Rumors

The Mike D’Antoni experiment in Houston will be an interesting one. The team’s brightest star, James Harden, is as gifted as they come from an offensive standpoint, but defense (or lack thereof) is talked about almost as often. D’Antoni has also been dubbed an offensive genius of sorts, but hi shortcomings on the stressing defense [...]

Ever since Paul George suffered that compound fracture to his leg during the Team USA showcase in Las Vegas a few years ago, it was said that a spot would be held for him on the official Team USA roster for the 2016 Olympics. Initially, and understandably, George didn’t commit to playing in 2016. But [...]

It’s not quite the 2010-11 Miami Heat, but this Golden State Warriors team receives their fare share of hate. Not as much from other players and fans, but largely from former players. Charles Barkley prefaces every critique of the team with “I’m not hating, but…” before he states his opinion. In fairness to Chuck, he [...]

Jeff Hornacek and the Knicks have officially agreed to terms on a 3-year contract. Hornacek led the pool of candidates that also included David Blatt and Frank Vogel. But Phil Jackson decided on Hornacek. A guy who was run out of Phoenix after his team allegedly quit on him. That’s what makes this hire so [...]

Now that they actually know who they’ll be playing in the Finals, the Cavs can gameplan. Coach Tyronn Lue thinks he has a strategy of how he can beat the Warriors at their own game. Lue wants to push the pace. Sure, the Warriors are the defending champs, but you have to be able to [...]

David Blatt’s stint coaching in the NBA was short-lived, and largely forgettable. Blatt has reportedly agreed to coach in Turkey next season. After being fired before the all-star break despite a 30-11 record, Blatt has been rumored to be in contention for some other NBA jobs. His name was tossed around with the Knicks and [...]

Seeing Joakim Noah come off the bench last year for the Bulls seemed very odd. Rookie head coach Fred Hoiberg made the decision to remove the fan favorite from the starting linuep. Perhaps that, along with a bunch of other miscues, played a role in the Bulls regressing to missing the playoffs. The 31-year-old will [...]

Following four somewhat uneventful seasons in Charlotte, Bismack Biyombo signed a 2-year, $6 million deal with Toronto last summer, with a player option for this coming summer. In the playoffs, the perfect storm hit for Biyombo. The team advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals, paired up against LeBron James, so eyeballs would be on the [...]

Raptors Head Coach Dwane Casey was firmly placed on the hot seat the second the Raptors lost Game 1 of their first round series against the Indiana Pacers at home. The Raptors had dealt with playoff letdowns the previous two seasons and looked to potentially be headed down that path again, not being able to [...]

Since joining the NBA as an expansion team in 1995, the Toronto Raptors have been able to get Canadians to fall in love with basketball, thanks to the heroics of players like Damon Stoudemire and Vince Carter. These days a new look Raptors team has done something neither former star player could do when they [...]