- The deadline is approaching... the NBA trade deadline that is... it's a fantastic time of year for NBA diehards, and with the advent of Twitter, there are legit real-time updates from hundreds (literally) of credible writers/journalists that are working around the clock all week to track this stuff down.... For the purposes of this blog, I'll only be hitting the "done deals" just because it takes too long to run retractions... but hit me up on twitter @browismyhero for real-time takes on blanket rumors...
- NBA Check - The Lakers found the pill that cures all ills... the Atlanta Hawks on the road after a long layoff... 104-80 and it wasn't that close... Kobe attempted only 11 shots (20 points), Gasol and Bynum did whatever they wanted, and Derek Fisher hit the first 3 jumpers of the game to set the tone... another listless effort from everyone but Al Horford (who shot 6-9 and was the only defensive resistance) but even he was held back by the Larry Drew foul treatment... Denver wins with 9 guys... 120-107 over Memphis led by a very nice night from Ty Lawson (21 pts, 7 dimes, 5 boards, 6 steals)... I'm not opposed to thinking they could still make the playoffs simply due to the issues of teams competing with them... Blake Griffin had 28 points, 11 rebounds, and 8 assists in his Oklahoma homecoming last night... and the Clips lost by 23... dwell on that...
- College Hoops - Ohio State got their swagger back a bit... 89-70 over Illinois led by David Lighty (one of my favorite college hoops players... why are they always OSU guys? sigh) with 21 points... Tennessee with a huge win for their tourney resume with a 9 point victory at Vandy... that's a historically tough place to play... and Louisville blitzkriegs Rutgers 55-37... yes, 37.... the Scarlet Knight offense was pretty inept, but that's still a very good road win when you can dominate a decent team like that...
- Jim Calhoun suspended 3 Big East games in 2011-12... typical recruiting scandal here, but for some reason, nothing ever seems to stick to Calhoun... at any rate, 3 games seems like a weird number, and the penalty isn't assessed for about 10 more months, but it's something...
What to watch for...
- Thunder @ Spurs - ESPN 7:00 - Great game here... back-to-back for OKC and headed on the road, so I like the Spurs in the game... but a really nice matchup of old vs. new
- Hawks @ Suns - SportSouth 9:00 - Road back-to-back = trouble.... I'll stick with that... and of course, there's no one on the Hawks roster that can stay in front of Nash...
- Clippers @ Hornets - ESPN 9:30 - Blake... CP3... Possible trades for both teams pre-game...
- #24 Temple @ #1 Duke - ESPN2 7:00 - Randomly awesome non-conference game... Temple is the class of a pretty good Atlantic 10 and well, Duke is #1 in the country even without Kyrie Irving...
- #12 Wisconsin @ Michigan - 6:30 Big Ten Network - Pretty much a must-win for the Wolverines at-large hopes... and Wisconsin is a very different team away from the Kohl Center...
Enjoy...
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