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30. Charlotte Bobcats 4-28 Last 10: 1-9 Last Month: 30 Fun Fact: You can actually spell “awful” B-O-B-C-A-T-S. You want to know how bad things are in Charlotte? At this point, if the Bobcats were to lose their next game … Continue reading
Posted in Columns | Leave a commentWhen Pau Gasol arrived in Los Angeles back in 2008 it felt quite literally like the Lakers had robbed a bank and won the lottery at the same time. Their theft of Gasol seems less like an extortion in hindsight, … Continue reading
Posted in Columns | Tagged Andrew Bynum, Boston Celtics, Brandon Bass, Houston Rockets, Kobe Bryant, Kyle Lowry, Los Angeles Lakers, Luis Scola, Pau Gasol, Rajon Rondo | Leave a commentAh, the All-Star Break. It’s a time of celebration. A time of unbridled offense and missed defensive assignments. A time of everyone freaking out over dunks that aren’t quite as cool as they seem. And dear sweet Lord I hope … Continue reading
Posted in Columns | Leave a commentWith All-Star weekend just days away I thought it was time to make my all-star picks for this season. My criteria was simple: I picked 12 players from each conference that I thought played best during the first half of … Continue reading
Posted in Columns | Tagged Andre Iguodala, Andrew Bynum, Atlanta Hawks, Chicago Bulls, Chris Paul, Cleveland Cavaliers, Deron Williams, Derrick Rose, Detroit Pistons, Dwight Howard, Dwyane Wade, Greg Monroe, Houston Rockets, Jeremy Lin, Josh Smith, Kevin Durant, Kevin Love, Kobe Bryant, Kyle Lowry, Kyrie Irving, LaMarcus Aldridge, LeBron James, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Marcin Gortat, Miami Heat, Minnesota Timberwolves, New Jersey Nets, New York Knicks, Nicolas Batum, Oklahoma City Thunder, Orlando Magic, Philadelphia 76ers, Phoenix Suns, Portland Trail Blazers, Russell Westbrook, Ryan Anderson, San Antonio Spurs, Steve Nash, Tony Parker | Leave a commentAs basketball bloggers we often use stats to help us make sense of what our eyes are seeing, and to quantify to our wonderful readership (otherwise known as you) what it is that’s happening on that crazy ol’ hardwood. Some … Continue reading
Posted in Columns | Tagged Dallas Mavericks, Jason Kidd, Mario Chalmers, Miami Heat, Minnesota Timberwolves, Nikola Pekovic | Leave a commentBefore the season begins, there are always a select group of teams that garner so much hype. The usual suspects are the Los Angeles Lakers, Boston Celtics and, most recently the Miami Heat. All eyes moved to the Los Angeles … Continue reading
Posted in Columns | Tagged Manu Ginobili, San Antonio Spurs, Tim Duncan, Tony Parker | Leave a commentJ.R. Smith has safely landed on American soil after being rescued from China by a team of Army Rangers and after tantalizing the world by placing his potential NBA destinations on his Twitter page, Yahoo! Sports is reporting that Smith … Continue reading
Posted in Columns | Tagged A'mare Stoudemire, Baron Davis, Bill Walker, Carmelo Anthony, Iman Shumpert, J.R. Smith, Jared Jeffries, Jeremy Lin, Josh Harrellson, Landry Fields, New York Knicks, Steve Novak, Toney Douglas, Tyson Chandler | Leave a commentReaders, come in, sit down, and get ready for what I’m about to say. Some of you won’t like it. I don’t like it. But life happens that way sometimes. Sometimes you have emotions that you don’t fully understand. Sometimes … Continue reading
Posted in Columns | Tagged A'mare Stoudemire, Carmelo Anthony, Chauncey Billups, Jeremy Lin, Mike Bibby, New York Knicks, Toney Douglas | Leave a commentMetta World Peace may be the worst offensive player in the entire league right now. Even with a scoring explosion over his past two games (he hit four of his eight three-point attempts against Atlanta and Toronto) World Peace is … Continue reading
Posted in Columns | Tagged Devin Ebanks, Los Angeles Lakers, Matt Barnes, Metta World Peace, Mike Brown | Leave a comment