I typically do not watch or pay much attention to the NBA All-Star but I do get somewhat interested in who gets elected and chosen. This year was particularly interesting. According to ESPN.com, the starters are: East -G: Allen Iverson -G: Dwyane Wade -F: LeBron James -F: Kevin Garnett -C: Dwight Howard West -G: Steve Nash -G: Kobe Bryant -F: Carmelo Anthony -F: Tim Duncan -C: Amare Stoudemire … [Read more...] about All-Star Thoughts
1. Memphis Surge Reviewed: One of the more interesting stories of the season is the unexpected improvement of the Grizz, who are now 20-18 after going 24-58 all of last year. Well, it's not that improvement was unexpected it's just that the extent of improvement is the surprising part. When the Grizz grabbed Zach Randolph for nothing, we kind of figured there would be some improvement but the team is a fringe playoff team. What's going on here? Well, the Grizz of 2008-09 were one of … [Read more...] about Quick Thoughts
Right now the 2010 draft class is a little tough to gauge. As with recent drafts the strength will be in the freshman class. My feeling is that this class is somewhat below-average. Other than Wall and Henry the guards are a very weak group. The big guys look OK now, but the conference games are starting and that always thins their ranks out. This list is a little scattershot and not exactly a top 60 that’s in a strict order of the ability and future of the players. After the first 15 or so I … [Read more...] about NBA Draft Update
What more can we add to the Gilbert Arenas controversy? Probably not a whole heck of a lot but let's piece together the facts and see what we can learn here, separated from all the hype and emotions of this story: The Facts -On December 21, 2009, Arenas places several unloaded guns in front of the locker of teammate Javaris Crittenton. The guns were apparently put out because Arenas and Crittenton had a dispute about who should pay have to pay the pot in a poker game. Arenas and … [Read more...] about Agent Schmuck
Like other NBA fans who never saw them play live, I've always had a fascination with some of the older players from the 1950s and 1960s. Often, the footage that is available tends to underwhelm me. We also know that the stats of the early 1960s are particularly inflated by a run-and-gun style. Still, even knowing all these facts, the numbers make an impact. One player in particular who has always fascinated me was Walt Bellamy. Bellamy put up raw numbers his first two seasons that look … [Read more...] about Big Bells Bellamy
A few months ago, we took a look at the All-2000s team and some of the other notable issues of the decade. Now ESPN.com is turning to the end of the decade and has its own poll of its burning questions of the 2000s. Just for fun, let's run through our choices, as limited by ESPN's ballot: 1) Which is the franchise of the decade? -Lakers -Spurs We addressed this question in the summer and previously chose the Lakers, even though they weren't as consistently good (the Spurs … [Read more...] about We Take ESPN’s 2000s Poll
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