Jun 29 2012
The first round of the 2012 NBA Draft is now in the books and as always, featured some rather surprising picks. Let’s take a look at how your favorite team did as they look forward to next season: 1. New Orleans Hornets: Kentucky forward Anthony Davis: Certainly no surprise with this selection, as the 19-year-old, …
May 15 2012
If the Cleveland Cavaliers needed any further validation that they selected the right player when they chose former Duke point guard Kyrie Irving with the first pick in the 2011 NBA Draft; they received it on Tuesday as “NBA.com” has reported that Irving was named the NBA Rookie Of The Year. The Cavaliers point guard dominated the voting as …
Apr 04 2012
Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Byron Scott told reporters Wednesday afternoon that rookie point guard Kyrie Irving would be out for at least seven to ten days and could be done for the season after aggravating his sprained right shoulder Tuesday night as Cleveland lost to the San Antonio Spurs. The “Cleveland Plain Dealer” reported that …
Apr 02 2012
The Association announced its selection for NBA Rookies Of The Month on Monday and to the surprise of nobody Cleveland Cavaliers rookie point guard Kyrie Irving once again received the honor in the Eastern Conference. Irving has shut out all competition in the East this season; winning the award all three times. Inserted into the …
Jul 03 2011
Cleveland Television station “WOIO-TV” has reported that Kyrie Irving who was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the number one pick in the 2011 NBA Draft, has filed police reports in West Orange, New Jersey and Coral Gables, Florida against a woman who allegedly threatened him on his Twitter account. The woman has been identified …
Jun 25 2011
Although They did not achieve their goal of winning an NBA Title in their first season together the revamped Miami Heat still had a great season by any team’s standards as they took the Dallas Mavericks to game six of the NBA Finals before losing to the Mavericks. However, Miami Team President who was named …
Jun 24 2011
He does not call himself “KING KYRIE” or even the “Chosen One” but Cleveland Cavaliers fans refer to the team’s number one pick in the 2011 NBA Draft as the future. The “Associated Press” reported that the Cleveland Cavaliers introduced the first selection in Thursday night’s Draft Kyrie Irving to the media on Friday. There were …
Jun 17 2011
Regular readers of these pages will recognize these words, as I have written them many times before. Perhaps the cruelest word in the English language is potential; you can never exceed it and most times you never meet it. How many MLB players have been hailed as the next Mickey Mantle, or NFL players hailed …
Jun 17 2011
An old friend sent me a message on Facebook asking me what the big deal was with Spanish point guard Ricky Rubio. This was my response: “He played very well against Team USA in the 2008 Olympics and has helped FC Barcelona win a Spanish League Title. He also is a good-looking kid who is adored …
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Jan 07 2013
Can Royce Roll In The NBA? Rockets Suspend Rookie Forward
Commentary, NBA Analysis, NBA Health Issues, NBA Rookies, NBA Suspensions
by Jeff Sack
Regular readers of these pages; will clearly remember previously seeing the following phrase; The NBA Draft is an inexact science at best. Every year in late June; the NBA selects 30 young men in the first round of the draft; with the odds that they will still be playing in the Association five years later; stacked clearly …
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