Archive for the ‘Basketball’ Category
Magic Come Up One Point Short in Season Opener
ORLANDO, Fla – The Orlando Magic tipped off the season with an 87-88 loss against the Washington Wizards on Wednesday. In a battle of guards, it was Nikola Vucevic that missed a go-ahead bucket with 3.5 seconds left on the clock. The Wizards came to town with one of the most explosive backcourt duos […]
Hezonja, Vucevic Shine for Magic in OT Thriller
ORLANDO, Fla – Fresh off of their trip to Rio de Janeiro, the Magic returned home to take on the Pelicans on Wednesday night. The Magic won 110 to 107, but in the preseason, the score is of less importance than the flow of the game. With only one more on the schedule before the […]
Coach Fernandez Endows Women’s Basketball Scholarship
TAMPA, FLA.- – Already having etched his name as the most successful head coach in USF women’s basketball program history, Jose Fernandez has taken another step toward securing the future success of the program he has built. Just a few months after signing a contract extension that will keep him at USF through 2021, Fernandez and his […]
Will’s Thinking 2015-16 NBA
It seems like yesterday we were just talking about an amazing NBA Finals, the NBA Draft and NBA Free Agency. So it’s hard to believe that NBA training camps are set to open in less than 2 months with the first NBA preseason game to be played on October 6. Questions surround every […]
Winds of Change?
You have heard of Brittney Griner and Rebecca Lobo. You have probably even heard of Cheryl Miller and Dawn Staley. But have you ever heard of Becky Hammon? Chances are you haven’t…until now. So who is Becky Hammon? Until now, Hammon was only known to WNBA enthusiasts and NBA followers. Undrafted out […]
NBA Free Agency Winners and Losers
The first week of the NBA Free Agency period has come and gone. It was a week that not only started with a bang but also ended with a bang. Over $1 BILLION DOLLARS was awarded to Free Agents on just the first day of Free Agency! And as in every Free Agency period, […]
2015 NBA Free Agency (The Bidding War)
The 2015 NBA Free Agency period is upon us. This off season will be different from past off seasons for one reason and one reason only…this is the last NBA free agency period before TV revenue kicks in forcing the salary cap close to $90 million next year. For several NBA players now is […]
NBA Draft. Who’s #1?
The NBA draft is Thursday June 25 and much like the NFL draft, there is a lot of debate about who will be the first player taken in the draft. The debate centers on two players Jahlil Okafor and Karl-Anthony Towns. Most people think, myself included, that Karl-Anthony Towns will be the first player […]
A Final Review
After playing over 100 games and almost 5,000 minutes the NBA finals have come to an end. The Golden State Warriors defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers in 6 games and won their first NBA title in 40 years. The NBA got the matchup it wanted and the matchup that NBA fans had been clamoring for. […]
LBJ MVP?
Sports history has taught us that a player from the winning team is always named MVP. Not since 1969 when the Lakers lost to the Boston Celtics and Jerry West of the Lakers was named MVP, has an NBA finals MVP come from the losing team. But that 45 year drought could be coming […]
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