SH Blog: Pistons hire Phil Jackson as advisor, Lala Vasquez calls out Jordan Crawford

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Phil JacksonIt may be playoff season for 16 teams right now – well, 13 now that three teams have been eliminated – but it’s the offseason for other teams around the league, as they try to figure out the best course of action for next season.

[Related: NBA players react to wild Game 6 between Warriors and Nuggets]

The biggest news come in the way of hiring and firing of management positions, and we start with the biggest surprise – the hiring of Phil Jackson by the Detroit Pistons, from Vince Ellis of USA Today:

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SH Blog: Jackson’s motives for calling out Denver, Kobe says Lakers can win with current core

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Stephen CurryAs we head into an all-important Game 6 between the Golden State Warriors and Denver Nuggets on Thursday, lets first get whatever happened in Game 5 out of the way and hope that nothing dumb – like players getting ejected or face suspensions over unnecessary physical play – happens.

The word, at least according to Mark Jackson and his “source”, is that Denver’s game plan was to go after Stephen Curry, who had completely lit them up in the previous three games leading up to Game 5.  Here are his exact words, from Tim Kawakami of Mercury News:

Jackson took it farther, saying that the Nuggets were targeting Curry’s injured left ankle and suggesting that a member of Denver’s organization basically apologized to him for it.

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“Homer Announcing” is Becoming “Homer Voting”

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Stern-trophy1In a conference call last week, NBA commissioner David Stern made it clear that he wasn’t a huge fan of “homer” announcers.

But it’s one thing to watch a broadcast of the Portland Trail Blazers – or any team – and get an earful of blind support for the home team. It’s entirely another when some of these broadcasters extend their undying support when they vote on the NBA’s season-ending awards.

Knicks guard J.R. Smith won the Sixth Man Award today. The league released the voting breakdown and … well, here. You take a look.

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Who Won and Who Lost? Reviewing All 12 NBA Trades

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James HardenThere have been exactly a dozen NBA trades made this season, from small to significant. Some teams wanted to clear up money, some teams wanted to continue rebuilding, while others took bold steps in ensuring present and future success on the court.

But in our society of instant gratification and unceasing competition, we almost have an unquenchable thirst for deciding winners and losers.

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SH Blog: Andrew Bynum practices, but will he play?

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Remember what everyone was saying after the huge Dwight Howard deal?

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