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Portland Trail Blazers – LaMarcus Aldridge is the Best Power Forward in the NBA
It seems the opinion on the matter and the position changes everyday, but leading the Portland Trail Blazers to the best start in the Western Conference gives LaMarcus Aldridge the edge right now over someone like Kevin Love, making him the best power forward in the NBA on one of the best teams in the league right now.
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Oklahoma City Thunder – Kevin Durant Has a Michael Jordan Kind of Game
When the season ends and Kevin Durant once again hopes that someone recognizes him as the best player in the NBA, he’ll hope to look back to when the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 113-103, mostly thanks to his triple double and taking over in the final minutes of the game to seal yet another home win.
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Miami Heat – Chris Bosh Finishes What LeBron James Started
In a season that’s about the Miami Heat battling with the immense expectations of the hard-to-achieve three-peat while trying not to feel bored, arrogant and complacent against some of the weaker opposition they encounter, it’s good to have someone like Chris Bosh, who doesn’t mind hiding in the shadows until it’s time for him to step up and assist LeBron James or Dwyane Wade with a barrage of clutch three pointers to spark and cap off a fourth quarter comeback.
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Indiana Pacers – Paul George Above Everyone Else
What’s different about the Indiana Pacers this season compared to the team that made it to the Eastern Conference Finals last season? Not much, but it seems like Paul George, taking yet another step forward in his overall game, finally gives them a true, reliable and clutch superstar to carry the team when the going gets tough.
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New England Patriots – Antonio Smith Thinks They’re Cheating
Instead of getting more credit from the media after a 34-31 win over the Houston Texans which included another impressive second half, leading the New England Patriots back from a double digit deficit, accusations or at least subtle allegations coming from Antonio Smith force you to at least consider that there was something less than Kosher about the way the Pats adjusted to what their rivals were doing to slow them down.
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Carolina Panthers – Cam Newton Has a Perfect Weekend
It’s hard to tell what is making Cam Newton more happy these days; winning for the eighth consecutive time by beating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 27-6, improving to 9-3 this season, or the sight of Auburn, a program he led to the national title almost three years ago, getting the best of Alabama in the Iron Bowl.
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Philadelphia Eagles – Nick Foles Can Do No Wrong
The Philadelphia Eagles are keeping pace with the Dallas Cowboys at the top of the NFC East with a fourth consecutive win after yet another impressive performance from the undisputed starting quarterback, Nick Foles, leading his team to a 24-21 win over the Arizona Cardinals.
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Denver Broncos – Peyton Manning Shuts Down the AFC West Debate
For the second time in three weeks, the Denver Broncos beat the Kansas City Chiefs as Peyton Manning, throwing five touchdown passes, showing that rough and icy weather isn’t really an issue for him and his team in general, and on the way taking care of their pesky rival from the AFC West, close to closing the book on the division, making sure they’ll finish first in the division and probably the conference.
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2013 BCS Standings – Week 14
In the most anticipated BCS standings release of the season (before the one that will come out next week), it seems Ohio State have the inside track to the second berth in the BCS national championship game, leaving Auburn and Missouri on the outside and hoping for either the Buckeyes or Florida State to slip up in order to keep the SEC in the final of College Football.
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PSG – The First Team in Ligue 1 History With No French Players
It was bound to happen at some point or the other. Rich teams like Paris Saint-Germain aren’t about local identity or anything similar. It’ about big names, big money and titles. If it means sacrificing integrity, so be it, and so the French champions became the first Ligue 1 side ever to start a match without a single French player in the lineup, rectifying that issue at half time when Blaise Matuidi came in for Thiago Motta.