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There are no time limits anymore, no command to shoot 3-pointers like there's a never-ending ball rack off to the side. And yes, there are such things as bad shots in Phoenix these days.
Mike D'Antoni took the "seven seconds or less" era with him when he left for New York two seasons ago.
But that's not to say that this calmer, gentler version, this "11 or 12 seconds or less" offense, doesn't look like the old days every so often.
You see these sorts of columns just about every year, so this isn't breaking news, but it is of great interest now that the NBA has whittled itself down to eight teams. The typical NBA center, apparently, has gone bye-bye, and... more »
In the playoffs, you go get it. So one game after he'd disappointed himself and his team by not bringing full effort from the start, Andrew Bynum felt comfortable mocking the only thing worse in the playoffs: Backing down and... more »
Young legs ran circles around veteran mettle. Thunder blue routed Laker purple. Rest trumped rust. And Russ trumped them all. Russell Westbrook was the best player on a court full of all-stars, Kevin Durant was right there with... more »
OK, so this has nothing to do with the Lakers' loss in Game 5 Tuesday night. It actually goes back to Friday, after the Lakers lost to the Nuggets in Game 3, and involves J.A. Adande on Around The Horn and Bill Plaschke... more »
A day after Bynum claimed that the Nuggets would probably "fold," it was Bynum's team that wound up bent at the waist and taking the hard breaths of humiliation. Believe it and weep. Despite having a chance to finish off the... more »
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