SH Blog: Top 10 surprises of the young NBA season
Where to begin? Mike Brown’s exit? Phil Jackson’s overnight disappearance? The unending string of power forward injuries? A reformed J.R. Smith on the undefeated New York Knicks? This season has been...
View ArticleLove Scores 34 in Surprise Return; Paul George (37) Leads Pacers
The return of Kevin Love from his hand injury was a well-kept secret until most of us had set our daily lineups. As far as we knew, he’d been through a walkaround but was at least another week away....
View ArticleSheridan Hoops Rookie Rankings: Week Three
Damian Lillard made a rookie mistake Sunday night. Lillard didn’t lose track of the shot clock. He didn’t go under the pick-and-roll on a shooter. He didn’t forget to bring the Krispy Kremes to...
View ArticleSheridan Hoops Rookie Rankings: Week 10
There were more than a few folks wondering if Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal had hit the Rookie Wall. To silence those folks, Beal broke through it. Right about the time rookies start to feel...
View ArticleSheridan Hoops Rookie Rankings: Week 11
Over the last four weeks in our Rookie Rankings, Toronto Raptors guard Terrence Ross ascended from ninth to sixth to fourth before plummeting entirely out of the table. That staged climb and quick...
View ArticleSheridan Hoops Rookie Rankings: Week 12
As good as Damian Lillard has been this season, he is not good enough to be an All-Star as a rookie. Lillard plays for the wrong team in the wrong time zone in the wrong conference. The Portland Trail...
View ArticleSheridan Hoops Rookie Rankings: Week 13
Pistons No. 1 draft pick Andre Drummond There is a developing groundswell of support for Andre Drummond as an alternative to Damian Lillard for Rookie of the Year. This is a borderline insane notion,...
View ArticleSheridan Hoops Rookie Rankings: Week 17
NBA scouts may have overlooked Bradley Beal’s best quality. When Beal declared for the 2012 draft, his combination of 6-5 size and excellent mechanics made him the top shooting guard prospect. After a...
View ArticleNBA Players React to Boston Marathon Tragedy
Tragedy struck in Boston on Monday afternoon when two bombs exploded near the finish line to the 2013 Boston Marathon. Below is a video of President Barack Obama’s response followed by the Twitter...
View ArticleTweet of the Day: Kyle Lowry and others react to Aaron Hernandez arrest
As the 2013 NBA Draft is just around the corner, Wednesday brought with it news that signaled the potential end of one career and the possible demise of his franchise. Wednesday afternoon New England...
View ArticleTweet of the Night: John Henson appreciates Harrison Barnes’ slam over Ryan...
Golden State Warriors forward Harrison Barnes turned plenty of heads during his first postseason appearance this past season – particularly against the San Antonio Spurs in the second round. He has...
View ArticleFive Things to Watch: Milwaukee Bucks
Capping off a mediocrity-defining three-year stretch that saw them finish ninth, ninth and eighth in the East, the Milwaukee Bucks should have entered the summer of 2013 with change as the most obvious...
View ArticleSheridan Hoops Sixth Man Rankings: Best Bench Players Igniting Surprise Teams
Growing up, fans are taught several “facts” about team sports. It’s a fact that teamwork is better than selfish play. It’s usually a fact that a good defense beats a good offense. It’s a fact in...
View ArticleSprung: All-Breakout Team led by L.Stephenson, A.Afflalo, I.Thomas
Where the hell has the time gone? It certainly flies as the days get shorter and darkness descends in the late afternoon. We’re already through the first quarter of the NBA season and almost at...
View ArticleMost Improved Player Rankings: ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas
Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the league, not a player was balling, not even Jeff Teague. The Most Improved Rankings were crafted with flair, in the hopes that somebody might...
View ArticleRookie Rankings, Week 11: Sizing Up the Sophs
With the midway point of the regular season approaching, we thought it would be a good idea to give the rookies a break and rank the sophomores for two reasons. 1. It is a nice change of pace and gives...
View ArticleTweet of the Day: NBA Players React to Jay-Z and Solange Altercation
Twitter blew up Monday. TMZ broke a story early Monday morning unveiling surveillance footage obtained from the Standard Hotel’s elevator after the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute Gala...
View ArticleTweet of the Day: Surprise, Surprise; Cleveland Wins … AGAIN!
Tuesday night the NBA held its Draft Lottery to determine the top three picks in the forthcoming draft. Somehow, someway — conspiracy theorists have at it — the Cleveland Cavaliers won the top overall...
View ArticleJohn Henson, Kendall Marshall and PJ Tucker React To UNC Scandal
You may think that the story today revolves around the AT&T Center and its broken air conditioning in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. Perhaps the story is Miami Heat forward LeBron James succumbing to...
View ArticleTweet of the Day: A Game Of Greater Significance Than the NBA Finals
With Thursday playing host to a critical Game 4 in the 2014 NBA Finals wherein the Miami Heat trail the San Antonio Spurs 2-1 in the best-of-seven series, a far more important game took place early in...
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