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Houston Rockets – James Harden Needs Jeremy Lin With Him
Without both Chandler Parsons and Jeremy Lin, it’s not that surprising to see James Harden try and win a game all on his own for the Houston Rockets. Despite a big fourth quarter it wasn’t enough, because the players around him aren’t smart enough to make up for those injured and not playing, and a bad defense that continues to plague this team in every game.
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South Carolina Gamecocks – Connor Shaw Finishes Career With Perfect Home Record
When Connor Shaw leaves the University of South Carolina and hopefully gets into the NFL via a very late pick or even undrafted, he won’t have a national or conference title to show. No BCS Bowls he played in. Nothing that really stands out. But digging deeper shows a remarkable collegiate career for a player that’s been injured quite a lot, and still made the most of what was given to him, highlighted by going 17-0 at home as a starter.
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Adrian Peterson is on Pace to Have The Best Post-2000 Yards Season Ever
It’s rare to have a running back who gets to 2000 yards in one season. Only 7 players in NFL history have managed that feat, all of them only once, with Adrian Peterson being the last player to do it, accomplishing it last season. This year he isn’t going to reach that mark, but he is on pace to finish with the most yards ever for a running back coming off a +2000 season.
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New York Knicks – Carmelo Anthony Will Force Iman Shumpert Off The Team
It was already common knowledge that Iman Shumpert and the New York Knicks weren’t going to be an item forever, but his departure through a trade might be getting closer because he dared raise his voice to Carmelo Anthony in the most recent of Knicks debacles, resulting in Shumpert being benched for the rest of the game.
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Portland Trail Blazers – The Best of What the NBA is Offering
Right now, this is the best game the NBA has to offer – The Indiana Pacers and the Portland Trail Blazers. While the Eastern Conference leaders relied too much just on Paul George, the best in the West had a bit more of their fantastic offensive game spread around, spearheaded as usual by LaMarcus Aldridge and Damian Lillard, leading their team to a 106-102 win.
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San Antonio Spurs – Tim Duncan Simply Refuses to Get Old
It really shouldn’t be even remotely surprising that Tim Duncan is playing great at his old age. Not just the 23 points and 21 rebounds, but the game winning shot to give the San Antonio Spurs a 102-100 win over the Atlanta Hawks, writing yet another page in the book of respecting your elders in the NBA.
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New Orleans Pelicans – Jrue Holiday a Triple Overtime Hero
Not a lot of people are giving the New Orleans Pelicans much of a chance to stay in reach of a playoff spot while Anthony Davis is out injured, but Jrue Holiday with the game-winning basket and Ryan Anderson with the best performance of his career prove that there’s a lot more to this team, leading the way to a 131-128 win over the Chicago Bulls in a triple overtime game.
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UConn Huskies – Shabazz Napier Needs to Thank DeAndre Daniels
Obviously, Shabazz Napier, maybe the best senior left in College Basketball, got most of the praise for leading Connecticut to a 65-64 win over Florida, remaining undefeated in a slightly surprising start to the season. However, his buzzer beating shot wouldn’t have been possible if it wasn’t for DeAndre Daniels saving the day and tipping the ball his way.
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USC Trojans – Steve Sarkisian Leaving Washington to be Their New Head Coach
Programs usually look for former assistant and coordinators to take on head coaching jobs after they made their rounds. USC avoided a disastrous season thanks to Ed Orgeron, but decided to go in a different direction with the future of the football program, hiring Steve Sarkisian after he has spent the last five seasons rebuilding things in Washington.
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Seattle Seahawks – Russell Wilson, a Star on The Best Team in The NFL
The Russell Wilson show was in full effect as the Seattle Seahawks pulled off a very impressive 34-7 win over the New Orleans Saints that puts them on top of the NFC, almost clinching home field advantage throughout the postseason, and positioning themselves as probably the best team in the NFL right now.