Steve Kerr is a smart man. Already the favorite to become the New York Knicks’ next head coach, Kerr is doing his due diligence, making sure that he’s not entering a dumpster fire beyond Phil Jackson’s repair. There have been reports that he’s vetting the franchise culture before making a decision out of concern for [...]
Mark Jackson may already be coaching for his next job. The Golden State Warriors head coach has long been considered a potential candidate to lose his job, and recent events haven’t helped his cause. Not only did the Warriors fail to improve upon their sixth-place standing in the Western Conference, but his assistants have been [...]
April 29, 2014
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This is so Mark Jackson. During his time as head coach of the Golden State Warriors, Jackson has rarely hesitated to speak his mind or talk in hyperbole. That’s what we love about him, because it’s so entertaining. That’s what Warriors management may hate about him, because it’s too damn entertaining. Of all the things [...]
April 23, 2014
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There’s nothing like seeing a multimillion-dollar investment go up in flames at the worst possible time. Why yes, we are referencing the Golden State Warriors’ relationship with the injury-prone Andrew Bogut. How did you know? The Warriors announced on Monday that Bogut has been diagnosed with a rib fracture and will be sidelined indefinitely. Official: [...]
April 15, 2014
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In one season in Under Armour, Stephen Curry has done more for the public face of the company than the NBA players that make up Team Armour (like Brandon Jennings & Kemba Walker) have done in multiple years by giving fans a winning player they could get behind. To reward those fans, the ‘Blue Splash’ [...]
Not even Jesus Christ can save the New York Knicks now. Then again, Raymond Felton isn’t asking him to. J.R. Smith launched an NBA-record 22 three-pointers during the Knicks’ Sunday afternoon loss to the Miami Heat. So, wow. He drilled 11 of them, also setting the Knicks franchise record for made three-pointers in a single [...]
April 7, 2014
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With their growing pains clearly behind them, Under Armour continues to make great basketball sneakers but haven’t been getting the attention their products deserve. In 2013 the Anatomix Spawn basketball sneaker officially debuted and is one of the three best basketball sneakers they ever made as well as one of the best basketball sneakers on [...]
April 3, 2014
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Kyle Lowry is having one helluva season. And he’s about to have one helluva summer. After assuming inconsistent roles with the Memphis Grizzlies and Houston Rockets through the first six seasons of his career, Lowry has found a home with the Toronto Raptors. He’s averaging 17.3 points and 7.8 assists per game this season, making [...]
March 21, 2014
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There are no tomorrows for Jermaine O’Neal. Nearly two decades into his NBA career, the 35-year-old O’Neal, playing in his first season with the Golden State Warriors, creates no illusions: This could be it. “This could be it,” O’Neal told Diamond Leung of the Bay Area News Group. “So this is my last chance to [...]
March 5, 2014
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Carmelo Anthony doesn’t appear to be a favorite of George Karl’s anymore. Not to say he ever was. He could have been. If he was, forcing his way off the Denver Nuggets and onto the New York Knicks is a good way to ensure he never would be again. Anyhow, Karl, a veteran NBA coach [...]
February 17, 2014
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