Showing posts with label NBA. Show all posts
Showing posts with label NBA. Show all posts
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Taj Gibson's Dunks
The top two dunks of this year's playoffs goes to Chicago Bulls' backup power forward Taj Gibson, who had two monstrous slams in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Heat today.
Friday, April 22, 2011
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
NBA Fights of the Year
After a tumultuous season - one in which we saw "Ben Wallace with Range" - a.k.a. Kevin Love and an NBA player (Blake Griffin) dunking on people (I'm looking at you, Timothy Mozgov), it's time for the NBA Playoffs. Before I get ahead of myself, I will do a recap of a certain sort. You've seen the top blocks/assists/steals/dunks/plays/WTF moments of the year before, so I'll do something different: the top NBA fights of the year. So, here we go!
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Jordan Williams Declares for the NBA Draft
Yes, according to ESPN980 - the local ESPN radio station - "Sophomore Jordan Williams has filed paperwork to enter his name into the NBA Draft, Maryland head coach Gary Williams announced Tuesday."
The most likely case is that he is just 'testing the waters', and this year being a bad year in terms of star-studded-caliber players joining the draft, there is a slim chance that he will be drafted.
But because Jordan did not sign with an agent, there is a strong likelihood that he will come back and play for the Terps in his junior year.
Wednesday, March 09, 2011
Refs Ruin Big East Game
In case you have not heard about the biggest story the past two hours, it was how Rutgers University got robbed of a chance to tie or possibly win in their first-round matchup against St. John's at the famous Madison Square Garden; I'll also discuss how this game reminded me of the "Ruffin the Puffin" problem that took place nine years ago.
First, some background:
The referees at this game, Jim Burr, Tim Higgins and Earl Walton, have been calling a very inconsistant game - or so I have heard. I just tuned in the last 17 seconds left of the game. But what happened in the last seven seconds will live in infamy.
Rutgers is set to inbound the ball from the opposing end and no timeouts left. They are down by two points with seven seconds left in the game. The player throws it to their own three-point-line, where the ball is deflected by one Rutgers' player and two St. Johns' players (mistake #1) into the hands of Rutgers forward Justin Brownlee. Brownlee, not knowing how much time is left on the clock, streaks down the left side of the court - without dribbling (mistake #2) - and steps out-of-bounds (mistake #3) with 1.7 seconds left.
The referees at this point are: a) Talking to the Rutgers' head coach about mistake #1; b) Looking half-heartedly at Brownlee; c)Not paying attention to the game.
The refs called nothing as the buzzer sounded - walking into the tunnel immediately while the coaches and players were shaking hands. As one of my friends would say: "Un-F***ing-believable."
Here's the last seven seconds, in real speed:
The referees should NOT be allowed to ref any Big East tournament game in the near future (basically, they should be suspended indefinitely), based on what they did in this important first-round match. ESPN college basketball analyst Jay Bilas also agrees with me:
Here's what ESPN's Scott Van Pelt and Bill Simmons also tweeted:
@notthefakeSVP: To be fair, Rutgers still would have needed to make a bucket with 1.7 but my God - the refs just stopped working the game. Pitiful
@sportsguy33: Tim Donaghy thinks the 3 Rutgers-Johnnie's refs were superb today.
This Big East game reminded me of a game that occurred in the NBA nine years ago - the infamous Michael Ruffin game. In this case, the Raptors, down by 3 (99-96), were inbounding in a similar situation to the Rutgers game. Washington Wizard power forward Michael Ruffin immediately caught the pass at the similar spot, then flung the ball straight up in the air. Ex-Toronto Raptors' guard Morris Peterson then flung a miracle three-point shot that banked in to tie the game. (The Wiz, out of bewilderment, ended up losing badly in OT)
In both cases, there was some stupidity involved with a certain person on the court, and that there was a terrible, egregious ending for one team (the Wizards and the Scarlet Knights).
So, that's the Controversial Sports News of the Day.
Signing off, Sameer.
First, some background:
The referees at this game, Jim Burr, Tim Higgins and Earl Walton, have been calling a very inconsistant game - or so I have heard. I just tuned in the last 17 seconds left of the game. But what happened in the last seven seconds will live in infamy.
