Don’t think Louisville vs. Kentucky is a hard-core rivalry? Check out the Final Four smack-talking t-shirts after the jump. This is NASTY. Brutal, like Duke vs. North Carolina.
Kentucky vs. Louisville: rivalry t-shirt wars (photos)
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The New Orleans Pelicans Are An Emerging Power In The West
September 26, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Ever heard of a team named New Orleans Pelicans? Yes, they are the team that was formerly named Hornets, the team that was formerly NBA-owned. Almost one year after Tom Benson bought the team and made promises for better years to come; the team has already found its way to build a strong ensemble.
Hornets Anthony Davis, rumored $200,000 Kentucky man, faces hometown Chicago Bulls
February 19, 2013 By Leave a Comment
The Hornets Anthony Davis played in the Rising Stars game in Houston during NBA All-Star weekend and had 11 points, 9 rebounds and two blocks. The New Orleans Hornets play tonight at home vs. the Chicago Bulls. Here’s a short video clip around of Hornets Anthony Davis’ time in Houston. We got a glimpse into family time, his busy appearance schedule – and then Anthony took a second job as a “wingsman.”
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Tonight he faces his hometown Bulls, and he’ll do so making a lot more money than he was rumored to be making while with the Kentucky Wildcats.
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Follow paulmbanks2012 NBA Draft re-do with 2013 hindsight
February 19, 2013 By 1 Comment
It is an annual tradition here during the NBA All-Star break to re-do the NBA Draft lottery from the previous year. The Sports Bank’s NBA Draft Nerd, David Kay and Peter Christian will alternate re-drafting the first round of the 2012 NBA Draft taking into account what they know about the rookies based off their performances so far this season. They will factor in how each team’s roster looked at the time of the draft and give their reasons as to why the selection would be made.
Check out The Sports Bank’s 2013 NBA Mock Draft.
Follow paulmbanksHornets Anthony Davis rapping and dancing (video)
November 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment
With Anthony Davis’ first NBA game in the books (21/7), we’re sharing a new video from a NOLA adventure he had this past weekend
He attended the VooDoo music festival, where he surprised the 11,000+ fans in attendance by introducing Red Bull Records band AWOLNATION to the stage. In the web clip here, the former Kentucky Wildcats star and college basketball player of the year shares his desire to be a rapper, shows us a few dance moves and gives fans a little taste of his skills on the MIC.
Results of NBA GM Survey
October 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The results of NBA.com’s 11th annual GM Survey are in. NBA.com once again surveyed the General Managers of all 30 NBA teams, collecting their responses to over 50 questions associated with teams, players, coaches and more. Entering the 2012-13 NBA season, GMs predict the Miami Heat will repeat as NBA Champions; LeBron James will once again take home MVP honors; and New Orleans ’ Anthony Davis will claim Rookie of the Year.
Follow paulmbanks2012-2013 NBA Rookie of the Year prediction
August 22, 2012 By 2 Comments
Is this really fair? I think we all know who will be Rookie of the Year once the season is over. Anthony Davis is the consensus choice for ROY and here is why. [Read more…]
Follow paulmbanks2012-2013 NBA Preview – 10 Questions
August 16, 2012 By 4 Comments
It’s almost that time of year again. Wait, is it? But football hasn’t even started its regular season yet? In less than three months, the NBA will be tipping-off the 2012-2013 season when the Boston Celtics travel to Miami to take on LeBron James and the Heat. With all that said, let’s take a look at 10 questions surrounding next season.
Follow paulmbanksTeam USA gets by Tunisia
August 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Disappointing wouldn’t be the exact word to describe Team USA’s first half against and over-matched Tunisia team. Pathetic or embarrassing would be more like it. Thankfully Team USA’s second unit, led by Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Love, helped them cruise to an easy victory in the end.
Follow paulmbanks’12 Olympic team would beat ’92 ‘Dream Team’
July 27, 2012 By 18 Comments
Kobe Bryant sparked a huge debate a few weeks ago when he said that the 2012 Men’s Olympic Basketball team could beat the 1992 “Dream Team”. Michael Jordan laughed, “Dream Team” said the ‘Dream Team’ would win by 25, and Charles Barkley called people “knuckleheads”.
Follow paulmbanksBulls grab Kentucky’s Marquis Teague: building point guard depth
June 29, 2012 By 5 Comments
Derrick Rose. Tyreke Evans. John Wall. Brandon Knight. The lineage of John Calipari-coached point guards is beyond impressive. That tradition continues with McDonald’s All-American and one-and-done Marquis Teague from Kentucky.
Teague is one of six players from Lexington who were drafted this year. He was joined by fellow Wildcats Anthony Davis, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (who went one and two), Terrence Jones, sharpshooter Doron Lamb and versatile wing Darius Miller. Teague fits in as that typical Gar Forman/John Paxson draft pick: big name school with a winning tradition. So when the Chicago Bulls took him it made perfect sense.
Because of the team he played on, Teague has gotten a bit overlooked by NBA scouts. But he started all 40 games for the nationa champions.
“Playing with Anthony Davis, he gets a lot of attention cuz he’s so dominating. And Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, it’s hard to show as much,” Teague said at NBA Combine media day
(This is a Paul M. Banks and David Kay collaboration.)
Follow paulmbanksNBA draft scenarios for Indiana Pacers
June 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The Indiana Pacers are staring the end of the Larry Bird era in the eyes right now.
The 2011-12 NBA Executive of the Year announced his decision to step down as team president Thursday, but he’s not quite done yet.
Bird will conduct the Pacers’ draft alongside Donnie Walsh, who returns to Indiana as president, and newly promoted GM Kevin Pritchard.
The trio could go several different directions, including standing pat with their No. 26 overall pick or wheeling and dealing to move up.
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