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Los Angeles Lakers – It Simply Isn’t Working
Pau Gasol is once again on the trading block. Kobe Bryant isn’t happy, and unlike girls who just got dumped, he feeds his depression by taking a huge amount of field goals. Dwight Howard can’t make the Los Angeles Lakers good on defense or become a remotley decent free throw shooter. Mike D’Antoni is trying to manage something a bit over his head.
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Houston Rockets – Not Only About James Harden & Jeremy Lin
For once, it wasn’t about the two big names for the Houston Rockets this season. James Harden and Jeremy Lin took a step back, or simply had a very rough night, while Greg Smith and Toney Douglas got their moment in the spotlight as the next teams that sends the Los Angeles Lakers project of megalomania spiraling down into an abyss.
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Oklahoma City Thunder – Russell Westbrook Loses to Deron Williams, Kevin Durant Wins
While the point guard battle between Russell Westbrook and Deron Williams probably drew most of the individual attention in the game, there was simply no player on the floor quite like Kevin Durant. The man is in better shape than anyone else in the NBA right now, and was the main reason the Oklahoma City Thunder won for a sixth straight time.
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LeBron James – Yes to Triple Double, no to Clutch
Yes, it can begin. LeBron James, for the first time this season, missed not one but two potentially game winning shots, which made his first triple double in 2012-2013 look that much more redundant as the Miami Heat left Washington scratching their heads as to how exactly they lost to the Washington Wizards.
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Floyd Mayweather – Everyone Thinks He’s Avoiding Manny Pacquiao
It’s still quiet on the Floyd Mayweather front. I mean, he’s always being talked about, but staying silent himself. Meanwhile, Manny Pacquiao is sorta calling him out, while others are talking more and more about the fact that the big fight isn’t happening because Mayweather is avoiding it, not the other way round.
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Florida State Seminoles – Soon a Big 12 Team
There’s no stopping progress, and it seems to constant tectonic movements in College Football aren’t over. Next up on the realignment schedule? Florida State thinking about joining the Big 12, leaving the ACC, or at least hoping to.
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Chicago Bears – Here we Go Again
Last season, the Chicago Bears missed the playoffs because of injuries to Jay Cutler and Matt Forte. This season, after a 7-1 start to the season, the Bears have lost three of their last four games, while injuries keep piling up. This time? Brian Urlacher, probably out for the regular season.
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Chelsea FC – At Least Fernando Torres Can Defend
Sometimes, you can’t really tell if a manager is serious or not, and considering the pressures Rafa Benitez has been under since taking over the Chelsea manager position, there’s a good chance he’s starting to crack. There’s no other way in explaining his defense of Fernando Torres and his ability, saying the striker is very useful in defending corners.
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Rangers FC – Revenge Against SPL Teams
What can Rangers do to other SPL teams now that they’re in the third division? It’s going to take years before they can grab a dominant hold of the top flight like in years past, so for now, making some sort of financial dent in the accounting of some clubs is pretty much all they have to show for.
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Neymar – The Greatest Brazilian Since Pele
The walking, talking, playing and scoring sensation that is Neymar still hasn’t played a single match for a European club in one of the continent’s top leagues, but the Santos star has become the first Brazilian player since Pele in 1970 to receive the Hors concours honor, meaning, more or less, that he’s a step or two above the rest of his peers in the Brasilerão.