Tag Archives: LeBron James
Taylor Smith’s Week 20 NBA Power Rankings: Mavericks on Top, Lakers Falling
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 a stranglehold on [...]
Taylor Smith’s Top Five NBA Games of the Week
We’re into the second-to-last month of the NBA regular season, and what do people want to see? Possible future playoff matchups, of course. There’s never a bad time for a quality matchup, and the second half of this first week in March offers plenty of enticing games to watch in preparation for the postseason. So, [...]
Is LeBron James too nice for his own good?
There’s an old Twilight Zone episode that goes a little something like this. A scientist constructs the perfect baseball player. He is so unhittable that not a single opponent can reach base against him. When other teams in the league find out that he’s actually a machine and not a man, they contest the rule [...]
SimuPick Pick of the Day (Feb. 25): Boston vs. Cleveland
Thursday’s Pick (2/25/10) NBA: Boston Celtics vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (8 P.M. ET, TNT) Odds (brought to you by SBG Global) Spread: Cleveland -2.5 Moneyline: Cleveland -145 Over/Under: 193 Cleveland looks to be rolling towards the top seed in the East, but if Boston or Orlando have any hope of catching the Cavaliers over the last [...]
Should Kevin Durant Be Considered For NBA MVP?
I get it. Kevin Durant is young. He’s only in his third year, and while he has his Thunder vying for the NBA playoffs, he’s unlikely to lead them to a title this year. Agreed, Durant won’t win the MVP award this year. But he should. This isn’t about LeBron James. But if it were, [...]
2010 NBA Trade Breakdown: Handing Out The Grades
The 2010 NBA trade deadline has come and gone, as Thursday showcased a number of deals, most notably a blockbuster deal that sent Tracy McGrady to the Knicks and Kevin Martin to the Rockets. But with the trade hype passing through, it’s time to take a look at what all these moves mean for the [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
