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BTA’s Race to the MVP: Week Three
December 8th, 2009
The past few weeks in the league have been a mixture of high and low emotions.
In a period of two weeks, we have seen a player retire and come back to the team that drafted him, a young player go down with yet another devastating injury, and a superstar who ...
BTA: Cleveland Cavaliers Overview Edition 1
December 1st, 2009
As Cleveland wraps up the late Oct/Nov games, we roll in with a record of 12-5 and serious contentions of winning the title. We have some major surprises, and some major letdowns. I am not surprised we lost five games this season.
With the new additions of Moon, Parker, ...
BTA’s Early NBA Draft Forecast
November 30th, 2009
We're nearly a fifth of the way through the season and have a pretty good idea of who the best teams in the league (although not that good of an idea, as no team really wants to hold of the season). We also have a fairly good idea who the ...
Behind the Arc: Race to the MVP Week 2
November 23rd, 2009
Welcome back to yet another exciting Race to the MVP, presented to you by Beyond the Arc Basketball.
I'd like to talk about the Milwaukee Bucks, and more importantly, the player everyone has their eyes on: Brandon Jennings. The kid is still rolling through the league with a head of steam, ...
Beyond the Arc: What About Chris Bosh?
November 21st, 2009
As we approach our 10th game in this young NBA season, it’s no surprise that the talks of the upcoming 2010 offseason are already swirling.
You can’t come across a message board or a blog that doesn’t have five or six topics about where LeBron, Wade, Joe Johnson, and company will ...
The Atlanta Hawks Are Soaring
November 17th, 2009
ESPN and NBA.com have both released their weekly power rankings and if someone had been in a coma since 2003 or so, the number one team would’ve come as quite a shock (actually, it probably comes as quite a shock to anyone who has yet to really pay attention to ...
Beyond the Arc’s Race to the MVP
November 15th, 2009
In this edition of Beyond the Arc's Race to the MVP, I'd like to focus your attention on Steve Nash. Ever so often you have that savvy league veteran who never appears to be on the decline. Last year, it seemed pretty evident Nash was not that player, but he ...
Refs in Chicago Bulls Game Attack the Integrity of the Game
November 11th, 2009
I am a basketball fan first and foremost, and I am greatly disturbed by the lack in judgment that occurred last night with the collection of stooges that consisted of Mark Wunderlich, Matt Boland, and Eric Dalen. It is also shameful that NBA senior vice president of referee operations, ...
BTA’s Full Court Press: A Look Into The NBA Season
November 10th, 2009
Welcome to the first installment of Beyond the Arc's Full Court Press, where we will be giving a unique outlook on the 2009/2010 NBA Season. In this edition, you will read about the Celtics quick start to the season, Carmelo's early MVP talk, the Spurs looking like the team we ...
NBA: Looking Into Contract Incentives
November 9th, 2009
I know that you and I had the same exact thought when the Cavaliers offered hustle player Anderson Varejao to a six-year, $50 million dollar contract: "WTF are you doing Danny Ferry? Are you drunk?." Rightfully so. On the surface, that contract appears to pay Varejao an average of $8.3 ...