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With 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 comment

As 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 comment

30. Charlotte Bobcats 3-18 Last 10: 1-9 Oh, Charlotte, you’ve fought hard to be this bad. You’ve started Boris Diaw at center, dusted off the old Bobkittens meme, and even had Head Coach Paul Silas to say things like “It’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Columns | Tagged 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 comment

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

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

I love Lebron James. I’m completely comfortable saying that. If you find that a bit weird to read, then I apologize, you obviously thought you were reading the blog post of a reasonable human being. Rest assured you are not. … Continue reading →

Posted in Columns | Tagged Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat | Leave a comment

DeMarcus Cousins is not known for always being a level-headed human being. This is something that is considered to be common knowledge throughout the league and all that follow it. He has thrown elbows during games, drawn a whole lot … Continue reading →

Posted in Columns | Tagged Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh, Chris Paul, Columns, Denver Nuggets, Dwyane Wade, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat, Sacramento Kings | Leave a comment

Let’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 comment

The Miami Heat have finally found their answer to their closing problem. Rather than having to decide between LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and even Chris Bosh on a nightly basis, all they have to do is give the ball to … Continue reading →

Posted in Columns, Game Recaps | Tagged Boston Celtics, Chris Bosh, Columns, Dwyane Wade, Game Recaps, LeBron James, Mario Chalmers, Miami Heat, Norris Cole, Rajon Rondo | Leave a comment

I know it was the first game of the season for both teams and we must be sure not to overreact to what we saw yesterday, but: Boy oh boy did the Miami Heat look like an unstoppable basketball team. … Continue reading →

Posted in Game Recaps | Tagged Dallas Mavericks, Dirk Nowitzki, Dwyane Wade, Game Recaps, Jason Terry, Lamar Odom, LeBron James, Mario Chalmers, Miami Heat, Norris Cole | Leave a comment

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