By now, you’ve seen how last night’s Indiana Pacers – Miami Heat game ended. On the final two possessions for Miami, in a one possession game, Pacers coach Frank Vogel removed 7’2″ shot-blocker, Roy Hibbert from the game for matchup purposes. And on those two possessions, LeBron James finished at the rim. One of which, [...]
May 24, 2013
Anou Enright
Blogs, Kevin Burke
The Conference Finals are upon us. If you think San Antonio has already punched their ticket to the Finals, slow down. And the ECF Game 1 provided a truly classic game, but did you notice everything that happened (or didn’t happen)? Kevin Burke explains…. If you often find yourself too busy to watch The Hoop Doctors [...]
May 24, 2013
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Podcast
The Golden State Warriors continue to make an impression. Stephen Curry and his band of supposed misfits shocked the NBA sphere when they upset the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the playoffs and pushed the San Antonio Spurs to six games in the second. They now have our attention. And Dwight Howard’s too, [...]
Typically, the saying goes “father time is undefeated”, or some variation of that. But we may be forced to change that thanks to Tim Duncan. At the age of 37, Tim Duncan was named to the all-NBA first team. Tim had a solid year for the Spurs and that is continuing for him in the [...]
May 23, 2013
Anou Enright
Rumors
For the first time in a very long time, the Dallas Mavericks missed the playoffs. We’re only two years removed from their championship, and they have already fallen this far. Mark Cuban has already stated that the Mavericks will be much better next year. That will obviously have to come by way of roster moves. [...]
May 23, 2013
Anou Enright
Rumors
Say it ain’t so, ‘Melo. Carmelo Anthony was chastised for shooting just 40.6 percent from the field during the New York Knicks’ playoff run, yet it turns out he struggled for a good reason. According to Frank Isola of the New York Daily News, an MRI revealed that New York’s superstar—who was visibly playing through [...]
During Team USA’s gold medal run during the 2012 Olympics, coach Mike Krzyzewski said that would be his last one. He had been on Team USA’s staff for many years and was thought to be ready to hang it up. However, that’s not he case. Coach K must’ve had a change of heart because he [...]
May 22, 2013
Anou Enright
Rumors
LeBron James doesn’t intend to feel Carmelo Anthony’s pain. The Chosen One saw Hibbert’s block on ‘Melo. He understood how impressive it was and what it meant. Everyone did. ‘Melo and his New York Knicks had the momentum. Hibbert’s block swayed that momentum back in the Indiana Pacers’ favor. It’s not a stretch to say [...]
Phil Jackson yesterday appeared on the Dan Patrick Show to talk about his latest book. Yes, the same one where he explains in detail why Michael Jordan was on another level from Kobe Bryant. In the interview he talks about job offers, his coaching career, and a proposed deal if Chris Hansen would have secured [...]
May 22, 2013
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Rumors
Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Kevin Durant donated a cool $1 million to the Red Cross on Tuesday after the 22-mile long tornado swept through Oklahoma on Monday, killing 24 people including nine children and leaving plenty of residents homeless and fighting for survival. The devastation and wreckage was broad reaching. The news of Durant’s donation [...]
May 22, 2013
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