The Atlanta Hawks were last year’s surprise team. This year it is the Boston Celtics. After a 48-win season, they are looking forward to the June 23 NBA draft. The one thing most people seem to forget, however, is that a first-round draft choice in this day and age isn’t anything like a first-round draft pick was […]
There are so many things wrong with the Sun, one scarcely knows where to begin. Let’s discuss the twin trouble represented by the Morris family. During the All-Star break, hopefully, someone in the Suns’ front office will have told interim coach Earl Watson to put a sock in it. His tweet in the wake of […]
Phil Jackson in a “Bleacher Report” article said pretty much what Mr. Research and I have been saying all year: the NBA game has changed, and not for the good.
“I watch LeBron James, for example,” (Jackson) said. “He might [travel] every other time he catches the basketball if he’s off the ball. He catches the […]
This time of year in the NBA, with all the signings, hirings and firings, there are always a few hidden gems. The Oklahoma City Thunder, with two-time NCAA title coach Billy Donovan (Florida) now at the helm, named Monty Williams, Maurice Cheeks, and Anthony Grant assistant coaches. Grant was a long-time Donovan assistant before head […]
The New Orleans Pelicans made the playoffs the last day of the season, defeating the San Antonio Spurs. How refreshing it was to see how genuinely happy the players were that they had earned a playoff spot -- especially when we are enduring a period in NBA history where there seems to be a [...]
Isaiah Thomas is set to compete in the Skills Challenge during All-Star weekend in New York. I am wondering if high basketball I.Q. is in the skills set. Probably not, since you cannot put a number on it.
Alex Lin, in his first full NBA season, averaged 21 minutes over a nine-game stretch and 29 minutes over the previous five games. He recently said he is looking forward to the All-Star break because he is tired. I said earlier he could be key for the Suns at playoff time. I hope […]
It’s been a matter of perfect timing for the Atlanta Hawks, who fended off a Golden State invasion Friday night and assumed the NBA’s top record. Notwithstanding a spate of front-office controversy at season’s beginning, the Hawks are tearing through a league overloaded with children playing with children, key players out with injuries, a general […]