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After a disappointing start to the 2010-11 season, the Phoenix Suns decided to part ways with point guard Goran Dragic. Dragic was paired up with a first-round pick and sent to the Houston Rockets in exchange for jitterbug Aaron Brooks. … Continue reading →

Posted in 2011-12 NBA Season Previews, Columns | Tagged Aaron Brooks, Goran Dragic, Houston Rockets, Phoenix Suns | Leave a comment

Here are my playoff predictions. Western Conference 1 Oklahoma City Thunder over 8 Portland Trail Blazers 5 Memphis Grizzlies over 4 Los Angeles Lakers 3 Denver Nuggets over 6 Dallas Mavericks 2 Los Angeles Clippers over 7 San Antonio Spurs … Continue reading →

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The Dallas Mavericks proved last season that they’re awfully good when everybody is counting them out. Dallas was picked by most to get upset by Portland Trail Blazers in the first round, then to lose to the Los Angeles Lakers … Continue reading →

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Okay kids, second verse, same as the first. What follows is my random thoughts on the Western Conference and where its teams will find themselves by year’s end. I’ve got it as something of a changing of the guard, with … Continue reading →

Posted in 2011-12 NBA Season Previews, NBA | Tagged 2011-12 NBA Season Previews, Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets, Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Memphis Grizzlies, Minnesota Timberwolves, New Orleans Hornets, Oklahoma City Thunder, Phoenix Suns, Portland Trail Blazers, Sacramento Kings, San Antonio Spurs, Utah Jazz | Leave a comment

Let me mention from the get go that if you want a little more in depth look I would fully advise you quit reading this, and refer to Mark’s previews. This is less concrete analysis and more my random thoughts … Continue reading →

Posted in 2011-12 NBA Season Previews | Tagged Atlanta Hawks, Boston Celtics, Charlotte Bobcats, Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons, Indiana Pacers, Miami Heat, Milwaukee Bucks, New Jersey Nets, New York Knicks, Orlando Magic, Philadelphia 76ers, Toronto Raptors, Washington Wizards | Leave a comment

Though I think that the Chicago Bulls were the best team in the East last season and will be the best team in the East this season, the Miami Heat are the defending Eastern Conference champions and they still have … Continue reading →

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I am extremely high on the Indiana Pacers this season. This is a team that fought to get the eighth seed in the East last year when almost nobody pegged them to be a playoff team and then went on … Continue reading →

Posted in 2011-12 NBA Season Previews | Tagged 2011-12 NBA Season Previews, Brandon Rush, Danny Granger, Darren Collison, David West, Frank Vogel, George Hill, Indiana Pacers, James Posey, Jeff Foster, Louis Amundson, Paul George, Roy Hibbert, Tyler Hansbrough | Leave a comment

Joe Dumars started off the off-season looking like he was moving the Detroit Pistons in the right direction. First, Dumars drafted John Calipari’s latest star point guard Brandon Knight with the eighth overall pick in the draft. Though he doesn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in 2011-12 NBA Season Previews | Tagged 2011-12 NBA Season Previews, Austin Daye, Ben Gordon, Ben Wallace, Brandon Knight, Charlie Villanueva, Detroit Pistons, Greg Monroe, Joe Dumars, Jonas Jerebko, Justin Maxiell, Richard Hamilton, Rodney Stuckey, Tayshaun Prince, Will Bynum | Leave a comment

We all knew that replacing LeBron James was impossible and the Cleveland Cavaliers made the predictable cliff dive from the best record in the NBA to the worst record in the Eastern Conference (61 wins to 19). Despite the feeling … Continue reading →

Posted in 2011-12 NBA Season Previews | Tagged 2011-12 NBA Season Previews, Anderson Varejao, Anthony Parker, Cleveland Cavaliers, Kyrie Irving, Omri Casspi, Ramon Sessions, Tristan Thompson | Leave a comment

The Chicago Bulls may have been the best team in the Eastern Conference last season. They may have lost in the Eastern Conference Finals, but they still had as good a resume as any in the East. Chicago finished the … Continue reading →

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