0 comments by Josh Burton on 3/27/2013
The veteran Maggette hasn't played since December for Lawrence Frank and the Pistons, a fact that has confused the offensively-talented small forward At this point in the NBA season, with roughly half a month remaining until the playoffs, there are a bunch of teams so far back in the standings that it appears they […]
0 comments by Josh Burton on 3/21/2013
Damian Lillard has been a revelation for the Trail Blazers this season, and is getting attention from around the league When the Portland Trail Blazers sent veteran Gerald Wallace to the (then) New Jersey Nets last season at the trade deadline in exhange for their 1st-round pick in 2012, the Trail Blazers were just hoping […]
0 comments by Josh Burton on 3/20/2013
When Waiters returns from his relatively minor knee injury, he will the leader of the banged-up Cavaliers, even though he just entered the NBA back in the winter Although he is just a rookie, Dion Waiters has already shown bounds of leadership on his scuffling Cleveland Cavaliers team, a team that has struggled the whole […]
0 comments by Josh Burton on 3/15/2013
Jennings has made it clear that he wants to leave Milwaukee as soon as possible. The problem is that he's a restricted free agent after this season, which makes that departure date unknown The 2012-13 season has been an interesting one for the Milwaukee Bucks, to say the least. They started off the campaign 6-2, […]
0 comments by Josh Burton on 3/13/2013
Jason Kidd has been struggling recently, but still has been a revelation for the Knicks, a team that has apparently revitalized the future Hall-of-Famer's career When the Warriors absolutely crushed the Knicks on Monday night in Oakland, New York point guard Jason Kidd was not just playing any game. He was playing in his hometown, […]
0 comments by Josh Burton on 3/11/2013
Jordan Crawford has been with the Celtics for 13 games, and is still adjusting to being on a playoff team after coming from the Wizards. Doc Rivers hopes that he will be able to help the Celtics' late-game woes Prior to Sunday's loss in Oklahoma City to the Thunder, the Celtics had won five straight […]
0 comments by Josh Burton on 3/5/2013
Thibs is all business, all game long, even in blowouts It's widely-known around the NBA that the head coach of the Chicago Bulls, former Celtics assistant Tom Thibodeau, doesn't take crap from very many people and also doesn't care very much about what others think of him team, himself, or even his actions as […]
0 comments by Josh Burton on 3/4/2013
In the Spurs' win over the Kings on Friday night, Parker sustained a grade 2 sprain to his left ankle, an injury that will cause him to miss around four weeks The constantly injury-riddled San Antonio Spurs suffered yet another unfortunate blow to their core as a routine win over the hapless Sacramento Kings […]
0 comments by Josh Burton on 2/26/2013
Brook has only played seven seconds in the fourth quarters of three of the Nets' last four games (H/T to Mike Mazzeo of ESPNNewYork.com). That has to end, now The Nets have played four games since the NBA All-Star break, winning the first two, vs. Milwaukee, and losing the last two, vs. Houston and Memphis. […]
0 comments by Josh Burton on 2/22/2013
Instead of acquiring Josh Smith from the Hawks, as was widely rumored that they would, the Bucks swung a deal to bring in J.J. Redick from the Magic On a trade deadline day which did not hold many surprises and/or major deals, one involving the Magic and Bucks probably held the most intrigue. In […]
0 comments by Josh Burton on 2/21/2013
Dwight as damaged goods? Yep Prior to this offseason (or maybe post-Trade-Deadline last season), Dwight Howard was unquestionably considered the best center in the league by a wide majority of people. His unique and stunning mix of ridiculous athleticism, strength, talent, and rebounding ability was unparalleled in the entire NBA and the tenacity he […]
0 comments by Josh Burton on 2/19/2013
All-Star Saturday Night has the potential to be great, but the musical performances and down time make it nearly unbearable All-Star Saturday Night, frankly, sucks so let's fix it! With this comprehensive and consolidated list, I will attempt to highlight the (many) major problems with Saturday Night's festivities and events. Onward!: 1. Ban Nick […]
0 comments by Josh Burton on 2/14/2013
As if Kenneth Faried wasn't awesome enough just on the court, he's may be even more awesome off of it Growing up as the son of a lesbian couple in rough-and-tumble Newark, New Jersey, I am sure Kenneth Faried — also know as Manimal, a stunningly fitting nickname for the Morehead State product — […]
0 comments by Josh Burton on 2/13/2013
LeBron has been simply phenomenal this season. It will be very hard for any other player to overcome him in the MVP race I'm sure you've heard of all the ridiculous, superhuman-like stats that LeBron James of the Heat has put up recently in the month of February in which James' Heat have played […]
0 comments by Josh Burton on 2/11/2013
Baker was drafted 8th overall by the Bucks out of Hartford in 1993 and stuck with the team until 1997. The Bucks would be the first of six teams the four-time All-Star played with in his career During his 13-season NBA career, which spanned from 1993 to 2006, Vin Baker made four All-Star games, […]
