Category: NBA General

Now that the Pistons have finished off the Lakers, I figure now is as good a time as any to make my big announcement.  I would like to inform all of the NBA General Managers that I’m declaring myself eligible for the NBA Draft.  Sure, I might not be a lottery pick, but judging by this draft class that is not a good enough reason not to go for it.  

Well. We’ve hit rock bottom. I can live with the US Soccer team not making the Olympics because they aren’t good enough. I can live with…

I don’t know what’s worse — that Tampa Bay and Calgary are actually on TV or that they are playing for the Stanley Cup.

Ahhh, playoff time in the NBA.  Also known as Lakers get all the calls time.  (See last year’s How Fixed is the NBA? column.)  Well, after the Madsen trying to foul Shaq / Telling the ref he’s fouling Shaq / Shaq acknowledging that he was being fouled / no call from Dan Crawford fiasco, I decided to study the 4th quarter of game 4 to see if there really was a bias at the Staples Center.  Here are my running notes.  I will admit I can’t stand the Lakers but if you have the game taped, you can go back and find the times and confirm or refute my findings.

(originally posted January 26, 2004)

Just when I thought it was going to be a slow week, (Sportscolumn.com is not officially recognizing this year’s Super Bowl as an actual game. This is similar to last year when the football season, for all intents and purposes, ended with the Conference championships.) Page Six is reporting that it has a copy of a sex tape starring Dr. J.

(originally posted 4/25/2003)

I’m not some crazy conspiracy theorist but after watching the Lakers – Timberwolves game, you have to wonder how much interest the league has in LA moving on to the second round. Let’s see, LA is one of the biggest markets out there with two superstars while Minnesota is in a small market has one superstar. Smells fishy, doesn’t it? The WWE has better disguised fixes.

(originally posted 8/18/2003)

(3) Indiana vs (6) Boston

This is the easiest playoff series to predict. Boston will run their offense like a well oiled machine, which basically involves getting the rebound or inbound and running down the court at full speed. Then either Pierce, Walker, or Williams will jack it up from the three point line. Unfortunately, they will shoot about 11% from there. Other statistics to watch for: Average Number of Passes per Possesion: 0.30.

(originally posted 4/17/03)

We’ve seen Jordan retire a couple of times before, but we know this is indeed the final time. And while Madison Square Garden would have been the perfect place for his last game (for where else did he make more of an impact?), I’m glad and proud that his send off party was at the First Union Center in Philly.