Category Archives: Basketball
Marcus Camby Dealt to Portland For Travis Outlaw, Steve Blake, and cash
According to reports by Yahoo! Sports, Marcus Camby is officially a Portland Trail Blazer, as the Los Angeles Clippers swung a deal that brought in back-up point guard Steve Blake, forward Travis Outlaw, and a reported $3 million in cash. This trade works best for Portland, who has been depending solely on veteran Juwan Howard [...]
From First to Worst: Five NBA Hall of Famers who failed as GM
More often than not, the NBA superstar athlete is unable to translate the success he had on the floor onto either the sidelines or front office. There are exceptions to this rule, such as Pat Riley, Bill Russell, KC Jones or Rudy Tomjanovich, but for the most part, top-tier players have had difficulty leading their [...]
Is Amare Stoundemire Preventing Himself From Being Dealt To Cleveland?
After speculation over the past two weeks that the Cleveland Cavaliers have shown major interest in Amare Stoudemire, could the biggest road-block be Stoudemire, himself? It’s looking that way. The original plan coming from Cleveland (rumored, anyways), is that adding either Stoudemire or Washington’s Antawn Jamison would give them another athletic body inside to help [...]
Does First Blockbuster Of Trade Season Make Dallas Mavericks Better?
If you follow the NBA and haven’t heard by now, well, you just haven’t been paying attention. True, the All-Star game and festivities have somewhat stolen the show in Dallas over the past three days, but Dallas has been in the news for other reasons, as well. The Mavericks were involved in a huge deal [...]
Dunk you very little, NBA
Watching the NBA’s Slam Dunk contest has always been a tradition for me. I haven’t missed a single one in over twenty years. The names of former champions, Erving, Jordan, Ceballos, Nance, Carter, Wilkins and Webb ring proudly like a who’s who of elevator men.
Taylor Smiths’ 2010 All-Star Weekend Preview
NBA Commissioner David Stern should be a happy fella. Today, the league’s best and brightest all descend upon the fair, yet randomly quite snowy, metroplex of Dallas-Fort Worth in what promises to be the largest and flashiest NBA All Star extravaganza to date. The weekend’s main event (the All Star Game itself) is to be [...]
Leading a Tebow-less existence: The challenge that lay in front of Urban Meyer
I have a picture of my uncle of me when I was about 15 years old. I’m wearing a Gator shirt in the photograph. My uncle Rosco attended the University of Florida well before me and had given me the shirt as a gift. At that point, campus life in Gainesville was still years away. [...]
Taylor Smith’s Week 16 NBA Rookie Rankings: Tyreke Evans Still the Man
Lately, rookies all over the league have already been thrust into major roles for their teams, and several of them are responding in huge ways. While the top spot remains unchanged, there’s been some commotion from numbers two through ten. 1. Tyreke Evans, PG, Sacramento Kings Evans’ season just keeps getting better and better. He [...]
NBA Fantasy Star Search (Feb. 11th): Stephen Curry Makes History
We’re back to checking out the league’s primo content deliverers, the guys who can dish out dimes like no other, swish three’s like they’re getting paid for it (even though they actually are), and block shots like they’re diseases. But really, this column is all about giving props to the stars, and tiny shout-outs to [...]
Taylor Smith’s Week 16 NBA Power Rankings: All-Star Break Edition
With the trade deadline looming about a week-and-a-half away, fringe teams are trying to decide between being buyers or sellers, while contenders are contemplating standing pat as opposed to making a move to beef up the roster for the playoff stretch. While the Cavaliers continue to roll at the top, each of last season’s Finals [...]
