During his playing days, Jason Kidd was known as one of the most savviest ballers on the planet, every bit as cerebral as well as deft ball handler and pinpoint passer. That’s part of the reason Mikhail Prokhorov decided to sign Kidd as the Nets newest head coach following his retirement last season. But the [...]
November 28, 2013
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Allen Moll
Now that he’s finally come to grips with reality and has retired, the Philadephia 76ers organization is doing the next logical thing in the equation: retiring Allen’s jersey. His #3 Philly jersey is iconic and is a big reason why you see so many guys wearing #3 today. The ceremony will take place next year [...]
November 27, 2013
Anou Enright
Rumors
Derrick Rose’s injury casts doubt in to the future of the organization. With a completely healthy unit, they were still probably a piece away. Without Rose, they are just another team. There are now alot of questions that management needs to answer regarding the direction of the organization. Joakim Noah isn’t optimistic of the future [...]
November 27, 2013
Anou Enright
Rumors
Good news New York Knicks fans—Carmelo Anthony knows that Kobe Bryant is old. The Black Mamba has signed a fresh new two-year, $48.5 million extension with the Los Angeles Lakers, ensuring that he won’t join the NBA’s free-agent ranks this summer. What it’s also done is allow the Lakers to start thinking big picture. Before, [...]
November 27, 2013
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Blogs
How do you spell relief? W-I-N. Nets coach Jason Kidd can attest to that. The Nets have been one of the biggest disappointments so far this NBA season and that has to weigh heavy on a rookie coach with a team full of personality-laden veterans. Last night, the Nets squeezed out a victory over the [...]
November 27, 2013
Anou Enright
Offbeat
This isn’t fair. What else can we say? Injuries have taken their toll on the NBA early, and it hasn’t been pretty. If we’re not anxiously awaiting the returns of Kobe Bryant and Rajon Rondo, we’re watching Andre Iguodala go down. Marc Gasol go down. Derrick Rose go down. For the season. Again. Put simply, [...]
November 27, 2013
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Power Rankings
The Washington Wizards quietly have a nice young team, but you’d never know it. Injuries have prevented them from reaching their full potential. If last season began when John Wall returned from injury (which, of course it didn’t), they would’ve been a playoff team. This year, they’ve had to deal with injuries from Nene and [...]
November 26, 2013
Anou Enright
Rumors