Showing posts with label Basketball. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Basketball. Show all posts
Jason Terry vs Dallas Mavericks
Dallas-- Tonight, the 11-10 Dallas Mavericks travel to Boston to take on the 11-9 Celtics. Mavs fans have had to endure watching their former championship team players play against Dallas since last year, but tonight will be different. It will be Jet's turn. This summer, Mark Cuban decided it was time to let the Jet leave the runway and never return. Doc Rivers signaled his landing as soon as possible in Boston. Terry was very thankful to Maverick fans during our interview with him in July, but vowed to make the Mavs pay the first opportunity he got. "Get Ready" he said after his AAU Lady Jets team inched closer to a AAU title. Spending a week with Terry during that time was watching the reality of the NBA. One minute he is talking about plans next year with his Dallas girls basketball team and overnight he is contemplating where to live in New England. Many questioned the decision at the time to allow Jason to leave to save $5 million a year when you have missed out on Deron Williams and other free agents. This year Jet is only averaging 11 points per game coming off a crowded bench in Boston. Let's see if he will takeoff tonight against his former team...
Dallas Mavericks vs Sacrameto Kings - Live - Press Conference
- Dallas Mavericks Rick Carlisle - 6:00pm CST
- Sacramento Kings Keith Smart - 6:15pm CST
- Postgame Press Conference - Immediately following game
MEAC Women's Basketball Recap: December 4
Courtesy MEAC Media Relations
Wed, December 05, 2012
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NCCU's Gary Seizes Double-Digit Rebounds In Loss To ECUGREENVILLE, N.C. -North Carolina Central team kept the game within ten points major of the first half before falling to the Lady Pirates of East Carolina 65-28 on Tuesday, Dec. 4 at Minges Coliseum in Greenville, N.C.
Lady Eagles' junior Tiffany Gary led the squad one point shy of a double-double, scoring nine points and a season and game-high 12 rebounds, while freshmen Tisha Dixon contributed an additional nine points and pulled down four rebounds.
Lady Eagles' junior Tiffany Gary led the squad one point shy of a double-double, scoring nine points and a season and game-high 12 rebounds, while freshmen Tisha Dixon contributed an additional nine points and pulled down four rebounds.
MEAC Men's Basketball Recap: December 4
Courtesy MEAC Media Relations
Wed, December 05, 2012
Michael Murray Scores Career-High 27 in Loss to Saint Joseph's BALTIMORE -- Junior Michael Murray scored a career-high 27 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, but Carl Jones led four players in double figures with 15 points and Saint Joseph's used a big run midway through the second half to pull away from Coppin State to post a 67-55 victory on Tuesday in the Physical Education Complex.Murray posted his fifth double-double of the season and reached double figures in rebounding for the seventh consecutive game. He ranks eighth in the nation in double-doubles and 16th in the nation in rebounding. |
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SWAC Basketball Recaps - PVAM upsets Houston
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Wed, November 28, 2012
Just one night after Texas Southern pushed No. 19 Colorado to double-overtime, Prairie View upset previously unbeaten Houston.
Prairie View 81, Houston 80
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (AP) -- Jourdan DeMuynck scored 27 points and grabbed seven rebounds as Prairie View beat undefeated Houston on Wednesday night.
DeMuynck was 10 of 17 from the field. Carl Blair scored 15. Montreal Scott added 10. Josh Eleby had seven rebounds.
Prairie View (4-5) led 44-39 at the half and shot 48.5 percent from the field for the game. Houston shot 49 percent from the field for the game.
TaShawn Thomas scored 23 points and made 11 rebounds. Danuel House added 20, Joseph Young 15 and Jherrod Stiggers 12 for the Cougars (5-1).
Arizona State 67, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 54
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) -- Carrick Felix scored 21 points on 8 of 11 shooting as Arizona State used a second-half run in beating Arkansas-Pine Bluff 67-54 on Wednesday night.
Prairie View 81, Houston 80
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DeMuynck was 10 of 17 from the field. Carl Blair scored 15. Montreal Scott added 10. Josh Eleby had seven rebounds.
Prairie View (4-5) led 44-39 at the half and shot 48.5 percent from the field for the game. Houston shot 49 percent from the field for the game.
TaShawn Thomas scored 23 points and made 11 rebounds. Danuel House added 20, Joseph Young 15 and Jherrod Stiggers 12 for the Cougars (5-1).
Arizona State 67, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 54
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) -- Carrick Felix scored 21 points on 8 of 11 shooting as Arizona State used a second-half run in beating Arkansas-Pine Bluff 67-54 on Wednesday night.
