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

Taylor Smith’s Top Five NBA Games of the Week

Posted By Kevin Roberts On Wednesday, March 3rd 2010. Under Basketball Tags: Andrew Bogut, Brandon Jennings, Cleveland Cavaliers, Denver Nuggets, LeBron James, Los Angeles Lakers, Milwaukee Bucks, Oklahoma City Thunder, Orlando Magic, Phoenix Suns, Portland Trail Blazers, Utah Jazz

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 ... Continue Reading

NBA Fantasy Star Search (March 3rd): Kevin Durant’s Thunder Strikes

Posted By Kevin Roberts On Wednesday, March 3rd 2010. Under Basketball Tags: Ben Gordon, Boston Celtics, Charlie Villanueva, Detroit Pistons, Golden State Warriors, Indiana Pacers, Kevin Durant, Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers, Oklahoma City Thunder, Rajon Rondo, Ray Allen, Ron Artest, Sacramento Kings, Stephen Curry, Tyreke Evans

Knowing and mastering fantasy basketball is more than just drafting well and landing a big trade or two. It takes relentless pursuit for the "next big thing", striving to win every singe category, and improving in any way possible. The second you get complacent, you can start to fall. We're marching ... Continue Reading

Taylor Smiths’ Week 18 NBA Power Rankings

Posted By Kevin Roberts On Tuesday, February 23rd 2010. Under Basketball Tags: Buffalo Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets, Detroit Pistons, Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Memphis Grizzlies, Miami Heat, Milwaukee Bucks, NBA, NBA Power Rankings, New Jersey Nets, New Orleans Hornets, Oklahoma City Thunder, Phoenix Suns, San Antonio Spurs

With a flurry of deals having gone down prior to last week's trade deadline, the NBA landscape is different from how it was at this time last week. Contenders have added what they hope to be the final pieces to a championship run, while some other teams positioned themselves to be ... Continue Reading

Should Kevin Durant Be Considered For NBA MVP?

Posted By Kevin Roberts On Monday, February 22nd 2010. Under Basketball Tags: Carmelo Anthony, Cleveland Cavaliers, Dirk Nowitzki, Kevin Durant, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Oklahoma City Thunder

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 ... 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 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 NBA Draft Grades: Which teams passed with flying colors?

Posted By Kevin Roberts On Friday, July 3rd 2009. Under Basketball Tags: 2009 NBA Draft, Atlanta Hawks, Blake Griffin, Boston Celtics, Brandon Jennings, Charlotte Bobcats, Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Dallas Mavericks, DeMar DeRozan, Denver Nuggets, Detroit Pistons, Earl Clark, Eastern Conference, Gerald Henderson, Golden State Warriors, Hasheem Thabeet, Houston Rockets, Indiana Pacers, James Harden, Jonny Flynn, Jordan Hill, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Memphis Grizzlies, Miami Heat, Milwaukee Bucks, Minnesota Timberwolves, NBA, New Jersey Nets, New Orleans Hornets, New York Knicks, Oklahoma City Thunder, Orlando Magic, Philadelphia 76ers, Phoenix Suns, Portland Trail Blazers, Ricky Rubio, Sacramento Kings, San Antonio Spurs, Stephen Curry, Terrence Williams, Toronto Raptors, Tyler Hansbrough, Tyreke Evans, Utah Jazz, Washington Wizards, Western Conference

There was some exciting action during last Thursday's NBA Draft. Ironically enough, more of the excitement was produced by trades outside of the actual draft. Several teams created some cap space, unloaded aging/pricey talent, or simply stood pat. Others went for gold, trading up for early picks, or trading down to ... Continue Reading

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