Three months from today, July 10, is the end of the moratorium period. It is that “dead zone” after the NBA draft that lets teams get their ducks in a row and start looking toward which free agents will help them rebuild or reload. On July 11, after what will be about nine solid days […]

Every morning, we’ll give you five things from the night before in the NBA to start your day. 1:  Philly Phree-fall The Philadelphia 76’ers fall from grace is complete.  Once upon a time they fought for legitimacy among the Eastern Conference elite.  Now, they’re tied with the New York Knicks and one game ahead of […]

Late in the third quarter of last night’s Lakers/Rockets game, Bynum was fouled by Samuel Dalembert on his way to the basket, and he didn’t like it.  I don’t know if he felt like he was pushed in the back or what, but Bynum lost it a little there, leading to a technical foul.  That’s […]

The good folks at ESPN Radio in Hawaii reached out to us to talk a little NBA last week, so I gladly obliged.  I graciously offered to fly out to Hawaii to do the interview in person, but they unfortunately said the phone interview was good enough.  We started off with a little MVP discussion […]

Every morning, we’ll give you five things from the night before in the NBA to start your day. 1:  Dwightmare… the morning after Hours after Stan Van Gundy dropped a bomb on Dwight Howard, Dwight went out and played perhaps the worst game of his career.  He didn’t score until the third quarter.  He scored […]

You can say what you want about Stan Van Gundy’s coaching style and ability, but there’s one indisputable truth about him:  He will speak his mind, regardless of consequence.  Today, Stan Van Gundy,

Every morning, we’ll give you five things from the night before in the NBA to start your day. 1:  The Spurs demand your attention I’m not sure if you noticed, and considering the Spurs under-the-radar history as a franchise, you probably didn’t… but the Spurs are one game away from tying the Oklahoma City Thunder […]

Derrick Rose has missed 11 straight games with a groin injury.  Luckily, the Chicago Bulls have persevered quite well without the reigning MVP, going 7-4 with Rose on the sidelines.  Add in Rose’s previous absences, and the Bulls are 14-7 sans Rose, which is pretty damn good when you consider how much of the offense […]

Every morning, we’ll give you five things from the night before in the NBA to start your day. 1:  Heat have Philly’s number Dwyane Wade didn’t play last night, but it didn’t really matter as the Miami Heat, once again, beat the Philadelphia 76’ers.  That’s 11 straight times now for Miami against Philly.  The game […]

Every morning, we’ll give you five things from the night before in the NBA to start your day. 1:  Bulls on their first losing streak of the season The Chicago Bulls may finally be feeling the effects of being without Derrick Rose.   The Bulls franchise record of 86 straight regular season games without consecutive […]

Sometimes, the worst thing that happens is the best thing that can happen. You might not know it at the time, but that negative thing that has gotten you all worked up might just present an opportunity that you never knew existed.  The Boston Celtics, like many other teams, have been dealing with injuries. Just […]

Every morning, we’ll give you five things from the night before in the NBA to start your day. 1:  Rajon Rondo loves the spotlight Rajon Rondo dropped 16 points, 14 assists and 11 rebounds on the Miami Heat in an utterly dominant performance, which surprises few in the Boston Celtics community.  They know that when […]

The Knicks have suffered another blow to their playoff hopes as point guard Jeremy Lin will need surgery to repair his knee injury The New York Knicks announced before the Cleveland Cavaliers game on Saturday night that starting point guard Jeremy Lin will be out approximately six weeks with a small chronic meniscal tear in his left knee, […]

Every morning, we’ll give you five things from the night before in the NBA to start your day. 1:  Flexing some Finals muscle Miami and Oklahoma City are most peoples’ picks to make it to the NBA Finals, and last night on national TV, they both served up some reminders as to why that’s the […]