Rutgers is set to inbound the ball from the opposing end and no timeouts left. They are down by two points with seven seconds left in the game. The player throws it to their own three-point-line, where the ball is deflected by one Rutgers' player and two St. Johns' players (mistake #1) into the hands of Rutgers forward Justin Brownlee. Brownlee, not knowing how much time is left on the clock, streaks down the left side of the court - without dribbling (mistake #2) - and steps out-of-bounds (mistake #3) with 1.7 seconds left.
The referees at this point are: a) Talking to the Rutgers' head coach about mistake #1; b) Looking half-heartedly at Brownlee; c)Not paying attention to the game.
The refs called nothing as the buzzer sounded - walking into the tunnel immediately while the coaches and players were shaking hands. As one of my friends would say: "Un-F***ing-believable."
Here's the last seven seconds, in real speed:
The referees should NOT be allowed to ref any Big East tournament game in the near future (basically, they should be suspended indefinitely), based on what they did in this important first-round match. ESPN college basketball analyst Jay Bilas also agrees with me:
Here's what ESPN's Scott Van Pelt and Bill Simmons also tweeted:
@notthefakeSVP: To be fair, Rutgers still would have needed to make a bucket with 1.7 but my God - the refs just stopped working the game. Pitiful
@sportsguy33: Tim Donaghy thinks the 3 Rutgers-Johnnie's refs were superb today.
This Big East game reminded me of a game that occurred in the NBA nine years ago - the infamous Michael Ruffin game. In this case, the Raptors, down by 3 (99-96), were inbounding in a similar situation to the Rutgers game. Washington Wizard power forward Michael Ruffin immediately caught the pass at the similar spot, then flung the ball straight up in the air. Ex-Toronto Raptors' guard Morris Peterson then flung a miracle three-point shot that banked in to tie the game. (The Wiz, out of bewilderment, ended up losing badly in OT)
In both cases, there was some stupidity involved with a certain person on the court, and that there was a terrible, egregious ending for one team (the Wizards and the Scarlet Knights).
So, that's the Controversial Sports News of the Day.
Signing off, Sameer.
Sunday, February 20, 2011
2011 NBA Slam Dunk Contest Recap
I thoroughly enjoyed yesterday's Sprite Slam Dunk Contest last night - it was 10X better than the previous 5 years of slam dunks combined. For those of you who did NOT watch the contest, here it is in its entirety:
Click the jump for my analysis:
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Sloan is Stepping Down
Sad but true story of the day:
The last time there was someone other than Jerry Sloan as head coach of the Utah Jazz, the first Bush was vice president, point guard Deron Williams was a wee 4 years old and a gallon of gas cost $1.08. The change was coming, since now the two longest tenured head coaches in the NBA and NFL have now been removed of their positions (the other being Tennessee Titans head coach Jeff Fisher, who was the only Titans head coach in their franchise history).
Good-Bye, Jerry Sloan!
The last time there was someone other than Jerry Sloan as head coach of the Utah Jazz, the first Bush was vice president, point guard Deron Williams was a wee 4 years old and a gallon of gas cost $1.08. The change was coming, since now the two longest tenured head coaches in the NBA and NFL have now been removed of their positions (the other being Tennessee Titans head coach Jeff Fisher, who was the only Titans head coach in their franchise history).
Good-Bye, Jerry Sloan!
Sunday, February 06, 2011
Greivis Vazquez Buzzer-Beater
Although, the shot does not have the same flair as it did during his time as a Maryland Terrapin...
Tuesday, February 01, 2011
Damn, That's Nasty!
This alley-oop dunk from LA Clippers point guard Eric Bledsoe to power forward DeAndre Jordan says it all:
Easily, easily one of the top ten dunks of the season... Jordan dunking on Brockman
Easily, easily one of the top ten dunks of the season... Jordan dunking on Brockman
Thursday, January 27, 2011
NBA All-Stars Revealed - Western Edition
Tonight, on the TNT pregame show at 7 PM EST, the commentators will announce the starting lineups participating in the 60th NBA All-Star Game held on February 20, 2011 at the renowned Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. (The reserves are announced in a week)
Here are my picks for the Western Conference - both the starting lineup and the reserve players. Here, the only position that is a given is the starting SG (Kobe Bryant). For every other position, two+ players could take the starting slot.
Click Here for my predictions on the 2011 Eastern Conference Roster
I will present to you the starting lineup and my analysis of the starters and reserve selections:
Here are my picks for the Western Conference - both the starting lineup and the reserve players. Here, the only position that is a given is the starting SG (Kobe Bryant). For every other position, two+ players could take the starting slot.
