With elite level talent like #1 ranked HS player Andrew Wiggins, Jabari Parker, Julius Randle, and the Harrison twins set to invade the college ranks next season, and the pro ranks potentially only one year after that, we as fanatical hoops fans definitely have something to look forward to over the next few seasons. But [...]
April 24, 2013
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NCAA
The Cleveland Cavaliers coaching vacancy wasn’t vacant for very long. After courting Phil Jackson (unsuccessfully) and Mike Brown, reports now are indicating that Brown is pretty much a lock to be the new head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers…again. Surely you’ll remember that he was LeBron’s coach in Cleveland before he was ultimately fired. Dan [...]
April 23, 2013
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Rumors
Last night against the Memphis Grizzlies, DeAndre Jordan debuted the upcoming Under Armour Spine Predator on the Los Angeles Clippers home court inside the Staples Center. Even though starting the game in his usual Under Armour sneaker, the Spine Bionic, DeAndre Jordan made the switch during the game into an early of the next-gen UA [...]
April 23, 2013
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Exclusives, Kicks
Carmelo Anthony is overrated. He’s also a ball hog. Or at least, that’s the prevailing narrative coming from The Boston Globe. On Monday, more than 24 hours after the New York Knicks beat the Boston Celtics 85-78 in Game 1 in the first round of the NBA playoffs, The Boston Globe‘s Dan Shaughnessy had a [...]
April 23, 2013
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Blogs
When Danny Granger was hurt to begin the season, we knew that this was Paul George’s chance to shine. He has shown flashes of potential in the past, but he was always in Granger’s shadow. However, this year he showed us all what he’s made of as he has proven to be a go to [...]
April 23, 2013
Anou Enright
Rumors
Despite not looking terrific in a 91-79 loss to the San Antonio Spurs in game 1 of the playoffs, the Los Angeles Lakers appear a few tweaks away from being competitive in this first round matchup. Lakers Head Coach Mike D’Antoni said the Lakers didn’t need to make adjustments rather tighten up some of the [...]
April 23, 2013
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R.S. De France
It remains to be seen how the Memphis Grizzlies will fair in the playoffs for the first time since trading away Rudy Gay. They’re down 0-1 to the Clippers but it’s a long series. What has been so successful for them all season long has been the interior with Zach Randolph and Marc Gasol. They [...]
April 22, 2013
Anou Enright
Rumors
The Lakers lost yesterday to the Spurs, but the story became Kobe’s tweets and Mike D’Antoni calling him a fan for it. But if we are to get back to the court for a second, the Lakers need to be concerned with Steve Nash. Nash has had to deal with injuries this year and they [...]
April 22, 2013
Anou Enright
Rumors
It wasn’t as much of a sure thing as Lebron James getting the MVP award again this year, but Knicks’ JR Smith getting the 6th man of the year award is not a shock of any kind. Smith was the Knicks’ second leading scorer behind Carmelo Anthony, and he did it coming off the bench. [...]
April 22, 2013
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Rumors
Kobe Bryant made a guarantee to the media, his teammates, and the organization. That guarantee throughout the Lakers regular season struggles was ‘don’t worry, we’ll make the playoffs’. Skeptics thought there was no way in hell the Lakers would make the playoffs in the tight Western Conference, but the team played great down the stretch [...]
April 22, 2013
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Offbeat