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Monthly Archives: January 2012

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The Los Angeles Lakers are looking for an upgrade at the point guard position. Raise your hand if you’re surprised. Of course, you didn’t raise your hand. The Lakers’ point guard situation has been awful for a few years now … Continue reading →

Posted in Columns | Tagged Andrew Bynum, Andrew Goudelock, Cleveland Cavaliers, Columns, Darius Morris, Devin Ebanks, Devin Harris, Gilbert Arenas, Kobe Bryant, Luke Walton, Matt Barnes, Pau Gasol, Ramon Sessions, Utah Jazz | Leave a comment

As an NBA fan, it’s always tough to watch the greats slowly deteriorate into shells of their former selves. It’s easy to remember the days when Kevin Garnett was averaging 24 points and 14 rebounds in Minnesota but it’s depressing … Continue reading →

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Lockouts make sports seasons weird. The 1998-99 NBA season is looked upon as one of the strangest on record, and many place an asterisk next to the Spurs’ championship, because the compressed nature of the schedule changed so much about the ordinary … Continue reading →

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The “Big Three” team building concept is one that has definitely changed the face of the NBA landscape, ever since that fateful day when it was reported that Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett would be joining Paul Pierce in Beantown. … Continue reading →

Posted in Columns | Tagged Andrew Bynum, Boston Celtics, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul, Dwyane Wade, Kevin Garnett, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat, New York Knicks, Pau Gasol, Paul Pierce, Ray Allen | Leave a comment

Top five players (determined by PER) on the top five teams in the NBA (determined by winning percentage) are Kevin Durant, Derrick Rose, LeBron James, Dwight and … Danilo Gallinari. Seems odd, right? It must be noted that Gallinari’s PER … Continue reading →

Posted in Columns | Tagged Al Harrington, Andre Miller, Arron Afflalo, Chris Andersen, Columns, Corey Brewer, Danilo Gallinari, Denver Nuggets, George Karl, Jordan Hamilton, Kenneth Faried, Nene, Rudy Fernandez, Timofey Mozgov, Ty Lawson | Leave a comment

The most important thing to remember about the MVP is the fact that it is voted on by writers. In this particular popularity contest, narrative will trump performance every time. The best example of this is, of course, Derrick Rose’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Columns | Tagged Chicago Bulls, Derrick Rose, Kevin Durant, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat, Oklahoma City Thunder | Leave a comment

One of the things that we depend on when trying to make sense of this crazy thing we call the NBA is statistics. Everything from the simple box score to the wonderful sabremetric statistics can help you learn many interesting … Continue reading →

Posted in Columns | Tagged Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets, Earl Watson, Jason Kidd, Jose Calderon, Minnesota Timberwolves, Philadelphia 76ers, Phoenix Suns, Ricky Rubio, Toronto Raptors, Utah Jazz | Leave a comment

The Washington Wizards have fired head coach Flip Saunders, according to Yahoo! Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski. And that should come as no surprise to anyone. Saunders was doomed from the start. He was given a talented cast of characters, but he … Continue reading →

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