Author: Andy Grimsrud
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* The Popovich decision to start Manu Ginobili was an interesting one. Barkley seemed to question it, wondering if subbing out Danny Green was necessary on the Spurs home floor. The early returns were in Pop’s favor as the Spurs…
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* The Thunder are playing better defense with better schemes and better personnel. But Danny Green missed multiple, wide-open threes last night. If the Spurs wings don’t cash in when the offense leads them to the open corner trey, everything…
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With last night’s fourteen-point victory over the beat-up Boston Celtics, LeBron James and his Miami Heat are now on a four-game winning streak that goes back to Game 4 at Indiana. Despite the close halftime score (tied, after a Miami…
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For reasons that are at best irrational and at worst downright stupid, I don’t like Rajon Rondo. He plays for a team I root against, he once trash-talked Chris Paul for not having any rings, and he is, by my…
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This coming October marks the 50th Anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis, when President John Kennedy was faced with fresh knowledge of missile bases in Cuba. (Yes, I know I’ve now begun consecutive posts with “anniversary” sentences. Don’t ask me.) …
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This coming Thursday is the tenth anniversary of the first time I watched Kobe Bryant play, in person. In rather odd circumstances (for me, at least) I was able to attend this game at Staples Center. While this playoff series…
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Dwyane Wade played what must have been his worst ever postseason game tonight. With his team on the ropes in the second half, some might expect that his coach would be leaned on for leadership and advice on how to…
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https://twitter.com/#!/freedarko/status/199738724295258112 I guess I’ll just give up. https://twitter.com/#!/stackmack/status/199738715441082368 I’d rather play with LeBron. He wins more, plays better defense, dribbles less, and until very recently didn’t flop so much. https://twitter.com/#!/SherwoodStrauss/status/199738348074577920 I doubt it. He’s never played in a conference finals.
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The great Howard Beck wrote an interesting column in today’s New York Times, analyzing the struggles of Carmelo Anthony versus the Heat and in his entire postseason career. He points out Melo’s crappy shooting percentage in this series and his…
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As sixteen NBA teams do battle in the first round of the playoffs, the Timberwolves begin their offseason. Kahn had his presser (which was tragically-devoid of Kahnisms), we looked back on the season that was, and each player now departs…
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This morning was this. This afternoon was this: and This and Who knew our barely-read blog had such powers? This sucks.
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This feels like Christmas Morning. I don’t mean that figuratively–I mean that it literally feels like December 25, 2011, when the NBA season was about to kick off with a full slate of great games on national TV. In a…
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When Tony Dungy took over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1996, he inherited a team that went 7-9 under Sam Wyche in ’95, and hadn’t won half its games since 1981. Dungy’s Bucs would take an initial step back, winning…
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When it was announced that Rick Adelman would replace Kurt Rambis as head coach of the Timberwolves, there was a palpable buzz around the team with all that was transpiring. Ricky Rubio (finally) arrived, Derrick Williams was drafted, Kevin Love…
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As the Wolves season inches closer to its end, (we’ve been screaming ‘uncle’ for weeks now, it seems) I’ve taken a bit more interest in some of the team’s former players, many of whom are playing meaningful roles on competitive…
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With the Clippers coming to town at full strength and with hopes of contending for the Western Conference title, a Wolves victory was not realistic. As they remain without Love and Rubio (and Ridnour and Wayne and Darko) tonight’s game…
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With last night’s loss to Denver, the Wolves extended their losing streak to 7 games. Since we last checked in, they’ve fallen to the Hornets (16-42; dead-last in West), been destroyed by the Suns at Target Center, and dropped last…
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The game wraps have become fewer and farther between, but I attended this game so it makes sense to post some notes. For much of the 2nd Quarter, this game felt like a breeze. The Warriors scored 4 points in…
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As I see it, there are five different types of NBA teams at this point in the season: 1) Great teams locked into a high-playoff seed, looking to stay healthy and sharp for the playoffs. 2) Playoff-bound teams jockeying for…