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Smack / Apr 1, 2008 / 2:05 am

Gangsta Music

Photo. Chenoa Maxwell
Other than Shaq dominating Marcus Camby on the game’s first few possessions — or as Suns announcer Eddie Johnson called it, “gangsta’ing” Marcus Camby — Phoenix couldn’t get anything going against the Nuggets in the first quarter last night. Guys were forcing too many bad shots on offense and giving up too many […]

General, College / Mar 31, 2008 / 11:31 am

Worst Decision Ever?

Stephen Curry says he’s “definitely” returning to Davidson for his junior year:
After Kansas ended Davidson’s dream run in the NCAA tournament on Sunday, Curry said that he will return to school for his junior season.
“I’m definitely coming back,” he said. “I don’t think I’m ready.”
Speculation began after the son of former NBA player Del […]

Smack / Mar 31, 2008 / 4:18 am

Playing Up

Kobe (photo. Chris Sembrot)
Most of the time, DeShawn Stevenson is just “a guy” on an NBA court: decent defender, decent shooter, gets buckets sometimes. If he didn’t have all the tats and the Che Guevara beard, he’d be Devin Brown with more hops. But the line DeShawn up against either one of the two best […]

College / Mar 27, 2008 / 10:32 am

Mission Impossible?

A Sporting News story yesterday painted Davidson’s Stephen Curry as virtually impossible to stop:
As the Hoyas’ season was slipping through their fingers, Curry rose up for a 3 while still facing the scorer’s table, 23 feet from the hoop, twisted and swished it—with Georgetown’s Chris Wright so close the wrist snap caught him on the […]

College / Mar 24, 2008 / 10:29 am

Stephen Curry Gets Buckets

Two video clips for you: The first is of Stephen Curry’s takeover against Georgetown yesterday afternoon. The second is a video of a Davidson game from earlier this season, where Curry outscored the entire Chattanooga squad in the first half, 27-26.

Smack / Mar 24, 2008 / 4:39 am

The Tipping Point

Dirk (photo. Monte Isom)
Remember a couple years ago when Tim Duncan played almost the entire season with a bad foot because the Spurs couldn’t afford to give him a rest and lose ground to the Mavs in the Southwest? At stake then was the difference between a #1-seed in the conference and a #4-seed. Yesterday, […]

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