Detroit Pistons Research Paper

The Memphis Tigers scored their final touchdown to take a 34-14 lead with 14:51 left on the clock in the fourth quarter and the Houston Cougars started to mount their comeback with their back up quarterback in the game. Sophomore quarterback Kyle Postma came into the game late in the second quarter after senior QB Greg Ward went down with an apparent left ankle injury. Postma started the scoring as he drove down field after Ward exited the game and scored the teams first touchdown.

The 76ers will already improve with a lottery pick(Jahlil Okafor) starting for them next year. Jahlil Okafor was the third pick in the 2015 NBA draft and many consider him to be a potential All-Star. Pairing him with Nerlens Noel, who had an impressive rookie season, would give the Sixers a formidable frontcourt. They have the potential to be the next dynamic front court duo, similar to Tim Duncan and David Robinson.

It is a great idea that LaVar Ball is starting a basketball league to provide teens the opportunity to bypass college and play basketball professionally.

Toronto Raptors are slowly climbing it ways to top as it defeated the visiting Orlando Magic with a 105-100 victory at the Air Canada Centre on Sunday.

Season Summary: The Timberwolves had a horrible year in terms of actually winning games but it was expected. This team is still very young but the upside and potential were seen on several occasions. Zach Lavine showed off his crazy athleticism and at the age of 20 his game could evolve. Andrew Wiggins looked as solid as any number one overall pick could look, and won Rookie of the Year, this will be the first of many awards for him as he continues to mature and grow. Despite these two up and comers the Timberwolves faced injuries throughout the season to guys such as, Kevin Martin, Ricky Rubio and Nikola Pekovic. Now having these players healthy wouldn’t by any means

The Milwaukee Bucks continue to struggle at the start of the regular season. And it seems that they are going to rebuild early on and unload some assets. Rumors are now spreading that they will finally trade Greg Monroe this time and looks that he is on his way to the Boston Celtics.

Name your favorite sports team. Throughout my history of watching sports, I have found an interest in going for two sports teams. The first team is in the national football league and they are the Seattle Seahawks. I first started rooting for them back in 2005, which was the year they lost in the Super Bowl to the Pittsburgh Steelers. After I watched that game, I started watching a couple more games following their Super Bowl loss, then I finally decided that this is the team that I would be dedicated to rooting for the rest of my life. My other favorite basketball team is in New York and they are the New York Knicks. I began rooting for the Knicks because I was an Amar'e Stoudemire fan and when he left Phoenix, I decided to follow him there since he was the only player I cared about. I stayed a Knicks fans because of the electric atmosphere that consumes Madison Square Garden when their team is giving their all.

ESPN is reporting that Indiana Pacers are closing in on a deal that will make Nate McMillan as their new head coach. The former point guard is reported to be replacing Frank Vogel, who was surprisingly let go after the NBA playoffs ended. But the moves has comes as a big surprise to many NBA fans and insiders because McMillan is not fit to what team president Larry bird is really looking for.

The tone of the famous song by Queen- “We are the Champions” still rings in my ears. As defending champions, the Detroit Red Wings had plenty of motivation to win a second straight title. The Washington Capitals will battle the Detroit Red Wings for the Stanley Cup. My emotions were running high back on June 16th, 1998 during game four of the Championship Finals. Watching this game with my father will easily go down as my greatest game.

The move from the Celtics is part of their plan to further improve their lineup and add a rebounding big man on their fold.

The “biggest” move the Nets made this offseason was letting go of All-Star point guard Deron Williams. The Williams experiment did not work and it was rumored that he didn’t get along with coaches and teammates. The Nets wanted to get younger and more athletic, and with Williams gone, they were on the right path to doing that.

Four first round picks and two second round picks- The Hornets think Frank Kaminsky is worth more than that. I was shocked when I heard this. How can a team pass up four first round picks for Frank Kaminsky? Not only did they pass up the picks, but also if they had taken the trade, they would have moved down to pick 16 and Kaminsky likely still would have been on the draft board. I am still baffled by the Hornets decision to reject that trade.

The Cavaliers are thin at the guard spot to say the least. As I wrote last time, the Cavs still need to find a quality backup point guard to spell Irving when he needs a rest. Now that the Korver trade has gone through, I expect another deal to be made before the trade deadline to get that point guard. Besides that, the second biggest need that the Cavs needed was help at the two-guard.

Van Gundy told Associated Press that he is “not entirely optimistic” that the Pistons will keep the five-year veteran as Monroe was given the go-signal to try and test free agent waters this summer. However, the two-time NBA All-Star coach clarified that “the door is not closed” for the former Georgetown Hoya to stay with the team.

All thanks to Golden State, the Western Conference received the biggest shake-up. One of the most improved teams in the West last year was the Houston Rockets. Head coach Mike D'Antoni made the decision to move James Harden to point guard which ended up a MVP-caliber season for Harden. Well, this off-season Houston trades point guard Patrick Beverly, forward Sam Dekker, Lou Williams, DeAndre Liggins, Montrezl Harrell, Kyle Wiltjer, a top-three-protected 2018 first-round pick and $661,000 to the Clippers in exchange for point guard Chris Paul.