Thar She Blows!

Wow, for those who felt the lack of any real NBA news over the last 5 and a half months, I wouldn’t be surprised if a few hardcore basketball junkies overdosed on what came out the last few days. Among the news are two rescinded trades of Chris Paul, New York adding the best center [...]

2011 NBA Draft Report Card!

TORONTO: Exceeds Expectations 5. Jonas Valanciunas It’s deja vu all over again. Last year, a team above them unexpectedly took an athletic defensive power forward which resulted in a higher ranked big man unexpectedly falling to the Raptors. Colangelo and the Raptors brass probably can’t believe their luck. I was afraid they might still take Knight, [...]

Let The Overanalyzing Begin!

So the Dirk Nowitzki-led Dallas Mavericks have defeated the evil empire, AKA the Miami Heat, and whenever a new champion is crowned, everyone loves to figure out what it all means. It happens every year and every year it usually ends up meaning about as much as an apology from a celebrity. Not much. No, [...]

My All-Stars And Other Stories…

Just a quick post with the All-Star reserves being announced later today. The Rookies and Sophomores were announced and while DeMar DeRozan was selected, Ed Davis was not. Was Davis deserving? Sure, but wouldn’t call it a snub. Favors, who got in over Davis, has similar numbers and with the Nets not having anyone with [...]

Winning The Right Way

Some fans love high scoring games with lots of fast breaks and tons of threes. Me? The Raptors win against Dallas, last night, is the type of game I love: a scrappy, defensive battle where an inferior team wins because they played harder and played better. A lot of Raptor fans were certainly not expecting [...]

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