Is it too early (and mean spirited) in Greg Oden’s career to do a “Where are they now?” on the Portland Trail Blazers bigman?
Probably. But watching Thursday night’s debacle between the Los Angeles Clippers and Portland – which saw the Trail Blazers blow an 18-point lead to lose their fourth straight at home – got me thinking … Where is Oden?
Greg hasn’t been blogging for a couple years. Odenized.com is no longer. And I didn’t see the big man on the bench Thursday, so...
The whole Jeremy Lin thing? Awesome. Easily the best story in a shortened, rushed NBA season. And probably the sports story of the year — so far, anyway. But I thought it was interesting a couple of games ago how Lin talked about what a thrill it was to not only be playing in the NBA, but to be playing specifically in New York. Because of the great tradition and what a great basketball town it was. And I was like, “Hmmmm.” Really? Of...
It seems like every couple weeks, I see the Los Angeles Lakers go up against a team that embarrasses them at the point guard spot. Usually it’s the Boston Celtics and Rajon Rondo, or the Oklahoma City Thunder and Russell Westbrook. And every time I see Derek Fisher (0 for 7 against the Celtics on Thursday), Steve Blake and Co. get their ankles broke, I shake my head and think to myself, “Man, they could’ve had this guy.” Enter: Jeremy Lin. An undrafted free...
NBA Hall of Famer Chris Mullin has seen some amazing dunkers in his day. Michael Jordan. Clyde Drexler. Dominique Wilkins. But Blake Griffin is the ultimate slam dunk champion in his eyes. During Friday’s broadcast of the Utah Jazz-Oklahoma City Thunder game, Mullin claimed that Blake Griffin’s dunk over Kendrick Perkins was the best he’d seen in his time watching NBA basketball. “That was the greatest dunk ever,” the ESPN analyst said. “I had three good dunks in my career. I know a good...
Jeremy Lin is the NBA’s Tim Tebow.
He’s playing – and winning – in the league against all odds.
The undrafted New York Knicks guard has turned his team’s season around despite not being “as gifted” as the million-dollar athletes that surround him.
He’s a hustler. He’s a scrapper. He’s a winner.
All he does in Lin baby! And he’s all anyone in his sport can talk about right now after scoring a New York Knicks’ season-high 38 points in a 92-85 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers...
When I first heard Los Angeles Clippers guard Chauncey Billups had been lost for the season with a torn left Achilles’ tendon, I wondered if he had played his last NBA game.
The next question that came to mind: Is Billups a Hall of Famer?
It’s a question I brought up a couple years ago on WCBias when he lifted the Denver Nuggets to the Western Conference Finals – his seventh consecutive conference finals appearance.
SEVEN STRAIGHT!
Not even Tim Duncan, Shaquille O’Neal or Kobe Bryant could claim...
The NBA all but finalized its All-Star Game rosters today, naming the reserves for both the East and West squads in preparation for All-Star Weekend in Orlando on Feb. 24-26. Among the pairings we’re most looking forward to is Kobe Bryant and Andrew Bynum in the same starting lineup as crosstown rivals Chris Paul and Blake Griffin, not to mention Marc Gasol getting a spot on the reserve roster before his brother Pau — who missed the team for the first time in three...
LAS VEGAS – The Super Bowl loss by the New England Patriots cost NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley $100,000, BallHyped first reported on Sunday. Barkley, who was in Las Vegas for the UFC fight and to also place his bet on the Patriots-Giants game, told us early Sunday at Mandalay Bay that he was letting it ride on New England because of an old friend. “I put $100,000 on the Patriots,” he said, “because of Bill Belichick.” So much for that idea. The underdog New...
Okay, I understand all the Super Bowl excitement in Indianapolis this week. And, of course, since the Super Bowl deals with football, I would expect there to be a lot of talk about Colts QB (for now) Peyton Manning. But when it’s all over, I expect to hear the next big discussion about Indiana and sports to involve the Pacers. Because, chances are you haven’t even noticed, but the Pacers are good again. Real good. At 16-6, they’re only a game and a half behind the...
“You’d rather look good and lose, than look bad and win.”
– Billy Hoyle, White Men Can’t Jump
Watching the Battle of L.A. on Wednesday night, I couldn’t help recall the classic line from Woody Harrelson’s character to Sidney Deane (Wesley Snipes) about his showboating brand of basketball on the nearby Baldwin Village blacktop courts.
Sure, the Clippers are the younger, more exciting team in town, according to social mediasphere, giving “Lob” Angeles twice as much SportsCenter run and retweets as it normally would...
