As one Adam Fromal would say: Hahahahaha. An ESPN system called SCHOENE predicted the New York Knicks to finish 37-45 this season, per the New York Post‘s Marc Berman, which is hysterical. The Knicks went 54-28 last year, meaning they’d have to be 17 games worse in 2013-14. Again, hysterical. Carmelo Anthony wasn’t laughing, though. [...]
October 17, 2013
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Things change in the NBA all the time. Preseason basketball is often considered meaningless because, well, it is. It’s supposed to be a time for star players to work through rust, fringe players to secure roster spots and coaches to nail down rotations. And in many ways, that’s what it is. But it’s also a [...]
October 15, 2013
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Jason Kidd is a funny man. Even when he’s serious. Asked by reporters who Andrei Kirilenko’s skill set reminded him of, Kidd said LeBron James, according to ESPN New York’s Mike Mazzeo: I mean, LeBron James. And I’m not putting AK in [LeBron’s class in terms of talent], but when you talk about guys who [...]
October 11, 2013
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Kids say the darndest things. And they ask the most damning questions, too. While at a community event, Kyrie Irving was asked by one young Cleveland Cavaliers fan if he intended to abandon the team like LeBron James did in 2010 (h/t ProBasketballTalk). “Are you going to leave us like LeBron left us?” the kid [...]
October 10, 2013
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Amar’e Stoudemire is associated with disappointment more than he is anything else. The six-time All-Star, who is averaging over 20 points and eight rebounds for his career, finds himself a roster liability and financial hindrance with the New York Knicks. This wasn’t how his tenure in the Big Apple was supposed to play out. And [...]
October 9, 2013
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Take note, kids. Milk doesn’t build strong muscles; working out with LeBron James in the seventh circle of hell does. While filming a new Miami Heat introduction video for this upcoming regular season, LeBron can be seen working out under all sorts of ridiculous conditions. There’s fire, eery looking walls and, if you look really [...]
October 8, 2013
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The NBA is supposed to be fun. A lot of people understand that. Others don’t. Those people, the overly serious and belligerently antagonistic ones, won’t want to see what follows. This mark’s the inception of The Hoop Doctor’s PG-13 NBA Power Rankings, where almost anything goes. Language may sometimes not be suitable for those reading at [...]
October 8, 2013
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Ummmmmmmm, ok then. Lots of things don’t make sense to me. Like how they get the little “m” on M&M’s. Or Dwyane Wade’s fashion choices. Or anything Metta World Peace has ever said. Then there’s the things that both make no sense and seem equally stupid. Like One Direction concerts. Or any decision the Charlotte [...]
October 1, 2013
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New Head Coach of the Brooklyn Nets Jason Kidd recently joked with Carmelo Anthony during a 9-11 dedication about changing uniforms. All Kidd-ing aside, Carmelo Anthony, LeBron James, and Kobe Bryant lead the list of the NBA’s free agents in the summer of 2014. Anthony’s name has been mentioned in connection with the Los Angeles [...]
September 30, 2013
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R.S. De France
General managers are rarely honest. Lying, deflecting and evading are (probably) in their job description. Nothing the NBA’s maneuvering minds say can be taken at face value—most of the time. On certain occasions, however, there are moments of clarity. Sometimes, they can be genuine and truthful. This is one of those times. Houston Rockets GM [...]
September 19, 2013
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