Last night down in South Beach, the Miami Heat easily defeated the New York Knicks 95-78. Justise Winslow, a rookie out of Duke who you may remember, scored seven points, played 31 minutes, and in those 31 minutes, Miami was +28 points with him on the floor. He also did this, which was freaking nasty —… Read more »
Author: Brian Geisinger
Don’t Look Now, The Hornets Can Score
The Charlotte Bobcats made the playoffs in 2014; it was the first time the franchise had been to the postseason since 2010. It was also coach Steve Clifford’s first season with the club, and he made no qualms about how he sought to build a team. Clifford comes from the Van Gundy and Thibodeau School… Read more »
From the North Cack Stacks: The Weekly Best in NC Sportswriting
Another week, another dollar. College hoops is back, the Warriors are vaporizing fools in the NBA, people are screaming about the College Football Playoff selection committee, and the motherfunking Carolina Panthers are a glorious 9-0. Soak it in, guys and gals, these are the times. We’re living in them. For this week’s best of North… Read more »
Move, McCloud, Here Comes Steph
During the 1995-96 NBA season, while playing for the 26-56 Dallas Mavericks, swingman George McCloud (an ACC legend, I presume, who played at Florida State from 1985-89) attempted an NBA single-season record 678 three-pointers. Considering the relative dearth of volume three-ball shooting during this time period in the league’s history, this is an astonishing number. McCloud… Read more »
From the North Cack Stacks: The Weekly Best in NC Sportswriting
I went to yoga for the first time ever last night; it was interesting, and I had fun. I’m also incredibly sore today, and probably made a fool of myself, but I got something out of it, and it’s good to try new things. That being the case, try some of this week’s links in… Read more »
What We’re Thankful For: #19 – NC NBA Stars
There’s not a day that goes by when we don’t wake up being thankful for being a sports fan in North Carolina. This November, the SportsChannel8 team and a panel of peers from NC media will be counting down to Thanksgiving with the top 25 things we have to be thankful for in this great state…. Read more »
What We’re Thankful For: #20 – Vintage Charlotte Hornets
There’s not a day that goes by when we don’t wake up being thankful for being a sports fan in North Carolina. This November, the SportsChannel8 team and a panel of peers from NC media will be counting down to Thanksgiving with the top 25 things we have to be thankful for in this great state…. Read more »
What We’re Thankful For: #22 – Wake Forest
There’s not a day that goes by when we don’t wake up being thankful for being a sports fan in North Carolina. This November, the SportsChannel8 team and a panel of peers from NC media will be counting down to Thanksgiving with the top 25 things we have to be thankful for in this great state…. Read more »