become. If you’re a hoops fan looking for a steal, it’s time now, at nearly a third of the way through the season, to see what teams you should invest your hopes in and who to sell off quick while you still can.
I don’t know anything about tech stocks but here’s who you believe in and what teams, if bought too aggressively, could ruin your portfolio. Read More »
Tags: Andre Iguodala, Blake Griffin, chris paul, DeAndre Jordan, Doug Collins, James Harden, Kevin Durant, Los Angeles Clippers, Lou Williams, Nate McMillan, Oklahoma City Thunder, Philadelphia 76ers, Portland Trail Blazers, Raymond Felton, Russell Westbrook, Vinny Del Negro
1 Comment » | Posted in NBA |
NBA /
Jan 26, 2012 / 11:00 am
By Andrew Greif
All things being equal, the NBA’s best sixth men would rather be starting, of course. On other teams, there’s a chance they certainly would be. You don’t have to look much further than Jason Terry. He’s been the second-best player on a championship team and one of the fourth quarter shoulders the Dallas Mavericks have leaned on for the past eight seasons. Is he good enough to start? Of course. Even though his numbers are down this year (13.9 points, 41 percent shooting), Terry’s been hitting big jumpers and spot up threes for the past decade. As a starter, he’d be a nice player. As a bench player, he became a staple of what it means to be a great sixth man. Read More »
Tags: Al Harrington, Carl Landry, Dallas Mavericks, denver nuggets, feature, Golden State Warriors, Ian Mahinmi, J.J. Redick, Jamal Crawford, James Harden, Jason Terry, Los Angeles Clippers, Lou Williams, Mo Williams, Nate Robinson, new orleans hornets, Oklahoma City Thunder, Orlando Magic, Philadelphia 76ers, Portland Trail Blazers, Thaddeus Young
4 Comments » | Posted in NBA |
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Jan 13, 2012 / 4:00 pm
By Kevin Smith
Right before Christmas, Lou Williams found himself in an attempt to be robbed at gunpoint. Luckily for him, he was able to use his celebrity status to avoid any harm. This situation got us to thinking, what if Lou Will had any of his basketball buddies with him? Which current athletes would make the best bodyguards? Although Shaq might have topped this list if he was still playing, there’s still plenty of security to be found in these ten players. Read More »
Tags: Amar'e Stoudemire, Andrew Bynum, Carl Landry, Corey Maggette, demarcus cousins, dwight howard, Joey Graham, lebron james, Lou Williams, Metta World Peace, paul pierce
41 Comments » | Posted in NBA |
By The Fantasy Doctor
Weekend Wonder: Derrick Rose averaged 22.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, 11.0 assists, 1.5 steals, a block and 1.5 threes in two games over the weekend. He shot 50 percent from the field, 95 percent from the free-throw line and turned the ball over three times per game. These averages include his somewhat mediocre line from Sunday in a 40-point blowout victory over the Grizzlies. After a rocky start, Rose is calming the nerves of his insecure owners. Read More »
Tags: Andrew Bynum, Blake Griffin, Carlos Delfino, demarcus cousins, derrick rose, Kevin Love, Lou Williams, Rajon Rondo, Ricky Rubio, Ryan Anderson, Spencer Hawes
14 Comments » | Posted in Fantasy Doctor, NBA |
By Sean Sweeney
About halfway into the fourth quarter last night, Norris Cole had everyone in the building and all who were watching on national television wondering Who Dat? By the end of the night, Cole was the hero and he had national columnists asking the following morning if straight up, we were really going to love him forever… or was it just a hit and run? Is he for real? In just his second game as a pro, Cole dropped 14 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter, didn’t shy away at all from the big shot and unlike the starter, Mario Chalmers, he stayed within his game, not constantly dribbling into the lane and turning it over. Read More »
Tags: Andre Miller, Atlanta Hawks, Beno Udrih, Cleveland Cavaliers, denver nuggets, Eric Maynor, George Hill, Indiana Pacers, J.J. Barea, Kirk Hinrich, leandro barbosa, Los Angeles Clippers, Lou Williams, Miami Heat, Milwaukee Bucks, Minnesota Timberwolves, Mo Williams, Norris Cole, Oklahoma City Thunder, Philadelphia 76ers, Ramon Sessions, Toronto Raptors
