Mark Cuban’s not sorry that he’s not sorry. Since his Dallas Mavericks won an NBA title in 2011, Cuban has taken a lot of flack for the decisions he’s made or simply allowed to be made. After Dirk Nowitzki led them to a championship over the Miami Heat, the team was essentially dismantled. Just like [...]
August 7, 2013
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Shane Battier is upset, and I don’t blame him. The NBA released the 2013-14 schedule on Tuesday and, lo and behold, the Miami Heat are on the road for both Thanksgiving and Christmas. Naturally, Battier isn’t thrilled about the idea (h/t to USA Today). The schedule I got said that we are on the road [...]
August 7, 2013
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Magic Johnson is just saying what everyone is thinking. Oh, and what everyone else has been saying too. Speaking with the Los Angeles Daily News (via Ira Winderman of the Sun-Sentinel), Magic said that he believes LeBron James will opt out of his contract with the Miami Heat next summer. “LeBron could opt in, but [...]
August 6, 2013
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So why do the New York Knicks need Glen Grunwald again? Oh right, formalities. To hell with those shackles. They should just go ahead and give Carmelo Anthony the official title of star cornerstone and acting general manager. According to Hoopworld’s Steve Kyler, the Knicks have let ‘Melo know their financial books will be clear [...]
July 31, 2013
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Mike Brown has no advice to offer Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra on LeBron James. Surprise, surprise. Brown coached LeBron between 2005 and 2010, the latter of which was LeBron’s last season with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Like Spo inevitably will, Brown had to endure 82 games worth of speculative banter about where LeBron was [...]
July 29, 2013
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It was great to see Tracy McGrady in an NBA uniform once again for the Spurs during the playoffs. Granted, his name was only called in garbage time, it was still refreshing to see him out there. For someone as great as he was, you hate to see him have to go to China go [...]
July 29, 2013
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Marcus Camby dodged a bullet. Sort of. Upon being traded from the New York Knicks to Toronto Raptors, the 17-year-veteran went from being a member of a contender, to a lottery team. Camby was able to negotiate a buyout, though, leaving him free to play for the team of his choosing. According to Yahoo! Sports’ [...]
July 29, 2013
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Rick Barry can help LeBron James and Dwight Howard. Speaking with Chris Tomasson of Fox Sports Florida, Barry recommended that LeBron get someone to help him work on his free-throw shooting technique if he wished to improve. Don’t worry, though, he doesn’t think LeBron should start tossing them granny style. That method is reserved for [...]
July 22, 2013
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LeBron James would be proud. After just two years in the NBA, Kyrie Irving is already a superstar, the one who has given the Cleveland Cavaliers hope after LeBron’s departure. But according Brandon Tierney of TBD in the AM on CBS Sports Radio, he may be more like LeBron than most people think. .@BrandonTierney "I've [...]
July 21, 2013
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Mike Miller had one thing on his mind after being amnestied by the Miami Heat: Pringles. I’m most definitely not kidding, though that does need some clarifying. The Heat announced on Tuesday that they would be waiving Miller via the amnesty clause after the forward spent three years with the team. Miller was informed on [...]
July 17, 2013
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