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When searching for elite players in the NBA, the shooting guard position would be a great place to begin your journey. There are an abundance of talented off-guards in the league and the top two square off tonight in Los Angeles. Kobe Bryant and Dwyane Wade are generally considered the best of a group that also includes Brandon Roy, Joe Johnson, Vince Carter, Ray Allen and Andre Iguadola. All of the players ...

So it has come to this. After more than five weeks ofáanalyzing possible challengers to the throne currently held by the Los Angeles Lakers our journey has reached it's final stop with the most logical and perhaps, most anticipated team in the East. San Antonio, Denver, Cleveland, and Orlando would all be worthy opponents to the Lakers, and all have a realistic chance of derailing their championship hopes, but the Boston ...

There are various truths that can be gleaned from the Los Angeles Lakers' dismantling of the New Orleans Hornets last night, some of them are real, some of them are perceived, but all of them are obvious. For one, the Lakers' win, coupled with the blow-out loss suffered by the Phoenix Suns, left Los Angeles with the best record in the Pacific Division, Western Conference, and the entire NBA. That win also ...

Atlanta Hawks forward, Josh Smith has always been good for a Sportscenter highlight or two, an impossible block, an athletic steal, or on one memorable occasion, a missed dunk. This year though, Smith is entering new territory in his sixth year in the NBA, because for the first time Smith is actually learning the true concept of fundamental basketball. Smith has gotten by so far in his career based on the fact ...

As the Los Angeles Lakers continue their holiday feast of the NBA's most impoverished teams, they are beginning to find that championship rhythm that has eluded them thus far this season. In their latest conquest of the cellar-dwelling Golden State Warriors, the Lakers appeared to be firing on all cylinders as they completely blew the Warrioirs out of their own gym. The offense was in a rhythm, and the defense was able ...

Steve Nash is in his 13th season, approaching 36 years of age, and is still one of the top point guards in the NBA, and this season an arguement could be made that he is numero uno, as in the best. I keep waiting for age to make it's presence known in the creases of Nash's game, but if time has had an effect it's more akin to how a fine ...

Imagine how good the Orlando Magic could be if their core trio of Vince Carter, Dwight Howard, and Rashard Lewis ever capitalized on the enormous potential that their athleticism and skills suggest. To be fair, all three are great players, but none of them have really touched on what the evolution of their games could be if they actually took the time to hone their craft. Rashard Lewis, for example, has been ...

It's official. At 6:00 p.m. EST, Steven A. Smith of ESPN announced that Allen Iverson has decided to retire and spend more time with his family. While this seemed like it may have been the next step in the ongoing Iverson saga, I still can't believe it's true. Apparently Iverson has become disenchanted with the media scrutiny and the mutiny from most fans in basketball and chose to make his stop in Memphis ...

The Thanksgiving season is a time to show appreciation for all the things that give us a measure comfort throughout the year. I have a long list of things to be thankful for, my family, my health, and my ability to avoid complete sanity, just to name a few. NBA basketball is another thing I am grateful for because it affords me the opportunity to escape the tedious confines of everyday life, ...

I must start this article off with a disclaimer, because I'm sure by the time it is read there will be plenty of exasperation and gnashing of teeth. This is my list of the top 10 players in the NBA RIGHT NOW! These players are the ones that I see as the best at this particular moment. Having said that, I'm sure this list will not be the same at season's end, ...