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SH Blog: Wall admits he was motivated by critics, Lawson says Nuggets can...
As the season winds down, writers and reporters will have a tendency to ask players about the future ahead of them. Some – like Andre Iguodala and Jose Calderon, as you’ll see below – may be asked how...
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Most Improved Player Rankings: Week 22
There are less than three weeks left in the NBA season. Three weeks. And I’m having a breakdown. It’s up to me to rank the Most Improved Players in the league this season, but I might as well be tasked...
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Bernucca: Ouch! Many Teams Banged Up as Playoffs Draw Near
Danilo Gallinari’s season-ending injury this week put the Denver Nuggets in a club whose membership seems to get larger every day. Playoff teams missing key players. There are very few teams who will...
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Most Improved Player Rankings: The Finale
They say all good things must come to an end. This is the final edition of the Most Improved Player Rankings and I— I’m sorry … I … told myself I wasn’t going to cry. (sniffle) It’s been an amazing run...
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Bernucca: All not lost in lost weekend for road teams
Hey, how about those road teams in the playoffs, hunh? It was a lost weekend that would have made Ray Milland proud. I spent huge chunks of Saturday and Sunday at an AAU tournament and missed several...
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SH Blog: Jackson says Ellis-Bogut trade changed culture, Doyel rips Derrick Rose
Mark Jackson is the coach of the Golden State Warriors. If you ask him, though, he will probably tell you that he is, first and foremost, a pastor. Generally speaking, Jackson is a good man. He...
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Eisenberg: What are Trey Burke’s chances of succeeding in the NBA
Let’s preface this scouting report with some harsh realities for Trey Burke: A point guard renaissance has taken over the NBA. The point guards whom we typically think of as “league average,” and who...
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Players react to the 2013 NBA Draft on twitter
The biggest story line of the 2013 NBA Draft was supposed to be about who would go as the No. 1 pick and where Nerlens Noel would end up. It looked to lean that way when the Cleveland Cavaliers went...
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The 16 Draft Night Trades: Completed and Incomplete
It is not often that you are eating dumplings in Chinatown at 3 a.m. on a Friday morning and learn that Kosta Koufos has been traded, but that true story only just added to the bizzarro nature of the...
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The Official 2013 Sheridan Hoops NBA Draft Trade Breakdown
Unpredictable. Chaotic. Climactic. Frenetic. Turbulent. These are just several words to describe Thursday night’s NBA Draft at the Barclays Center in downtown Brooklyn. For the first time in a while,...
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SH Blog: CP3 to return to Clippers; Iguodala, Josh Smith have significant...
Tick-tock, tick-tock … less than six hours left until teams can contact players and free agency begins. Check out Moke Hamilton’s top 50, and the podcast where Moke discusses what could happen with...
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May: Celtics-76ers Rivalry Needs a Rebuild on Both Sides
Less than 14 months ago, the Philadelphia 76ers were four minutes away from a trip to the Eastern Conference Finals. Four players remain from that team. Less than 14 months ago, the Boston Celtics were...
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Tweet of the Day: Young stars flock to Vegas for USA Basketball minicamp
The Basketball World Cup (formerly known as the World Championship) will be held next summer in Spain, and the U.S. will be sending a team. Who will be on it? Who knows? We’ll have more on that in the...
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SH Blog: Lillard wants to be an All-NBA player next season, Cuban says he...
The consensus heading into the 2012-2013 season was that phenom forward-center Anthony Davis would win the Rookie of the Year award. Not many realized that Damian Lillard would be as good as he proved...
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StatBox Breakdown: Why is John Wall getting a max contract?
It’s a simple, yet complex decision for the Washington Wizards. John Wall is the team’s unquestioned franchise player. It would be incredibly difficult to replace him and build around someone else....
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StatBox Free Agency Breakdown: Bucks, Mavs, Pelicans had most puzzling...
Did your NBA team confuse you this offseason? Were moves made that left you asking questions? Scratching your head? Leaving you angry and befuddled? This column is for many of you. It discusses the...
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The NBA Offseason: A Betting Preview
The Dwight Howard signing had a humongous effect on the futures market for who will win the NBA title. And then it started a trickle-down effect. On the negative side, the Dallas Mavericks — one of...
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Handicapping the Andrew Wiggins sweepstakes: Who will be NBA’s worst team?
Of the popular meanings of the word tank, two have roots signifying damage and destruction. There is the blunt military vehicle, and the less subtle term that is popular in our contemporary basketball...
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Five Things to Watch: New Orleans Pelicans
A lot can change in just under five months. Just ask the basketball fans of New Orleans. They really needed change after what went on last season. The 2012-2013 season was dark and gloomy for NOLA...
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Exclusive Interview: Tyreke Evans’ grand search for stability
After four years in the league, one Rookie of the Year award, two coaches, no playoff appearances and constant rumors of ownership changes and relocation, Tyreke Evans wanted some certainty and...
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