It was definitely a Sunday matinee in Phillips Arena as the Atlanta Hawks and New York Knicks treated fans to a whole heaping of free basketball in their 142-139 instant classic that went to four overtimes. Unfortunately the Knicks have found another new, excruciating way to lose a basketball game, something they have being doing [...]
January 30, 2017
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek
The Chicago Bulls locker room and team harmony seems to be eroding at the seams, as an underachieving (not in my opinion) veteran laden 23-24 Bulls team that is led by some outspoken veterans has resulted in a number of stories as players make statements in the media about their dissatisfaction with one another. Dwyane [...]
January 30, 2017
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek
The former No.3 pick of the 2004 NBA Draft and legendary microwave-esque scoring threat, Ben Gordon appears to be making an attempt at an NBA comeback. Gordon hasn’t been seen in the NBA since the 2014-15 season when he filled a very minor role for the Orlando Magic. He is still only 33 years old [...]
January 30, 2017
Anou Enright
Blogs, News, Ryan Bawek
According to a report form Steve Kyler of Basketball Insiders, murmurs out of Blake Griffin’s camp are that when he enters free agency this off-season he wants and plans to re-sign with the Clippers quickly. Here is the statement from Kyler in the Basketball Insiders article: “Sources close to Griffin said recently that he is [...]
January 30, 2017
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek
Even with the fortuitous lack of serious injuries throughout his career, I think very few people thought that Vince Carter would still be a valued contributor in the NBA at the age of 40 and as of January 26, 2017 he is. Although it is worth discussing how incredible his mini-renaissance season has been in [...]
January 26, 2017
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek
As was first reported at the end of the 2015-16 NBA season, starting in the 2017-18 season the NBA will allow corporate sponsorships to be included on game uniforms for different NBA franchises. The sponsor logo will be 2.5 inches by 2.5 inches in size and appear on the top left front of the new [...]
January 26, 2017
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek
When Dwyane Wade made the somewhat shocking move to leave Miami (it was more Pat Riley’s decision) this off-season and experienced a homecoming by joining the Chicago Bulls, even though it was a two-year deal with a player option, it felt like Wade was going to retire a Bull. With a 22-23 start this season [...]
January 25, 2017
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek
The Cleveland Cavaliers are in the midst of their worst stretch of basketball since the first half of LeBron’s first season back in Cleveland in 2014. They have lost six of their last 10 games and hit a new rock bottom for them after losing 124-122 to an 18-27 Pelicans team that was without their [...]
January 24, 2017
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek
ESPN’s Marc Stein reported Monday afternoon that the Nuggets are actively trying to move 22-year-old bruising center Jusuf Nurkic. Nurkic has flashed some real potential as a big man who can patrol the paint and bang down low with his energy and his ability to score with an old-school back down post-up game around the [...]
January 24, 2017
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek
The drama has been at a feverish peak the past few weeks as the Knicks annual implosion (losers of 15 of their last 20 games) has led to almost daily articles debating whether the Knicks are trying or should try to trade Carmelo Anthony and whether Anthony would waive his no-trade clause in order for [...]
January 23, 2017
Anou Enright
Blogs, Ryan Bawek