SWAC Hoops Recaps - TSU Pushes #19 Colorado to 2OT
Texas Southern (1-6) battled unbeaten and No. 19 Colorado (6-0) two overtimes before going down to defeat 85-80.
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BOULDER, Colo. (AP) -- Josh Scott scored the first two baskets of the second overtime and No. 19 Colorado fought back from an early 15-point deficit to beat Texas Southern 85-80 on Tuesday night.
The Buffaloes (6-0) withstood a 39-point performance by Texas Southern's Omar Strong, who made nine 3-pointers, including three in the extra sessions.
Spencer Dinwidde had 24 points to lead Colorado, which is off to its best start since opening 6-0 in 1989-90. Scott finished with 18 points and 12 rebounds, Askia Booker added 15 points and Andre Roberson had 11.
Fred Sturdivant had 12 points and 11 rebounds for Texas Southern (1-6).
The Buffaloes (6-0) withstood a 39-point performance by Texas Southern's Omar Strong, who made nine 3-pointers, including three in the extra sessions.
Spencer Dinwidde had 24 points to lead Colorado, which is off to its best start since opening 6-0 in 1989-90. Scott finished with 18 points and 12 rebounds, Askia Booker added 15 points and Andre Roberson had 11.
Fred Sturdivant had 12 points and 11 rebounds for Texas Southern (1-6).
Mississippi St. 60, Alcorn St. 42
STARKVILLE, Miss. -- Craig Sword and Fred Thomas scored 14 points each to lead Mississippi State to a 60-42 victory over Alcorn State on Tuesday night.
STARKVILLE, Miss. -- Craig Sword and Fred Thomas scored 14 points each to lead Mississippi State to a 60-42 victory over Alcorn State on Tuesday night.
Shawn Marion tells it like it is after loss to Lakers
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SWAC Men's Basketball Recaps - Nov. 24
Courtesy SWAC.org
Sat, November 24, 2012
Fairleigh Dickinson 84, Prairie View 70
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (AP) -- Sekou Harris scored 25 points, including five 3-pointers, as Fairleigh Dickinson beat Prairie View A&M 84-70 on Saturday in the South Padre Island Invitational finale for both teams.
Harris, a freshman, was 5 of 7 outside the arc, part of an 11-of-22 performance on 3-pointers for the Knights (2-3). Lonnie Robinson added 16 points and Melquan Bolding had 14 points and 11 rebounds.
Carl Blair, whose buzzer-beating layup gave Prairie View (3-5) a 42-40 victory over Navy on Friday, led the Panthers with 18 points, and Jordan DeMuynck chipped in 15. Prairie View made just two of its 13 3-point attempts.
Prairie View led 43-36 at halftime, and the teams traded leads in the second half before an 11-2 run, capped by a Mustafaa Jones 3-pointer, put Fairleigh Dickinson up 76-65 with 3:46 to play. The Panthers couldn't get much closer the rest of the way.
Middle Tennessee 79, Texas Southern 52
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) -- Shawn Jones scored a career-high 21 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, as Middle Tennessee dominated Texas Southern 79-53 Saturday night in nonconference action.
Marcos Knight had 14 points and eight rebounds, and Neiko Hunter chipped in with 13 points for the Blue Raiders.
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (AP) -- Sekou Harris scored 25 points, including five 3-pointers, as Fairleigh Dickinson beat Prairie View A&M 84-70 on Saturday in the South Padre Island Invitational finale for both teams.
Harris, a freshman, was 5 of 7 outside the arc, part of an 11-of-22 performance on 3-pointers for the Knights (2-3). Lonnie Robinson added 16 points and Melquan Bolding had 14 points and 11 rebounds.
Carl Blair, whose buzzer-beating layup gave Prairie View (3-5) a 42-40 victory over Navy on Friday, led the Panthers with 18 points, and Jordan DeMuynck chipped in 15. Prairie View made just two of its 13 3-point attempts.
Prairie View led 43-36 at halftime, and the teams traded leads in the second half before an 11-2 run, capped by a Mustafaa Jones 3-pointer, put Fairleigh Dickinson up 76-65 with 3:46 to play. The Panthers couldn't get much closer the rest of the way.
Middle Tennessee 79, Texas Southern 52
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) -- Shawn Jones scored a career-high 21 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, as Middle Tennessee dominated Texas Southern 79-53 Saturday night in nonconference action.
Marcos Knight had 14 points and eight rebounds, and Neiko Hunter chipped in with 13 points for the Blue Raiders.
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NBA Lessons from Comedy Central's "Workaholics" PT. 1: Let's Get Weird
Comedy Central's "Workaholics," might be more than just a satirical,
hippied-out, sarcastic dedication to today's working class (Who knew?).
