As a Cavs fan, I couldn’t be more thrilled with the way the ping pong balls bounced on Tuesday night.  I know some people think the Draft lottery is rigged and even if it is, I could care less.  I might have agreed had the Cavaliers walked out with the 5th and 11th picks, but […]

I haven’t been able to watch these Bulls through the first two rounds of this postseason without thinking about how much they remind me of the LeBron James-led Cavaliers from the last few seasons.   Defensive oriented. Led by a first time NBA head coach. Regular season over-achievers.  No number two scorers.  Anderson Varejao kinda is the […]

There’s a whole thing here about perception, culture, tattoos, stereotypes, and what some people think about those who have tattoos that I don’t really want to get into.  All I’ll say is that there are some people who think everybody who’s tatted up is in the Hells Angels or something, as an example.   But just because A&E has effectively documented the fact that all […]

A source familiar with a person involved in NBA ballot tallying has told The Associated Press that Derrick Rose will receive this year’s MVP Award.  The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because a formal announcement has not yet been made.  That announcement could come as early as today, with a formal presentation being made before game two of the Eastern Conference Semifinals.       While this […]

Philadelphia 76ers’ Jrue Holiday has made it clear this season that he is a good young PG. Under Doug Collins’ tutelage he made strides that some people doubted he’d make transitioning from the two-guard at UCLA a couple seasons ago, to a more than capable lead guard in the Association.  This past series with the Heat was almost a celebration of his development in some respects, as […]

Last night was collectively the most entertaining evening of playoff basketball thus far this postseason. Three elimination opportunities that left two teams cleaning out their lockers, anda third who stayed alive by way of a last second shot from an undrafted free agent rookie. 16 points was the total margin of victory in these latest three games, as Miami and […]

The Boston Celtics eliminated a Knicks team with two superstars who were learning how to play together before those two got a chance to figure things out on Sunday, and the Miami Heat got beat by a team with no superstars who figured out how to win in the playoffs just in time to extend that series. Things look bad for Stan Van, […]

Brandon Roy’s performance on Saturday was special on so many levels as he overcame season long injuries to help erase a late twenty-three point 3rd quarter Mavericks lead with a throwback style Brandon Roy display of basketball brilliance.  Mark Cuban has to be so mad today.  Z-Bo also hit a big three too, the Thunder put themselves in […]

Jared Jeffries didn’t seem all too comfortable the other night when he found himself in that last second shot situation, and that’s probably why none of the 166 NBA players polled by SI recently named him as a guy they would want shooting with the game on the line.  Or maybe there’s other reasons like jealousy and […]

Even the exciting times of the LeBron James era in Cleveland were laced with the underlying inevitable fear of betrayal.  Or maybe more appropriately the underlying fear of departure.  In any case, there is a calming nature to the whole win or he’ll leave thing being over.  Even if that means it is actually all over, […]

Don’t listen to that guy on Monday who says he accurately predicted what would happen in each of these Sunday games because dude is lying.  While he might have guessed Durant would get forty, and that Ray Allen would be Ray Allen, there wasn’t anyone outside of NO or Memphis that thought Chris Paul and Zach Randolph would lead their respective […]

At this time last year, LeBron James and his Cleveland Cavaliers were putting the finishing touches on the NBA’s best regular season record.  They finished 61-21 overall, things looked eternally optimistic in Cleveland, and the Cavs strutted into the postseason as the number one seed out East.  In the first round, they ended up beating Derrick Rose and a Bulls team who one year […]

Back in 1999, the high school version of myself said things like: “Mike Redd is definitely good, but Scoonie Penn is for real, man.  He’s legit.  When the Buckeyes take the floor, Scoonie Penn is simply the best player out there.”  Which is part of the reason why, a dozen or so years later, I’m still partially amazed […]