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Posted on April 29, 2008
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...
Posted on April 28, 2008
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...
Posted on April 26, 2008
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...
Posted on April 17, 2008
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...
Posted on April 5, 2008
Alright, alright, I'll be the first to admit that if you told me that the Philadelphia 76ers and the Atlanta Hawks would be playing a game in April that would have playoff indications, I would probably take a drink...
Posted on March 30, 2008
19=the number of wins the Minnesota Timberwolves have this year. 46=the number of wins the Utah Jazz have this year. 2-1=Minnesota's record against the Jazz Huh? Seriously? Yep. And to lose the way they have, not even being close...
Posted on March 28, 2008
Jermaine O'Neal may return soon for the Pacers! Yeah!!! Whoo-hoo!! Hello? Hello? Is this thing on? O'Neal, who has missed 32 games with a bruised knee, participated in a shootaround and could be back very soon. The Pacers, although...
Posted on March 27, 2008
The Phoenix Suns knew they were running into a tough run when they looked at their schedule--even though they had won seven straight and actually made the Shaquille O'Neal deal look palpable, they knew going into the Palace and...
Posted on March 25, 2008
Ok, so you look at the situation on paper and it seems pretty clear: The Detroit Pistons were without Richard Hamilton and Juan Dixon, and the rookies or role players that were on the team have not done too...
Posted on March 16, 2008
Alright, alright, the Eastern Conference is not exactly anything to write home about or, well, even blog about :) But in the case of the Philadelphia 76ers, it's time. A team once left for dead, the team is now...
Posted on March 13, 2008
And here, in March, I would have thought I would have probably posted at least a handful of times about #1 draft pick Greg Oden--before he went down with a season ending surgery (before his season began). But since...
Posted on March 1, 2008
No one ever doubted that the teaming of Allen Iverson and Carmelo Anthony wasn't going to provide some big numbers offensively. What the big question dealt with was whether there would be enough shots to go around. While they...
Posted on February 28, 2008
It's usually not a surprise for teams to get rid of players that aren't performing very well. Usually this is done pretty unceremoniously, a piece of paperwork and a blurb in the transactions section of the newspaper. But an...
Posted on February 26, 2008
I discussed very recently the huge streak the Houston Rockets were going on, and they still are on it--12 in a row. But with a stress fracture that has ended Yao Ming's season, including the playoffs, there is a...
Posted on February 8, 2008
Honestly, who woulda thunk it? For years, the NBA had only US teams and was a US game. But the day the Toronto Blue Jays won the world series in 1992, a bid was made to the NBA for...
Posted on May 9, 2007
Just when it looked like the Pistons were the dominant team in the East, along comes the King. Lebron James, that is. While they haven't beat up the Nets like the Pistons have beat up on the Bulls, the Cavaliers...
Posted on May 8, 2007
Carlos Boozer propelled the Jazz to a first game win over the Warriors 116-112 in Utah on a putback rebound--it was a thrilling finish, but the media has played it up like it was really no big deal and have...
Posted on April 30, 2007
An MVP Candidate in Dirk Nowitzki. The coaching of one of the league's best up and comers, Avery Johnson. A team that won 67 games in the regular season. The number one seed overall in the entire league. A defense...
Posted on April 29, 2007
They had the momentum. They had the support. They had the Coach of the Year. They had an all-star starter. They were playing against a team that has faced more drama than most soap operas and one that also sustained...
Posted on April 26, 2007
Yaaaaawwwwwwn. Hey look, the Pistons won against the Magic again. Siiiiiiiiiiiigh. *Stretch* Amidst the balanced scoring of Rasheed Wallace, Chauncey Billups, and Richard Hamilton, perhaps the biggest surprise for Detroit was being lead by Tayshaun Prince with 23 points in...
Posted on April 25, 2007
CLANG! CLANG! CLANG! Is this a mason's convention? My apologies to Woody Harrelson for stealing his line, but this basically sums it up for game 2 between the Nets and the Raptors. However, Toronto did less clanging than New Jersey,...
Posted on April 19, 2007
Ahhh...the intrigue of the NBA...those wascally wabbits who ended up making these first round matchups certainly knew about drawing an audience--where we have not only the defending champs matched up against the team that blew the 2 seed in the...
Posted on April 19, 2007
When you look at the seedings for any tournament, alot of people presume that the 4-5 match will be the tightest out of all the others. And frankly, most of the time, it's true. But this matchup, pitting the Nets...
Posted on April 19, 2007
If you were to look at the statistics for both teams and the players on paper, this looks like it would be a pretty good matchup. However...don't let the black and white stats fool you. The Wizards, although having touted...
Posted on April 18, 2007
Usually, the #1 seed versus an #8 seed is a no-brainer. Generally, it encompasses a team that has dominated their conference and one that has snuck in at the last minute and avoided ping-pong ball hell in the lottery in...
Posted on April 16, 2007
Coach Brian Hill joked that he had some champagne "back in his office". Dwight Howard, a 58% free throw shooter, had to make a clinching free throw to win the game. Hedo Turkoglu, who has blocked all of 12 shots...
Posted on April 12, 2007
When Allen Iverson was traded to the Nuggets, you could see the Denver uniforms flying off the rack faster than even Lebron James' jersey did when he was a rookie. The flashy, shoot-happy, tattooed guard brought a new attitude to...
Posted on April 10, 2007
Dirk Nowitzki: the man, the myth, the legend. One of the most vibrant players in the league seems like he has waited forever to win an NBA title, and even though he's played on some great teams through his career...
Posted on April 2, 2007
Chris Bosh had 24 and 16, Juan Dixon scored 15. Even without Andrea Bargnani and Jorge Garbajosa, the Raptors were way too much for the Charlotte Bobcats. By attaining yet another victory, Toronto has clinched a playoff berth for the...
