Category: NBA

NBA

30 Reasons to Watch the NBA in 2007

Post author By TheGuru8700
Post date February 9, 2007
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The Best Storylines Going into the All-Star Break

Now that the NFL season has come to a close, I can really focus on some basketball. And since I had so much success with this article NFL style, I figured, why not give a NBA version a try. Well, from what the little bit I’ve watched, the 2006-07 NBA season is already shaping up to be a doozy. The usual powerhouses are dominating and the usual losers are, you guessed it, still stinking it up every other night. But beyond that, some things have been flying under the radar. But that’s what you have me for, so here we go…

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NBA General

Our Look At The Inequality In Media Treatment Between Andrea Bargnani And Adam Morrison

Post author By Trevor
Post date January 28, 2007
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by Trevor Freeman

It is a league that is desperate to get back the prestige it had in the 1980s and early 1990s. Not only has it fallen behind its “super” cousin but it must be “maddening” to watch its younger brother be the version more preferred. In a series of articles last year, we dissected the NBA Draft and wondered aloud why NBA General Managers consistently avoided the common sense approach of drafting the best collegiate players available. That a basketball version of Billy Beane could walk into the league right now and be the new Red Auerbach. Today, we take a look at the words of some of the journalists covering the game and more importantly their bias against last season’s college superstar, Adam Morrison, and their tendency to push the first overall pick, Andrea Bargnani.

Tags adam morrison, andrea bargnani, espn, NBA, nba draft

NBA General

Demo-crazy in the NBA

Pointing out the voters’ mistakes for this year’s starters in the NBA All-Star Game.

Washington Wizards

No Pot of Gold Here Boston: Wizards Survive Overtime Scare Versus Celtics

Post author By BTXJ
Post date January 23, 2007
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For all Wizards fans out there. It’s pretty exciting in D.C. as the Wizard faithful are thinking Finals. I write for a website, thewatercooleronline.com where I cover the team. I go to games as a member of the media so check me out.

NBA General

NBA In Full Swing

With AI settling into his new home, Webber looking for his next destination, and the current 76ers struggling mightily, it is safe to say the rebuilding process has begun in Philadelphia. Out west, the Mavericks and Suns are seperating themselves from the rest of the pack. In Denver, well, let’s just say I can’t wait to see what happens next.

NBA General

Applying Common Sense To The NBA Draft-Part III "The Fazekas Affair"

Post author By Trevor
Post date January 4, 2007
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“The two sides are, on the one hand, the old scouts and, on the other, Billy Beane. The old scouts are like a Greek chorus, it is their job to underscore the eternal themes of baseball. The eternal themes are precisely what Billy Beane wants to exploit for profit – by ignoring them.”
-Michael Lewis in “Moneyball”

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Boston Celtics

A Black Christmas for the Green?

Post author By Bruin81
Post date December 28, 2006
2 Comments on A Black Christmas for the Green?

by: Kyle Benson

Just when the Boston Celtics were starting to get hot, Paul Pierce got injured, for 3 weeks. The question in the minds of Boston fans is: What Now? Well the Celtics can not trade for Allen Iverson, who recently got traded to the Denver Nuggets, and there are no more than one or two star calibur players, including Pierce, on the Celtics. So what is going to happen over the next 3 long weeks? I’ve got the answers.

Tags boston, Boston Celtics, injury, paul, pierce, solution

NBA General

NBA Power Rankings for Dec 21 2006

Post author By Editor
Post date December 21, 2006
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After a week break, the NBA Power Rankings are back with a brawl and a blockbuster. It was an interesting week for the Nuggets, who came out anything but Golden. However, through all the blundering of two weeks, the Knicks cannot be denied their post.

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Boston Celtics

Good to be Green… for now

Post author By bobbyjim45
Post date December 20, 2006
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By Rob LaBrie

Five games ago, they were the worst team in the worst division in sports, a broken franchise with no hope of being fixed. Their young players were absolutely terrible, their coach had absolutely no idea, their GM was an absolute failure, and their only star was playing with absolutely no help.

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NBA General

David Stern’s word dilemma

Post author By bsd987
Post date December 9, 2006
2 Comments on David Stern’s word dilemma

Apparently, I’m the only one who notices the hypocrisy that has enveloped David Stern in his old age.

Now, I admit that I haven’t watched more than two quarters of any NBA regular season game since the lockout and I admit that before Hurricane Katrina, I thought the Hornets were still in Charlotte, so I’m probably missing something, but how does Stern get off forcing his employees to wear suits to the games but refer to them as players when they complain about the game ball? I think that’s hypocrisy.

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