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Josh Smith On Those Rare Nights When Everything Works
No one is going to convince Josh Smith that he isn’t a jump shooter and that it’s better for him and his team to stick with close range shots. However, when it works, it’s a thing of beauty, and the Detroit Pistons can actually beat anyone, handing the Indiana Pacers their first home loss of the season with Smith leading the way.
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Baltimore Ravens – Keep On Winning Somehow
Unlike last year, there’s nothing about the Baltimore Ravens that seems to be pointing towards a season that will end in glory. However, despite not looking impressive or putting up big numbers, the defending Super Bowl champions keep advancing towards a playoff spot, getting over their latest hurdle, the Detroit Lions, with a game winning field goal by Justin Tucker.
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Ranking the Favorites to Win the Champions Leauge
The round of 16 draw to the Champions League gave us an even clearer indication regarding the favorites to win the competition: Above all stand Bayern Munich, once again playing Arsenal, while Real Madrid, scorching hot in the group stage, got a very easy draw in the form of Schalke, making the two look in better position than anyone else to reach the final this season.
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Transfer Rumors 2013 – Chelsea Trying to Sign Fredy Guarin
One of the areas Chelsea have been having a problem with this season has been central midfield, which makes their rumored interest in Colombian Fredy Guarin less than surprising, not to mention Inter seeming quite keen on selling someone.
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Brasileiro Relegation – Fluminense Stay Up, Portuguesa Go Down
There’s still a chance for Portuguesa to appeal, but at the moment it seems like the small club from Sao Paulo is going to be relegated because they used an ineligible player, costing them points. The winners? Fluminense, the highest ranked of the relegated teams, who enjoy being terrible on the pitch but great in the courtrooms.
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Tottenham Didn’t Learn From Liverpool’s Mistakes
Selling your biggest star and expecting to spend the exact same money on other players doesn’t always work out. Tottenham could have asked Liverpool who went through the same ordeal two years earlier, but Daniel Levy, Franco Baldini and Andre Villas-Boas, even if his mistakes were on the pitch and not in the transfer room, refused to look in the right direction.
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Who Should Play in the 2014 NBA All-Star Game?
The first voting numbers of the All-Star game ballots show that being great on the floor isn’t as important as popularity. LeBron James and Kevin Durant are obvious choices and easy picks to make for the starting lineups, but guys like LaMarcus Aldridge and Joakim Noah might be more deserving that others who have gotten more votes than them, which brought us to create are own list of who should be in the All-Star game.
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Tom Brady Isn’t Winning a Super Bowl This Year as Well
Walking off after answering only two questions in the postgame conference, Tom Brady didn’t really try to hide his anger and frustration. The New England Patriots failed to knock off the Miami Dolphins, losing to their division rivals 24-20 which hurts their bid for home field advantage in the playoffs and keeps the race for the AFC East title still open.
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Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin is as Important as James Harden
It’s been a bad December so far for the Houston Rockets, who have lost four of their last seven, including 106-91 to the Sacramento Kings. Jeremy Lin not being part of the game due to sudden back spasms, contrary to those who think trading him might be good for the team, didn’t help one bit, as things got worse later on with James Harden tweaking his ankle.
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Phoenix Suns – Eric Bledsoe & Goran Dragic Keep Putting on Shows
Maybe it’s still too soon to declare the Phoenix Suns as “for real” and out of the tanking category, because things might change later on, but right now they’re not just winning. They happen to be one of the best shows in the NBA, mostly thanks to their dual point guard backcourt of Eric Bledsoe and Goran Dragic, leading the team to a 106-102 win over the Golden State Warriors.