When Reggie Evans sold a foul like there was a sniper in the grassy knoll at Staples Center (you can see the video above, where a flagrant 2 was rightly reduced to a personal foul) it brought up a discussion of the Clippers and flopping. As in they do it a lot. As in people are starting to call them “flop city.”
“Hornets” is not a name that fits with New Orleans.
It was a leftover from when George Shinn moved his team from Charlotte — a city nicknamed “the hornets’ nest” — but “Hornets” goes together with the spirit of New Orleans about as much as tacos go with gumbo.
osh Smith has been absolutely phenomenal in Al Horford's absence, leading the Hawks to the fifth-best record in the East. Unfortunately, Smith went without recognition at the All-Star Game and is likely to suffer the same fate come voting for this year's MVP.
NBA Bust Comparison: Brandan Wright
Brandan Wright was another athletic big man drafted high in the draft, just like Perry Jones III probably will be. While he has redeemed himself somewhat recently, no one can deny that Wright hasn't lived up to where he was drafted. Jones may not either.
Al Harrington is perhaps the most overlooked player in the Sixth Man of the Year talk.
Only two players have scored more points off the bench than Harrington: Louis Williams and James Harden.
Only one player, Udonis Haslem, has more rebounds in relief.
When the "Big Three" were formed in Miami back in the summer of 2010, conventional wisdom suggested that Chris Bosh, who had been the go-to guy in Toronto, would experience a drop in scoring, now that he was surrounded with both Dwyane Wade and LeBron James.
The Magic made no trades and they ensured that Dwight Howard would at least finish this season in Orlando, but they still lost.
Not only are the Magic 6-7 since the deadline, but they have dropped from the third seed in the Eastern Conference to the sixth. Factor in the drama between the star center and head coach Stan Van Gundy, and you have a team no closer to staving off implosion.