A Wild Wednesday In Washington Thousands of people remained in Capital One Arena after the Washington Wizards’ one-point loss to the Houston Rockets on Wednesday, watching the Washington Nationals take on the Houston Astros in Game 7 of the World Series. Wizards players and staff,
Although the NBA is still waiting on some pretty big free-agency dominoes to fall, enough has happened for us to pluck out the biggest winners and losers of this year’s silly season. So, you know, let’s do that! iTunes | BlogTalkRadio | Stitcher | Google Play @HardwoodKnocks | @AndrewDBailey | @DanFavale Andy and Dan end
Phew, well, that was something. iTunes | BlogTalkRadio | Stitcher @HardwoodKnocks | @AndrewDBailey | @DanFavale Despite plenty of people predicting a stagnant NBA trade deadline, this year’s transaction party lived up to its usual chaotic billing. The Cavaliers completely re-made their roster on the fly—without giving up their Nets pick. The Lakers now
Through 27 games, the Cleveland Cavaliers have experimented with three different primary facilitators in their starting lineup outside of LeBron James: Derrick Rose, Dwyane Wade and Jose Calderon. But despite manufacturing the third-best offensive rating, the Cavs still haven’t found a suitable floor general who can
iTunes | BlogTalkRadio | Stitcher | Google Play (coming soon) @HardwoodKnocks | @AndrewDBailey | @DanFavale Posting the best record in the East and earning a trip to the Conference Finals did not stop the Boston Celtics from wheeling and dealing over the offseason. Team president Danny Ainge overhauled nearly two-thirds of the minutes represented
We are in the golden age of point guards. No longer are the duties of the position restricted to getting everyone involved and looking to score in opportunistic situations. Along with initiating the offense, lead guards in today’s NBA are tasked with putting up large
As kids, we all practice hitting game-winning buckets in our driveway. “Three…two…one-and-a-half…one….ahhhhhh! He hits the shot at the buzzer! The crowd goes wild! [Enter your favorite team here] wins!” Unfortunately, this moment presents itself for very few of us in real-game situations. And if we
About 24 feet from the hoop, the upward trajectory of the orange sphere germinates with a simple flick of the wrist, during which it rotates laces over laces until reaching its zenith and falling gracefully toward the intended target. Mere seconds later, it produces that