0 comments by John Karalis on 5/21/2011
Here’s Kevin McHale’s coaching resume: In 2004-05, he coached the final 31 games of the season for the Minnesota Timberwolves after he, as VP of Basketball Operations, fired Flip Saunders. He went 19-12 to finish the season. In 2008-09, he coached the final 63 games of the season for the Minnesota Timberwoves after he, […]
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In 2010, Pau Gasol came up huge and dismissed talk of “being soft” when he dropped 19 points and 18 rebounds in a Game Seven comeback win for the Los Angeles Lakers over the Boston Celtics. But as this year’s playoffs showed, Pau didn’t “dismiss” the soft talk as much as he temporarily muted it. […]
0 comments by John Karalis on 5/18/2011
The effort to get Bill Russell a statue in Boston has been going on for years. This past year, it picked up a lot of steam and, earlier this month, the team announced it was finally going to happen. In true Russell fashion, he wasn’t just going to sit there and put up a statue. […]
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Minnesota Timberwolves’ boss David Kahn has worked tirelessly. He’s put in a tremendous amount of effort, studied new concepts and consulted his peers. And in the end, he’s been pretty successful… at making his run with the Timberwolves a complete laughing-stock. Let’s put aside the drafting and trading for of every point guard in creation. Let’s […]
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How often is a 40 point on 10-18 FG and 18-19 FT performance completely overshadowed? Not often, but it happened last night thanks to Dirk Nowitzki. Here’s how Game One of the Western Conference Finals broke down. Game 1: (4) Oklahoma City Thunder vs. (3) Dallas Mavericks, American Airlines Center Final: Dallas 121-OKC 112 Dirk […]
0 comments by John Karalis on 5/17/2011
The Western Conference Finals between the Dallas Mavericks and the Oklahoma City Thunder present an interesting look in the mirror for both teams. In many ways, the team across the court is very reminiscent of the other in its younger… or older days… depending on which side you’re on. Each has a 7-footer that plays […]
0 comments by John Karalis on 5/16/2011
Grant Hill and Jared Dudley of the Phoenix Suns teamed up to help create that PSA you see on why casual gay slurs need to be eliminated. It’s a cause that is gaining steam, especially after the outcry over Kobe Bryant’s use of a gay slur on the sidelines. And […]
0 comments by John Karalis on 5/14/2011
In 2009, the Minnesota Timberwolves drafted their 29th point guard (give or take a few) by selecting Ricky Rubio from Spain. At that point, Ricky was an international sensation who drew comparisons to Pistol Pete with is wild style and flashy passing. Since then, Ricky’s production hasn’t exactly been great. So his initial reservations […]
0 comments by John Karalis on 5/12/2011
The last of the old guard has fallen in the NBA. First it was the Spurs. Then the Lakers. And now the Celtics have been dispatched as the younger, faster, and stronger in the NBA take their rightful place at the top of the heap. It’s natural selection. Old lions only last so long in the pride before […]
0 comments by John Karalis on 5/11/2011
Los Angeles Lakers’ Andrew Bynum gave his exit interview yesterday and it included that apology for his blatant cheap shot on Dallas Mavericks’ JJ Barea. It’s nice he made the apology… but he had to do it. This wasn’t one of those borderline calls where Lakers fans could look through forum blue and gold glasses […]
0 comments by John Karalis on 5/9/2011
In the span of 54 seconds, the Los Angeles Lakers season went from “disappointing” to “embarrassing”. With 9:06 left in their season, Lamar Odom bull-rushed Dirk Nowitzki, lowered the shoulder, and tried to deliver a hit like a free safety on a wide receiver on a crossing pattern. Then, less than a minute later, Andrew […]
0 comments by John Karalis on 5/6/2011
Right now it sounds silly, but a few years ago, the hot debate at this time of year was whether the team that won the draft lottery should draft Ohio State’s Greg Oden, or Texas’ Kevin Durant. And as someone who was staunchly in the “draft Oden” camp, I feel especially silly. But the […]
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The season began with the promise of two behemoths… two all-time greats… destined to square off. The Lakers — two-time defending champs… fresh off exacting revenge against the Celtics were widely considered the class of the West. The Celtics — minutes away from their second title in three years had re-tooled their roster and […]
0 comments by John Karalis on 5/3/2011
A couple of weeks ago, the Hawks got all a-flutter over Jameer Nelson’s “trash talk” where he told Derrick Rose “catch you in the second round.” The Hawks called it disrespectful and dismissive. And they got their revenge on Jameer by knocking him and his Orlando Magic out of the playoffs. Done deal. Game over. […]
0 comments by John Karalis on 5/1/2011
Chicago Bulls head coach Tom Thibodeau has won the NBA Coach of the Year award, according to the Chicago Tribune. Capping a wildly successful first year, the Chicago Bulls’ Tom Thibodeau will be named the NBA’s Coach of the Year on Sunday, sources told the Tribune. A news conference with the Bulls and the […]
