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NBA 2010-11: The 100 Biggest Questions Facing the NBA This Season
September 7th, 2010
Now that we've entered September, it's time to finally put NBA free agency in the rear view mirror. As much fun as it was watching LeBron James light a torch to his reputation, we'll put the "take my talents to South Beach" line in our pockets and move on towards next ...
FIBA World Championships 2010: 5 Teams That Can Keep Team USA From the Gold
September 6th, 2010
In 1992, the Dream Team—stocked with Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, and Michael Jordan, among other NBA super-duper-stars—stormed through the Summer Olympics in Barcelona, beating opponents by an average of 43.8 points per game. The gold medal wasn't just guaranteed for the Americans, it was a birthright. Twenty years later, after ...
FIBA World Championships 2010: USA-Tunisia TV Schedule and Live Streaming
September 1st, 2010
Today marks the last day of the Preliminary Round of the 2010 FIBA World Championships, as the tournament switches to single-elimination starting on Saturday. With 12 games on the schedule for today, FIBA sure knows how to end the first round with a bang.
The game that most of you will ...
NBA Roundtable Discussion: How Do You Rank the Best Players in the Game?
September 1st, 2010
Two weeks ago, a Bleacher Report writer named Joseph Edmondson came to me with a pretty huge idea he wanted to tackle: How do B/R writers evaluate players in the NBA?After a few e-mails, Joseph went on his way and recruited six B/R writers to discuss the task at hand: himself, myself, Karl, Harrison ...
NBA Power Rankings: Can Any Team’s Starting Five Best the L.A. Lakers?
August 31st, 2010
Now that the free-agent storm has largely died down (sorry, Allen Iverson), the NBA's landscape looks radically different than it did a few months ago. Cleveland and Toronto may hate basketball forever now, while the Miami Heat will have the biggest sports bandwagon outside of the New York Yankees. One ...
NBA Rumors: Five Reasons the Charlotte Bobcats Should Sign Allen Iverson
August 23rd, 2010
After plenty of hemming and hawing, nearly all of the available NBA free agents have found homes this summer. Tracy McGrady earned himself another chance to resuscitate his career—this time with the Detroit Pistons. Shaquille O'Neal decided to take a veteran's minimum contract and transformed himself into the Big Shamrock. ...
Team USA Basketball: Instant Reaction To USA-Spain Scrimmage
August 22nd, 2010
Earlier this week, USA coach Mike Krzyzewski rightly acknowledged that today's scrimmage between Team USA and Spain wasn't nearly as important as any game the U.S. team plays in Turkey next week. "I know how the international game works, and nobody wants to show too much. We beat Spain by ...
LeBron James’ GQ Interview Suggests He’s Fully Detached from Reality
August 17th, 2010
When you're 25 years old, the best basketball player on the planet, and have a massive entourage constantly reminding you that you're the best basketball player on the planet, chances are you're going to have a pretty high opinion of yourself. But as we're finding out more and more this ...
NBA Predictions: Top 10 MVP Candidates for the 2010-11 Season
August 12th, 2010
When LeBron James announced his intention to take his talents to South Beach, the landscape of the NBA inevitably shifted, for better or worse. As Charles Barkley said: "If you're the two-time defending NBA MVP, you don't leave anywhere. They come to you. That's ridiculous. I like LeBron. He's a ...
Is the Pendulum of Hatred for LeBron James Swinging Back To the Middle?
August 10th, 2010
Immediately following "The Decision," LeBron James appeared to have torpedoed his brand in an unparalleled fashion. By announcing his intention to take his talents to South Beach on a national, primetime TV special, LBJ went from hero to hated in the course of one night.
In the following weeks, fans, sportswriters, ...