The other day, Phoenix coach Jeff Hornacek opined: “If you are out there just relying on your athletic ability, it is tough to talk because you don’t even know what is going on.” Eric Bledsoe, his star and nominal team leader, responded: “I keep hearing everybody telling me I need to talk more. [...]
Let's cut the B.S. Goran Dragic ws not at fault. Signing Isiah Thomas (4 years $27.5 million) was a big mistake. How could anyone think you could possibly keep three 3 point guards happy? Like it or not, Suns suits were responsible for Dragic's departure.
1. Commissioner Adam Silver, before getting exercised over back-to-back games, extended road trips and a new play-off format, ought to make a concentrated effort to enforce Rule 10, Sections 2, 3 & 4. Translated, to simple language, the passage says, “Players cannot palm the ball, nor are they allowed to […]
The Golden State Warriors/Chicago Bulls game the other night provided a sneak preview of what can happen in the playoffs. Chicago [and also Memphis] play inside out — whereas most of the league, guided by the analytics, is playing outside in. I mean, the Bulls and Grizzlies play all year the way the game is […]
It’s always been the case. Success in the NBA draft depends, in large measure, on other teams’ mistakes. Let’s eyeball Sam Presti’s Oklahoma City successes, since his Thunder are the current building model for aspiring NBA doormats. Remember: in 2007, 2008 and 2009, OKC had the No. 2 overall, a No. 4 and a No. […]
Referees don’t like players talking to them. They especially don’t like young players coming into the NBA and running their mouths. As a result, Markieff, you will not get the benefit of the doubt in 50-50 calls. Just ask Rasheed Wallace.
Back on November 8, 2013, I blogged, “Klay Thompson, Golden State Warriors, is an All-Star. If he doesn’t get selected in the fan voting, the coaches definitely will select him. What sets him apart from other shooters is he can guard. Watch him.” In case you were sleeping, Thompson had a THIRTY-SEVEN-point quarter against Sacramento […]
While giving careful scrutiny to the development of the NBA game, Mr. Research and I talk about what happened — and when. We just about have decided that the game changed when the uniform shorts got longer.
He doesn’t always get it right but he did this time. Cuban says the squads should be expanded to 14 players from the current 12. He said coaches or general managers or both should choose the teams. Cuban said the leading total of 1.5 million votes for Steph Curry was so low it was “embarrassing,” […]
Archie Goodwin, the part-time Sun and part-time Bakersfield jammer, has been making the TV newsreels of late. First, there was a spectacular dunk in the late going of Phoenix’ runaway win over the mail-it-in Toronto Raptors, lazily winding up a nine-day road swing. Not long after, back in Bakersfield, the U of Kentucky first-rounder (2013) […]