Larry’s NBA Power Ratings
Trade talks in the NBA are on the up and up.
The Lakers deny that they are considering moving Dwight Howard, which would mean that they are giving up.
Trade talks in the NBA are on the up and up.
The Lakers deny that they are considering moving Dwight Howard, which would mean that they are giving up.
Should we call this one the Usain Bolt Invitational?
Coming off the All-Star break rested and ready to make a serious run for a high seed in the Western Conference playoffs, the Denver Nuggets have played 16 consecutive games in which one team (and most often both) has scored in triple digits.
Miami is the hottest team in the nation, as they have won 12 straight games and are the only undefeated team in the ACC. The Hurricanes have a 3-game cushion over Duke in conference play with Virginia at 4 games back.
NHL Power Rankings – February 18
Another two weeks have passed in the world of the NHL and what a couple of weeks it has been! One team remains undefeated in Regulation time, one returns home after going 4-0 on a four-game road trip and others have tumbled out of the top 15 (can you say San Jose?)
The 2013 Accenture World Golf Championship Match Play comes our way this week from Arizona where 64 of the top 66 golfers on the planet are scheduled to participate in one of the more unique stops on TOUR – Phil Mickelson and Brandt Snedeker being the only obvious omissions.
Headline: Sharks Try to Stop the Bleeding – Pay Visit to St Louis Tuesday Night
The St. Louis Blues return home on Tuesday night after a very productive road trip in which they went 3-0. Their opponent Tuesday – the San Jose Sharks who have yet to win in the month of February and are mired in their longest winless streak since 2005.
Indiana is closing out their conference season with a difficult stretch, beginning with a road match against Michigan State, who is tied with the Hoosiers at the top of the conference standings.
There are currently 7 teams with a chance to have a perfect conference season but the Miami Hurricanes have to be the least likely among that group to have been considered a candidate to do so at the beginning of the season.
The top of the Big Ten is a huge battle this season. Right now the Buckeyes are sitting in a three way tie for second in the conference with Wisconsin and Michigan – a couple of games back of Indiana and Michigan State (one of whom has to lose next week).
Say it ain’t so, Melo.
Carmelo Anthony says that a contusion he suffered in the Knicks’ loss to Toronto on Wednesday night could force him out of Sunday’s All-Star Game in Houston, denying us of the opportunity of a continuation of the on-court feud between Melo and Kevin Garnett.
Size does matter, but does that also apply in the NBA Three-Point Shootout?
We have the image of small guys firing away from outside, making one shot after another, but in fact the bigger you are, the better you tend to do when you start firing from beyond the three-point line.
Headline: Struggling Sharks Hope to Hand Chicago First Regulation Loss Friday
Two teams that occupied the top two spots in the early season NHL Power Rankings square off in one of the marquee matchup on a busy night of action Friday. For the Blackhawks, they have just kept clicking along and are the only team in the NHL without a regulation loss so far.
Darryl Dawkins was born too early (1957) for the NBA All-Star break dunk contest, but when his time is up the ability to throw it down will no doubt be in the first paragraph of his obituary.
Wisconsin has won 3 straight games and in their last game they scored a HUGE upset with a win over Michigan. .
Oh what a last game before the All Star break, as this is a match up of last season’s final and there is a good chance these 2 teams will meet in the finals this season.
Arizona escaped their matchup against Colorado in their PAC 12 opener due to a controversial call so there may be more juice to this one than normally expected.