So often the NBA storyline of the day can be summarized as “never being happy with what you’ve got.”   The Miami Heat roster featured two of the four best players in the world last season, along with an All Star at Power Forward, and much of the rhetoric revolved around how bad Mario Chalmers […]

The Dwight Howard saga is a confusing mess of rumors and innuendo.   I borrowed that line from the LeBron James saga from a couple of years ago.  Or was it the Carmelo Anthony saga?  Or Chris Paul?  The same information applies to any stud player who is on a team that has gotten frustratingly […]

Just when it seemed Portland Trail Blazers still had to continue to have their patience tested when it came to Greg Oden and his seemingly never-ending health issues, comes a report Oden might be back on the court by next week. Portland Trail Blazers center Greg Oden could be cleared to return to practice next […]

I am sure this is not how Mark Cuban envisioned his grand spectacle celebrating a championship. It was supposed to happen at the beginning of November against a young Bulls team. It was not supposed to happen Christmas Day against the team they defeated for the championship. Talk about spitting in the Devil’s face or […]

Good big men are a luxury in the NBA.  And to afford a luxury, you have to pay a premium.  I understand that.  But Nene, Marc Gasol and Tyson Chandler have got to be kidding with their initial asking prices.  According to sources, Nene, Chandler and Gasol all set their early asking prices in the […]

Saying things like the Clippers will definitely make the playoffs is traditionally met with a heart-felt chuckle followed by a dismissive rolling of the eyes. Traditionally.   The Blake Griffin era is very much upon us though, and don’t look now but the Clip Show has a few decent players around him too. So playoffs you […]

The Indiana Pacers are where no team likes to be — right in the middle of the conference. Not good enough to compete for a championship, but just good enough to compete for a playoff spot. The Pacers have been there for a while, finishing with a record lower than .400 just once since 2006. […]

For years, Miami Heat forward Chris Bosh has been called “soft” and “weak” and any other adjective you could use to describe a big man that won’t get in the paint and throw some weight around. Now, he’s trying to change that. The Miami Sun-Sentinel is reporting that Bosh has put on some muscle and […]

Toronto Raptors President and General Manager Bryan Colangelo is apparently a player in the Tyson Chandler, Marc Gasol, and Nene sweepstakes at the moment. He doesn’t want to eventually sign all three of them though, just one. He is also reportedly serious in the fact that he thinks he might actually be able to lure […]

I’d say J.R. Smith’s knee has recovered quite nicely, wouldn’t you?  Though I can’t find an official box score (thanks Chinese censorship of the web… and also a severe language barrier), this video shows Smith going off in a very J.R. Swish kind of way for 52 points.  I counted six 3-pointers in there, the […]

NBA gyms are open, teams are allowed to talk to player’s agents, and training camps are set to kick off next week. Yes these are all signs pointing to the eventual end of the NBA lockout but this is perhaps the ultimate sign the NBA lockout is over. Someone in Cleveland will play host to […]

Chris Paul showed up on the first day of informal player workouts at the New Orleans Hornets’ workout facility and began dutifully putting in work with his teammates. While spending the past few days with good friends LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Carmelo Anthony after their charity tour was rendered moot post-lockout – speculation has […]