Derrick Rose is a tremendous asset to the NBA in every single way imaginable. That’s my professional way of saying I’m a huge fan of Derrick Rose; the player, the competitor, the leader, and the person. It was as devastating an injury as I can remember when he went down in the first round of […]

Roy Hibbert and David West don’t exactly light up the marquee like LeBron James and Dwyane Wade do. Casual NBA fans will pay attention to the Heat for as long as they’re playing. Casual NBA fans probably didn’t know Leandro Barbosa is even playing now plays for the Indiana Pacers. There’s currents of momentum pulling […]

Kyrie Irving exceeded expectations this season. People thought the number one overall pick out of Duke would be good this year, heading into this Lockout shortened season, but not this good. In only his first season he cemented his name amongst the list of the league’s best point guards. Chris Paul, Derrick Rose, Russell Westbrook, […]

The Denver Nuggets traded Nene for JaVale McGee earlier this season. The Denver Nuggets are going to Los Angeles to play a Game Seven against the Los Angeles Lakers. I’m not saying the first move here caused that second effect, but it certainly did nothing to hurt those chances. JaVale McGee is a guy it’s […]

Ben Golliver at Blazers Edge chronicled Brandon Roy’s recent comments regarding a possible comeback this week, and I can’t help but read those soundbytes and hope for the best. Unfortunately, with respect to a return to the game he once played as well as anybody in the League, I fear the worst for Brandon. I’m […]

Blake Griffin is a spectacular athlete. He’s the greatest pure dunker since Shawn Kemp was a Sonic, his YouTube comedy videos are hilarious, and he’s even got me respecting Kia Motors a little bit. His post game isn’t quite there yet, but I think it’ll come eventually, and he just went for 30 the other […]

The San Antonio Spurs will not be eliminated in the First Round of the NBA Playoffs two seasons in a row. Their recently completed round one sweep of the Utah Jazz will assure Coach Poppovich and the crew that much at least. From here, they’ll move on to play the winner of the Los Angeles […]

Joey Crawford is the old bald ref, everybody knows that. Maybe you don’t know his name, but if you’re an NBA fan you know his face. There’s no way you couldn’t either. He’s been in the NBA as an official since he was 25-years old and now he is 60. His thirty-five years of life […]

I can’t help but picture Phil Jackson sitting by a babbling brook, way up in a mountain somewhere, smiling as a reads the Los Angeles Times while smoking his morning’s peyote. His young prodigy and once rebellious student, has now embraced the ways of the Zen even in King Phillip’s absence, and I couldn’t imagine […]

After punching a fire extinguisher because he was mad that Carmelo took 26 shots and he only took 9 the Heat beat his Knicks 104-94 to take a 2-0 lead in the series, Amar’e Stoudemire is saying he might be able to come back for Game Four. Not Game Three tonight, first of all, where he […]

As quickly as Anthony Davis shot up from a six-foot tall wing playing freshman in High School, expectations of what the now 6-foot-10 big man from Kentucky could soon be on the next level are rising even quicker. In a recent Sports Illustrated article, Sam Amick quoted one Western Conference General Manager who said that […]

The Memphis Grizzlies Marc Gasol and Zach Randolph are better playoff basketball players than their Los Angeles Clippers counterparts DeAndre Jordan and Blake Griffin. I’m not talking statistically, or over the course of their careers, or anything like that either. I’m just saying I’d rather have both Gasol and/or Randolph if I had to win […]

Danny Granger scored 17 points and grabbed eight rebounds in the Indiana Pacers Game 1 loss to the Dwight Howard-less Orlando Magic on Saturday, which really isn’t all that terrible. He did have five turnovers however, missed 13 shots overall, and clanked a couple free throws late to cap off a personally awful fourth quarter […]

The NBA Playoffs start on Saturday. This is something I am pretty excited about, and the primary reason why I plan to be both mentally and emotionally unavailable to friends and family members from now through the month of June. Each and every game will require my complete attention unfortunately, as well as my extreme […]

Whether you root for LeBron James or you root against him, the recent SI piece that Lee Jenkins wrote on James is a must-read. It’s an introspective look into LeBron’s mindset over the last couple years coming from a position of balance, and I’d suggest you read the article in its entirety. Below are some snippets […]