Pending ratification, the NBA is back. The terms of the new CBA have been released and there is a lot of speculation as to the short-term and long-term implications. Earlier today, ESPN’s John Hollinger and Chad Ford did a team-by-team breakdown of the impact of the new CBA on each of the 30 t[...]
Clippers fans are a mostly private bunch. It’s not that they fear persecution from the hordes of Lakers fans they come across every day, it’s just that they’d rather not deal with it. It’s unfortunate, but any outward portrayal of hope by a Clippers fan is often thwarted with[...]
Welcome back, Blake! It was nice following you on Twitter, seeing you in commercials and funny skits and on red carpets at award shows during the lockout. You were all over our televisions, so in one way it was like you never left, but it’s your basketball skills that we enjoy watching the mo[...]
It’s time to start the show. The lockout is done, the NBA is back, and now it’s time to sort through some of the details of the proposed CBA and what it might mean for the Clippers: Before we get into it, I should mention a really cool thing that happened as the word broke last night on [...]
The following tweets should tell you all you need to know about how well the NBA negotiations went on Black Friday/early-Saturday morning. View the story “NBA LOCKOUT ENDS! WOO! WE DID IT! ” on Storify][...]
The worst thing for a team to be in professional sports is mediocre. In the NBA, perennially landing in the late lottery is the kiss of death. You’re not contending, you’re not rebuilding towards something better – you’re just there. Barring a miracle, your fate is all but pre-determined when you fr[...]
Jason Richardson, SG/SFThe Gist: Although getting on in age these days (30, will be 31 in January) and not flying as high as he once did with the Warriors and Suns, Jason Richardson can still play the shooting guard and small forward positions capably on offense and defense. He’s just finishing up a[...]
Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images North America The gist: A former 2nd round pick out of UCLA, Mbah a Moute has embodied the tough-minded approach of his coach, Scott Skiles, and the defense-first (defense-only?) performance of his team, the Milwaukee Bucks, through his first three seasons. [...]
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