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James Harden Leads, Houston Rockets Follow
Kevin McHale on James Harden and his performance in leading the Houston Rockets to their fifth straight win: He’s just so hard to defend. He’s got the side-step, Euro-step, driving into you. He’s so doggone strong. He’s really got strong hands. He mauls the ball through your armpit and finds a way to finish.
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Minnesota Timberwolves – Kevin Love as the Setup Man
Clutch is a term thrown around too loosely. Sometimes setting up the chance by working hard for three quarters is just as important. Jose Juan Barea was the guy who clinched the win for the Minnesota Timberwolves with a huge fourth quarter. Kevin Love, happy or not about his situation, was the guy who made it all possible.
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Minnesota Timberwolves – Sick Kevin Love Better Than Nothing
Somehow, the Minnesota Timberwolves keep winning. At first they were missing both Kevin Love and Ricky Rubio, but now Love is back. Andrei Kirilenko is injured, Brandon Roy is facing retirement again. Not stability whatsoever, but the Timberwolves are in a good place, rebounding from a long losing streak, waiting for the return of their prodigal point guard.
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Minnesota Timberwolves – Doing Great Without Kevin Love and Ricky Rubio
Believe it or not, the Minnesota Timberwolves are 4-1 to start off the season despite playing without both Kevin Love and Ricky Rubio. Their latest victims in their surprising start were the struggling Indiana Pacers, who simply messed up on the final play, allowing Chase Budinger to score a game winning layup with 0.8 second left on the clock.
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The Lost Art of the Triple Double
Rajon Rondo’s fantastic night against the Derrick Rose-less Chicago Bulls was only the sixth triple double this season by an NBA player, with Rondo going for 32 points, 10 rebounds and 15 assists. He is the first player this year to notch multiple triple double games, which seem to be more and more of a rarity these days.
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The Tony Parker and Andrei Kirilenko Method
Kobe Bryant is about to sign a deal in Italy worth around 6-7 million dollars a season. Tony Parker signed in France for 2000 dollars a week. Andrei Kirilenko? He’s taking a 3 million dollars salary, but giving it away to charity.
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Worse Hair – Kirilenko or Childress?
Andrei Kirilenko’s new … whatever you wanna call that thing on his head is so horrendous you can’t take your eyes off it. And I’ve seen better ‘Fros than that thing Childress has on top. So which is worse? Kirilenko’s or Childress’?