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NBA: Sorry LA and Miami, but the Best B-Ball Is Being Played in the Southwest
December 27th, 2010
Florida and California.
Destination getaways filled with sandy beaches, beautiful people and subpar basketball.
Yes, Los Angeles is 12 games over .500 and it appears Miami has finally come together to be the super squad it promised it would be.
This season, however, the standard for excellence has been set high by such ...
Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook Draw Comparisons To Other Famous Duos
December 2nd, 2010
On the heels of another spectacular performance by Russell Westbrook, the question has to be asked: Is Westbrook the greatest basketball player of all time?
Well, no. Of course not. Who knows? He could be, but that conversation is many, many years down the road.
However, his eye-popping start to the 2010-11 ...
Miami Heat Could Have Gotten More Than Chris Bosh for Their Dollar
December 1st, 2010
I'm going to let you in on a little secret.Not because we're that close or anything, but because I just get so much enjoyment out of telling people this particular nugget of information.Here it is: The Miami Heat aren't as good as they were hyped up to be.Oh, you knew ...
The Oklahoma City Thunder Weather Report 12.01.10
December 1st, 2010
Well here it is, folks. About a month and a half tardy to the party and without any of the French onion dip it promised to bring. Oh well, there’s something to be said for being fashionably late. What we have here is “The Weather Report” – your one stop-shopping ...
Miami Heat Need A New Coach for TMZ Lifestyle…And No, It’s Not Pat Riley
November 30th, 2010
That’s it. The Heat need a new coach. And it’s pretty obvious that there’s only one person familiar with the situation that can just step in and sort this whole mess out. He’s in his 60s, sports short gray hair with traces of youthful black and has spent plenty of ...
Thunder’s Cole Aldrich Demoted, Nenad Krstic Throws Chair To Celebrate
November 28th, 2010
After impressively debuting in ten-plus minutes of play in the Thunder's third game of the season, Cole Aldrich looked like he was ready to burrow his way into consistent playing time for Oklahoma City (11-5).But soon after, this was proven not to be the case.Maybe his initial performance can be ...
Richard Jefferson: The Little San Antonio Spur That Could
November 20th, 2010
"Richard Jefferson, we hardly knew ye."
That's the headline I thought that I'd be running with a few weeks into the season, right around the time I predicted I'd be issuing the eulogy at the funeral of Jefferson's NBA career. Well, lo and behold, it's still the one I went ...
Five Reasons to Be Excited About the Upcoming San Antonio Spurs Season
September 28th, 2010
Alright, it’s a tad too early to definitively say which teams will be playing in April, May, and June.But take a second to think about the teams that conclusively have a shot at a deep playoff run.(…pause for dramatic effect…)Did the Spurs come to mind?The answer is likely no, which ...
Oklahoma City Thunder : Starting To Get National Respect
August 11th, 2010
It’s officially time to get excited.
Now that the Thunder’s schedule has been released, we can start planning ahead for how we’ll be spending the 15 nights this season when Oklahoma City will be playing on national TV.
Yes, 15.
I counted.
It’s about time this team got some attention. They were one of ...
Kevin Durant, Sam Presti and Company Create Winning Formula for 2010
July 18th, 2010
If you haven’t heard, one NBA team has really made a splash this offseason by locking down its franchise superstar, making the right moves, and filling out its roster with productive role players.
Thankfully, for your reading pleasure, I’m not referring to the Miami Heat.
No, not “Miami Thrice” nor “LeBroshAde” nor ...