Click Here for my predictions on the 2011 Eastern Conference Roster
I will present to you the starting lineup and my analysis of the starters and reserve selections:
NBA All-Stars Revealed - Eastern Edition
Tonight, on the TNT pregame show at 7 PM EST, the commentators will announce the starting lineups participating in the 60th NBA All-Star Game held on February 20, 2011 at the renowned Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. (The reserves are announced in a week)
Here are my picks for the Eastern Conference - both the starting lineup and the reserve players. Most sports writers and I agree on the starting five - but the key difference is the selection of the players coming off the bench.
Click Here for my predictions on the 2011 Western Conference Roster
I will present to you the starting lineup and my analysis of the reserve selections:
Here are my picks for the Eastern Conference - both the starting lineup and the reserve players. Most sports writers and I agree on the starting five - but the key difference is the selection of the players coming off the bench.
Click Here for my predictions on the 2011 Western Conference Roster
I will present to you the starting lineup and my analysis of the reserve selections:
Friday, January 21, 2011
Most Half-Court Shots in a Minute
This record has now been broken. I remember that during one NBA All-Star weekend, the "stars" tried to break the record of four in a minute. I went to Guinness Book of World Records to see the actual record, and lo and behold:
Now, I visit Hot Clicks every weekday and today I find out that a college basketball player has been working hard on beating the record. University of Green Bay’s Eric Valentin, a reserve point guard (only 5' 4") for the team did just that:
I also liked the fact that he wanted Rocky music in the background.
When there's only a few seconds left in either half of a Green Bay game, I would send Valentin to the court. I presume he's their best chance at making a long shot to beat the buzzer.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
What a Game by Blake Griffin!
I know I am a day late with this post - reason being I couldn't find a good video recapping every made basket by LA Clippers' Blake Griffin - who scored a career-and NBA-Season-high 47 points (28 before halftime) in the Clippers' 114-107 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Monday. Take a look at the runaway Rookie of the Year:
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
A Staples Center Stampede
No, that is not a misprint. The Lakers dominated the Cleveland Cavaliers last night, 112-57. Seven Lakers were in double-figures in points, while only two Cavs did the same.
Here's some reaction by the Twitterfolk:
Wednesday, January 05, 2011
NBA Dunk Contest Participants Revealed!
The NBA Dunk Contest - a tradition held during every NBA All-Star weekend - has revealed it's participants. According to Los Angeles Times writer Broderick Turner, these are the four that will be coming to LA next month: 6-foot-10-inch Blake Griffin PF for LA Clippers), 6-1 Brandon Jennings (PG, now injured, for Milwaukee Bucks), 6-10 Serge Ibaka (PF for Oklahoma City Thunder) and 7-0 JaVale McGee (C for the Wash Wizards).
Find out more about my analysis and videos of the participants after the jump:
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Crazy Finish in Sac-Town!
Sacramento Kings second-year guard Tyreke Evans pulled off a crazy shot to win the game last night against the Memphis Grizzlies - moments after guard Rudy Gay hit a sideways fade-away shot with two seconds left in the game.
Sunday, December 26, 2010
Unusual Technical
This might be a day late, but this happened during Christmas Dayyesterday during the Boston Celtics - Orlando Magic game:
You don't see that type of a Technical Foul every day, you know. Like commentator and ex-Grizzlies head coach Hubie Brown said during the game, I have always known this minor rule, but NEVER have seen it in action prior to yesterday. Dwight Howard should have known better. But it's unlikely that he would have made the free throw.
You don't see that type of a Technical Foul every day, you know. Like commentator and ex-Grizzlies head coach Hubie Brown said during the game, I have always known this minor rule, but NEVER have seen it in action prior to yesterday. Dwight Howard should have known better. But it's unlikely that he would have made the free throw.
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Blockbuster NBA Trade in the Works
A big trade involving the Phoenix Suns, the Orlando Magic and my home team, the Washington Wizards, might go down in the next couple of days.
The deal involves two NBA dunk contest champions, a power forward that is a three-point threat, Agent Zero, and one of the worst players in the NBA.
The deal involves two NBA dunk contest champions, a power forward that is a three-point threat, Agent Zero, and one of the worst players in the NBA.
Friday, December 17, 2010
NBA Dunks of the Year
We are not even through a third of the NBA season, yet we have seen some impressive dunks so far - from Blake Griffin's "Superman" dunk to the emotional throwdown by point guard Russell Westbrook. Here are my top seven dunks of the year:
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