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Brooklyn Nets Might Have a New All-Time Leading Scorer Before the End of the Season (Hint: It’s Brook Lopez)
In a season that can gently be described as disappointing, including currently having the worst record in the NBA and going without their best player (Jeremy Lin, although that’s always up for debate) for more than half of the campaign, the Brooklyn Nets still have a little something to celebrate before it’s over: A new franchise all-time leading scorer, Brook Lopez.
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The Dogs of College Football
One of the popular nicknames for collegiate athletic teams have something to do with dogs, especially bulldogs and huskies. In the FBS, there are 12 of them, including 4 bulldog teams, 3 huskies teams (one of them uses an Alaskan Malamute), one team with a tamaskan, one with a rough collie, one with a bluetick coonhound, one […]
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Brooklyn Nets Rely on Bench for Once; Jeremy Lin Makes his Return
The Brooklyn Nets beat the Phoenix Suns 126-98, which is the team’s biggest win of the season and the first time they’ve won two in a row, shedding more light on how miserable this season has been. Jeremy Lin returned after missing a game with a sprained ankle.
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2017 NCAA Tournament: Sweet Sixteen Scores, Day 1
The first day of the Sweet Sixteen was defined by three very close games, as Gonzaga, Xavier and Oregon all one on a go-ahead or tie-breaking shot to win the game. In the meantime, Kansas were the only ones to finish the job early and have some fun in the end, as they upended Purdue in a 32-point blowout en route to the Elite Eight.
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Brook Lopez Coming Up Big for Brooklyn Nets; Jeremy Lin Back Soon
With a buzzer beating jumper, Brook Lopez did more damage to the Detroit Pistons playoff hopes than any good to the bottom of the heap Brooklyn Nets, but it did provide a small feel good moment for a team that hasn’t had a lot of them this season.
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2017 NBA MVP: Westbrook, Harden, LeBron or Leonard?
One of the more open and interesting races going on right now in the NBA is the one for the MVP award. James Harden, Kawhi Leonard, Russell Westbrook or maybe even LeBron James. Not an easy choice to make.
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NCAA Tournament: Sweet Sixteen Teams
The 2017 NCAA Tournament includes 3 teams from the Pac-12 (Arizona, Oregon, UCLA), 3 from the Big 12 (Baylor, Kansas, West Virginia), 2 from the Big East (Butler, Xavier), 3 from the SEC (Florida, Kentucky, South Carolina), one from the WCC (Gonzaga), 3 from the Big Ten (Michigan, Purdue, Wisconsin) and just one from the […]
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Are Jeremy Lin & the Brooklyn Nets Better Off Without Kenny Atkinson?
Maybe there’s no reason to get too hung up about the Brooklyn Nets messing up another winnable game, this time losing 95-98 at home to the Boston Celtics. But perhaps it was another example of Kenny Atkinson mismanaging and misreading the situation. Who knows, maybe the Brooklyn Nets need a better head coach. Maybe Jeremy Lin, despite his connection with Atkinson, could benefit from someone else.
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2017 NCAA Tournament Round 1, Day 2 Scores
The second day of the 2017 NCAA tournament concluded the first round and didn’t include any major upsets. Kansas and North Carolina eased through, as expected from number one teams, as did Duke and Kentucky in their games. Wichita State, Rhode Island and USC were the three lower seed teams that advanced in their games, although it wasn’t too big of a surprise.
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Jeremy Lin & the Brooklyn Nets Have a Good Thing Going Against the New York Knicks
For the second time in less than a week, the Brooklyn Nets beat the New York Knicks, this time in the Madison Square Garden. The 121-110 victory was the Nets 13th win this season and their fourth since Jeremy Lin came back from injury in late February.