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Tomorrow night starts the latest version of the NBA's best rivalry: the Lakers against the Celtics. Rarely in the last 15 years has the NBA had its true marquee teams face each other in the finals. Both teams appear evenly matched. As basketball is often determined by how teams exploit mismatches, let's explore how the teams attack might attack each other. The Lakers on offense run the triangle offense most of the ...

When Lebron James and Dwyane Wade decided to become free agents at the end of the 2009-10 season, it was inevitable that there would be a ton of teams getting under the cap to try and lure them to their team. With the end of April, there are only two more months until the biggest NBA free agent season ever. So, here is one person's view on the top unrestricted ...

With the worst season in Nets history finally over, it is a good time to reflect back and evaluate the motley crew of players who combined to make this disaster. Tony Battie was supposed to be a veteran backup to Brook Lopez. Instead he was mostly hurt and when he did play, he stunk. He will not be back. Final grade: F Bobby Simmons was supposed to be the starting small ...

The Knicks want to sign LeBron James. The primary reason the Knicks made the Tracy McGrady trade was to get so far under the cap that they could sign two max free agents.  The idea was to entice LeBron by having him choose his sidekick. However, in order for the Knicks to get LeBron to sign, they have to be able to present him a scenario where he feels that ...

The Nets have just played their last game at the Izod Center after 29 years there and ended it with a loss. It seems fitting given that there was a lot of losing during those 29 years. However, there were some really good players too. So, here is a list of some of the best players to play for the Nets during the Meadowlands era.Begin Slideshow

Break out the champagne: the Nets are not the worst team ever!!!  With their 10th win, the Nets have avoided infamy as the worst team in NBA history.  Instead they will merely be known as one of the worst teams. The good news is that the Nets have a lot of young players.  The bad news is that only Brook Lopez was healthy and consistent this year. Despite the horrible season, the Nets ...

Everyone who is even remotely interested in the NBA knows that the Knicks are going to try to sign LeBron James after this season. What no one other than LeBron knows is whether LeBron is actually interested. The best case scenario for the Knicks is that they sign LeBron and Chris Bosh as a lethal duo and do their best to fill in with other players who are willing to sign ...

The Nets are on a countdown to 10 wins to avoid the fate of the worst record ever.  In light of their historic failure, there are essentially guaranteed to finish with the worst record in the NBA.  For the Nets, the good news is that there really are some major talents available in this draft who would fit nicely. With the worst record, the Nets are guaranteed to get at least ...

The Nets are a complete mess.á They are now getting blown out regularly, and much of the team appears to have given up.á The reality is that this year's team will be lucky to win 15 games and may even threaten the all-time record for the worst season. This year is one where they are going to go through the motions and try to see who has any talent. So what do ...