Rumors

John Wall is something of a dinosaur. He’s his team’s best player, a point guard and a willing passer. Nowadays in the NBA, the point guard is largely shoot-first but Wall can take over a game by being a a distributor. Another thing of note about Wall is that he goes full speed at all [...]

Jimmy Butler came out of nowhere for the Bulls this season. He went from relatively unknown, to all-star and now the league’s Most Improved Player. If now for Butler’s emergence, who knows where the Bulls would’ve been this season. The NBA announced Thursday that Chicago Bulls swingman Jimmy Butler has been named the league’s Most [...]

Joe Dumars did great things for Detroit basketball while he was in the front office, but his departure didn’t end on great terms as it seems he was run out of town. But Dumars still has the itch to get back in with a team. He’s a Louisiana native and the Pelicans have gauged his [...]

What glitters isn’t always gold, especially when it comes to coaching in the NBA. Look at Mark Jackson; a successful NBA coach who was let go of reasons that had nothing to do with his team’s performance. Might the same be the fate for the Bulls’ Tom Thibodeau? The Bulls are finally healthy for a [...]

While effective, the Hack-a-Shaq strategy can really make ones eyes bleed. It can slow down a game to a screeching hault as we saw in the third quarter of some games in the first round of Clippers-Spurs. Gregg Popovich would sometimes go to that strategy in the third quarter which made the games tough to [...]

Saturday night’s Spurs-Clippers game 7 was an instant classic. It’s a shame that had to be played in the first round, as that had a Conference Finals feel to it. Chris Paul came up huge down the stretch for L.A., despite injuring his hamstring in that game. Following the game, Paul had an MRI on [...]

Next week, we should find out who will be named the 2014-15 NBA’s Most Valuable Player. It seems like forever since there was actually intrigue leading up to the decision as it has often been a foregone conclusion at this point. There are pros and cons for Steph Curry and James Harden but if you [...]

Well, it’s official. Billy Donovan is leaving the University of Florida for the OKC Thunder. Traditionally, college coaches who make the leap to the pros don’t fair too well. But with all of that talent in OKC, Donovan would have to try extremely hard to mess this up for however long he ends up having [...]

While in Minnesota, Kevin Love had been salivating for the opportunity to play in the playoffs. Once he got his shocked, Kelly Olynyk ended all of that. Love underwent shoulder surgery and is expected to miss 4-6 months. So, that brings a bunch of things in to question now. He decision whether or not to [...]

With Scott Brooks out the picture, the OKC Thunder have apparently set their sights on the college ranks for their next head coach. Florida’s Billy Donovan and UConn’s Kevin Ollie top the list. Per ESPN, OKC has engaged in formal talks with Donovan. Of course, this isn’t Donovan’s first go-’round with the NBA. He accepted [...]