Lionel Hollins is not counting down the days until Brook Lopez leaves in free agency. It’s just the opposite. From The Brooklyn Game’s Devin Kharpertian: Lionel Hollins has been at odds with Brook Lopez at times this season. But that doesn’t mean he wants a breakup. “I don’t worry about whether he’s going to be [...]
March 31, 2015
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If it feels like John Calipari is always linked to an NBA return, that’s only because he is always linked to an NBA return. Those rumors never die down, not even now, with his Kentucky Wildcats in the thick of a March Madness tournament they’re favored to win. Even amid all this, he’s still thinking [...]
March 25, 2015
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Good lord, the NBA playoff picture is a mess. Last week’s power rankings aren’t irrelevant, but they kind of are. The top- and bottom-most teams tend to stay put, but it’s the other 20 or so teams sandwiched in-between them that keep moving up and down, then up, then down, the ladder. In the Western Conference, [...]
March 25, 2015
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Despite the valiant effort from Nets’ center Brook Lopez, who finished with a game-high of 31 points—his team still couldn’t notch the victory. The Celtics’ balanced attack, led by Evan Turner’s triple-double (19 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists), was more than enough to give them the 110-91 road win, which also snapped their three-game skid. [...]
March 24, 2015
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Highlights, Hoops TV
Fuhgettabout March Madness. The NBA playoffs are almost here. Sure, you could watch college kids, some of them highly touted Association prospects, soak up late-winter, early spring spotlight as they sap 30 seconds off the 35-second shot clock trying to score, only to usually not score, en route to securing or losing a national championship [...]
March 19, 2015
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Brook Lopez, who speaks fluent cowabunga, is building a house on the Disney World grounds. Not near or around or in the general vicinity of. ON. From the New York Daily News‘ Stefan Bondy (h/t Eye On Basketball): Nets center Brook Lopez, 26, a longtime Disneyphile with a Goofy figurine in his locker, told the [...]
March 19, 2015
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Offbeat
Looking to identity and subsequently acquire what’s missing in your life? You’ve come to the right place. NBA power rankings are here. Before we begin, there is one housekeeping note: What follows is not the direct result of records alone. There will be lottery teams ranked higher than playoff teams and everything in between. Power [...]
March 13, 2015
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Thou shall fear no evil, because the NBA power rankings are here to save the day. It’s been forever since we last saw each other. Like, a whole week or something. A lot has happened since then. The Warriors are clearly tanking, trying to avoid a first-round dance with the Thunder; the Nuggets fired Brian [...]
March 4, 2015
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Goodbye, All-Star discussion and NBA trade deadline. Hello, playoff race. It’s that time of year again. The focus is on the playoffs and various position-jockeying that’s going on. This week we have a lot of movement to cover, from the Blazers’ slump, to the Spurs’ mounting cankers, to the Thunder’s improbable surge, to the Sixers [...]
February 25, 2015
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In the standings the Timberwolves are the second-worst team in the league at a record of 11-42 for the first half of the season. There’s honestly not much to look forward to anymore except the upcoming draft lottery and of course the development of their young guns like Andrew Wiggins and Zach Lavine, the keys [...]
February 19, 2015
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