NBA Draft 2008: Point Guards

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This is a potentially a pretty good group of PGs. Rose is going to be very good. Whether he’s a star, just a solid PG or even some sort of star combo guard is still up for debate, but he should be pretty good. Beyond Rose, things get a little more iffy, but there are enough good prospects that I suspect 2 or 3 other good ones will emerge. The most interesting thing going on this year with the PGs is the number of small college sleepers. Very few small college players ever make it, but I’m … [Read more...] about NBA Draft 2008: Point Guards

Playoff Thoughts

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1.    Celtics Take Control:    One of the fun things about writing about sports is that we can chew the scenery a little bit and really delve into some points that aren't mentioned on the television or in the newspapers.  After something like Game 4 of the Finals, there really isn't too much to say.  The Celtics played great defensively and did just enough offensively, thanks to James Posey and Eddie House, to comeback and put the Lakers in a huge whole.  While it is easy to bash the Lakers for … [Read more...] about Playoff Thoughts

Playoff Thoughts

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1.    Boston Beaning:    With the outlier of the Detroit series, the Finals appear to have mirrored Boston other playoff series quite a bit.  The Celts are playing like a formidable 66-win team at home.  They've controlled most of the first two games, with the exception of the Lakers flurry at the end of the Game Two.  So far, the difference in the series really has been Paul Pierce, who has 26 ppg on .615% and is shooting 7-8 from three.  Throw in the fact that Ray Allen has been more efficient … [Read more...] about Playoff Thoughts

Playoff Thoughts

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1.    Lakers-Celtics...blah...blah...blah:    Did you hear?  The Lakers and playing the Celtics and they may have even met before.  We've all touched on the history of the Lakers and Celtics and such.  ESPN.com and Classic Sports have been all over this story, giving us all a chance to re-live the old series.  Last time, we cursorily explored how the Lakers and Celtics have met 10 times in the Finals, with the Bill Russell Celtics beating the Lakers all seven times they played and Magic Johnson … [Read more...] about Playoff Thoughts

Playoff Thoughts

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1.    L.A. Land:    The Lakers impressively dispatched the Spurs to make their first NBA Finals since they lost to the Pistons in 2003-04.  It's hard to figure why the Lakers were able to excel this entire series, winning easily in two games and erasing big Spurs leads in the other games.  In the end, the Spurs had no answer for Kobe Bryant and couldn't muster enough points to stave off the inevitable Laker runs.  Going forward, no matter who wins in the East, we will have a historical … [Read more...] about Playoff Thoughts

Early Mock Draft

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The 2008 draft could be called 2007 light. There are 2 players, Rose and Beasley, who are clearly above the rest. They’re not quite at the level Oden and Durant were last year, but they’re clearly the top 2 players  and there should be some spirited debate over who goes #1 and #2 during the days leading up to the draft. Like Oden and Durant did for Portland and Seattle last year, Rose and Beasley make Chicago and Miami the big winners in this draft. Also like 2007, this draft class has good … [Read more...] about Early Mock Draft

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