http://www.ballpimp.com/ Copyright 2008 Sun, 04 May 2008 17:14:20 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=4.01 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss The New Orleans Hornets dispatched the Dallas Mavericks in such a fashion that it was the final straw for Avery Johnson's job as coach for the Mavericks. The San Antonio Spurs didn't have a huge threat in the Phoenix Suns in round one either, dropping one of five, but http://www.ballpimp.com/hornets-making-it-look-easy-019671.php http://www.ballpimp.com/hornets-making-it-look-easy-019671.php Sun, 04 May 2008 17:14:20 -0500 Utah was thinking sweep when they went home up 2-0. I mean, come on, let's face it, we're talking about the NBA's best home team and all they needed to do was just do what they were supposed to do--that wasn't being cocky, it was merely playing the percentages. http://www.ballpimp.com/jazz-trying-to-knock-out-pesky-rockets-019631.php http://www.ballpimp.com/jazz-trying-to-knock-out-pesky-rockets-019631.php Fri, 02 May 2008 13:37:17 -0500 No, not Mark Cuban. I know some people who hate the Dallas Mavericks wish that he was gone, but I mean with Avery Johnson. The beleaguered coach suffered yet another first round exit this year and that was that--Cuban had enough and it was time for a change. Mike http://www.ballpimp.com/mavericks-start-cleaning-house-at-the-top-019617.php http://www.ballpimp.com/mavericks-start-cleaning-house-at-the-top-019617.php Thu, 01 May 2008 20:41:44 -0500 Caron Butler was talking some hard smack--well, maybe not hard smack, but he was kind of prophetic--near the end of the game, after Butler had made an amazing drive on Lebron James with 4 ticks on the clock, he whispered to James to miss and let the series go http://www.ballpimp.com/butler-drives-wizards-to-game-six-019579.php http://www.ballpimp.com/butler-drives-wizards-to-game-six-019579.php Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:24:57 -0500 Boston was looking to have a little R & R after they saw the other series in the Eastern conference looking like they were going to go to at least 5, 6, maybe even 7 games. I mean, here was a team that was up 2-0 and heading to http://www.ballpimp.com/celtics-underestimating-hawks-019526.php http://www.ballpimp.com/celtics-underestimating-hawks-019526.php Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:06:27 -0500 Detroit had felt a little disrespected--ok, a LOT disrespected. Here were the Philadelphia 76ers, who not only were not even thinking playoffs just three months ago, now up 2-1 on the Pistons and holding a double digit lead at home in game 4. And then--boom---a little Rasheed Wallace and http://www.ballpimp.com/pistons-take-control-019474.php http://www.ballpimp.com/pistons-take-control-019474.php Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:57:09 -0500 Lebron James was mad. And you don't want to get the King mad. But--still--in classic form--a la Michael Jordan--when the moment called for it, James did what everyone would not think he would do--and dish it to get the win. His assist to Delonte West in the closing seconds http://www.ballpimp.com/west-buzzer-beater-buries-wizards-019451.php http://www.ballpimp.com/west-buzzer-beater-buries-wizards-019451.php Sun, 27 Apr 2008 22:23:30 -0500 Phoenix fans are seething; the frustration has gotten to a level that probably borders on what most Americans have for President Bush--ok, maybe not that bad, but considering the amount of wins this team has piled up in the regular seasons and nothing really to show in the postseason--not http://www.ballpimp.com/suns-setting-yet-again-019420.php http://www.ballpimp.com/suns-setting-yet-again-019420.php Sat, 26 Apr 2008 21:33:15 -0500 The Toronto Raptors are not exactly chopped liver; I mean, come on, this is a team that is fully capable of doing big things, but they've just been beaten out by the Orlando Magic in the first two games. And it's not that they have been playing bad--quite to http://www.ballpimp.com/calderons-near-triple-double-upends-magic-019379.php http://www.ballpimp.com/calderons-near-triple-double-upends-magic-019379.php Thu, 24 Apr 2008 22:50:37 -0500 Ahh, how things change so quickly in the NBA. Yao Ming went down with a season-ending injury. The Houston Rockets went on a winning streak after that is one of the best all-time in the NBA. So then, what happens? They have home court advantage against the Utah Jazz http://www.ballpimp.com/jazz-looking-to-snuff-out-rockets-019338.php http://www.ballpimp.com/jazz-looking-to-snuff-out-rockets-019338.php Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:33:22 -0500 Didja like that little play on words? Well didja? That's how I roll. (I really don't know what that means, but it sounds good). Kevin Garnett came to Boston with just one goal in mind: win a championship. In joining perennial all-star Paul Pierce and cagey veteran Ray Allen, http://www.ballpimp.com/garnett-garnishes-defensive-award-019283.php http://www.ballpimp.com/garnett-garnishes-defensive-award-019283.php Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:53:28 -0500 Yep, they were favored in double digits. Yep, they had a 15 point lead in the third quarter. Yep, they lost. Wait--what? The Detroit Pistons, who haven't finished the season in anything less than the Eastern Conference Finals for the last five years, were stunned at home by the http://www.ballpimp.com/pistons-still-smiling-after-shocking-loss-019248.php http://www.ballpimp.com/pistons-still-smiling-after-shocking-loss-019248.php Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:16:28 -0500 The Orlando Magic last won a playoff game in 2003. That's a mighty long time for a franchise to not get a "W" in the postseason. Sure, there's teams that would love to even say that, but the fact is--Orlando has always been a proud organization and so when http://www.ballpimp.com/howard-lifts-magic-to-1st-game-win-019210.php http://www.ballpimp.com/howard-lifts-magic-to-1st-game-win-019210.php Sun, 20 Apr 2008 20:13:50 -0500 Tim Duncan doesn't shoot three pointers. Generally doesn't need to. With his dominant inside game and the San Antonio Spurs' game plans, he doesn't really have to go outside of the lane much at all. So when he hit a three--his first of the season--in the closing seconds of http://www.ballpimp.com/now-this-is-what-basketballs-about-019187.php http://www.ballpimp.com/now-this-is-what-basketballs-about-019187.php Sat, 19 Apr 2008 21:44:53 -0500 Is the third time the charm for the Washington Wizards? It's the third year in a row that the two teams have met in the first round, and the Cavs have beaten them each year. This year is a bit different, even though many of the names and stars http://www.ballpimp.com/nba-playoff-preview-washingtoncleveland-019139.php http://www.ballpimp.com/nba-playoff-preview-washingtoncleveland-019139.php Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:10:41 -0500