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

Taylor Smith’s Week 19 NBA Power Rankings

Posted By Kevin Roberts On Monday, March 1st 2010. Under Basketball Tags: Boston Celtics, Charlotte Bobcats, Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets, Detroit Pistons, Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets, Indiana Pacers, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Memphis Grizzlies, Miami Heat, Milwaukee Bucks, Minnesota Timberwolves, NBA, NBA Power Rankings, New Jersey Nets, New York Knicks, Orlando Magic, Philadelphia 76ers, Portland Trail Blazers, Sacramento Kings, Utah Jazz

Out West, the Mavericks, Nuggets, Lakers, and Jazz appear to be separating themselves from the pack as we near the playoffs. In the East, the Cavs appear to have gotten things back in order, and the Celtics are struggling once again. Here's the full NBA rundown as we head into the second-to-last month ... 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

2010 NBA Trade Breakdown: Handing Out The Grades

Posted By Kevin Roberts On Friday, February 19th 2010. Under Basketball Tags: Chicago Bulls, Chris Bosh, Cleveland Cavaliers, Dwayne Wade, Houston Rockets, LeBron James, Los Angeles Clippers, Milwaukee Bucks, NBA, New York Knicks, Portland Trail Blazers, Tracy McGrady, Washington Wizards

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 ... Continue Reading

Marcus Camby Dealt to Portland For Travis Outlaw, Steve Blake, and cash

Posted By Kevin Roberts On Tuesday, February 16th 2010. Under Basketball Tags: Los Angeles, Los Angeles Clippers, Portland, Portland Trail Blazers

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 ... Continue Reading

NBA (Jan. 18th): Top Five Games of the Week

Posted By Kevin Roberts On Monday, January 18th 2010. Under Basketball Tags: Boston Celtics, Dallas Mavericks, Los Angeles Lakers, NBA, New Orleans, Orlando Magic, Portland Trail Blazers, San Antonio Spurs, Utah Jazz, Washington Wizards

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 ... Continue Reading

December Chumpservations, Vol. 2: The injured Greg Oden, Tracy McGrady and Troy Polamalu

Posted By Chris Humpherys On Wednesday, December 16th 2009. Under Basketball, NFL Tags: Greg Oden, Houston Rockets, NBA, NFL, Pittsburgh Steelers, Portland Trail Blazers, Tracy McGrady, Troy Polamalu

Portland’s Kneed Two and a half years ago, Ohio State’s Greg Oden was the consensus number one draft pick of the Portland Trailblazers. It was hoped the seven-footer would bring the franchise back to prosperity. Since that day, Oden has been a mainstay on injured reserve. Unfortunately for the ... 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 Western Conference Playoff Predictions

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Wednesday, October 28th 2009. Under Basketball Tags: Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets, Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers, New Orleans Hornets, Portland Trail Blazers, San Antonio Spurs, Utah Jazz

With the 2009-10 NBA season getting started tomorrow night, and tons of new faces in new places, it’s time to predict which teams will finish where once the regular season is done. As always, the Western Conference is expected to be ultra-competitive, with up to 11 teams having somewhat legitimate aspirations ... Continue Reading

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