Trading Josh Smith isn’t going to be easy for the Atlanta Hawks. It’s not that there won’t be a market for Smith, because there will be. Though Smith’s attitude and lack of experience on a contender could prevent him from landing the max contract he so desperately seeks, neither will be a deal-breaker for a [...]
January 30, 2013
admin
Blogs
Add the Denver Nuggets’ seldom used Timofey Mozgov to the never-ending list of centers the Miami Heat may opt to pursue. According to Chris Tomasson of Fox Sports Florida, the Nuggets have placed Mozgov on the chopping block and the Heat are among the teams who might make a play for his services: An intriguing [...]
January 15, 2013
admin
Blogs
The Los Angeles Clippers’ prolific offense was muted by a staunch Denver Nuggets defense, capped by a 92-78 win. This was largely an ugly game, with both squads turning the ball over carelessly and missing manageable shots. To Denver’s credit, their defensive effort reduced the Clippers, if for just one contest, to a somewhat bumbling [...]
January 2, 2013
admin
Blogs, Mohamed Abdihakim
The Washington Wizards are no strangers to making bad decisions, which is why it should come as no surprise that they passed on the opportunity to acquire James Harden. According to Michael Lee of The Washington Post, the Oklahoma City Thunder would have agreed to send their combo guard to the Wizards in exchange for [...]
December 12, 2012
admin
Blogs
The Wilson Chandler experiment is not going well for the Denver Nuggets. Not well at all. But is it time for the team to give up hope of the wing man ever making a substantial contribution? It’s a more than fair question. Since being traded to the Nuggets in 2011 as part of the Carmelo [...]
December 5, 2012
admin
Blogs
The Denver Nuggets have a problem. Strike that, the Nuggets have a bounty of problems, none more pressing, however, than their overall start to the season. After having what many deemed one of the most fruitful offseasons in the NBA, Denver currently sits at 4-6. To put that record into a more significant context, let’s [...]
November 20, 2012
admin
Blogs
James Harden and Jeremy Lin have transformed the Houston Rockets into a playoff contender. A couple years from now. Despite an impressive three game stretch that has seen the Rockets go 2-1, Harden average 35.3 points and Lin dish out 7.3 helpers, Houston is not playoff-bound. Not this year. I love a lot of the [...]
November 5, 2012
admin
Blogs
JaVale McGee, a perpetual headache by many accounts, got paid this summer. Big time. But his pockets may have been lined to assume a backup role. That’s correct, according to Denver Nuggets head coach George Karl, McGee, the $44 million man, is more than likely going to see his minutes within the second-unit, not as [...]
October 2, 2012
admin
Blogs
September 21, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Being 7’0″ tall makes you stick out like a sore thumb. Now taking it up a notch and being 7’0″ tall while riding a segway (Gob Style) ensures that everyone and their mothers are going to be staring at you. My guess is that JaVale McGee likes a [...]
September 21, 2012
admin
Offbeat
August 31, 2012 – Rob De France After a series of new moves this off-season, we revamp our count down of the Top 10 trades or free agent signings: 10. Louis Williams to Atlanta Hawks The Hawks brought in the offensive engine that made the Philadelphia 76ers go last season, as he scored a career-high [...]
August 31, 2012
admin
Blogs, R.S. De France