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Doc Rivers Still Doesn’t Expect to Break Up Los Angeles Clippers’ Big 3

Doc Rivers Still Doesn’t Expect to Break Up Los Angeles Clippers’ Big 3

Los Angeles Clippers coach and president Doc Rivers has no plans to break up his team’s Big Three of Chris Paul, Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan. It almost happened last summer, when DeAndre Jordan first agreed to join the Dallas Mavericks. And there will be questions about the long-term sustainability of this core next summer, [...]

May 16, 2016 admin Blogs 0

Larry Bird Says Pacers Haven’t Started Search for Frank Vogel’s Replacement

Larry Bird Says Pacers Haven’t Started Search for Frank Vogel’s Replacement

The Indiana Pacers’ search for a new head is…not yet underway. Team president Larry Bird essentially canned Frank Vogel last week, when he didn’t renew his contract. When a decision like that is made, it feels premeditated, and you would think that Bird would have a replacement, or even a list of potential replacements, at [...]

May 13, 2016 admin Blogs 0

Kenny Smith Had ‘Great’ Interview with Houston Rockets

Kenny Smith Had ‘Great’ Interview with Houston Rockets

The Houston Rockets’ coaching search plows on. As expected, the team interviewed former Rockets guard and current TNT analyst Kenny “The Jet” Smith. And their meeting with him apparently went really well, per Fox Sports’ Mark Berman: Former Rockets guard Kenny Smith, who is an NBA analyst with TNT and a candidate to become the [...]

May 13, 2016 admin Blogs 0

Tim Duncan’s NBA Future Up in the Air After Game 6 Loss to Thunder

Tim Duncan’s NBA Future Up in the Air After Game 6 Loss to Thunder

Tim Duncan has yet to decide whether he will return to the San Antonio Spurs in 2016-17 for a 20th season. Because, duh. The Spurs’ Game 6 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder is still fresh. The reality that San Antonio wont get its foregone Western Conference Finals matchup with the Golden State Warriors hasn’t [...]

May 13, 2016 admin Blogs 1

Mike Fratello Wouldn’t Mind Coaching the New York Knicks

Mike Fratello Wouldn’t Mind Coaching the New York Knicks

Mike Fratello, current NBA TV and YES Network analyst, would love a crack at the New York Knicks’ head coaching job. From the New York Post‘s Brian Lewis: Mike Fratello, former Cavaliers and Hawks coach and current analyst for NBA TV and the YES Network, threw his hat in the ring and told WFAN on [...]

May 13, 2016 admin Blogs 0

Spurs Reportedly Plan to Chase Mike Conley in Free Agency

Spurs Reportedly Plan to Chase Mike Conley in Free Agency

As of this writing, the San Antonio Spurs’ season has been over for roughly 12 hours, following their bizarre, and disturbing, Game 6 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. And they apparently already have a plan to get back on top. No, it’s not Kevin Durant. It’s Mike Conley, according to ESPN.com’s Marc Stein: [tweet [...]

May 13, 2016 admin Blogs 0

Utah Jazz Unveil New Jerseys for 2016-17 Season

Utah Jazz Unveil New Jerseys for 2016-17 Season

Add the Utah Jazz to the short list of NBA teams undergoing a slight re-branding this offseason. The Jazz unveiled a slight update and tweak to their previous logo set and uniforms and added a new sleeved jersey that is much different than any jersey they have previously had. Here is the updated set of [...]

May 13, 2016 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

LeBron Has Interesting Thoughts About Curry’s Unanimous MVP

LeBron Has Interesting Thoughts About Curry’s Unanimous MVP

Steph Curry being named the first ever unanimous MVP of the NBA has people talking aside from just Tracy McGrady. As you can imaging, LeBron was asked about it. He sings Curry’s praises as being deserving of the award, but he cautions us to take a good look at what the award means versus what [...]

May 13, 2016 Anou Enright Blogs 0

Scott Skiles Steps Down as Magic Coach

Scott Skiles Steps Down as Magic Coach

According to Orlando Sentinel reporter Josh Robbins, Orlando Magic Head Coach Scott Skiles submitted his resignation and stepped down today after only one season under the helm. [tweet https://twitter.com/NBAcom/status/730796960672849920] This is a pretty shocking and unexpected move as the Magic took a nice step forward, winning 35 games in 2015-16, their most wins in a [...]

May 12, 2016 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

We Could be Witnessing the End of an Era Tonight

We Could be Witnessing the End of an Era Tonight

There is only one game on the docket in NBA Playoff action tonight and it is the most substantial and intriguing game yet in the 2016 postseason, a game that could effectively end one of the greatest eras for a team in professional sports history or plant the initial seed to send another franchise in [...]

May 12, 2016 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0