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Indiana Pacers, the Best Starting Five in the NBA
One might suggest that the Indiana Pacers and the Golden State Warriors are two similar teams, at least in having an excellent starting lineup, perhaps the top two in the NBA, and not too much of a bench. If the starting five is what both rely on the most, than the Pacers proved they have the better one.
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Houston Rockets – Chandler Parsons Stars as Jeremy Lin Gets Used to Previous Role
The Houston Rockets put on their best offensive performance of the season, beating the Portland Trail Blazers 126-113, as Chandler Parsons had his best game of the year, aided by a strong performance from James Harden and Dwight Howard, while Jeremy Lin got wasted in a sixth man role because of Patrick Beverley returning.
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Heat vs Hawks – Something Wrong With the Defense
While no one doubts that the Miami Heat are good enough to make a serious defense of their title come the playoffs, it’s hard not to be slightly worried about their defensive issues and their form when Dwyane Wade isn’t playing, losing for the fourth time in six games, this time falling against the Atlanta Hawks 121-114.
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Nets vs Knicks – Everything Working For One, Falling Apart For the Other
Just over a week ago, things looked great for the New York Knicks. Now, after losing 103-80 to the Brooklyn Nets, their fourth consecutive defeat, it’s back to that lowest of the low point, while their rivals are playing the best basketball in the Eastern conference aside from the Indiana Pacers.
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Cleveland Browns – No Head Coach, No Coordinators As Well
We’ve already mentioned that no one really wants to take the Cleveland Browns job, but things are getting worst for the worst franchise in the NFL, as there are no coordinators left on the team as well: Norv Turner and Ray Horton have left as well, following the firing of Rob Chudzinski.
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Bill Belichick & Tom Brady, Not Gracious in Defeat
For some reason some people mistake being successful with classy, so the New England Patriots, with Bill Belichick and Tom Brady as the faces of the franchise, get caught in their hypocrisy after losing in the AFC Championship game, each delivering his own brand of gracious losing shortly after.
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49ers vs Seahawks – Hatred Doesn’t Have Off Days
We’ve already established that the San Francisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawks really don’t like each other, with Richard Sherman and Michael Crabtree still not done bickering and snapping at each other, even though the game is over, with one team going to the Super Bowl and the other going into a long, slightly painful offseason.
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Franck Ribery on Cristiano Ronaldo Not Deserving the FIFA Ballon d’Or
While it was pretty quiet on the Lionel Messi front after missing out on the Ballon d’Or for the first time in four years, Franck Ribery was a bit more disappointed that Cristiano Ronaldo, and not him, got to be awarded with the honor, and that Bayern Munich didn’t have as many players as he would like in the FIFA team of the year.
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Transfer Rumors 2014 – Manchester United Closer to Signing Juan Mata
The rumors about Manchester United making a move for Juan Mata have been circulating since summer, but it seems like there’s a very good chance that the struggling Premier League champions and Chelsea are getting very close to a deal on a transfer.
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AC Milan – Clarence Seedorf Isn’t the Savior
It wasn’t that much of a surprise to see AC Milan win with Clarence Seedorf taking the helm. A new manager usually starts out well, but when trying to see how this thing works in the long term, it has a lot more to do with the ownership and the money they spend than the presence of a certain manager.