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The dirty little secret about free agency in the NBA is that while there are players that move on to greener pastures, many free agents come back home after flirting with the idea of leaving. Some free agents opt out to restructure their deal in part to help the team bring in more talent but also to get more money on the back end of their deals.  Some free agents stay ...

One of my favorite writers is Michael Wilbon.  So now that I told you that Wilbon is one of my favorite writers you know that I am going to tell you that I disagree with him. Early this free agent season, Wilbon wrote an article in which he suggested that the ghost of Michael Jordan would negatively impact the chances of the Chicago Bulls in acquiring the services of LeBron James. Wilbon ...

Most Minnesota Timberwolves' fans watched the NBA draft with anticipation hoping that at the end of the night that their team would have acquired sufficient talent to compete in the Western Conference.  No, Wolves' fans had no illusions that they would be seeing Minnesota playing for the right to represent the Western Conference in the NBA finals.  However, there was hope that Minnesota would clearly be viewed as ...

The most difficult aspect of being the last team on the basketball court not to hoist the Larry O’Brien trophy is that you have the entire off season to think about what you could have done to change the outcome.   The Boston Celtics will now have all of the off-season to think about what they might have done differently.  Unfortunately, Boston could not finish the job and fell ...

Two years ago, when the Los Angeles Lakers met the Boston Celtics in the NBA finals,   Kobe Bryant stated in a post game interview that he felt that he and his teammates had wet the bed after blowing the largest first quarter lead in finals history and eventually losing Game Four of the series.  The Celtics went on to win the series four games to two.   ...

As fans, sometimes you look back at what your favorite team has done on draft night and wonder what might have been if only the general manager had drafted a different player. The right player can transform a team to a playoff contender. Adding the right player can also make a playoff contender into a NBA champion. The difficulty of course is that no one has a perfect crystal ...

The easiest thing to do when the topic of the worst draft pick in NBA history comes up at your favorite watering hole is to shout the name of Sam Bowie above the fray. Most people will nod their head in an agreement. How could anyone disagree that the Portland Trailblazers selection of Bowie with the second overall pick in the draft ahead of Michael Jordan in 1984 was anything ...

The last eight minutes of the Minnesota Timberwolves' 106-100 win over the Nuggets in Denver Sunday night should have convinced all fans of the team that rookie Jonny Flynn needs to continue as the starting point guard. Flynn was penciled in as the Timberwolves' starting point guard from day one of the season. Flynn has made his share of mistakes running the team. Flynn’s 1:1 assist-to-turnover ratio is unacceptable, and has ...