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Archive for April, 2011

Cyd Zeigler Of OutSports.com Thinks Kobe Got Off Easy And Knows For A Fact There’s A Guy Guy Playing In The NBA

Friday, April 15th, 2011

On Thursday, we featured Kobe Bryant's fledgling attempt at an apology for barking out an anti-gay slur at NBA referee Bennie Adams during the Los Angeles Lakers' Tuesday night win over San Antonio. Bryant was fined $100,000 for the incident but was not suspended by the NBA. On Thursday, Cyd ...

After Seeing Pat Riley’s Rings During the Free Agency Process, LeBron James Aims to Win One of His Own

Friday, April 15th, 2011

Three-quarters of a year after The Decision, we're still talking about one of the main anecdotes that brought LeBron James to Miami. You know, the one where he met with Pat Riley and Riley allegedly just tossed his championship rings on the table? James says he's still using that moment as ...

Marvin Williams and the Hawks Are Looking to Avenge Their “Embarrassing” Loss in the Playoffs Last Year

Friday, April 15th, 2011

For the last couple of years, people in the NBA have been saying the same things about the Atlanta Hawks. They are a young, talented, athletic team that can give opponents a lot of trouble in a seven game series. The talent is indisputable. Joe Johnson and Al Horford are ...

Paul Pierce Tries to Ignore Those Who Say This Could Be the Boston Celtics Final Run

Friday, April 15th, 2011

In Paul Pierce's mind, he's heard this message every year for a couple years now: With he, Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett getting older, many think this could be the Boston Celtics final stand. But, after hearing it before, are we really at that point this time around? The Celtics didn't ...

SRI’s Preview: Science Predicts The NBA Playoffs

Friday, April 15th, 2011

PredictionMachine.com is back at it for the NBA Playoffs. For the NBA Playoff Odds the entire Playoffs have been played through 50,000 times to provide every team’s chances of making it to any level. Interestingly, there are no dominant teams this year. More importantly, every NBA team has significant flaws, ...

Joe Maddon and the Rays Look to Overcome the Letdown of Manny Ramirez Retiring

Friday, April 15th, 2011

Before the Tampa Bay Rays could even get to May, they were dealt a huge blow to their playoff chances. While he started off slow and wasn’t performing very well, the Rays went out this offseason and brought Manny Ramirez to Tampa for a reason. They did it because they ...

Jameer Nelson: “We’ve Always Been Overlooked and That’s Fine”

Friday, April 15th, 2011

The East has too many storylines for the Orlando Magic to get any publicity. Perhaps it was a bit of a surprise that the Chicago Bulls won the conference, but now can they make that hold up? Or will it be the Big Three down in Miami? Or perhaps the ...

George Karl Says The Nuggets Became Stale With Melo And They Have A Freshness And Energy With The New Players

Friday, April 15th, 2011

All winter long it seemed as though the Nuggets were caught in limbo in regards to the organization's future after Carmelo Anthony made it abundantly clear he wanted out of Denver. In most cases when a team loses their franchise player they take a step backwards, but for the Nuggets ...

Mike D’Antoni “Melo and Amar’e are going to have to make big plays down the stretch defensively and offensively.”

Friday, April 15th, 2011

The New York Knicks won seven of their last nine games to finish the regular season at 42-40, clinching the #6 seed in the Eastern Conference with the right to take on the #3 seeded Boston Celtics on Sunday Night. Amar'e Stoudemire seems to be well rested and fired up ...

The Hirsch Brothers Discuss New Book that Challenges Theories of Moneyball

Friday, April 15th, 2011

We enjoy our work here at Sports Radio Interviews, but the routine of finding the best interviews each day to transcribe and share with you all can be a bit monotonous at times. So it was a nice surprise when we were contacted by one of the two authors of ...