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Like seemingly everyone else, I was turned off by the utter narcissism and grandiosity of LeBron James' "Decision" special on ESPN. And like everybody else, I tuned it to watch it. However, I wasn't just watching to see what the "Man Who Will Never Be King" would do on an intellectual level. I had a dog in the hunt. I knew that LeBron's decision could impact the future of the Warriors, and ...

Matt Steinmetz recently Tweeted that the Golden State Warriors have made their first offseason move - they've agreed to trade second round picks with Portland. The Blazers get the 34th pick, while the Warriors get the 44th pick and cash. Whenever cash is the only reason for trading down in the draft, trouble is coming. Clearly Chris Cohan is determined to squeeze the Warriors as dry as he can before he dumps ...

Draft foresight. It’s a funny little thing. If the Houston Rockets and Portland Trailblazers had foreseen in 1984 that the skinny shooting guard out of UNC named Michael Jordan would become the greatest player of all time, they would surely have drafted differently. If the Pistons could have foreseen in 2003 that Darko Milicic would become an NBA joke while the three guys below him became perennial All-Stars, things would have gone differently. Hell, ...

It’s the rumour that just won’t die. Ever since it leaked that the Grizzlies offered the Warriors a deal of OJ Mayo and Hasheem Thabeet for Monta Ellis at the trade deadline, only to be turned down by Larry Riley, the Internet has been buzzing that this deal could still be on the menu. Admittedly, Larry Riley is not a first-ballot entry to the NBA GM Hall Of Fame. And I’m convinced ...

“Where’s your crown, King Nothing?” —Metallica One could make an argument that Cleveland’s second round exit at the hands of the Celtics in this year’s playoffs, and particularly the nature in which they exited, hurt the Man who Would Be King's image. I say “could” cause it’s not much of an argument if practically everyone agrees with you. It’s almost a given that LeBron James has never had to face a similar situation ...

  Currently, all the 2010 draft prospects are undergoing their pre-draft workouts, starting with the combine in Chicago and moving on to some individual workouts with teams. These can often reveal new facets of a player’s game, for better or worse – maybe he isn’t tough enough for the NBA? Maybe his jumper is actually much better than we realized? Maybe he has the potential to be a star with a ...

Ever since LeBron James landed in Cleveland after the 2003 NBA Draft, the quest for the Cavaliers' front office has been to find him a decent supporting cast. Many have tried, from Larry Hughes to Wally Szczerbiak to Boobie Gibson. Now the onus is on Mo Williams and Antawn Jamison to play the Scottie role. However, in my quest to piss off all 30 NBA teams' fanbases (so far I've succeeded ...

A few years ago, my dad (or more likely, mum) decided it was time to revamp our backyard.  The first task was to re-plant some of the gum trees we had put in the year before on the other side, with the goal of creating a backyard cricket pitch flanked on either side by trees. After spending a long, hot day in the Sydney summer sun, eventually we managed to re-plant ...

There isn't a Golden State fan alive who doesn't remember every bit of the 2007 Warriors-Mavs playoff series. I can guarantee you that every single one of my ex-girlfriends started dating me with no knowledge of basketball, and broke up with me knowing just who Boom Dizzle is, why I own every piece of Sydney Kings merchandise that has any connection to Stephen Jackson's four game stint in 1998 (which proved ...

  In the past few seasons, the Atlanta Hawks have slowly become one of the most dangerous teams in the NBA. From winning just 13 games in the 2004-05 season, the Hawks have continually increased their win totals every year since, while making the playoffs for the past three years straight and earning kudos for their athletic, exciting style of play. This has been achieved with a young, talented roster who ...