The Chicago Bulls’ season ended last night, losing in five games to the defending champion Miami Heat. It was a rough year for the Bulls, who had to wait patiently through Derrick Rose’s recovery only to have him sit out the whole season. They limped through the playoffs, grinding out a gritty series win against […]

Since Jerry Sloan abruptly left the Utah Jazz after 23 seasons in February 2011, his name has come up as a possible candidate for a couple of head coaching positions, but Sloan has always withdrawn because it was not the right fit. The 71-year-old Hall of Famer is carefully choosing the team that could entice […]

Chicago Bulls/Miami Heat: Game 2 –       It will be interesting to see if Miami decides to get serious and play a full 48 minutes tonight. For the first five games of the Heat's postseason, they have seemed to go at half speed for the first three quarters and then decided to turn it on down […]

Less than a week after being knocked out of the playoffs by the Golden State Warriors, Denver Nuggets head coach George Karl has been named the NBA Coach of the Year. Karl led the Nuggets to their best season record in franchise history at 57-25, including an astounding 38-3 at home. Karl received 62 first […]

Indiana Pacers/New York Knick: Game 2 –       Knicks under some real pressure tonight. They cannot leave New York down 0-2. They especially need to focus on playing more physical and not letting the Pacers muscle them around. –       Knicks getting the offense going early and taking advantage of quite a few Pacer turnovers. –       I […]

After Chris Paul was ejected from Game Six in the Los Angeles Clippers’ first round series against the Memphis Grizzlies, some wondered if that was going to be the last image of Paul in a Clipper uniform. Paul has the option of signing a five-year, $107 million extension with the team this summer or he […]

Chicago Bulls/Miami Heat: Game 1 –       The line in this game closed with Miami as 13-point favorites. I am taking Chicago because I feel like this will be a close game. The Bulls are still fired up and carrying momentum from their last series and Heat may be a little slow after not playing for […]

Memphis Grizzlies/Oklahoma City Thunder: Game 1 –       I think now we are going to see how much the Thunder will miss Russell Westbrook. They go from the Rockets, who play close to no defense, to the Grizzlies who have the best defense in the league. –       Kevin Durant is the only one doing anything for […]

Chicago Bulls/Brooklyn Nets: Game 7 –       The one and only Game 7 in the first round of the NBA playoffs. Not sure what to expect from this game. We have seen both teams be very bipolar, it is just a question of which team shows up. I am going with the Nets though. –       Joakim […]

New York Knicks/Boston Celtics: Game 6 –       Four Game Sixes tonight. That is a lot of basketball packed into a Friday night. It is an easy decision in the first round of games. Going with this game rather than Pacers/Hawks, as I am sure most of the world will be. –       The Celtics decided to […]

Brooklyn Nets/Chicago Bulls: Game 6 –       I am picking both road teams tonight. I would have picked the Nets even before I learned Luol Deng was not playing. Last night I recorded a podcast where I compared these Nets to the 2006 Phoenix Suns who came back from 3-1 down against the L.A. Lakers. I […]

Boston Celtics/New York Knicks: Game 5 –       Before the game, Charles Barkley was saying how he wanted to root for the Celtics because of what J.R. Smith did to Jason Terry and how Smith was saying the Knicks would have swept if he was playing. I am going to jump on that bandwagon. –       I […]

Golden State Warriors/Denver Nuggets: Game 5 –       I do not expect the Nuggets to come out disheartened. I think they know the magic they have on the floor at home and will not take it for granted tonight. –       For the last three games, it has seemed like the Warriors have dictated the pace and […]