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Garrett Temple on Kings: “We Don’t Guard A Soul”

Garrett Temple on Kings: “We Don’t Guard A Soul”

As we have become accustomed to for more than a decade now, the Sacramento Kings are not very good. Despite having three 1st round picks in 2017 and signing numerous veterans, George Hill, Zach Randolph and Vince Carter, the Kings are still sitting at 12-25 and are last in the NBA in offensive and defensive [...]

January 3, 2018 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Isaiah Thomas Looks Great in Return, Doesn’t Want Tribute in Boston

Isaiah Thomas Looks Great in Return, Doesn’t Want Tribute in Boston

Isaiah Thomas looked like he didn’t miss a beat in his return to the court on Tuesday night and his debut as a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers. He looked like he had his quickness and touch and was definitely not lacking any confidence or agressiveness as Thomas scored 17 points points on 6-for-12 shooting [...]

January 3, 2018 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Gregg Popovich Moves to 5th on All-Time Coaching Wins List

Gregg Popovich Moves to 5th on All-Time Coaching Wins List

Gregg Popovich’s run as head coach of the San Antonio Spurs has been as great as any run a coach has had with any professional sports team ever. He has been with the team in a front office capacity since 1994 and took over as head coach 18 games into the 1996-97 season. He has [...]

January 3, 2018 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Okafor to Return to Nets Rotation on Wednesday

Okafor to Return to Nets Rotation on Wednesday

It has been a rough few years for Jahlil Okafor after an impressive rookie season for the 76ers in which he averaged 17 points and seven rebounds per game. The No. 3 pick of the 2015 NBA Draft was left in basketball purgatory in Philadelphia for a few seasons before finally being given a fresh [...]

January 2, 2018 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Isaiah Thomas to Return Tuesday Night, Won’t Play in Boston on Wednesday

Isaiah Thomas to Return Tuesday Night, Won’t Play in Boston on Wednesday

Rejoice Cavaliers and NBA fans, Isaiah Thomas is ready to go and will make his official Cavaliers debut against the Blazers on Tuesday night. Thomas was acquired in the blockbuster Kyrie Irving trade late in the 2017 NBA off-season and is seen as a guy the organization hopes can fill most of Irving’ previous role [...]

January 2, 2018 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

DeRozan Sets New Raptors Franchise High With 52 Points in Raptors OT Win Over Bucks

DeRozan Sets New Raptors Franchise High With 52 Points in Raptors OT Win Over Bucks

DeMar DeRozan continues to elevate his game and improve every season and is playing the best basketball of his career right now for the Toronto Raptors. DeRozan had the best night of his career on Monday night, when he rode a hot hand and a 21 point first quarter to a new franchise-record, 52 point [...]

January 2, 2018 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

James Harden to Miss 2 Weeks With Hamstring Strain

James Harden to Miss 2 Weeks With Hamstring Strain

The Houston Rockets just became Chris Paul’s team for the next few weeks. The Rockets superstar shooting guard and potential MVP favorite at the moment, James Harden, will miss at least two weeks of action as he recovers from a grade 2 hamstring strain suffered in the Rockets-Lakers game on Sunday night. This is a [...]

January 2, 2018 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Blazers Owner Paul Allen Investigating Whether Blazers Problem is Roster or Coaching

Blazers Owner Paul Allen Investigating Whether Blazers Problem is Roster or Coaching

The Blazers haven’t been able to really build on their breakout season in 2015-16 in which they won 45 games and made the second round of the NBA Playoffs. They are currently sitting at 17-16 and 8th in the western conference, apparently not where billionaire owner Paul Allen wants them to be. According to a [...]

December 28, 2017 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Rondo Has 1st 25 Assist Game in More Than 20 Years

Rondo Has 1st 25 Assist Game in More Than 20 Years

I guess you could say Rajon Rondo is fully recovered from the sports hernia injury he suffered that caused him to miss the first month and a half of the season. Rondo did something that hadn’t been done in the NBA in over 20 years on Wednesday night: record 25 assists in a single game. [...]

December 28, 2017 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Steph Curry Could Return Friday

Steph Curry Could Return Friday

While Steph Curry may not be the caliber of star and MVP candidate that he has been in the recent past with the gluttony of talent on the Warriors and the addition of Kevin Durant in the summer of 2016, he is still the best shooter in the NBA and one of the most important [...]

December 28, 2017 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0