Archive for the ‘NBA’ Category

Patrick Ewing To Get An Interview With Detroit Pistons

Friday, June 24th, 2011

The Detroit Pistons are still searching for a head coach after firing John Kuester on June 5. Several candidates have emerged over the past month, but the Pistons are still yet to hitch their wagon to a new head guy. Now reports have surfaced that claim a Hall of Famer ...

Beware The Guards of Duke

Thursday, June 23rd, 2011

The Cleveland Cavaliers made Duke guard Kyrie Irving the No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft Thursday night, and we're all happy for him. But don't be surprised if this doesn't work out, Cavs fans, and it's not just because you're from Cleveland or we have no idea what Irving's ...

2011 NBA Draft: Live Blog

Thursday, June 23rd, 2011

2011 NBA Draft Live Blog

Lamar Odom Being Shopped By The Los Angeles Lakers

Thursday, June 23rd, 2011

Much has been made concerning several trades the Los Angeles Lakers have explored recently. More specifics of those discussions have been made public over the past few hours. The biggest splash concerned a potential trade with the Minnesota Timberwolves that would have brought Kevin Love and the No. 2 pick in ...

Kemba Walker’s Draft Stock Is Falling

Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011

Kemba Walker's transformation during the past year was incredible to watch. He went from a decent point guard to (arguably) the best college basketball player in the nation. Then he took his UConn team from being perceived as a fringe postseason squad to national champions while absolutely dominating the NCAA ...

Lakers, Kings Interested In Raymond Felton

Tuesday, June 21st, 2011

The Los Angeles Lakers and Sacramento Kings are both looking to upgrade at the point guard position. The Lakers would like to get faster at the point, as Derek Fisher and Steve Blake didn't get the job done last year. And though the Kings do have Tyreke Evans, he's more ...

New York Knicks Trying To Land Jimmer Fredette?

Monday, June 20th, 2011

Rumors are swirling right now that the New York Knicks are trying to move up in the NBA Draft to land BYU guard Jimmer Fredette. The Knicks currently hold the No. 17 pick in the first round, and they'd likely have to move up inside the top 12 to be ...

Cavs Trying To Draft Irving And Williams?

Thursday, June 16th, 2011

The Cleveland Cavaliers have the No. 1 and No. 4 overall picks in next week's NBA Draft and the franchise is definitely looking to make a splash. While the Cavs are expected to select Duke point guard Kyrie Irving with the first pick, they haven't completely ruled out Arizona forward ...

Jeremy Tyler’s Rise Is What’s Wrong With The NBA

Thursday, June 16th, 2011

I’d like to think former San Diego High School standout/Maccabi Haifa flame out Jeremy Tyler’s unexpected rise up the draft charts is really the product of NBA front offices trying to trick each other into drafting the next Kwame Brown. Like everyone is saying how talented he is and how ...

So, Is Ricky Rubio Actually Any Good?

Wednesday, June 15th, 2011

As we all know by now, Spanish point guard Ricky Rubio has finally agreed to join the Minnesota Timberwolves next season. So now the question becomes, what will the 20-year-old actually give Minnesota? Judging by his numbers with FC Barcelona, not much. Rubio has been hyped ever since he turned pro at ...