J.R. Swish, Savior
In one of the more bizarre (brilliant?) moves of this NBA season, the Cleveland Cavaliers shipped former Syracuse shooting guard Dion Waiters and replaced him with the man, the myth, the legend: J.R. “Swish” Smith.
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NBA nicknames: The well that ran dry
Nicknames in the NBA these days are pretty drab affairs. A shortened first name, a player’s initials, maybe a jersey number thrown in and boom, fans are awash in a sea of colorless abbreviations and acronyms.
On the Glass with Thomas and Tyree 