Archive for the ‘NBA’ Category

Top Six Reasons To Hold The Phone on the Miami Heat

Posted: 9th July 2010 by Zach McClelland in NBA
There will be plenty of things that you have never seen before taking place this fall. LeBron James and Chris Bosh in Heat jerseys, 3 Top 10 players in the NBA on the same team, and LeBron wearing the #6. Which tributes to the six reasons on what will stop him from getting his first ringBegin Slideshow

LeBron James Is To Blame: So Are Dan Gilbert And David Stern

Posted: 9th July 2010 by Jeff Hicks in NBA
LeBron James fooled everyone into believing he was his own person, his own entity, and the "King." What Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert and NBA commissioner David Stern created is much more foolish. Gilbert had been put in charge of the dubious task of keeping James happy while he was a member of the Cavs. He did that very well, and that could be what led to the departure of ...

NBA Free Agency 2010: Top Centers On the Market

Posted: 6th July 2010 by Lauren Reid in NBA
While this year's free agent class showcases a ton of superstars, the center position is lacking. There are slim pickings for this year's free agent centers, and teams are looking to scoop up some of the better ones out there.Begin Slideshow
It’s a no-brainer within a doleful sporting community that the biggest and most cleverest makeover happening on Fifth Avenue is the New York Knicks reducing all the ridiculous signings and additions that tragically dragged down the richest franchise for all the ill-advised upgrades. There’s a brighter chance the Knicks will intensify the volume in New York, louder than the typical opera heard daily on Broadway, the active location in an ...
It's a new week and that means new rumors in the NBA free agency are fresh and ready for people to go wild over. The biggest news over the weekend was the Mavericks resigning of franchise player Dirk Nowitzki. The Atlanta Hawks are steps away from resigning Joe Johnson to a max contract while the New York Knicks are nearing a 5-year, $100 million contract with Amar'e Stoudemire. ...
Can we please stop with the minute by minute LeBron James & Company free agency talk? Enough Already! Let me break it to everyone in the simplest of terms: It doesn’t matter where LeBron lands nor who comes with him. Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers are still the best team in the NBA, and they're the one to beat next season. To paraphrase one of the best sports quotes ever ...

2010 NBA Free Agency: 10 Things We Learned in the First Few Days

Posted: 6th July 2010 by Bryan Toporek in NBA
So, it's five days into free agency and we still don't know where LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh will be playing next season. Just because the Big Three haven't decided, however, doesn't mean we haven't had our fair share of action in the first few days. From a Darko Milicic sighting to two $100 million contracts, NBA owners have been emptying their pockets left and right so far. (So much ...

Why Mr. Steve Blake Should Come Off the LA Lakers’ Bench

Posted: 6th July 2010 by Hayden Kim in NBA
These last few weeks have been nothing but progression for the Lakers. The Lakers now have young potential and now a veteran sharp shooter by the name of Steve Blake who can lead the Lakers secondary unit. This is another brilliant move by Laker GM Mitch Kupchak. Once again Jerry Buss has made a brilliant and unselfish move to sign Blake as a Mid-level exception player and it Blake will be worth every penny.  Like ...
The Nuggets announced Monday that they would not be trading the face of the franchise—the one and only Carmelo Anthony. A high-ranking Denver official said Monday, “There is no way we are trading Carmelo Anthony. We’re 100 percent certain of that.” For any Nuggets fan, whether it be a Denver diehard, or a Melo-era baby blue backer—this is settling news after the rumors that started to swirl that Anthony would be traded ...
After all the nostalgia of the 16th title for Los Angeles has subsided and the NBA draft festivities have concluded, the one thing that is bubbling is free agency. The potential of blockbuster deals is the talk of the summer and certain players are at the center, but what makes these players a commodity? Is it actual performance or is it the potential of dollars that can be brought to a franchise ...