0 comments by Jeff Garcia on 6/10/2013
The Miami Heat got a measure of revenge last night as they defeated the San Antonio Spurs in Game 2 104-83. Leading the way for Miami was LeBron James who finished with 17 points, 7 assists, 8 rebounds and 3 blocks. One of those 3 blocks came at the expense of Tiago Splitter who foolishly […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich
As teams get deeper in the postseason, it is easier to overcomplicate gameplans and think too much. It is easy to get stuck in the adjustments and forget about the play that gets you to that stage of the postseason. It is easy to look at the trees and lose sight of the forest. The […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 6/9/2013
Jason Collins makes good on essay promise, marches proudly —– It was only less than two months ago that Jason Collins made history, coming out as the first active gay athlete in a major American sport. The revelation was met with almost universal acceptance and a bit of a shoulder shrug. That is not necessarily […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 6/7/2013
Put a microphone in front of Dennis Rodman and magical things are bound to happen. Like the Kamikaze song, an old ditty Rodman used to sing while he was at bars in Chicago. He is also liable to say outrageous and sneakly perceptive things about today's NBA and the days of yesteryear. Take Dan Patrick […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich
The Heat's LeBron James will grace the cover of the critically acclaimed NBA2K14, it was announced last night in this amusing commercial featuring Steve Kerr: {youtube}KiQEqZ-QuUo{/youtube} So add video game cover athlete to James' belt. This will be his first video game cover, a sign of prestige that has been matched by such luminaries as […]
0 comments by Jeff Garcia
Spurs' Tony Parker was "the man" in last night's San Antonio win over the Heat pouring in 21 points, 6 assists and 0 turnovers against the top-rated Heat defense. Of course last night Parker's late-game bank-shot secured the win for the Spurs but lost in that highlight's shadow was what he did to Miami's Norris […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich
The Heat had lost their lead. They had lost their mojo and momentum. They had committed turnovers and could not quite get going on the right foot in transition. Miami played well, but found themselves in dire straights. There was LeBron James guarding Tony Parker one on one with time ticking away. The Heat, struggling […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 6/6/2013
A lot of NBA players will be making the rounds as the sports world turns its attention to the NBA Finals. It is always nice to be reminded of some of the players that did not make the Playoffs and remember that they do exist. That goes double for Kevin Love, who played in only […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich
Atlanta is expected to have somewhere near $35 million in cap space available to it this summer. There is little expectation the Hawks will re-sign Josh Smith (more of a mutual split) and so the Hawks are moving forward and looking to make a splash this summer in free agency. It is a poorly kept […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich
After losing Executive of the Year Masai Ujiri to the Raptors earlier last week, the Nuggets have decided to part ways with the NBA's Coach of the Year. Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports reports the Nuggets and George Karl have decided to part ways as the two sides could not come to terms to an […]
0 comments by Jeff Garcia
The NBA Finals draws media from all parts of the world. From Japan, Argentina, to Brazil, Finals media day is a cornucopia of various media reporting on the game including media who likes to cut-up with the players. And Chris "Birdman" Andersen was no exception. ABC's Jimmy Kimmel show's security guard and funny guy Guillermo […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich
By the time you read this, we will likely be less than 24 hours away from Game One of the NBA Finals. Frankly, unlike most series, we have no earthly idea how these two teams matchup because, frankly, the coaches did not tip their hands to each other in any way. This might be an […]
0 comments by Jeff Garcia on 6/5/2013
The 2013 NBA Finals are just a day away as the Spurs and Heat look to etch their names in NBA history. For the Spurs, it would mark a fifth title in franchise history and for the Heat their third. ESPN is getting fans ready for this epic clash, by releasing an animated video of […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich
Today, the acclaimed and groundbreaking NBA podcast The Basketball Jones will air its 1,000th episode. J.E. Skeets and Tas Melas have set the bar for entertaining NBA analysis and were one of the pioneers of the NBA blogosphere. Their daily Basketball Jones podcast/videocast/blog is a must-view for any NBA fan. To celebrate their 1,000th episode, […]
0 comments by Josh Burton
NBA Countdown, ESPN's NBA studio show, was Simmons' first chance to move from a podcast format to TV. And the results have been mixed Undoubtedly, what made ESPN's Bill Simmons famous were his insightful, funny, crude, and relatable columns that started out on ESPN.com's Page 2 (now non-existent), ESPN.com's homepage and, now, on Grantland, the […]
