Tag: 2015-2016 NBA Season

  • NBA Scores & Standings

    NBA Scores & Standings

    The Golden State Warriors pull another rabbit out of their bottomless hat to keep their incredible season going while the Miami Heat send the Chicago Bulls out of the playoff picture, the Portland Trail Blazers keep on scorching through their Eastern tour and the Los Angeles Lakers see just how good their rookie point guard can be.

  • Jeremy Lin Needs to Start Playing the Kemba Walker Basketball the Charlotte Hornets Love so Much

    Jeremy Lin Needs to Start Playing the Kemba Walker Basketball the Charlotte Hornets Love so Much

    A game against the Phoenix Suns is an excellent opportunity for teams to pick up an easy win and for players who thrive against weak, unintelligent defenses, like Kemba Walker, to bulk up their stats. Is Jeremy Lin in the same category? Without a head coach willing to give him too many minutes or a big enough role, it doesn’t really matter.

  • NBA Rumors – Houston Rockets Keep Getting Worse

    NBA Rumors – Houston Rockets Keep Getting Worse

    The Houston Rockets might still make the NBA playoffs this season; they are still 8th in the West despite winning just four times in their last 13 games. But considering who they’re going to face in the first round of the playoffs if they actually make it, maybe it’s better to just go for the lottery pick and start doing some retooling instead of that feared word, rebuilding.

  • NBA Rumors – Cleveland Cavaliers & Oklahoma City Thunder Fighting for Nothing

    NBA Rumors – Cleveland Cavaliers & Oklahoma City Thunder Fighting for Nothing

    After three losses in four games, the Cleveland Cavaliers, with LeBron James this time, are back to winning. Following four losses in five games, the Oklahoma City Thunder tasted victory again. But does it matter? When at the end of the rainbow there’s a Golden State Warriors waiting, it sometimes feels all this is in vain.

  • NBA Scores & Standings

    NBA Scores & Standings

    A relatively uneventful Monday of NBA action had the Cleveland Cavaliers going back to their winning ways behind a LeBron James return. the Milwaukee Bucks scorching the Defense-less Houston Rockets and the Oklahoma City Thunder venting their frustrations against the Sacramento Kings.

  • NBA Rumors – Golden State Warriors Not Falling Apart, Despite Everyone Wanting Them Too

    NBA Rumors – Golden State Warriors Not Falling Apart, Despite Everyone Wanting Them Too

    One of the problems with the Golden State Warriors is that the only reason to hate them is that they’re winning. Draymond Green might be a borderline negative personality at times for the media to riff on, but overall, unless you’re looking really hard, it’s hard to find a logical reason to dislike them.

  • Jeremy Lin Not Bad as the Charlotte Hornets Crash Thanks to the Kemba Walker Concept

    Jeremy Lin Not Bad as the Charlotte Hornets Crash Thanks to the Kemba Walker Concept

    The Atlanta Hawks had no problem beating the Charlotte Hornets 87-76 with a fantastic start aided by the Hornets playing their dumb, Kemba Walker centric basketball, while Jeremy Lin had himself a decent game, although it’s not going to help him get more minutes or responsibility in the future.

  • NBA Rumors – Cleveland Cavaliers Still Being Held Hostage by LeBron James

    NBA Rumors – Cleveland Cavaliers Still Being Held Hostage by LeBron James

    The Cleveland Cavaliers losing two games in a row isn’t the end of the world, especially when LeBron James sits out one of them. But Tyronn Lue admitting he doesn’t really have control of his star player while the brewing unhappiness bubbling under the surface as shown by J.R. Smith casts another negative light on a franchise that seems to be doing things the wrong way.

  • NBA Games: February 28, Scores & Standings

    NBA Games: February 28, Scores & Standings

    In an interesting Sunday afternoon and evening of NBA basketball, the Cleveland Cavaliers look more of a mess than ever, even without LeBron James, while the Miami Heat and Portland Trail Blazers carry on with their impressive post All-Star break ability.

  • Jeremy Lin Made Redundant With the Charlotte Hornets Picking Kemba Walker Over Everyone Else

    Jeremy Lin Made Redundant With the Charlotte Hornets Picking Kemba Walker Over Everyone Else

    The Charlotte Hornets have made their choice. Not just about who is going to be their point guard at every possible moment, but who is the player they want their style to be modeled after. Kemba Walker has taken over this team for better or worse, while Jeremy Lin, who was brought over to help change things into something that doesn’t look like half of the other NBA teams, has been brushed aside, losing minutes as we speak and half the time or more playing out of position.