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New York Knicks Get the Best Of Carmelo Anthony
Carmelo Anthony had his best game since becoming a New York Knicks player, scoring 43 points to lead them over the Chicago Bulls with a game tying shot at the end of the fourth quarter and a game winning shot at the end of overtime, making it clear who is the main man on this team under Mike Woodson.
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Kobe Bryant Injury Exposes the Weaknesses in Mike Brown’s Lakers
Kobe Bryant didn’t play for the first time the season, and the Los Angeles Lakers looked terrible. No energy, no defense. The Phoenix Suns handed the West’s #3 team their worst defeat of the season, proving to many just how important the league’s leading scorer is to the team.
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Isiah Thomas Doesn’t Understand Why He Keeps Getting Fired
Isiah Thomas didn’t last more than three years as the head coach of the FIU Golden Panthers, compiling a record of 26-65 in the Sun Belt conference, without making a mark on both attendance and recruiting at the school. Surprisingly, to him at least, he got fired from another head coaching job.
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Grizzlies & Rockets Ruin Impressive Home Stands
The Miami Heat won 17 games in a row at home, including their impressive one over the Thunder. The Lakers are another team incredibly tough to beat on their home court. So what? The Memphis Grizzlies continue to impress with Randolph on the comeback trail, winning in Miami, while the surprising Houston Rockets won 112-107 in LA.
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Ben Wallace Deserves To Be in the Hall of Fame
It’s easy to forget Ben Wallace is still in the league. A backup Center for the Detroit Pistons, the 4 time NBA defensive player of the year can still conjure up something worth mentioning beyond the stat sheet, like his block on John Wall in the Pistons’ 99-94 win over the Washington Wizards.
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Can it Get Any Worse For the Orlando Magic in Stan Van Gundy – Dwight Howard Saga?
Dwight Howard and Stan Van Gundy lost another game, the Orlando Magic’s fifth consecutive loss, following the drama the erupted when it came to light that Howard has apparently asked the Magic front office to get a new head coach. Even worse, or weirder, is that Van Gundy actually admitted to the media he talked to managment, confirming the rumors.
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Bryant & Bynum Dominate Clippers – Lakers Despite Blake Griffin Dunk on Pau Gasol
Kobe Bryant finished with 31 points, Andrew Bynum with 36. The Los Angeles Lakers beat their little sister 113-108 in a game that had most people talking about Blake Griffin destroying Pau Gasol with another one for the his impressive highlight book. With one less of a position to worry about for the Lakers, who on some nights, when things click on both ends of the floor, look like title contenders once again.
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Heat & LeBron James Settle Score With Thunder & Durant
LeBron James and the Miami Heat had something to prove. As little as some regular season games mean in the long run, beating the Oklahoma City Thunder and outplaying Kevin Durant seemed like a must for a team that unlike the criticism around them, didn’t seem to buy in to the apocalyptic prophecies.
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What NBA Team Would Be the Best Fit For Anthony Davis?
Anthony Davis will be the number one draft pick in 2012. Unless something unpredictable happens – Deciding not to join the NBA or actually not being the #1 pick. Already some have predicted that his ability to turn a team around will be nothing short of magical, worth 50 wins, no matter where he gets to play.
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2012 College Basketball Rankings – Final Coaches Poll
Kentucky won the national title for the 8th time and the first since 1998, and the coaches found just enough time to squeeze in another final poll to determine who were the top 25 teams in the nation with the tournament as another way to gauge the field.