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Most fans, me included, hate it when legal issues affect the game on the court.  Still, these lawsuits can create a nice little record of a place and time and remind us of what was (see our review of Donald Sterling’s legal travails).  Periodically, we find from some nice little time capsules that we have all forgotten.  By popping up some of these old bubbles, we sometimes can have a little fun and learn a bit players’ careers on the court too. Such is the case with a forgotten lawsuit filed … [Read more...] about Chris Childs v. the Nets

This week, the Suns suspended Markieff Morris for throwing a towel at coach Jeff Hornacek while on the sideline during a loss to Denver.  There has been much frustration to go around between the Suns poor start this year and Morris’ pre-season trade demand after his brother Marcus was traded to Detroit.   Coaches and players fight all the time but the dreaded towel toss usually pops up when things are particularly messy.  Does the towel toss really mean things are really so dire?  Maybe.  … [Read more...] about Markieff Morris and Throwing in the Towel

With the Warriors off to an incredible start the natural inclination is to compare the Warriors to some of the All-Time greats.  Could the Warriors beat the best of All-Time?  This kind of hypothetical question isn’t really answerable but hypotheticals are fun.  If we are going to go down that road, there are really two ways to assess the issue.  First, compare the teams’ dominance of their peers.  The second is to run through a lineup dream matchup and make educated guesses about the how the … [Read more...] about 1995-96 Bulls v. 2015-16 Warriors, a brief look

Basketball, like most sports, has a strong element of machismo. The winners are considered alpha dogs and any single bad play can give a player a stigma as goat or a loser for a lifetime. Lakers’ 32-year old rookie point guard Marcelo Huertas had a stigma moment the other day against the Heat. Huertas’ stat line wasn’t terrible. In 15 minutes, he shot 1 for 3, with two rebounds, four assists, (but three turnovers) and scored a +8 in a game where the Lakers lost 13. Of course, sports fans … [Read more...] about Marcelo’s Bad Day

The public rarely gets a glimpse into the inner workings of agent battles for players.  I have always assumed the battles involved seedy promises to young and potentially naïve players.  But what about the young players abroad?  How are they treated by the agent community?  This week, the details of litigation in New York revealed a bit these relationships and that the representation battles are not limited the United States. In 2014, a Barcelona based-sports manager name Igor Crespo sued NBA … [Read more...] about Bismack’s Promise