HoopSmack Podcast: Episode 42 – Your Shooting Has Been Awful Melo…Fix It
Why hasn’t Kevin Love gotten his max contract extension? Why isn’t Amare Stoudemire happy? Is it because of Carmelo Anthony? Should the Thunder have given Russell Westbrook a max extension? Was Stephen A Smith right about the Knicks? Find out what the HoopSmack crew thinks on Episode 42 of the HoopSmack Podcast!
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NBA: Bigger Markets Learn How to Share With Michael Jordan
The mysterious veil has been lifted. Details of the much talked about revenue sharing plan have finally emerged and….I’m actually not against it. Instead of trying to follow another league’s model, the NBA’s planning committee has tailored a plan to address the financial needs of smaller market NBA teams and doesn’t “over-tax” the larger ones.
Bosh and the Heat Show the Cavs Why Its the Big Three
Despite a former Cleveland Cavalier stinking up the joint, Chris Bosh and rest of the Miami Heat showed us why the Heat are a three-headed monster beating the Cavs 92-85 Tuesday night.
Celtics Hold Magic to 56 Points
A roster riddled with injuries and old age, the Boston Celtics went back in time and channeled that 2008 form to suffocate the Orlando Magic 87-56 Monday night…you read that right. The Magic only scored 56 points in a NBA game…read on to find out why.
Bonus Basketball in the Garden
They say the sweetest revenge is success. Well, Danilo Gallinari served that cold dish in a 119-114 double-overtime victory against his former team in Madison Square Garden on Saturday night.
Recap: WASHINGTON 76 v. Stanford 63
Great performance leads to great win. Today’s performance by this UW Husky team was probably one their best of the year. They mixed in some fast break offense, solid defense, minimal mental lapses, and the surprising effectiveness of a football player. The game was close in the opening moments of the second half, but UW used a 20-3 run to blow the game wide open. Playing without sharp shooter C.J. Wilcox for the third straight game, Coach Lorenzo Romar turned to UW freshmen starting tight end Austin Sefarian-Jenkins for some quality minutes in an already short rotation. Without Wilcox, Romar has really shortened his rotation to basically 7 players. Since Shawn Kemp Jr. and Martin Breunig are basically contributing nothing, Sefarian-Jenkins’ 16 minutes and one shot was by far better than any performance from Kemp Jr. and Breunig. There are times that Kemp Jr. looks like he’s never played basketball, and it’s kind of true since he missed two years of high school basketball. Breunig can’t stay out of foul trouble nor make a lay-up. So Sefarian-Jenkins play was a welcomed sight. Even though he didn’t score, he grabbed 7 rebounds and played very good defense. The football roster lists Sefarian-Jenkins at 6’6” and weighs 258 pounds, but he may weigh more than that. Sefarian-Jenkins is a pretty big guy. But just like on the football field, Sefarian-Jenkins is very mobile and has nice agility. He was quick on his defensive rotations and was able to stay in front of Stanford players and he set several solid screens. I highly doubt Aaron Bright is going to run over Sefarian-Jenkins. By playing so effective, Aziz N’Diaye was able to a lot of rest on the best. N’Diaye only played 18 minutes but he when he was in he was too big for the Stanford front court to handle.
Bucks Get A Road Win As The Knicks Continue To Struggle
The woes continue for Carmelo Anthony and the New York Knicks as they lose in ugly fashion to Brandon Jennings and the Milwaukee Bucks 100-86 Friday night.
Timberwolves: The Comeback Kids
With Kevin Love and Ricky Rubio leading the way, the Minnesota Timberwolves stunned the crowd at Staples Center with the comeback win 101-98 last night against Blake Griffin and the Los Angeles Clippers.
Lebron Had His Flu Game
Despite battling flu-like symptoms, Lebron James and the Miami Heat bludgeoned Kobe Bryant and the Lakers 98-87 last night. Now that I got that sickness narrative out of the way lets dig into the actual game itself…
