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Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin Makes it Impossible For Dwight Howard to Play Power Forward
One of the bigger questions regarding the new season for the Houston Rockets is the question of the minutes Dwight Howard and Omer Asik will spend together on the court and which one of them will step outside the paint. By having a point guard like Jeremy Lin who doesn’t exactly help stretch the floor isn’t the best ingredient for that kind of planned recipe.
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Arsenal FC Transfer Rumors – Yohan Cabaye Might be Signed
It seems that Arsenal are taking the calls to sign players by the end of the summer transfer window very seriously, and have turned their attentions to Yohan Cabaye, the French midfielder from Newcastle who has been linked to a move away from the club for the last couple of seasons.
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The Evolution of the James Harden Beard
When James Harden arrived to the NBA in 2009 off a pretty impressive career with the Arizona State, no one expected him to become the star he did first for the Oklahoma City Thunder and then the Houston Rockets, while his beard seemed to grow in relation to his development as a basketball player.
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New York Giants – Eli Manning Not Looking Good Among Plenty of Injuries
The New York Giants refuse to be worried about their unimpressive performances so far in preseason, which include Eli Manning looking off in so many ways, but the real concerning issue are the injuries that are starting to pick up, including Victor Cruz who left early in what might turn out to be a bit more serious than initially thought.
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Indianapolis Colts – Andrew Luck Needs More Help From the Running Game
One of the big goals this season for the Indianapolis Colts is to depend less on the arm of their star quarterback, Andrew Luck, and more on their disappointing ground game, which hasn’t been able to pick itself up during the preseason so far.
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Arsenal FC – Arsene Wenger Doesn’t Deserve to Have His Contract Renewed
Maybe Arsene Wenger is doing what his owners are asking him to, which is maintain minimal spending while remaining in the Champions League. But it seems Arsenal have taken some sort of step back every season, with this one, or at least it’s start, looking especially disastrous in potential.
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Paul Pogba Deserves a Bigger Role (Juventus vs Lazio)
After a season in which Paul Pogba made himself known to those following Juventus and getting himself a call up for the French national team, it’s time for the talented midfielder to take it up a notch and become a bigger part in the plans of the Italian champions as they hope to find themselves finding more success in the Champions League as well.
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Kolbeinn Sigþórsson & His Superstar Moment (Ajax vs Feyenoord)
Players who rise to the occasion on the biggest of stages at a very young age are usually destined for greatness. There was nothing too special about Kolbeinn Sigthorsson in his Ajax career up to this point, but two goals in an impressive and successful comeback effort against their biggest rivals, Feyenoord, is a sign of greatness.
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Manchester United Transfer Rumors – Leighton Baines & Marouane Fellaini Not Any Closer to Signing
There’s nothing new about Manchester United using classic transfer tactics of unsettling players they’re interested in by handing in offers they know will be rejected, like their most recent attempt to sign Marouane Fellaini and Leighton Baines together with a bid that’s been called laughable, farcical and what not.
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Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo Rescued by Isco, Not Mesut Ozil
While Cristiano Ronaldo had one of his weaker and less influential matches for Real Madrid, the new young star of Spanish football, Isco, proved to be the important factor for a team going through plenty of changes, highlighting the overall weakness of more established players like Karim Benzema and Mesut Ozil.