Taylor Smith’s Week 20 NBA Power Rankings: Mavericks on Top, Lakers Falling

Posted By Kevin Roberts On Wednesday, March 10th 2010. Under Basketball Tags: Atlanta Hawks, Boston Celtics, Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets, Detroit Pistons, Houston Rockets, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Memphis Grizzlies, Miami Heat, Milwaukee Bucks, NBA Power Rankings, New Jersey Nets, New Orleans Hornets, Oklahoma City Thunder, Orlando Magic, Philadelphia 76ers, Phoenix Suns, Portland Trail Blazers, Ron Artest, San Antonio Spurs, Toronto Raptors, Utah Jazz, Washington Wizards, Western Conference

Apparently, nobody really wants that eighth seed in the Western Conference. Every team currently ninth or lower in the West has dropped their most recent game, and no team has gone better than 5-5 in their last 10. The eighth place Blazers are just 6-4 in that stretch, but appear to have ... Continue Reading

SimuPick Picks of the Day (Feb. 26): A Friday night spectacular in the NBA

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Friday, February 26th 2010. Under Basketball Tags: Atlanta Hawks, Dallas Mavericks, Eastern Conference, Houston Rockets, NBA, San Antonio Spurs, Western Conference

(Updated for Fri., Feb. 26) This week, we’re starting a new feature, sponsored by our newest partner, SimuPick. Their great sports matchup simulator offers computer-generated predictions from all of the major sports - NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB, and college basketball & football. Last night, the Celtics completely collapsed in the fourth ... Continue Reading

Week 18 NBA Preview: Lakers Vs Nuggets Highlight Top Games Of The Week

Posted By Kevin Roberts On Monday, February 22nd 2010. Under Basketball Tags: Atlanta Hawks, Boston Celtics, Cleveland Cavaliers, Denver Nuggets, Houston Rockets, Kevin Martin, Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers, Milwaukee Bucks, Oklahoma City Thunder, Portland Trail Blazers, Ray Allen, San Antonio Spurs, Steve Nash, Suns, Utah Jazz

It's getting down to crunch time in the NBA, as we have a bit of a log-jam in the Eastern Conference, with the Chicago, Miami, Charlotte, and Milwaukee battling it out for the final three spots. We won't know until the end of the season who will be the odd team ... Continue Reading

NBA Fantasy Star Search (Feb. 11th): Stephen Curry Makes History

Posted By Kevin Roberts On Thursday, February 11th 2010. Under Basketball Tags: Andrew Bogut, Atlanta Hawks, Boston Celtics, Charlotte Bobcats, Chicago Bulls, Detroit Pistons, Dwight Howard, Dwyane Wade, Golden State Warriors, Jason Williams, Jermaine O'Neal, Kevin Martin, Kobe Bryant, Lamar Odom, Miami Heat, Milwauke Bucks, Minnesota Timberwolves, NBA, New Jersey Nets, New Orleans Hornets, Orlando Magic, Philadelphia 76ers, Sacramento Kings, Stephen Curry, Toronto Raptors

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, ... Continue Reading

Taylor Smith’s Week 16 NBA Power Rankings: All-Star Break Edition

Posted By Kevin Roberts On Wednesday, February 10th 2010. Under Basketball Tags: Atlanta Hawks, Boston Celtics, Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Denver Nuggets, LeBron James, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, New Jersey Nets, New Orleans Hornets, New York Knicks, Orlando Magic, Utah Jazz

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 ... Continue Reading

NBA All-Star voting needs tweaking

Posted By Matt Gentile On Friday, January 22nd 2010. Under Basketball Tags: 2010 NBA All-Star Game, Aaron Brooks, Al Horford, Allen Iverson, Amar'e Stoudemire, Andrew Bogut, Andrew Bynum, Atlanta Hawks, Boston Celtics, Brad Miller, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh, Chris Paul, Denver Nuggets, Derrick Rose, Dirk Nowitzki, Dwight Howard, Dwyane Wade, Houston Rockets, Jermaine O'Neal, Joakim Noah, Joe Johnson, Kevin Durant, Kevin Garnett, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Miami Heat, Orlando Magic, Pau Gasol, Paul Pierce, Philadelphia 76ers, Phoenix Suns, Rajon Rondo, Ray Allen, San Antonio Spurs, Shaquille O'Neal, Steve Nash, Suns, Tim Duncan, Tracy McGrady, Vince Carter, Western Conference

The NBA announced its starters for the 2010 All-Star game Thursday night on TNT. To no surprise, the fans voted the typical no-brainers into the starting line-ups. LeBron James edged past Kobe Bryant as the leading vote getter. Both amassed over 2.5 million votes from the fans. James and Bryant will ... Continue Reading

2009-10 NBA Power Rankings (Jan. 13th): Cavaliers Narrowly Top Team

Posted By Kevin Roberts On Thursday, January 14th 2010. Under Basketball Tags: Atlanta Hawks, Boston Celtics, Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Dallas Mavericks, Detroit Pistons, LeBron James, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Memphis Grizzlies, Milwaukee Bucks, NBA, NBA Power Rankings, Orlando Magic, Philadelphia 76ers, Phoenix Suns, San Antonio Spurs

If you're looking for regular Power Rankings that tell you the Lakers are tops just because they were last year's champions, or that the Hawks are a scary team simply because they're 3-0 against Boston, this isn't the rankings for you. Here's an in-depth look at each team, along with their ... Continue Reading

NBA Power Rankings (11/10): Surprising Suns rise in West

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Tuesday, November 10th 2009. Under Basketball Tags: Atlanta Hawks, Boston Celtics, Charlotte Bobcats, Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets, Detroit Pistons, Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat, NBA, Oklahoma City Thunder, Orlando Magic, Phoenix Suns, Portland Trail Blazers, San Antonio Spurs

The 2009/10 NBA season is in full swing, and it's been a very interesting first few weeks thus far. As expected, last year's NBA finalists have gotten off to fast starts, and so have several other teams, but there have been a few surprises on both ends of the ... Continue Reading

2009/10 NBA Eastern Conference Playoff Predictions

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Wednesday, October 28th 2009. Under Basketball Tags: Atlanta Hawks, Boston Celtics, Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat, Orlando Magic, Toronto Raptors, Washington Wizards

With the NBA’s opening night about 48 hours away, it’s time to predict how I think the eight playoff teams in each conference will eventually stack up. Obviously, it’s impossible to predict how injuries will affect things, so let’s assume that each of the 30 teams is able to make it ... Continue Reading

Making sense of the NBA offseason chaos

Posted By Kevin Roberts On Tuesday, July 7th 2009. Under Basketball Tags: Atlanta Hawks, Ben Gordon, Boston Celtics, Charlie Villanueva, Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons, Hedo Turkoglu, Jamal Crawford, LeBron James, Los Angeles Lakers, Memphis Grizzlies, Mike Miller, Orlando Magic, Portland Trail Blazers, Randy Foye, Rasheed Wallace, Richard Jefferson, Ricky Rubio, Ron Artest, San Antonio Spurs, Shaquille O'Neal, Toronto Raptors, Trevor Ariza, Vince Carter, Washington Wizards, Zach Randolph

I'm sure even the most casual NBA fan is getting sick of this. Hell, even the most casual sports fan has probably had enough. Now that the NBA Draft is old news, it's time to review all the huge trades that went down during and after the draft. Several teams are feeling ... Continue Reading

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