The Triple-Double Fraternity Welcomes In Chuck Hayes and Blake Griffin
Last night two players recorded their first career triple-double, Chuck Hayes and Blake Griffin. Hayes, a 6’6 center, got his by scoring 13 points while recording 14 rebounds and 11 assists. Hayes is a notorious hard worker-high motor-type player so it is nice to see his efforts rewarded. Hayes was a key factor–as one might [...]
Tracy McGrady and the Disconnect of Practice
In an interview with Chris Tomasson for HoopsHype, Tracy McGrady responded to comments from his former coach and General Manager of the Houston Rockets, Jeff Van Gundy and Daryl Morey, made on a panel at the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference on March 4. They opined that McGrady’s poor practice habits and work ethic held [...]
What I learned at Sloan
Let me start by saying that the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference is awesome. Kicking it with writers from TrueHoop and Fangraphs while listening to experts from every corner of the sports landscape drop knowledge is about as much as any sports fan or aspiring writer could ask for. In it’s fifth year, the conference [...]
Video: Charles Barkley REALLY Sucked at Jeopardy in 2001
Partnered with Martha Stewart and Jeff Probst, Charles Barkley was looking to win a good lump sum of money for his charity. 2001 Charles loved the camera, and the camera loved him right back. What could go wrong? It is just a silly game. How TRBL could it be? Dude! Hit your Buzzer Charles. It [...]
Kevin Durant Posterized Patrick Patterson (Dunkinstache)
Photo credit: David J. Phillip, AP Photos Kevin Durant is known for his ability to score from all spots on the floor. He has such a smooth jump shot that sometimes we forget that the guy can get up and throw it down with the best of them. Durant is actually in the top 10 [...]
All-Star Watch #1
With Yao Ming out for the season, the Houston Rockets look to Kevin Martin to pick up the slack offensively. However, Luis Scola should not be forgotten. Scola is averaging 19.3 ppg, up 3.1 ppg from last season, and shooting 50.4%. He also has seventeen +20 pt. games, including a season high 36 vs. Golden [...]
Vintage Video: Claymation Charles Barkley Cares About Your Heart
Vintage Video: Claymation Charles Barkley Cares About Your Heart Yes, the same guy that once got a cake made completely of Krispy Kreme doughnuts, cares about your ticker. The man that dazzled us with the taco bell box rap, cares about your aorta. The same guy that partied with Erkel whilst having Wine Coolers in [...]
Birdman Gets Courtney Lee’d (Dunkinstache/Stachelight)
Photo Credits: Garrett Ellwood/NBAE/Getty Images No Blake Griffin during last night’s scheduled NBA games? No problem! Courtney Lee is here to save the day! This definitely shows that Courtney Lee does not fear any bird, and if anything, he probably eats birds for breakfast. Courtney Lee is cool, and I’m pretty sure @Simply_Kateasa would agree [...]
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