by Kent Sterling Talk to a coach of a losing team, and you hear about talent and measurables. Coaches and GMs who win recruit to a culture first and talent/measurables second. That so many continue to covet the talented but flawed player is one of the strange paradoxes of professional and college sports because they […]
by Kent Sterling Indiana Pacers coach is the master of telling the media nothing. For a guy who had very little experience dealing with reporters eager to extract an inflammatory quote, Vogel has never indulged the urge to tell the unvarnished truth. Click here to follow Kent Sterling on Twitter If there was ever a […]
Indianapolis Star Pacers reporter Candace Buckner did a very nice job keeping fans updated Saturday morning as Andrew Bynum moved closer and closer to signing with the team. That kind of timely delivery of information is what drives follower growth, and she grew by 15.1% from January 1st through this morning. Click here to follow […]
by Bert Beiswanger The heart of a champion? Save that phrase for another team. The defending champions? Who knew? Down 3-0 to the Dallas Mavericks in their second round series of the NBA Playoffs, the Los Angeles Lakers showed the heart of the Tin Man Sunday (pre-Emerald City, of course) as the two-time defending NBA […]