Tag: 2016-2017 NBA Season

  • Jeremy Lin Can’t Stop Scoring While Brooklyn Nets Finally Taste Victory

    Jeremy Lin Can’t Stop Scoring While Brooklyn Nets Finally Taste Victory

    For the first time since October, the Brooklyn Nets won a game with Jeremy Lin, and didn’t have to halt the celebrations knowing their point guard picked up another hamstring injury.

  • Jeremy Lin & Brooklyn Nets in a Copy-Paste Kind of Back-to-Back

    Jeremy Lin & Brooklyn Nets in a Copy-Paste Kind of Back-to-Back

    As Jeremy Lin made his second appearance in two nights for the Brooklyn Nets after a looooong absence, it dawned on me that their 112-95 loss to the Golden State Warriors wasn’t very different in comparison to their loss in the Rockies 24 hours earlier. Same problems, same kind of hopelessness, besides Lin.

  • Jeremy Lin Returning Can’t Fix the Broken Brooklyn Nets, For Now

    Jeremy Lin Returning Can’t Fix the Broken Brooklyn Nets, For Now

    It’s hard to find something that hasn’t been said about the Brooklyn Nets this season. Their 129-109 loss to the Denver Nuggets had just about one thing worth mentioning without using a critical tone: Jeremy Lin making his first appearance in 2017.

  • NBA Rumors: Chicago Bulls & Indiana Pacers Considering Trading Away Their Biggest Stars

    NBA Rumors: Chicago Bulls & Indiana Pacers Considering Trading Away Their Biggest Stars

    As we approach the final 24 hours before the trade deadline is behind us, the two biggest names that still to seem be on the board are Jimmy Butler of the Chicago Bulls and Paul George of the Indiana Pacers.

  • NBA Rumors: Sacramento Kings Trading Everyone; Boston Celtics Trying to Land Jimmy Butler or Paul George

    NBA Rumors: Sacramento Kings Trading Everyone; Boston Celtics Trying to Land Jimmy Butler or Paul George

    Now that the All-Star weekend is behind us, it’s time to focus on trades. The stars of the moment, the Sacramento Kings, aren’t done dealing their veteran players: Darren Collison, Arron Afflalo and Ben McLemore are all on the trading block, with the Kings looking to tank the rest of the season and stock up on draft picks and/or rookie deals. Meanwhile, the Boston Celtics are smelling blood in the water, which is why they’re high on going after Paul George or Jimmy Butler, trying to make the most of their draft picks war chest.

  • NBA Rumors: Bulls, 76ers & Pelicans in Talks About a Jahlil Okafor Trade

    NBA Rumors: Bulls, 76ers & Pelicans in Talks About a Jahlil Okafor Trade

    Two teams are off the table, which limits the options for the Philadelphia 76ers as they try to trade away the disappointing Jahlil Okafor. Right now it looks like the Chicago Bulls and New Orleans Pelicans are the remaining options for them.

  • Warriors vs Thunder Predictions

    Warriors vs Thunder Predictions

    In an NBA regular season that is looking a lot like the previous one, the one game that has really stood out since the beginning of the season as something to look forward to is the Golden State Warriors facing the Oklahoma City Thunder in OKC for the first time (there’s going to be another game). It’s also Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant facing off once again, only this time in a much more hostile environment.

  • NBA Rumors: Bulls, Knicks & Lakers in a Murky Present; Facing an Unknown Future

    NBA Rumors: Bulls, Knicks & Lakers in a Murky Present; Facing an Unknown Future

    The NBA teams of the three biggest TV markets can’t seem to get it right. The Chicago Bulls are mediocre and unsure whether to build around Jimmy Butler or dump him, and what to do with the current management. The New York Knicks seem to be realizing that Carmelo Anthony is only hurting them, but Phil Jackson may not be the one who can bring this group into the playoffs and contention again. And for the Los Angeles Lakers, it looks like the young talent they’ve assembled isn’t going to be enough for the post-Kobe Bryant era, but some of the decisions they made last offseason will limit their flexibility.

  • 6 Most Disappointing Teams in the 2016-2017 NBA Season So Far

    6 Most Disappointing Teams in the 2016-2017 NBA Season So Far

    Midway through the 2016-2017 NBA season, when everyone is gushing over the All-Star selections, there are teams trying to figure out what went wrong. Six teams stand out in their disappointment level so far this season: The Chicago Bulls, Indiana Pacers, Detroit Pistons, Orlando Magic, Minnesota Timberwolves and Portland Trail Blazers. We’ll try to see what went wrong in comparison to the lofty expectations.

  • Jeremy Lin Third Hamstring Injury Crushed Remaining Hope for Brooklyn Nets

    Jeremy Lin Third Hamstring Injury Crushed Remaining Hope for Brooklyn Nets

    Losing streaks, occasional wins, developing players, lots of frustration. In between all of this, the Brooklyn Nets season took another hit when Sean Marks revealed that Jeremy Lin is going to miss at least 3 more weeks as his left hamstring injury resurfaced, striking for the third time this season.