0 comments by Matt Yoder on 6/20/2011
As we count down the days and hours to the 2011 NBA Draft, it looks like the suspense for the #1 pick has ended well before the draft begins. An ESPN report by Ric Bucher claims that the Cleveland Cavaliers have committed to taking former Duke PG Kyrie Irving with the first pick in the draft: […]
0 comments by Matt Yoder on 6/18/2011
By all accounts, Washington Wizards rookie John Wall had a great first year in the NBA. In his first year out of Kentucky, Wall averaged 16 points and 8 assists per game, became the third youngest player to record a triple-double, and finished second in the Rookie of the Year voting behind Blake Griffin. Thankfully, […]
0 comments by Matt Yoder on 6/12/2011
The career of LeBron James has led to this moment. His journey from Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary to Cleveland to that Boys and Girls Club in Greenwich, Connecticut to South Beach has led to this moment. Two games on his home floor, two wins from an NBA championship, with his destiny in his own hands. […]
0 comments by Matt Yoder on 6/10/2011
The Dallas Mavericks won a fantastic Game 5 of the NBA Finals last night to take a 3-2 lead back to Miami for Games 6 & 7. While the Miami Heat has the homecourt, and the Lakers beat the Celtics in exactly the same spot last season, history will tell you that going back home […]
0 comments by Matt Yoder on 6/1/2011
The Heat defeated the Mavericks in Game 1 of the NBA Finals last night, but you already knew that. However, there was one statistic that jumped out of the boxscore in this Heat victory, as has happened throughout the 2011 Playoffs. In fact, I would argue that this one factor has been the most pivotal […]
0 comments by Matt Yoder on 5/31/2011
It seems like ages since we’ve last witnessed an NBA game, but after a long wait, the NBA Finals are finally ready to get started tonight. Dallas vs Miami wasn’t predicted by many experts when the Playoffs began, but they’ve been the best teams in the Playoffs thus far and it should be a great […]
0 comments by Matt Yoder on 5/27/2011
In the last four days, we’ve seen two of the most dramatic, epic comebacks in NBA Playoffs history. Unfortunately for fans in Oklahoma City and Chicago, we’ve also seen two of the most dramatic, epic collapses in NBA Playoffs history. The 2011 NBA Playoffs leading up to the NBA Finals will be defined by these […]
0 comments by Matt Yoder on 5/19/2011
The NBA world was set on fire by Dirk Nowitzki’s scintillating 48 point performance. He was 12-15 from the field and a record 24-24 from the free throw line. Safe to say, we’ve never seen quite the shooting performance like that. ESPN’s Bill Simmons
0 comments by Matt Yoder on 5/17/2011
Who’s excited for the 2011 NBA Draft Lottery!!! (Hello, hello, hello… is there anybody in there??) Don’t feel too bad if this year’s NBA Draft Lottery is leaving you comfortably numb. Heck, I didn’t even realize it was tonight until I saw an ad on SportsCenter yesterday. The 2011 Draft class may be one […]
0 comments by Matt Yoder on 5/9/2011
Tonight’s Game 4 between Miami and Boston may be the most anticipated game of the postseason thus far. With the disappointing and disgraceful exit of the two time defending champion Los Angeles Lakers yesterday, these two teams may in fact be the favorites to win the trophy. After looking great in the first two games […]
0 comments by Matt Yoder on 5/4/2011
The Mavericks became the second straight team this year to defeat the Lakers in Los Angeles in the first game of a series. The Lakers found themselves down 1-0 to the Hornets in Round 1, but came back to win the series 4-2. However, in the highly anticipated conference semis matchup with the Dallas Mavericks, […]
0 comments by Matt Yoder on 5/2/2011
I had the distinct pleasure of catching up with NBA on TNT play by play man Kevin Harlan earlier today as he was en route to Miami to broadcast Game 2 of the Miami/Boston series. Kevin is one of the best announcers in sports and a fan favorite as one of TNT’s top NBA announcers. […]
0 comments by Matt Yoder on 4/27/2011
Remember when we all flipped out about Kobe Bryant not wanting to get an MRI on his “injured” foot? Remember when we thought that this “injury” might cost the Lakers their chance at another three-peat? Yea, that was a fun 6 hours. In last night’s 106-90 Game 5 victory over the Hornets in Los Angeles, Kobe […]
0 comments by Matt Yoder on 4/26/2011
Athletes getting crazy with their haircuts is nothing new. In recent years especially, players have been getting more and more creative with their locks. Sometimes, as in the case of Troy Polamalu, a hairstyle can define a player. Coco Crisp’s giant afro earlier this season made him the talk of baseball for a day. Perhaps the […]
0 comments by Matt Yoder on 4/25/2011
This weekend Brandon Roy led the Blazers on a remarkable 4th quarter comeback against the Mavericks. Roy outscored Dallas 18-15 in the 4th as Portland erased an 18 point deficit. Naturally, that got us to thinking where that game ranks amongst the greatest single game comebacks in NBA postseason history. It’s quite an illustrious list […]
