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NBA Rumors – Oklahoma City Thunder & New York Knicks In Trade For Nick Collison & Iman Shumpert
Even deals that don’t really make any sense get made, so it wouldn’t be too much of a shock if the Oklahoma City Thunder and the New York Knicks get together and work out a trade that sends Iman Shumpert for Nick Collison.
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NBA Rumors – Chicago Bulls Still Want to Re-Sign Luol Deng
It seems like every other day there’s a change in direction the Chicago Bulls are taking in regards to Luol Deng and his future with the team. At the moment, maybe because of some strong performances, the Bulls are once again talking about being interested to re-sign Deng this offseason, although it all might be some big smoke screen in order to increase his trade value.
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Even LeBron James Gets Lazy Sometimes
The 82-game long NBA season allows you to take nights off while playing. Dwyane Wade got some rest by sitting out the Miami Heat’s loss to the Detroit Pistons in order to give his knee some scheduled rest, while LeBron James had a rest of his own, setting a bad example in a game that was about not thinking, and not even trying that hard for plenty of minutes.
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Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin Needs Patrick Beverley to Keep on Like This
With Jeremy Lin out for a couple of weeks, the Houston Rockets are once again completely the James Harden show. Whether that’s good or not is up for the record during that time to decide, but in terms of the quality of basketball the team plays, it’s awful. Why? Because one against five style doesn’t work in the long run, simple. The thing Lin should be keeping a watch on more than anything is Patrick Beverley.
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No Deficit is Too Much When Stephen Curry is on Your Team
Down by 27 in the second half? That should be a sign to give up on the game, right? Not when you have someone like Stephen Curry on your team. The Golden State Warriors shouldn’t have been able to comeback from an awful start to their game against the Toronto Raptors, but a huge fourth from Curry and Klay Thompson paved the way for the comeback of the season and a 112-103 win.
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Detroit Pistons – Beating the NBA Champions Despite the Same Old Problems
When the Detroit Pistons signed Brandon Jennings and Josh Smith over the summer, they knew two very talented players were coming, but also flawed in ways that could really hurt their desire to finally make it back to the NBA playoffs. Despite the both of them making the same mistakes they always do, a lethargic Miami Heat team enabled them to come away with a rare road win in the AmericanAirlines Arena.
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Michael Carter-Williams & Victor Oladipo With the Double Rookie Triple-Double
Both the Philadelphia 76ers and the Orlando Magic aren’t going to win the NBA title, and probably not reach the playoffs, although you never know in the super weak Eastern conference. However, while they stride towards a lottery pick, the least they can do is entertain. If seeing a 126-125 win for the Sixers in double overtime isn’t enough, we also got to see, for the first time ever, two rookies on opposite sides of the ball, Victor Oladipo and Michael Carter-Williams, recording triple doubles in the same game.
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Duke Blue Devils – Quinn Cook Gets Them Back on Track
The early part of the season for schools that see themselves as national title contenders isn’t just about the big wins, but showing that they can rebound from the tough losses. A great performance from Quinn Cook and not one of the freshman phenom, Jabari Parker, helped Duke get back on track with a 79-69 win in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge.
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Chicago Bulls – Mike James & Marquis Teague Are The Worst Backup Point Guards in the NBA
It wasn’t hard to guess the Chicago Bulls were in trouble the moment Derrick Rose tore his Meniscus, which meant Kirk Hinrich, Mike James and Marquis Teague were going to have to step up and fill the point guard position. So far, it hasn’t really been happening, especially when it comes to the minutes and contributions from James and Teague.
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Houston Rockets – James Harden Needs Jeremy Lin With Him
Without both Chandler Parsons and Jeremy Lin, it’s not that surprising to see James Harden try and win a game all on his own for the Houston Rockets. Despite a big fourth quarter it wasn’t enough, because the players around him aren’t smart enough to make up for those injured and not playing, and a bad defense that continues to plague this team in every game.