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NBA Rumors – Philadelphia 76ers Pushing Out Sam Hinkie Doesn’t Mean Bad Years are Over

The moment the Philadelphia 76ers hired Jerry Colangelo to an unspecified role, it was clear Sam Hinkie wasn’t going to last for much longer. The great tanking experiment is over, but it doesn’t mean the rebuilding process is ditched, or that good times are waiting just around the corner for Hinkie.
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Jeremy Lin Gets Toyed With, Kemba Walker Bounces Back, Charlotte Hornets Move On

The Charlotte Hornets had no problem capping off their road series with a 111-97 win over the New York Knicks that included big nights for Kemba Walker and Al Jefferson, a very big starting lineup and Jeremy Lin thrown back to the bench, which not for the first time comes after a good game for him and shakes up his confidence.
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NBA Standings & Scores

The Dallas Mavericks beating the Houston Rockets in a direct matchup for one of the two final tickets in the Western Conference playoffs stood out on a busy Wednesday NBA night, while the Indiana Pacers and Detroit Pistons improved their positions towards clinching a postseason berth as well.
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NBA Rumors – Los Angeles Lakers, Byron Scott Sorry for Kobe Bryant, Not Their Crappy Team

In another example of how distorted the thinking for the Los Angeles Lakers has been this season and for the last few years, Byron Scott keeps gushing about Kobe Bryant while the brand of basketball he’s responsible for keeps putting on embarrassing performances.
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NBA Rumors – Golden State Warriors & Stephen Curry Looking Jaded; Draymond Green Needs Rest

With their road to setting a new regular season record becoming more and more difficult, the Golden State Warriors are showing all the signs of a team bored of playing for “nothing”. Stephen Curry looks exhausted, but we say that after every one of those bad games. Draymond Green and Steve Kerr think it’s a different problem.
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Jeremy Lin Doesn’t Disappoint, Kemba Walker Horrendous, Charlotte Hornets Fall Behind

Without Nicolas Batum and with someone that used to be Al Jefferson, the Charlotte Hornets lost 96-90 on the road to the Toronto Raptors, with Kemba Walker having a mostly atrocious game and one Jeremy Lin, who showed once again why he deserves a spot in the lineup on a more regular basis.
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NBA Rumors – New York Knicks, Phil Jackson Weirdly Want Kurt Rambis to Coach Them Some More

While many New York Knicks fans thought having Kurt Rambis for about half a season is bad enough, it seems Phil Jackson has very different plans regarding the future, and that is to keep his former assistant on full-time on the sidelines.
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NBA April 5 Scores & Standings

The Golden State Warriors lost at home again, this time to the Minnesota Timberwolves, capping off a busy night of NBA action, which puts their record breaking business at real risk. The San Antonio Spurs won their game on the buzzer, the Cleveland Cavaliers are one step closer to locking up the East and the Philadelphia 76ers can finally relax.
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NBA Rumors – Memphis Grizzlies Crashing Along With Their Injured Players

Things aren’t looking good for the Memphis Grizzlies, who have now lost Mike Conley for the rest of this season, leaving them in the middle of a losing streak, falling quickly and if things keep going this badly, might end up finding themselves out of the playoffs.
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Jeremy Lin Sees Opportunity, Charlotte Hornets Need Him to Make the Most of It

The injuries of Nicolas Batum and Al Jefferson don’t exactly come at a great time for the Charlotte Hornets, heading into their game with the Toronto Raptors while trying to win one of the playoff seeds that gives them one round of home court advantage. On the other hand, Jeremy Lin should get a lot more minutes and hopefully see a lot more of the ball in what should be his first starting gig in almost two months.