Just so you know, there are times when I get it right. On October 17, 2013, the offshore book Bovada, released its over/under win totals for the 2013-14 regular NBA season. They had the Phoenix Suns’ win total at 21. Prior to the season, I said […]
Last week, the Cleveland Cavaliers let go GM Chris Grant, and Sunday, the Detroit Pistons fired coach Maurice Cheeks and … presto! The Cavs promptly ran off three wins in a row and the Pistons pounced on the “model franchise,” the rodeo-tripping San Antonio Spurs. Wow, what turn-arounds! But … I have seen this […]
— ALEX LEN, the Suns’ first-round draft choice in 2013, says he is not sure about playing for Ukraine this summer [at the FIBA World Cup]. Remember, he missed all last summer after left ankle surgery. He also said this summer is going to be one of the biggest in his career. […]
— GORAN DRAGIC, except for a short period, has been on the basketball court for most of the past year and late this summer, in Spain, will be playing for his native Slovenia in the FIBA World Cup. I say forget the [Taco Bell – but NOT forget the sponsor’s name!] Skills […]
How come? –Small guards are a pain in the ass to defend. But how come teams nowadays don’t post them up? –How come injured players who can’t suit up are traveling? Leave ’em at home and they will rehab and come back sooner. –Everybody knows we’re […]
The Rising Stars Challenge game is a Valentine’s Night feature of the East-West NBA All-Star Weekend in New Orleans. The players have been chosen by the (hundreds of) NBA assistant coaches. The big men selected among the 18 rookie and second-year players are Detroit’s Andre Drummond (12.6 pts, 12.7 rbds, 1.8 blks) and Toronto’s […]
Watching an MLK Day with wall-to-wall TV games — and seeing all that bullshit on the players’ elbows and their knees — brought my attention back to the NBA Summer League. If anyone is concerned about the (rising?) number of injuries, once the season and the playoffs are over, just […]
Remember the camera-tracking system the NBA has instituted? Well, this was reported by the Arizona Republic beat writer, Paul Coro, Friday, January 17, 2014: WHICH SUNS RUN THE FASTEST? (Player, MPH) Ish Smith 4.5 Dionte Christmas 4.4 Archie Goodwin 4.4 Alex Len 4.3 Goran Dragic 4.3 […]
After the Suns’ 1-and-4, five-game,Suns-coach-Jeff Hornacek, Phoenix head coach, lamented: “We run a three-on-two fast break and, instead of running for a lay-up or dunk, stop at the 3-point line. We pass up easy lay-ups and dunks to try to get a 3.” So … it’s all Hornacek’s fault […]
Derrick Rose, Russell Westbrook, Brook Lopez and Al Horford — big-name clients of Rob McClanaghan, the NBA’s highly popular work-out guru — are all INJURED again. Hmmmm. Why is it that Al Bianchi and Mr. Research — J Michael — are not surprised? Maybe NBA teams should begin paying attention to those intense off-season workout […]