Between the drugs, drinking, and controlled substances that Anders,
Blake and Adam consume on a daily basis, the troubled trio manages to
spit out some important (and strange) life lessons; lessons that the
sport of basketball (NBA included) have recently come to admire, adhere
to, and even practice.
Bare with me here (pun intended).
Lesson 1: "Let's Get Weird"
-It shouldn't be a surprise to anyone that the first three weeks of this NBA season have been as odd as they come. First things first, the Lakers have a worse record than the Bobcats, the Hornets, the Warriors, and a number of other less-talented teams, and they selected Mike D'Antoni over ex-Lakers Head Coach, Phil Jackson, to be the chosen figure that will solve their multitude of problems and lead them to the promised land.
For a team that's "championship or bust" most analysts assumed that Phil was the easy and obvious choice between the two coaching candidates. However, Jerry Buss and the Lakers' management went with D'Antoni instead who is arguably the most gifted NBA offensive mind over the past decade. The downside is that he's not known for his defense (he's an average defensive strategist at best), and he's never been to an NBA Championship as a Head Coach whereas Phil owns 11 championship rings.
If I wanted a championship this year, I probably would've gone another direction, aka the " Phil Zen Way." However, it seems like the Lakers are hellbent on out-scoring their opponents rather than locking down defensively; a strategy that rarely pans out favorably.
Also, when was the last time that the Knicks were the best team in the league? 1999? Maybe 1973? (the Dave Debusschere, Earl Monroe, Willis Reed, and yes, Phil Jackson playing days). Regardless, at this exact moment Melo's squad is balling out of control (Jim Jones' Dipset style) and tearing apart the competition one team at a time.
What's more is that Amare' Stoudemire's absence from the active lineup is arguably the prime reason for their recent success. That's right, the Knicks play better without one of the game's most dynamic forwards of the past ten years. Also, for a team that's older than a good 99% of the league (avg. age is 31), they are out-running and out-gunning teams to the tune of 103+ ppg. Plus, JR Smith is having the best season of his career thus far, with insane off-the-bench averages of 18 points and 5 boards a night on 72% shooting from downtown! However, the most impressive statline for the Knicks right now is their stifling defensive numbers. Their defense is allowing the league's least amount of points per game (87.8ppg), and they are leading the league in defense per 100 possessions (only giving up 96 points). Also, they are forcing opponents into a very pedestrian FG% (42%). If they keep this up, they might as well just bench Amare' for the remainder of the season because you shouldn't try and fix something that's not broken.
Frankly, the Knicks and the Heat may be the only NBA Championship contenders from the Eastern Conference.
Also, how long has it been since the 6th man of the year was up for NBA MVP bragging rights? Since the creation of the 6th man of the year award in 1982, no reigning 6th man of the year has ever been considered a top MVP candidate the following season, but James Harden deserves to be in this year's MVP conversation.
You have to give credit where credit is due folks.
In all my years of basketball research and analysis, I've never seen a player as instantly explosive as Harden. He's ready to score the second the game starts, and his ability to fight through double teams and make intelligent basketball decisions in only his first season as an NBA starter is uncanny. The only other "James" that might be more explosive than Harden is King Lebron (who's currently ranked #1 in ESPN's MVP rankings). In his first season as a starter, Harden's averaging 26 points, almost 5 boards, and close to 5 assists per game, and he's turned his Rockets into a legitimately competitive team that recently gave Lebron and the Heat fits in Houston a few nights ago (it took a 38 point effort from LBJ to get MIA a "W"). I don't know what's more strange: the fact that he's averaging the 3rd most points per contest in the league as a first-time starter on a new team, the fact that he stole the spotlight from Jeremy Lin, or the fact that he's a credible MVP candidate the year after he won the 6th man award.
Right now, the Thunder might wish that they hadn't wasted their max contract on Westbrook last January because Harden is worth franchising and he's worth every penny of his 5 year, $80 million max deal in Houston.
He's just scary good.
Tune in this weekend for some more NBA lessons from the "Workaholics."
Thanks for stopping by,
The Mattman
Bare with me here (pun intended).
Lesson 1: "Let's Get Weird"
-It shouldn't be a surprise to anyone that the first three weeks of this NBA season have been as odd as they come. First things first, the Lakers have a worse record than the Bobcats, the Hornets, the Warriors, and a number of other less-talented teams, and they selected Mike D'Antoni over ex-Lakers Head Coach, Phil Jackson, to be the chosen figure that will solve their multitude of problems and lead them to the promised land.
