By Joe Manganiello On Friday, the NBA had four series knotted up at 1-1. After five weekend games, three series inched closer to resolution, while arguably the Association's most entertaining series is as wide-open as ever before. Here's what we should take away from the weekend. The Good Marc Gasol: Do I dare say that Marc Gasol was the best player on the court in … [Read more...] about The Good, Bad and Ugly of the NBA weekend
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NBA Power Rankings: Friday, May 10
By Joe Manganiello Not a single game was played Thursday. Not one. I don't understand it. While the Chicago Bulls have to play 10 games in 20 days, the Knicks/Pacers/Grizzles/Thunder get four days off in between game two and game three. Literally, if the Bulls/Heat/Spurs/Warriors swapped their Friday games with the Saturday lineup, every series would have three days off … [Read more...] about NBA Power Rankings: Friday, May 10
Joakim Noah, Chicago has its sling aimed at Goliath Miami
By Joe Manganiello The Miami Heat won 66 games, had a historic 27-game win streak and is undeniably the favorite to win the NBA title. But just a little over two weeks into the post-season, No. 1 Miami finds itself down 1-0 in a "This Is Going To Be Much Harder Than We Thought" series with the No. 5 (and ailing) Chicago. What happened? I was wrong about the Chicago … [Read more...] about Joakim Noah, Chicago has its sling aimed at Goliath Miami
Joe Manganiello’s Trimester all-NBA selections: Second Team
All-NBA second team G- Russell Westbrook I figured I’d kick off my second team the same way I began the third team: with an often criticized but omni-talented leading guard. The big difference between Rondo and Westbrook in 2012, however, is the production of their respective teams. While the C’s are simply the fourth best team in their division and … [Read more...] about Joe Manganiello’s Trimester all-NBA selections: Second Team
Last Night’s Numbers – 4/18/11
by Ian Levy This is Last Night’s Numbers, a (mostly) daily feature where we run through the NBA games from the night before, highlighting one or two numbers I found particularly interesting from each game. This feature usually appears at Hickory-High, but will also be available here throughout the playoffs. All the stats are from Hoopdata’s box scores, which contain some … [Read more...] about Last Night’s Numbers – 4/18/11