Although neither were able to beat out Seattle's Kevin Durant for the NBA rookie of the year award, both Luis Scola and Al Horford were able to join him. The NBA announced the selections for this seasons NBA All-Rookie team, joining Scola, Horford and Durant were Al Thorton of the LA Clippers and   more...
Original Story: http://losestadoslatinos.com/2008/05/14/....

Tim Duncan is the best power forward in the game and one of the best ever to play. Able to play both forward and center, he can dominate whoever he plays on both sides of the floor. Not only that, he steps up his game in the playoffs with 24.8 PPG, 13.8 RPG and 2.4 BPG. He might be boring to watch,   more...

A couple dozen basket-bloggers voted every two weeks on awards like MVP and Rookie of the Year. With the final Rookie, Coach, and Most Improved Player awards unveiled, did Kevin Durant hold off Al Horford? Did Doc Rivers win Coach of the Year over Kevin Garnett?
Original Story: http://weritegoode.blogspot.com/2008/04/....

After defeating the Lakers, the team that was tied with them, the Rockets stand alone at the top of the west, winning 104-92. "Skip to my Lou" Rafer Alston was amazing dropping career highs of eight 3 pointers and 31 points while Bobby Jackson came off the bench for 19 points and 6 rebounds.   more...

It's the stretch run for fantasy owners, so now is a good time to evaluate all of the top players. I've ranked everyone and separated them into 10 levels based on how I see each player finishing out the season.Both of these guys are All Stars, but only one can be named "Best of the Best." Which one   more...
Original Story: http://www.rotoevil.com/nba/power-forwar....

We've already seen this current formula the Phoenix Suns have prior to the Shaq Trade. It's an exciting tempo style with sexy scoring averages, and quite frankly the funnest track meet the regular season has to offer (p.s. if 'funnest' can't be a real word, then I don't want to ever use real   more...

Since most teams have moved past the halfway point in their season and All-Star starters have just been selected, it seems appropriate to figure out which pickups could provide the most dividends in the second half. Generally, these are young players on losing teams who will gain playing time when   more...
Original Story: http://thetradingblock.blogspot.com/2008....

Welcome back to the Passion and Pride Press Pass featuring the weekend coverage and Monday montage on MVN Basketball. For most teams, this is a tough spot in the schedule. We fight through it like a double screen. It's a team game, so here's the rotation...
Original Story: http://mvn.com/nba-76ers/2007/12/04/pass....

In spite of all the attention the first ballot returns are recieving, I decided to put up the article 2 days early. Just to clear up because of the past articles, I'm not saying who's better for the game or who I think who should be the 5 starters. I'm just saying who I'm voting for and why. So   more...
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Yao Ming fouled out with 3:01 left, fouling a driving Beno Udrih. He kept talking to a referee to get a technical, then lost his cool and got ejected. One of the Kings' announcers got a text message from a viewer in China and said that they couldn't believe he got ejected, and the place he was at   more...
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With the NBA Trading deadline looming large next week, this has already been the most activeperiod in recent memory. Sometimes it only takes one team to get things rolling, and that seemsto have been the case this season. If the past "Big Name" deals are any indication, I would expect2-3 deals, if   more...
Original Story: http://www.fantasyfanatics.com/index.php....

The threat level to the Nugget's season rose from Yellow Alert to Orange Alert last night when Kenyon Martin seriously aggravated one of his rehabbed knees. If both Nene and Martin are out with injuries, the Nuggets are seriously depleted up front. This game report introduces a new scheme, called   more...
Original Story: http://www.nuggets1.blogspot.com/.

The NBA Trading deadline is still a week and a half away, and although there is always a lotof talk about probable moves, the reality is that we may have already seen the two biggesttrades this season. Both have been somewhat of a surprise:Pau Gasol going to the Lakers for a steal. I had expected   more...
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We are at the point of the season, well to be honest, where our attention begins to wane. The basketball season is long, really long. Plus, we have to start preparing for our fantasy baseball drafts, right? So to help you make the most of the time you have left to spend on your fantasy basketball   more...
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If you look on the majority of the playoff teams in the NBA and especially in the West you see at least one highly useful player from outside the United States. Is it a coincidence that the Knicks stink and have zero players from outside the United States? I think not. Is it a coincidence that   more...
Original Story: http://mvn.com/nba-knicks/2008/03/29/the....