87 97 Last season, the Toronto Raptors only had 14 games when they allowed less than 100 points per 100 possessions and at the end of the season they were dead last in defensive efficiency. Just nine games into the … Continue reading
Posted in Attacking the Boards | Tagged Atlanta Hawks, Attacking the Boards, Chicago Bulls, Denver Nuggets, Detroit Pistons, Indiana Pacers, Minnesota Timberwolves, New Jersey Nets, New Orleans Hornets, Philadelphia 76ers, Toronto Raptors | Leave a commentLet’s get this out of the way first: I’m not much of a soccer (um, football) fan. I play a lot of FIFA 2012 and vaguely follow La Liga, the top Spanish league, through various podcasts and columnists. And every … Continue reading
Posted in Columns | Tagged Boston Celtics, Chicago Bulls, Chris Bosh, Columns, Derrick Rose, Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, Miami Heat | Leave a commentThe excitement level in my room right now is uncontainable. The NBA is back! I’ll have full recaps of each game tomorrow but for now, here are five things to watch for today. 1. Carmelo Anthony testing out his point … Continue reading
Posted in Layup Line | Tagged Boston Celtics, Carmelo Anthony, Chicago Bulls, Dallas Mavericks, Golden State Warriors, James Harden, Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat, New York Knicks, Oklahoma City Thunder, Orlando Magic, Rip Hamilton | Leave a commentHere 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
Posted in 2011-12 NBA Season Previews | Tagged 2011-12 NBA Season Previews, Atlanta Hawks, Blake Griffin, Boston Celtics, Charlotte Bobcats, Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets, Detroit Pistons, Dwight Howard, Frank Vogel, Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets, Indiana Pacers, James Harden, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Memphis Grizzlies, Miami Heat, Milwaukee Bucks, Minnesota Timberwolves, New Jersey Nets, New Orleans Hornets, New York Knicks, Norris Cole, Oklahoma City Thunder, Orlando Magic, Philadelphia 76ers, Phoenix Suns, Portland Trail Blazers, Sacramento Kings, San Antonio Spurs, Toronto Raptors, Utah Jazz, Washington Wizards | Leave a commentLet 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 commentThe 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
Posted in 2011-12 NBA Season Previews | Tagged 2011-12 NBA Season Previews, C.J. Watson, Carlos Boozer, Chicago Bulls, Derrick Rose, Kurt Thomas, Kyle Korver, Luol Deng, Omer Asik, Richard Hamilton, Ronnie Brewer, Taj Gibson | Leave a commentThe 2011-2012 NBA season is going to be a sprint but will be every bit as grueling as your most intense marathon. As a basketball fan, an NBA fan that sets just fine with me because I was unsure if … Continue reading
Posted in 2011-12 NBA Season Previews | Tagged Chicago Bulls, Chris Paul, Dallas Mavericks, Dwight Howard, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Memphis Grizzlies, Miami Heat, Orlando Magic, Phoenix Suns | Leave a commentChris Bosh has had many a low point this season. From being the de facto scapegoat anytime the Heat went into a slump to personally admitting to being overwhelmed emotionally by the Boston crowd in the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals, Bosh … Continue reading
Posted in Columns, NBA | Tagged Carlos Boozer, Chicago Bulls, Chris Bosh, Columns, Derrick Rose, Dwyane Wade, Joakim Noah, Kyle Korver, LeBron James, Luol Deng, Miami Heat, NBA | Leave a commentThe Chicago Bulls have had their share of exciting finishes in the post-season. Perhaps that’s not a good thing, as several of thier late game victories were the product of “just in the nick of time” comebacks against teams that … Continue reading
Posted in Columns, NBA | Tagged Chicago Bulls, Columns, Derrick Rose, Dwyane Wade, Kyle Korver, LeBron James, Miami Heat, NBA | Leave a commentThe Miami Heat needed to win game two in order to prevent going home to a late arriving crowd down 2-0 to a team as good as the Chicago Bulls and they completed their goal with an 85-75 victory in … Continue reading
Posted in Columns, NBA | Tagged Carlos Boozer, Chicago Bulls, Chris Bosh, Columns, Derrick Rose, Dwyane Wade, Joakim Noah, Kyle Korver, LeBron James, Luol Deng, Miami Heat, NBA, Omer Asik, Taj Gibson, Udonis Haslem | Leave a comment