The field is set. It’s only a matter of time before the hysteria of the first weekend sets in. The game winners, the blow-outs, the upsets, and the Dick Vitale. Awesome. It’s a spectacle that is even greater than the product that they put out on the floor. Like most people, I don’t know a...
Last night featured a whirlwind of action. We could call it March Madness, but that’s probably trademarked, so we’ll call it NBA Basketball instead. And speaking of March Madness, go ahead and join our ESPN Bracket Pool. Thirteen games were played last night, and four of them went down to the wire. All four late...
Here is Episode 2 of the NBA’s ‘The Association’, which follows the Denver Nuggets through the highs and lows of an NBA season. Recently the Nuggets have been bit by the injury bug, missing both Nene and Danilo Gallinari for extended periods of time. What we’ve seen is Ty Lawson carrying his team and the...
Mr. Speaker, members of the Media, distinguished guests, and fellow NBA fans: That’s it. The first half of this lockout accelerated season is a wrap. With an average of eight games per night, there has been plenty of basketball to consume with very little time to digest it. (No, Boris Diaw, I’m not talking...
I think I have probably seen these Jeremy Lin highlights fifteen or twenty times by now. There’s something about the way he captivates the crowd and his teammates that I really love. The Harvard Hero. Linsanity. The ShaoLIN Monk. It’s a great story. Great story, but it’s a little tough to portray a kid who...
If you aren’t familiar with the NBA’s The Association, it’s kind of like what HBO does with Hard Knocks, but over the course of a season. If you’ve never seen this, it’s very freaking cool. Even if you’re just a little bit of a basketball fan, this is for you. Production value is high, the...
The Denver Nuggets have been one of the more entertaining teams to watch this season for a number of reasons. They are constantly looking to push the tempo of the game, they are full of athletic defenders, and they score in big bunches. But when you consider who the most valuable contributors on this team...
The San Antonio Spurs entered training camp this season with heavy hearts. It was an extended off season, but unexorcised demons never really leave. Following a dominant 2010/2011 regular season that claimed top spot in the West – and nearly the League – anything less than a Finals appearance was to be considered a failure....
This one is technically unfair. But that’s okay, because it’s my call. Ricky Rubio has recently earned himself a starting spot with the Timberwolves, but most of his statistics so far have been accumulated off of the bench. So, Rubio… It’s no secret that I am a gigantic fan of La Pistola. Or, The Conquistador....
You have to imagine what it feels like for the people of Seattle to watch the Oklahoma City Thunder rise to the top of the Western Conference. That was their team. That was their draft pick. Now it’s not. And while Oklahoma City has proven to be a formidable NBA city, it’s almost criminal for...
Way, way, way up in the northern most reaches of the NBA live the oft forgotten, and rarely respected Toronto Raptors. If you are confused, let me help: With the assistance of Vince Carter, you might remember the Raptors from the late 90′s and early 00′s. This was a time when Vince struck fear in...
The lockout has ended. Preseason is done with. Christmas has passed. We are in full swing. Here are some Week 1 reactions: Lakers old and extremely white, not yet in trouble. The Lakers came close to an all-white line up this week, and as blindingly hilarious as that would seem, some of them look.. not...
