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NFL Free Agency – New England Patrtios Get Even Stronger
After losing Aqib Talib to the Denver Broncos in a very surprising move, the New England Patriots didn’t wait until they got themselves a premier cornerback to fill in, signing Darrelle Revis on a one year deal after he was released by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, making the biggest set of news on the second day of NFL free agency.
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Tottenham Hotspur: Tim Sherwood is no Better Than Andre Villas-Boas
Has the firing of Andre Villas-Boas and the advancement of Tim Sherwood actually changed anything for Tottenham? Their league record has improved, but hasn’t gotten them any closer to the Champions League. In other competitions? It’s actually been worse.
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Arsenal FC – Mesut Ozil is a Scapegoat
It’s easy to target Mesut Ozil as the centerpiece of disappointment at Arsenal. His body language, his price tag and actually building him up to be the reason that Arsenal succeeded early in the season, making them favorites to win the league for a short while. But throwing all the blame on him is a bit too much.
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Manchester City – Complaining About Referees Instead of Winning
Regardless of how Manchester City players, officials, management and fans try and spin it, there’s no hiding the fact that Barcelona were the better team in both encounters, and all the finger pointing and excuses made are simply an attempt to escape from the bitter truth.
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San Antonio Spurs – Painfully Efficient Right From the Start
The 104-96 scoreline doesn’t tell the story of the San Antonio Spurs, led by a scorching Tony Parker, humiliating the Chicago Bulls on their home court, allowing their bench to let go of a huge lead and still not worry for a single second about dropping the win.
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Golden State Warriors – Great Defense Makes Everyone Look Good
The Golden State Warriors didn’t rely on a single one of their offensive weapons to easily breeze by the Dallas Mavericks with a 108-85 win. It was their defense, led by Andrew Bogut and Andre Iguodala, that helped make it an easy win despite both Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson having ordinary or less kind of offensive nights.
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Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin Not Used Enough, James Harden & Chandler Parson Too Much
The Houston Rockets keep crashing on the wall called the Oklahoma City Thunder, playing the wrong kind of basketball in trying to beat them. Jeremy Lin gets wasted with minimal minutes while James Harden and Chandler Parsons do nothing but try to show the world they can compete with Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook in scoring, which they can’t.
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Oklahoma City Thunder – Kevin Durant Makes it Look Too Easy
A big statement for the Oklahoma City Thunder as they beat the Houston Rockets 106-98. Russell Westbrook was fighting his inner demons with Patrick Beverley making life very difficult for him most of the night, but Kevin Durant seemed in a zone of his own, not for the first time this season, making yet another impressive scoring performance look almost effortless and easy.
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Indiana Pacers – Winning But Not Impressing Anyone
The Indiana Pacers still lead the Eastern conference and have finally broken their losing streak. But a 94-83 win over the Boston Celtics isn’t going to stop this bad feeling hovering around the team, which mostly has to do with their defense looking a bit too normal all of a sudden, something that won’t be enough for them come the playoffs.
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NFL Free Agency – Day 1 Signings & Trades
As expected, a very busy first day of NFL free agency, that included the San Francisco 49ers trading for Jonathan Martin and Blaine Gabbert hoping to save their careers, while other big signings happened to be the Denver Broncos adding Aqib Talib on a huge deal and the New Orleans Saints making a similar commitment to Jairus Byrd.