Tag Archives: NBA
Cleveland Cavaliers Land Antawn Jamison in Three-Team Blockbuster Trade
It has been reported that the Cleveland Cavaliers have reached an agreement on a three-team deal involving six players, which will bring Washington star forward Antawn Jamison to Cleveland. The report, which has surfaced from league sources with knowledge of the talk, informed Yahoo! Sports of the trade. The reported trade has the Cavaliers bringing [...]
NBA Fantasy Star Search (Feb. 17th): Shannon Brown Relishes Extra Minutes
We had a nice little break from all the action, and while we still have rumors abound swirling around us, let’s try to get things back on track. We’re waiting a week before we really dive into our Rookie Watch or Waiver Wire columns, to see how the trades shake things up and such, but [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
LeBron James Won’t Dunk: Another Display of Selfishness
LeBron James said he’d enter the 2010 NBA Dunk Contest while enjoying 2009′s All-Star festivities. He commented on how the contest had shriveled down to no-name guys going at it, and that the contest lacked the professional and creative flair that it got from the classic ballers, like Michael Jordan, Vince Carter, Dominique Wilkins, and [...]
NBA (Jan. 18th): Top Five Games of the Week
If you’re looking for the spot to be in, it’s the left side of your couch. The one with the table stand right next to it, where you set the beer, the remote control, and casually fiddle with your iPhone. But if you want to know when you should be sitting in that exact spot, [...]
NBA Rookie Watch (Jan. 13th): Stephen Curry on the Rise
The main difficulty in compiling NBA rookie rankings, is weighing the overall impact a rookie has had for his team and for the season, while also balancing his recent level of play. If it came down to recent stretches, many could argue that Stephen Curry and Omri Casspi are two of the better rookies in [...]
2009-10 NBA Power Rankings (Jan. 13th): Cavaliers Narrowly Top Team
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 record and some quick [...]
