By Sam Tongue: One minute we were wondering if a decision would ever be made. The next, the Portland Trail Blazers hired Terry Stotts to shape the direction of their on-court product. The choice was unconventional during a search nothing short of bizarre. At the end of the day, though, the Blazers made the right choice. [...]
New York Knicks point guard Jason Kidd was arrested early Sunday and charged with a misdemeanor of driving while intoxicated, according to Southampton Town police. A police spokesman said Kidd was involved in a single-car accident in which his 2010 Cadillac Escalade struck a telephone pole and went into the woods in hamlet of Watermill. [...]
Get Your Head in the Game By: David Mendoza The Blazers have had four first-round draft picks in last three years and the franchise is no better off than they were in 2009. Víctor Claver, Elliott Williams, Luke Babbitt, and Nolan Smith are the little-known, respectable, decent, and competent—in that order—players that the Blazers [...]
Mike Brown is the new coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers were expected to announce Brown as the 22nd coach in franchise history Wednesday afternoon but first issued a statement. “In response to rampant speculation and reports about our head coaching position and Mike Brown, we’ve met with Mike and are very impressed [...]
