Detroit and New Jersey came into tonight’s game with a combined 19 wins and 73 losses. The Nets started the season 0-18. The Pistons had a nearly month long 13 game losing streak of their. By practically every statistical measure they are two of the worst teams in the NBA. So why would I want [...]
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Live from Jersey: The Battle at the Bottom Leave a comment
Kobe’s Shooting Woes Against Boston Continue Leave a comment
“They were determined not to let me beat them tonight. I saw three, four bodies every time I touched the ball.” – Kobe Bryant (following Game 5 of the 2008 Finals.) The Sportscenter lead will attribute the Lakers win in Boston to Kobe Bryant. There will be adulation of his late game heroics. There will [...]
On Seeing Lebron v. Wade Live 4 comments
My first live Lebron game wasn’t supposed to be like this. I wasn’t supposed to wake up to a rainy Monday morning in New York. My American Airlines flight to Miami flight wasn’t supposed to be delayed almost two hours. I wasn’t supposed to be pulled off the line for a “random” TSA search. I [...]
Long Night in Jersey Leave a comment
The crowd was on its feet heading into the 4th quarter of tonight’s Nets-Bucks game. Then the buzzer sounded and the Net’s mascot, Sly Fox, lowered his t-shirt gun and headed off the court. Within seconds, the 11,000 attendees (generously reported, I’m sure) had returned to its seats. Moments later the soon to be 3-31 [...]
The Wizard Woes Hit New Lows Leave a comment
Credit Where it’s Due Leave a comment
I’m a big enough person to give credit where it’s due. For one half last the Knicks looked really, really good in their win against the Los Angeles Clippers. David Lee’s outstanding game aside, a few numbers stood out to me. 1.Chris Duhon’s play: After clocking 87 minutes in the last previous two games against [...]
The Knicks: From Surging to Struggling 1 comment
“That’s our game. We’re not going to go away from it. We’re going to keep shooting it. If we’re open, we shoot it.” Chris Duhon following a game in which the Knicks shot 16-47 from three Forty-seven three-point shots? Are you kidding me? The Knicks only took a total of 86 shots against the Bulls [...]
Is D’Antoni the Problem? 3 comments
In my previous post I said the Charlotte would be a measuring stick of the Knicks’ actual improvement. I said they’d run into a string of teams they should have beaten because of injury or fatigue. I also gave them credit for shooting the ball better. But two nights ago the winning ways came to [...]
Weekend Observations 1 comment
On Friday night a friend of mine explained the concept behind NFL Redzone: it’s a show that airs once a week and is solely dedicated to going to whichever game features a team on the verge of scoring. The concept sounded amazing, sort of what ESPN’s NBA Fastbreak and NBA TV’s Gametime aspire to be [...]
Reason for Optimism Leave a comment
At the 9:48 mark last night, second-year point guard Derrick Rose hit a floater in the lane to cut a deficit that had ballooned to ten back down to six. Without hesitation, and to no one’s surprise, Nets coach Kiki Vanderweigh called a timeout. I can only imagine what he said to his team, but [...]
It is officially official: the Wizards have to make a move. They simply have to. The last three losses to Minnesota, Memphis and Oklahoma City have finally sealed it for me. I’ve been thinking this through for the last week now. My hope was that the Milwaukee win would turn things around. I thought they [...]