Delonte West Would Be A Great Acquisition for the Defending Champs
July 30th, 2010 by Phil G No comments »
Shannon Brown was one of our best bench players, which says a lot because our bench was awful last year. He provided am immense amount of energy from the bench, with high flying and entertaining dunks.
Other than dunking, Brown proved to be a very inconsistent outside shooter and defender. LA acquired Brown to provide solid defense but it seemed he was more interested in developing his offensive game. Brown wants 4-5 million per year, but I don't think LA should overpay for his services.
Enter Delonte West. There are talks about LA trading Sasha Vujacic and a Future 1st round draft pick to the Wolves for Delonte West (and some cash considerations). LA could either keep Delonte West for the one year/$4 million left on his current contract, or waive him by August 5th and then resign him at a lower price.
Basketball Wise, this would be a great ...
Ron Artest: The 10 Most Hilarious Moments from 2009-10 (with Video)
July 30th, 2010 by Erik Landau No comments »
Ron Artest will always be remembered for the Brawl in the Palace of Auburn Hills. That is a given.
Now, he is trying to rewrite his story as he builds upon his career post-Indiana.
He enjoyed decent success in Sacramento and Houston before finding his way to L.A. in the off season. With a title now in his grasp, it is worth looking back and seeing what made Artest more than just a basketball player, what really makes him most resemble the Dennis Rodman of this generation, and what makes him the funny man that he happens to be.
There are many different ways we could go about looking at his hysterical ways. We could recall the time he sang to Paul Pierce for his forgiveness for pulling down his pants or we could look at the image of him with a puppy in each of his hands with a grin ...
What Minnesota Timberwolves’ Interest in Anthony Tolliver Means
July 30th, 2010 by Matt Bick No comments »
Several reports have linked the Minnesota Timberwolves with a move for Anthony Tolliver, who is currently out of contract with the Golden State Warriors.
Reading between the lines, regardless of whether or not this deal occurs, we can start to see Kurt Rambis and David Kahn’s strategy for this season a little more clearly.
There had been some speculation about who the starting power forward would be. Most understood that with Al Jefferson’s trade to Utah, it would be Kevin Love taking the reigns. However, the acquisition of Michael Beasley, who has played power forward so far in his tenure in the NBA, put that into some doubt.
With the apparent pursuit of another forward for the team after trading away backup center Ryan Hollins, the Wolves actually appear to have clarified how they see a few other players on the team.
First of all, trying to bring in a backup power forward would ...
Bringing the Heat: The Los Angeles Lakers Are the Best Team in the NBA
July 30th, 2010 by Daniel Dinunzio No comments »
It's as simple as the title.
The Lakers are the best team in the NBA and until a team dethrones them there's no validity to any argument otherwise. The Miami Heat are putting together a strong team with Wade, James, and Bosh but they have yet to play a game.
Los Angeles has won back-to-back NBA Titles.
Kobe Bryant has five NBA Championship Rings and is one of the greatest NBA Players in history. They also have Phil Jackson who has eleven rings! If the Lakers were to win a third straight title in 2011, it would be Jackson's fourth three-peat.
Think about that for a second.
Kobe Bryant would have as many rings as Michael Jordan and Phil Jackson would six and six for a grand total of twelve titles. That's a ridiculous amount of winning
Dwayne Wade down in South Beach has won one NBA title that came in 2006 with Shaq. Chris ...
Lakers to Trade Sasha Vujacic: Kupchak Eyes Shannon Brown, Tracy McGrady
July 30th, 2010 by CyberCosmiX No comments »
The Cleveland Plain Dealer's Brian Windhorst has quoted sources in reporting that Los Angeles Lakers GM Mitch Kupchak is attempting to trade the Lakers' Sasha Vujacic.
Ken Berger of CBSSports.com has also reported on his blog that Laker free agent Shannon Brown has been offered a contract by the New York Knicks. Furthermore, he states that "two people with knowledge of the situation" confirm that the Lakers are seeking to trade Vujacic in order to avoid increasing their luxury tax hit in re-signing Brown.
