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Kobe Bryant Will Get Mike D’Antoni Fired Through Twitter
Everyone knows how serious Kobe Bryant is about his team, the Los Angeles Lakers. It also seems sometimes that out of all that passion comes a destructiveness that punishes those trying to succeed without him, although he doesn’t necessarily mean for the results to happen. Using twitter to interact with the fans during games, something he never managed to do before his injuries, might not be all that positive as some might think.
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Dallas Mavericks Don’t Want Dirk Nowitzki as Their Star Anymore
At some point, every franchise player becomes redundant or at least not as important as he was. Dirk Nowitzki, after missing nearly half the season and missing the playoffs for the first time in over a decade, has become that type of player for the Dallas Mavericks, who’ll be looking for someone else to take over the “number one” slot for the team, hopefully as soon as possible.
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Transfer Rumors 2013 – Arsenal Interested in Daryl Janmaat, Sebastien Corchia or Matt Lowton
At the end of the season, Arsenal are going to try and find a new right back to replace Bacary Sagna, who has refused to extend his contract after six seasons of playing at the Emirates. While Carl Jenkinson is an option to be the man who inherits his place, others from outside the club are also being targeted, specifically one of the following three – Daryl Janmaat of Feyenoord, Sebastien Corchia of Sochaux or Matt Lowton from Aston Villa.
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Los Angeles Lakers Should Amnesty Kobe Bryant, Not Pau Gasol
People don’t always do the smart things because of, well, less than intelligent decision making. While Kobe Bryant has been the face of the Los Angeles Lakers for over a decade, the Southern California will get over him eventually, like they do about everything, once the team built around others, specifically Dwight Howard, starts winning games at an acceptable rate. Meanwhile, the team is more inclined to release Pau Gasol than the Black Mamba.
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Houston Rockets – James Harden Forgets About Jeremy Lin & Teammates
If anyone needed more proof that the Houston Rockets are playing the wrong kind of basketball to succeed or even stand a chance in the NBA playoffs, came Game 1 of their series vs the Thunder, and the continuing approval from Kevin McHale for James Harden to do whatever he wants on the court while forgetting about Jeremy Lin or any other of his teammates is making this look like a clean, cold, painful sweep in the making.
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NBA Playoffs – Home Court Advantage Means Everything
It’s been nine seasons since the last time all 8 teams hosting the opening games of the first round series in the NBA playoffs won across the board, with the Miami Heat, Oklahoma City Thunder, New York Knicks, San Antonio Spurs, Indiana Pacers, Denver Nuggets, Brooklyn Nets and Los Angeles Clippers claiming a game 1 victory.
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Manchester United – Javier Hernandez & Rio Ferdinand Aren’t Leaving
Don’t believe anyone yet expect anything is a common saying about many subjects, including the world of football and its abundance of transfer rumors. While Manchester United will probably be looking for new and expensive strikers and centre backs during the summer, Alex Ferguson is adamant that both Chicharito and Rio Ferdinand, opposed to the constant ramblings suggesting their departure, aren’t leaving the club anytime soon.
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Oklahoma City Thunder Show Houston Rockets What a Playoff Juggernaut Is
It’s nice to fantasize about how James Harden can be incredibly good for 6-7 games in one series and make a fight out of the clash between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Houston Rockets, but in reality, it’s not even close to being a fair fight, with Kevin Durant leading Russell Westbrook and Serge Ibaka to an explosive and dominant start to yet another chase after the NBA championship, running all over a team that doesn’t seem to belong in the same league.
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Manu Ginobili Doesn’t Let Injury Get in the Way of Beating the Los Angeles Lakers
The San Antonio Spurs are usually known for their passing game and offensive fluidity, but in the postseason opener against the Los Angeles Lakers, it was about their defense, forcing the Lakers to try and win the game from the outside, and a resurgent and hopefully long-term healthy Manu Ginobili with some special moments of basketball that led them to take a 1-0 lead in the series.
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Paul George Has His Best Playoff Game Ever to Open 2013 Postseason
The Indiana Pacers need Paul George to be at his absolute best during the playoffs for them to fulfill the potential many seen in them, of being the second best team in the East. In game 1 of the first round series with the Hawks he didn’t shoot very well, but still did everything else at the highest level, leading his team to a comfortable home win and a 1-0 lead in the series.