Michael Sykes, II

Michael Donnell Sykes, II is an NBA writer that straddles the fine line between statistical value in basketball and eye analysis. He's written for sports blogs previously before his stop at Hardwood Houdini. He's the creator of "What's Left on the Floor" and also writes with the Sports Blog Movement and Baselinehoops.com. E mail him at [email protected] for any further questions.

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Jason Kidd wins the NBA Sportsmanship Award

Jason Kidd wins the NBA Sportsmanship award for the second year in a row. Kidd is the first player to ever achieve this accomplishment. He and Grant Hill are the only players to ever win the award multiple…Read More

Portland Trailblazers expected to name Damian Lillard Rookie of the Year

Damian Lillard will be named the Rookie of the Year on Wednesday after a stellar rookie season in Portland. The 22 year old rookie averaged 19.0 points per game and 6.5 assists per game in 82 games this…Read More

Is This The Last Ride for Kevin Garnett?

Kevin Garnett has always been a warrior on the basketball court. No matter how you felt about him, you knew he was going to give his all once he hit the hardwood on defense. He wasn’t going to complain…Read More

Could Three Days of Rest Benefit the Celtics?

The Boston Celtics won Sunday’s game against the New York Knicks, but they’re still down 3-1 in the series. With the teams traveling back to New York for Wednesday night’s game, you…Read More

Celtics Speak About Jason Collins

Sports history was made yesterday when NBA journeyman Jason Collins came out of the closet and announced to the world that he was gay. He became the first active player in the major four sports in the…Read More

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How much of a Difference would Rajon Rondo make in this series?

The Boston Celtics don’t have a lot of hope to win this series, even after winning yesterdays…Read More

Boston Celtics look for more offensive firepower after a surge in game 4

The Boston Celtics narrowly avoided being swept by the New York Knicks on Sunday afternoon. We were…Read More

Jason Collins Comes Out as Gay

Jason Collins makes history in the sports world by being the first active athlete in the four major…Read More

Russell Westbrook will miss the remainder of the Postseason due to meniscus tear

Russell Westbrook will miss the rest of the postseason according to Royce Young of Dailly Thunder. Young…Read More

Russell Westbrook will undergo Surgery on Torn Meniscus

The Oklahoma City Thunder announced that Russell Westbrook will undergo surgery on a torn meniscus suffered…Read More

How Mike Woodson got Carmelo Anthony to catch fire

The playoffs are a battle of wits and coaching. A battle between the minds of coaches can be captured…Read More

The Boston Celtics collapse in the 2nd half again against the New York Knicks: 87-71

The Boston Celtics lost another game to the New York after having offensive consistency at halftime.…Read More

Boston Celtics vs. New York Knicks Game 2 Preview

The Boston Celtics are facing a pivotal game 2 against the New York Knicks tonight. The Celtics need…Read More

Kevin Garnett Needs to Play 40+ Minutes for the Celtics tonight

If the Celtics want to have a shot at beating the New York Knicsk tonight, Kevin Garnett can’t…Read More

Should Terrence Williams play over Jason Terry in Game Two

The Celtics couldn’t score during the second half of game one yesterday. Their offense had become…Read More

The Boston Celtics pulled a page out of the New York Knicks playbook but failed to execute down the stretch

The Boston Celtics had an excellent first half of play yesterday but couldn’t sustain that offense…Read More

Hardwood Houdini 4-on-4: Five Questions about the Knicks and Celtics series

Five Things about the NBA Playoffs that catch my eye

The playoffs start tomorrow and our Celtics are going to chase that next banner but the field is going…Read More

Has Jeff Green Lived up to His Contract?

With the season dwindling down to an end, its a time for reflection. The Boston Celtics have had a very…Read More

Boston Marathon Rattled by Explosion

The Boston Marathon was shaken today by two explosions. The Boston Marathon was rocked with two big…Read More