The FanHouse - NBA (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
by Brett Pollakoff Filed under: Bucks , Cavaliers , Celtics , Hawks , Lakers , Magic , Mavericks , Nuggets , Suns , Trail Blazers , NBA Power Rankings Not only have the Lakers been dominant since the return of Pau Gasol , but they've been fun to watch, too. The home win over the Thunder was a complete circus, where you had Kobe Bryant hitting shots from behind the backboard, followed...
The FanHouse - NBA (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
by Brett Pollakoff Filed under: Bucks , Cavaliers , Celtics , Hawks , Lakers , Magic , Mavericks , Nuggets , Suns , Trail Blazers , NBA Power Rankings Not only have the Lakers been dominant since the return of Pau Gasol, but they've been fun to watch, too. The home win over the Thunder was a complete circus, where you had Kobe Bryant hitting shots from behind the backboard, followed...
The FanHouse - NBA (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
by Brett Pollakoff Filed under: Trail Blazers Before every single NBA game, both teams line up at their respective ends of the court while the national anthem is performed live. It's a ritual that we've become so accustomed to seeing, that we're not exactly doing a roster check or a headcount to make sure that every player from each team is participating. If we did, then we'd notice...
The FanHouse - NBA (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
by Brett Pollakoff Filed under: Knicks , Nets During Sunday's game against the Nets , the Knicks ' Nate Robinson fired a shot at the wrong basket , just after the first quarter buzzer had sounded. This infuriated his coach, Mike D'Antoni, because ... well, you never know, right? What if the shot had been released a split second before the buzzer, or the referees saw it that way, and...
The FanHouse - NBA (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
by Brett Pollakoff Filed under: Pistons , Suns , NBA Last Night PHOENIX -- The NBA 's schedule is never something that teams will use as an excuse for playing particularly poorly in any single game. But sometimes, the way things shake out, it can definitely be seen as a legitimate reason. The schedule dictated that the Pistons finish up their four-game, West coast swing against a Suns...
The FanHouse - NBA (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
by Brett Pollakoff Filed under: Knicks , Nets , NBA Videos Just after the first quarter buzzer sounded at the Meadowlands, Nate Robinson of the Knicks turned and fired a three-pointer at the basket of the New Jersey Nets . The shot went in, and, being as the period had already ended, the basket was waived off by the official. No harm done, right? Uh, Wrong. Mike D'Antoni was furious...
The FanHouse - Maryland Football (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
by Brett Pollakoff Filed under: Celtics , Magic When the Celtics signed Rasheed Wallace over the summer as their big offseason acquisition, they may have thought they were getting a big man who would stretch the floor with his three-point shooting, and one who would force the centers on the other contenders to come out of the paint to try and stop him. But 13 games into the Sheed experiment...
The FanHouse - NBA (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
by Brett Pollakoff Filed under: Celtics , Magic When the Celtics signed Rasheed Wallace over the summer as their big offseason acquisition, they may have thought they were getting a big man who would stretch the floor with his three-point shooting, and one who would force the centers on the other contenders to come out of the paint to try and stop him. But 13 games into the Sheed experiment...
The FanHouse - NBA (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
by Brett Pollakoff Filed under: Hawks , Rockets , NBA Videos Josh Smith would probably be the first to tell you that he didn't have a great game on Friday against the Rockets . But he was there at the end when it mattered most, and hit the game-winner with 0.7 seconds left to power the Hawks to their 11th win, tops in the league at this early point in the NBA season. Smith finished with...
The FanHouse - NBA (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
by Brett Pollakoff Filed under: Clippers , Grizzlies , NBA Media Watch The Clippers got what was by far their best win of the season on Friday, but unfortunately, the team's log-time play-by-play man Ralph Lawler wasn't in his usual courtside spot to see it. Lawler and color commentator Michael Smith were suspended for Friday's game, for what the team deemed to be inappropriate remarks...
