The Open Market

By kroberts, Section NBA
Posted on Sun Jul 08 2007 at 12:41 AM EST
More on: NBA, Free Agency, Vince Carter, Grant Hill (all tags)

Boy, the NBA doesn't rest, does it? First the NBA Finals, then the Draft, and now free agency is well under way. Not too far after we'll actually be seeing the younger guys in action in summer leagues, and then only a few months before it all starts over again. But hold your horses. We're still in the free agency phase, and there's still a lot of work to do. So here is who's left, and where I think they'll be going:

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Point Taken

By kirbygarlitos, Section NBA
Posted on Tue May 22 2007 at 7:43 AM EST
More on: NBA, Jason Kidd, Vince Carter, New Jersey Nets (all tags)

I've always had an affinity for the point guard position. More than any other position in basketball, I love how they can affect the outcome of a basketball game. Depends on who you ask, but more often than not, point guards have the ability to change the course of a game to their teams favor.

Yes, I still believe that "height equals might" in basketball, albeit with a little reservation. While it's always convenient to have a low post presence on the offensive side of the ball and a "patrolman" on the defensive side, centers don't have many responsibilities apart from scoring down low, guarding the rim, and getting rebounds.

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