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Basketball was my first love. Since we're entering what may be the most exciting free agency period of the sport's offseason, I will take a break from football and talk some basketball. This could be a revolutionary year in the NBA, as teams that have been elite for many years now could see themselves decline in production if they fail to re-sign their stars. Here are my predictions on where the ...

By no means did the Cleveland Cavaliers have a successful draft night Thursday night. They came up lame on reports that they were attempting to buy into the draft, and on a night in which their rivals in the race to woo LeBron made huge moves to lure him away, the draft night flop was no good for the Cavs chances. The Cavaliers have one large hole to fill in the off-season. ...

This is very hard to do, because while the Timberwolves improve, it has yet to be seen blatantly obvious on paper and if it doesn't look that much better on paper, how much better can it look on the court? The Minnesota Timberwolves fanbase went into the 2010 NBA draft with very high expectations. Of course, if your team won 15 games the previous season, and you had the 4th, 16th and ...

Ranking the top NBA players of all time is sure to spark a heated debate because fans have different opinions on how the order should go. Some believe that Michael Jordan is No. 1, while others suggest that either Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Wilt Chamberlain, Magic Johnson, or even Oscar Robertson should top the list. But one thing's for sure: Whoever you add to your list, someone will think you're wrong. Here's my list of ...

CNBC announced that 2K Sports Vice President of Marketing, Jason Argent, has confirmed that the one and only Michael Jordan will be gracing the cover of the top-selling basketball video game. 2K Sports has also confirmed Jordan will be a playable character in the game. They have also stated the game will "contain many surprises!" While this is a major change from the way 2K has normally chosen its cover model, ...

By Troy Sparks Most of the early entry participants in the first round of NBA Draft left school for a guaranteed two-year contract with another two-year option that comes along with it. Everyone expected Kentucky's John Wall to be the top pick for the Washington Wizards. Four of his ex-college teammates decided to leave the Wildcats, too. And the funny thing is, they were among the 30 players picked in the first round, breaking a record of ...

Once again, the smart teams win and the dumb teams lose in the 2010 NBA Draft. Teams like Los Angeles, Oklahoma City and Portland did well while teams like New York, Minnesota, and Golden State continue to dazzle us with bad picks. One team who won this years' draft? San Antonio. The Spurs didn't move up or down; they stayed and waited. The Spurs grabbed two possible role players in James Anderson ...

There was a time when the Portland Trailblazers were a good team verging on the great.  They were good enough to hold a 4th quarter Game 7 double-digit lead. It is a revisionist lie to say they did not have fans. The Rose Garden still sold out with regularity. But it is also not a truth to say they were loved. It was hard to like a ...

Luke Babbitt slipped all the way down to pick 16 in the NBA Draft. I thought he would have gone to Utah at nine. Babbitt was drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves, but his rights were later traded to Portland for Martell Webster. Reports say the Blazers will release the player traded with Babbitt, Ryan Gomes. So that leaves just Babbitt for Webster. I see Babbitt having great success with the Blazers. He will ...

Now that the 2010 NBA Draft has been concluded, what direction must the Miami Heat take? Most fans hope they will try to go after Wade and two other top tier players. That isn't really a good idea. Boston and Los Angeles are proof that it takes more than just big names to get to the top of the mountain. You need to have capable role players to balance things out. LeBron ...