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Archive for April 19th, 2011

Nate McMillan and the Blazers Look to Level Series Tonight Against Mavericks.

Tuesday, April 19th, 2011

The Portland Trail Blazers have to feel like they let a golden opportunity to slip away during Game 1 of their series against the Dallas Mavericks. Portland had a six point lead late in the game only to see Dirk Nowitzki rattle off 12 consecutive points during the decisive spurt. ...

George Karl: “We can’t use the call as a crutch”

Tuesday, April 19th, 2011

The NBA playoffs have been very compelling as a number of the games have come down to the wire. The league could not have asked for anything more with the competitiveness of the game. However, if there is one criticism with the games it’s the officiating. Obviously the officials are ...

Dave Rice Earns Opportunity To Coach At Alma Mater UNLV

Tuesday, April 19th, 2011

UNLV certainly went through the process when it came to interviewing candidates to take over as the head coach of its men's basketball program, but Dave Rice always seemed to be the clear-cut front-runner. Rice was a part of the Runnin' Rebels national championship team in 1990 and another Final ...

Chris Paul, New Orleans Hornets Remind Everyone They Still Exist

Tuesday, April 19th, 2011

Three years ago, the New Orleans Hornets seemed to be a team on the rise. With Chris Paul at point guard and some talent surrounding him, they took the San Antonio Spurs to a Game 7 in the Western Conference semifinals and seemed like they could become a contender. Three seasons ...

Mike Conley And The Grizzlies Succeeded In “Being aggressive and throwing the first punch” Against the Spurs

Tuesday, April 19th, 2011

The NBA playoffs started off with a bang last weekend with virtually every playoffs series in both conferences being competitive down to the finish. Over in the Western Conference, we saw once again how deep the "Wild West" can be with monster upsets by the #7 New Orleans Hornets and ...

Fredi Gonzalez Believes The Braves Bats “Haven’t Gotten Going Yet,” But He’s Happy With The Pitching And Defense

Tuesday, April 19th, 2011

The Atlanta Braves haven't exactly had the best start to the 2011 season as they had hoped for with a record of 7-9. The Braves recently swept a doubleheader with the Mets over the weekend, but lost the finale on Sunday, to finish out with a record of 4-6 in ...