Category: NBA General

Shaquille O’Neal was the obvious choice. Steve Nash got the MVP anyway. The race card has been pulled – and perhaps justifiably so.

You thought you’d seen it all in sports…I mean just this past weekend a 50-1 horse won the Kentucky Derby and was followed by a 70-1 for a heck of a trifecta and superfecta payout (No one won at an alarming payout of $1.7 million but I digress)…

by Trevor Freeman

Before I get started………yes I know I am the same guy who penned “25 Reasons why the NCAA trumps the NBA”. However I am a basketball fan. I think basketball is the finest sport on the planet and I believe this year’s NBA season has been the best one in the past five years. That is why I am writing this piece, as I would like to encourage all of you to watch the NBA playoffs. “40 games in 40 nights” has already gotten off to a great start and should only get better. Here are ten storylines/reasons why you should be watching the NBA Playoffs in reverse order.

As an NBA sportswriter, I already know everything there is to know about hoops. In order build my ego up even more, I decided to go look at some of my predictions about the league in my NBA preview. As stated above, I am always right about basketball, making some of these preseason observations a little odd.  Hey, some of them were spot on. But others…yuck!  

Lately there’s been a lot of talk about changing the age limit to enter the NBA. The idea is to move the age limit from 18 to 20 years of age, and the reason for all this arguing is Jermaine O’Neal’s comments. Jermaine says it’s racist, when it’s really about business.

Here are the new NBA Power Rankings. All comments, concerns, beefs and gripes are welcomed. Enjoy

This year’s race for MVP is as close as it gets. With players like Shaquille O’Neal, Dirk Nowitzki, Allen Iverson, Steve Nash, and Lebron James all putting up big numbers for their teams, it’s a very controversial call. It’s so close that even the last five or so games for each team may play a part in it.

Here are the new NBA Power Rankings. All comments and concerns are encouraged. Enjoy.

Here are the new NBA Power Rankings. Comments and beefs are encouraged. Don’t forget the Poll!

Here are this week’s version of the NBA Power Rankings. All comments and concerns are welcomed. Don’t forget the Poll!