For a team that's "championship or bust" most analysts assumed that Phil was the easy and obvious choice between the two coaching candidates. However, Jerry Buss and the Lakers' management went with D'Antoni instead who is arguably the most gifted NBA offensive mind over the past decade. The downside is that he's not known for his defense (he's an average defensive strategist at best), and he's never been to an NBA Championship as a Head Coach whereas Phil owns 11 championship rings.
If I wanted a championship this year, I probably would've gone another direction, aka the " Phil Zen Way." However, it seems like the Lakers are hellbent on out-scoring their opponents rather than locking down defensively; a strategy that rarely pans out favorably.
Also, when was the last time that the Knicks were the best team in the league? 1999? Maybe 1973? (the Dave Debusschere, Earl Monroe, Willis Reed, and yes, Phil Jackson playing days). Regardless, at this exact moment Melo's squad is balling out of control (Jim Jones' Dipset style) and tearing apart the competition one team at a time.
What's more is that Amare' Stoudemire's absence from the active lineup is arguably the prime reason for their recent success. That's right, the Knicks play better without one of the game's most dynamic forwards of the past ten years. Also, for a team that's older than a good 99% of the league (avg. age is 31), they are out-running and out-gunning teams to the tune of 103+ ppg. Plus, JR Smith is having the best season of his career thus far, with insane off-the-bench averages of 18 points and 5 boards a night on 72% shooting from downtown! However, the most impressive statline for the Knicks right now is their stifling defensive numbers. Their defense is allowing the league's least amount of points per game (87.8ppg), and they are leading the league in defense per 100 possessions (only giving up 96 points). Also, they are forcing opponents into a very pedestrian FG% (42%). If they keep this up, they might as well just bench Amare' for the remainder of the season because you shouldn't try and fix something that's not broken.
Frankly, the Knicks and the Heat may be the only NBA Championship contenders from the Eastern Conference.
Also, how long has it been since the 6th man of the year was up for NBA MVP bragging rights? Since the creation of the 6th man of the year award in 1982, no reigning 6th man of the year has ever been considered a top MVP candidate the following season, but James Harden deserves to be in this year's MVP conversation.
You have to give credit where credit is due folks.
In all my years of basketball research and analysis, I've never seen a player as instantly explosive as Harden. He's ready to score the second the game starts, and his ability to fight through double teams and make intelligent basketball decisions in only his first season as an NBA starter is uncanny. The only other "James" that might be more explosive than Harden is King Lebron (who's currently ranked #1 in ESPN's MVP rankings). In his first season as a starter, Harden's averaging 26 points, almost 5 boards, and close to 5 assists per game, and he's turned his Rockets into a legitimately competitive team that recently gave Lebron and the Heat fits in Houston a few nights ago (it took a 38 point effort from LBJ to get MIA a "W"). I don't know what's more strange: the fact that he's averaging the 3rd most points per contest in the league as a first-time starter on a new team, the fact that he stole the spotlight from Jeremy Lin, or the fact that he's a credible MVP candidate the year after he won the 6th man award.
Right now, the Thunder might wish that they hadn't wasted their max contract on Westbrook last January because Harden is worth franchising and he's worth every penny of his 5 year, $80 million max deal in Houston.
He's just scary good.
Tune in this weekend for some more NBA lessons from the "Workaholics."
Thanks for stopping by,
The Mattman
Mike D'Antoni named Lakers head coach; Kobe and Phil Jackson both suprised
Los Angeles - Lakers will name Mike D'Antoni as their new head coach to replace Mike Brown. This was Phil Jackson's job to turn down, but never got the chance. Jackson's agent was scheduled to meet with the Lakers front office today to discuss compensation. At midnight, Mitch Kupchak and the Buss family switched gears and agreed to terms with D'Antoni. Sources close to the team say the move away from Phil was a concern that the new players will not be able to adopt the triangle offense made famous by Jackson as he won five championships with the Lakers and six with the Chicago Bulls. Kobe Bryant wad suprised by the but on board with the hiring.
Steve Nash played for D'Antoni in Phoenix and will be able to run the pick roll with Dwight Howard.
More details to follow...
Steve Nash played for D'Antoni in Phoenix and will be able to run the pick roll with Dwight Howard.
More details to follow...
OKC Thunder's big mistake: Not starting James Harden over Russell Westbrook
Now that we have finally started the 2012-13 NBA season, who would have predicted during last June's finals that Dwight Howard and Steve Nash would be Lakers, Ray Allen would be in his green for red in Miami, and that James Harden would be in a Houston Rocket uniform.The Harden trade has so far been the most surprising trade this season. What was OKC thinking?
Brandan Wright on his starting role with the Dallas Mavericks
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RF: Tell me a little bit about how you feel about your role on this team having the start the first two games. How do you feel about having a starting role?
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