Sasha Vujacic has also been widely rumored to have been offered as trade bait to the Minnesota Timberwolves, reportedly for the rights to newly-acquired Delonte West. It is unclear if this move would be to retain West, or to immediately waive him.
It does seem that if Brown was offered a contract by the Knicks, he could be waiting on Kupchak to move Vujacic's salary so that he ...
LeBron James: Why You Shouldn’t Hate Him for His Decision
July 30th, 2010 by Kelsey Givens No comments »
There are still a lot hurt feelings over LeBron James leaving the Cleveland Cavaliers for the Miami Heat. Even though it hurts to see him go, it was the best decision for him at that time. Many will begin to see this.
It has been less than a month since James announced his decision to leave Cleveland for the sunny beaches of Miami. Even now, there are reports of fans' hatred for what they feel was the ultimate betrayal by their hero.
Even though his decision may have cost the Cavaliers their chance to make it to a championship game anytime soon, he did what he felt was best for himself.
Looking at the situation from a neutral basketball fan’s point of view, it makes sense that James would want to eventually explore the world and move away from where he grew up. It also makes sense that he would want to join ...
Ten Reasons the Celtics Will Top the Heat!
July 30th, 2010 by Raymond Settles No comments »
The complete recovery of Kevin Garnett (pictured), is one of 10 Reasons why the Celtics will stop the Miami Heat from ascending to the top of the Eastern Conference.
As I said yesterday, the general public is already crowning the "Superfriends" Miami Heat as the class of the East, but I can pull up some teams that may have something to say about it. Check out this first one and tell me what You think!Begin Slideshow
Miami Heat Fire Entire Season Ticket Sales Staff
July 30th, 2010 by Debora Rubi No comments »
With the arrival of LeBron James and Chris Bosh to South Beach, the Miami Heat have become the biggest attraction in South Florida.
The "dream team" has already sold out all season tickets, leaving the ticket sales employee somehow obsolete within the organization.
The team called the dismissal of thirty people "a difficult decision" and placed the people with a company to help them find replacement jobs.
The staff of the Miami Heat must have felt blessed to have the dream team in their town—what could be a safer job?
Instead, a decision that seems to have benefited all of South Florida has claimed its second victim (the city of Cleveland being the first one).
The demand for tickets is so high that its surprising the entire sales division has not been fired. Opening day tickets are already estimated to reach the $250 mark.
Anyone still looking to buy season tickets, if any become available, ...
Marty Turco Headed to Chicago?
July 30th, 2010 by TAB BAMFORD No comments »
Rumors on Friday evening are that the Chicago Blackhawks have agreed to a contingency plan if/when they are forced to part ways with Antti Niemi. Marty Turco, who won 22 games in Dallas last year, has allegedly agreed in principle to a one-year, $1.5M contract.
The deal is wholly dependant on the decision of the arbitrator regarding Niemi, which is expected Saturday afternoon. The Blackhawks will supposedly look to trade Niemi if his award is over $2.5M, and will reject the award if they cannot settle on a deal.
In Turco the Blackhawks would be adding experience between the pipes. The soon-to-be 35-year-old has a career .911 save percentage in 509 games (485 starts).
In 2009-10, he was 22-20-11 with a 2.72 goals against average and .913 save percentage. He had four shut outs last year.
By comparison, Niemi was 26-7-4 with a 2.25 goals against average, but he had a nearly-identical .912 ...
Eighty-Two Games: Blessing for Miami Heat, Curse for Los Angeles Lakers
July 30th, 2010 by Armen Dacity No comments »
Who is the best team in the NBA right now, the Miami Heat or the Los Angeles Lakers?
Who cares?
Its July, after all. The regular season is still three months away.
The real question is, which team will be superior in June 2011?
Its a long road to the NBA Finals. There are 82 regular season games and three rounds of playoffs before we reach the proverbial "final battle."
So, which of the two Titans of the NBA benefits more from this marathon season?
Without question, the Miami Heat.
Miami has a new team consisting of several players who (apart from All Star Games and the Olympics) have not played together. It will take some time for them to come together as a cohesive unit.
Maybe it will take as long as thirty or forty games. No problem.
While they might not fire on all cylinders at first, they will nonetheless win most of their games on sheer ...