Any way you slice it, Kyle Lowry’s shooting efficiency has fallen off of a cliff this postseason. He has been unable to find his touch or rhythm through 9 playoff games and you can tell it is starting to effect him mentally. It’s starting to feel like we are watching the sequel to the critically-acclaimed, [...]
May 6, 2016
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek
The Curry 2 is getting in on the action and UA created an Olympic inspired shoe. The Curry 2 USA is simple yet good looking. Under Armour took the simplistic approach when creating the Curry 2 USA. The all white upper serves as a base, while blue and red accents tie everything together. The blue [...]
May 5, 2016
Anou Enright
Blogs
It was revealed Thursday morning the Indiana Pacers and President of Basketball Operations Larry Bird, have decided to not not renew Frank Vogel’s contract as head coach of the team. [tweet https://twitter.com/NBATV/status/728239893508435968] This is a head scratching move as Vogel is regarded in many circles as a top 10 coach in the NBA and has [...]
May 5, 2016
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek
Based on their performance in game 2, you’d never be able to tell the Cavs narrowly got by the Hawks in game 1. Wednesday night’s game 2 was a laugh-fest from the opening tip as Cleveland made quick work of Atlanta. The Cavs jumped out early, dropping bombs from long range, and never really looked [...]
May 5, 2016
Anou Enright
Blogs
The Indiana Pacers want to be less like the Indiana Pacers and more like the Golden State Warriors. It’s a good plan. Not a feasible one. But it’s good that the Pacers and team president Larry Bird can recognize the greatness of the Warriors and get stylistic envy. This keen sense of what wins championships [...]
Nicolas Batum has sounded like a guy who wants to remain in Charlotte Hornets teal and purple for a while. And, as it turns out, the Hornets organization shares that desire: [tweet https://twitter.com/HornetsPR/status/727877604590637057] Whenever both sides want to get a deal done, it’s typically inevitable that a deal gets done. The Hornets can offer Batum [...]
LeBron James is ready for the Eastern Conference Finals to start. Especially if it pits his Cleveland Cavaliers against the Miami Heat. From Dave McMenamin of ESPN.com: “Naturally, of course,” James said after Cavs shootaround Wednesday morning, when asked about the chance to play the Heat. “That’s since I’ve came back. It’d be great to [...]
Is Boston Celtics president Danny Ainge searching for the team’s next Paul Pierce? Absolutely. And he’s not shy about admitting as much. From the Providence Journal‘s Scott Souza: The key is to remain as flexible as possible heading into the draft and free agency as Ainge decides whether to double down on the rebuild, or [...]
Chris Bosh and the Miami Heat are now confirming what we all expected: that the 32-year-old big man won’t play again this season. Here is the team’s statement: [tweet https://twitter.com/MiamiHEAT/status/727962294651604992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] That this announcement comes from both Chris Bosh and the Heat should dispel any rumors of a rift between the two sides. It had become [...]
Kyle Lowry has struggled mightily this postseason, there is no way to sugarcoat it. He went 3-for-13 last night in the Raptors 102-96 Game 1 loss to the Miami Heat at home, even though he hit this miracle shot to send the game to overtime… [tweet https://twitter.com/WillHillBet/status/727757150039113728] He has shot 34-for-111 this postseason from the [...]
May 4, 2016
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek