0 comments by Josh Burton on 2/6/2013
Gasol's Lakers future is, most likely, in a ton of jeopardy at the moment The 2012-13 season has been a disaster in many ways for the Los Angeles Lakers. First off, and most prevalent, is their record of 23-26 which is awful by Lakers standards and is completely not indicative of how talented they actually […]
0 comments by Josh Burton on 2/5/2013
Since Amar'e' Stoudemire returned to the Knicks in a New Years' Day loss to the Portland Trailblazers–after missing the whole season recovering from his knee surgery–they have gone 10-6 and have ascended to first place in the Atlantic Division When the Knicks got off to the hot start they did this season in winning their first […]
0 comments by Josh Burton on 1/29/2013
Despite Gay's and the Grizzlies' success this year, his massive contract has his team wringing him out in trade rumors It is that time of the year when trade rumors fly around the NBA like crazy, with most of them causing more strife and confusion in fans than they cause in actual roster changes. The […]
0 comments by Josh Burton on 1/25/2013
Kobe: "Dwight, you suck."- my imagined exchange the two shared at this moment The Los Angeles Lakers are 17-25 so far this season. That record is good enough (bad enough?) for 12th (!) in the Western Conference, just ahead of the Sacramento Kings and behind the Dallas Mavericks. Yep, the same Lakers that […]
0 comments by Josh Burton on 1/23/2013
The injury is a major blow to both the Cavs and Varejao: The Cavs, because he is their best frontcourt player by far and himself, because prior to the injury, he was having a ridiculous career year and was probably headed to an All-Star appearance Some bad news was released yesterday for one of the […]
0 comments by Josh Burton on 1/17/2013
Lou Williams' expression sums up the Hawks' recent struggles to a tee Once upon a time this season (in fact, back on December 29th), the revamped Atlanta Hawks were on a roll, sitting at 19-9 and appearing to be a force-to-be-reckoned with in the Eastern Conference, a few months after getting rid of their franchise […]
0 comments by Josh Burton on 1/15/2013
According to the boss, Dirk isn't going anywhere Even though it hasn't been discussed widely thus far this season, Dallas Mavericks' owner Mark Cuban has dismissed the notion that his struggling team–sitting at 10 games under .500 in recent days–will trade superstar and long-time franchise player Dirk Nowitzki to clear cap and accelerate the inevitable […]
0 comments by Josh Burton on 1/11/2013
To come back or not to come back. I'm not really sure Phil even knows at this point Although it was widely reported that Phil Jackson was the Brooklyn Nets' number one choice to replace the fired Avery Johnson as head coach — and believed that interest was mutual — it looks like the idea of […]
0 comments by Josh Burton on 1/9/2013
After being hired as the interim for Jim O'Brien in the 2010-11 season, Vogel led the Pacers to consecutive playoff appearances with a loss in the Eastern Conference semifinals last year. They've gotten off to a quick start in 2012-13. After a loss at Madison Square Garden on November 18th against the Knicks in which […]
0 comments by Josh Burton
Averaging nearly 15 points and 10 rebounds per game this season, Boozer has fought off inconsistency to have some monster performances to lead the Bulls without Derrick Rose To say the least, this season has been an interesting one for the Chicago Bulls and their (crazy) head coach Tom Thibodeau. Star point guard Derrick Rose, […]
0 comments by Josh Burton on 1/4/2013
This year's All-Star festivities are in Houston It's that time again when the NBA's annual popularity contest–like a high school student government election–is examined over like an ancient scroll. The third installment of the All-Star fan voting ballots have been released to the public and the most notable thing to take from it is that […]
0 comments by Josh Burton on 1/3/2013
You can fault Kobe for a lot of things, but certainly not for a lack of effort or commitment to winning Kobe does it again. The Lakers' elder stateman, never known for keeping his thoughts to himself, spouted his mouth again earlier Wednesday, blaming his team's recent struggles on age. From ESPN Los Angeles's Dave […]
0 comments by Josh Burton on 12/28/2012
Kobe Bryant has been a high-volume shooter and scorer his whole career; nothing is about to change now If there is anything Kobe Bryant cannot do on a basketball court, it probably is back down. His bull-dog, constant effort mentality would never let him to do such a cowardly thing and has contributed greatly to […]
0 comments by Josh Burton on 12/27/2012
Ainge has some tough decisions to make with this team going forward, and how he handles them could cost him his job As one of the NBA's most established and successful franchises, the Boston Celtics aren't accustomed to mediocrity and are used to winning, especially since the summer of '07 when they added Ray Allen […]
0 comments by Josh Burton on 12/20/2012
We know that Kobe Bryant has never been one to downplay his confidence in his basketball ability or be quiet, well, about anything. But he took that too far recently, telling T.J. Simers of the Los Angeles Times that he probably would have scored more points had he never played with Shaq on the Lakers. […]