9 Comments » | Posted in Featured Gallery, NBA |
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Dec 27, 2011 / 12:30 pm
By Sean Sweeney
And they say NBA players are all thugs, bad guys and don’t do anything for the community. Our man Lou Williams does a lot. He stopped an armed robbery yesterday. On himself. With a free meal. Yes, before he went out and dropped 25 last night in a close loss in Portland, Williams was approached by a man with a gun this weekend. But instead of getting robbed, Williams says the man noticed who he was and stopped because of all the work Williams does in the community. Read More »
Tags: Lou Williams, Philadelphia 76ers
11 Comments » | Posted in NBA |
Smack /
Dec 17, 2011 / 12:00 am
By Dime Magazine
Didn’t we kinda sorta predict this? Stephen Jackson hasn’t been practicing up in Milwaukee because of some back spasms, but some are saying he’s been sitting out for entirely different reasons. Reportedly, Jackson isn’t happy with his contract, one that will pay him over $9 million this season and $10 million next season. He wanted an extension in Charlotte – as a 33-year-old, you know the guaranteed years are weighing heavily on him – and the Bobcats decided to ship him out instead of offering one. Jackson hasn’t said a word about it during training camp. Read More »
Tags: Amar’e Stoudemire, baron davis, Ben Gordon, Chris Kaman, Cleveland Cavaliers, Dan Gilbert, Detroit Pistons, Houston Rockets, Jarrett Jack, Jeff Green, Jimmer Fredette, john wall, Jordan Crawford, Kyrie Irving, lebron james, Lou Williams, Milwaukee Bucks, new orleans hornets, New York Knicks, O.J. Mayo, Paul George, Philadelphia 76ers, Sacramento Kings, Samuel Dalembert, Stephen Jackson, Travis Outlaw, Tyler Hansbrough, Walter Iooss Jr., Washington Wizards
58 Comments » | Posted in Smack |
By Sean Sweeney
So they think they need a committee to study this stuff huh? It shouldn’t take a genius or even a formulation of a number of basketball minds to figure this one out, but as Yahoo! Sports is reporting, the NBA and the Player’s Association are discussing whether to form a committee to study the age minimum for the NBA draft with “the possibility that no immediate changes to the ‘one-and-done’ rule will come in the finalization of the new collective bargaining agreement.”
Good. Maybe they’ll finally discover what I’ve been saying all along. Read More »
Tags: Al Harrington, Amar'e Stoudemire, Byron Mullens, C.J. Miles, Cory Joseph, Darius Miles, DeAndre Jordan, DeAngelo Collins, DeMar DeRozan, demarcus cousins, DeSagana Diop, DeShawn Stevenson, Donte Greene, Eddy Curry, Ellis Richardson, Jermaine O'Neal, Jonathan Bender, kendrick perkins, kevin garnett, kobe bryant, Korleone Young, Kwame Brown, Lenny Cooke, Lou Williams, Mike Conley, Monta Ellis, Ndudi Ebi, Rashard Lewis, Ricky Sanchez, Sebastian Telfair, Shaun Livingston, Taj McDavid, Tony Key, Tracy McGrady, Travis Outlaw, Tyson Chandler
33 Comments » | Posted in High School, NBA, NBA Draft |
Smack /
Nov 19, 2011 / 3:35 am
By Dime Magazine
What we got on Friday night in MSG was a tale of two oddly similar yet completely different teams. Arizona has the hype, and the high ranking. They came in at 4-0 but still playing a little bit over their heads, a good team that appeared to be playing better than they actually were. On the other side was Mississippi State with enough talent that most experts see them as one of the most dangerous unranked teams in the country. Despite that, they started the year somewhat unassumingly. So if you told us pregame that the Bulldogs would finish with a flurry and take over the game late to win by 10, grabbing the 2K Sports Classic, we wouldn’t have been surprised. Read More »
Tags: Arnett Moultrie, Bernie Fine, Billy Kennedy, Elston Turner, Jesse Perry, Jim Boeheim, Joe Paterno, Kevin Durant, Lou Williams, Mike D'Antoni, Mississippi State University, Nurideen Lindsey, Rick Stansbury, Ryan Hollins, St. John's University, Syracuse University, Texas A&M University, Tracy McGrady, Tu Holloway, University of Arizona, Walt Hazzard, Xavier University
14 Comments » | Posted in Smack |