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Orlando Poodles Bark Back at Paul Pierce and the Boston Celtics
Practice
hasn't even officially started yet and the Orlando Magic are already
feeling disrespected. Even though the Magic are the defending Eastern
Conference champions, it seems nobody is picking them to return to the
Finals this year.In
fact, it was during their Finals matchup...
Cavs Reportedly Looking to Add Another Guard Before Training Camp, But Who Will It Be?
The drama surrounding the Cleveland Cavaliers -- and especially their shooting guard position -- took another turn on Thursday night.Brian Windhorst of the Cleveland Plain Dealer reported that the Cavaliers are on the lookout for another guard, preferably a combo guard to add depth...
What Modern Day NBA Fanbase/Player/Team Habitual Is More Annoying than "J-E-T-S, Jets! Jets! Jets!"?
Have you ever rubbed your eyes while watching an NBA basketball game, frustrated with the incessant chants and the chronic fan routines?Yelling at the TV to stop showing the never-ending sea of signs, probably loaded with insults and jokes about your team or favorite player?Yeah, me...
Isaiah Rider Wants Back In NBA?
It seems that point guard Isaiah Rider has come out of retirement and wants to come back to the NBA, several sources told FootBasket. Rider, who just now turned 38 years old back in March, wants to make a comeback. He was last seen with the Denver Nuggets back in the 2001-02 season...
NBA Primetime's Top 25 Heading Into The '09-'10 Season
Since NBA Primetime
is fairly new, this will be the official part one of a four part series
which will include power rankings from No.1 through No. 100. In addition, the top 100 rankings will also be updated periodically throughout the '09-'10 NBA season.These
rankings are...
Something Missing
What's missing with the Atlanta Hawks? We can make the case that they have a young nucleus, a bunch of good players and arguably all the pieces in place to make their run, get to the next level and maybe compete. But some way, somehow is not happening.
Mike Bibby plays at PG...
Head to Head: Playoff Schedule
In H2H leagues, the winner of the entire season is the winner of a 3 week, single elimination, playoff round. So, it's important to note the number of games each team plays during those 3 weeks, because an extra game or two over a handful of players may give you the numbers to...
Go Deep: Atlanta Hawks Sign Joe Smith
The Atlanta Hawks and 14 year veteran Joe Smith finally signed yesterday, August the 25th, a one year deal. Smith had committed with the Hawks for about a week now but couldn't sign until just yesterday for some kind of NBA rule.
Smith is another one of those players who become...
Questions (About Beasley)
The Miami Heat's training camp opens a month from Friday. It appears as if Heat President Pat Riley has his rotation intact, and the only plausible move from now and training camp would be for a back-up point guard. Even if that back-up is Allen Iverson, it won't move Miami...
NBA Offseason Power Rankings
Every two weeks during the offseason, we at the Haven, will rank the Top 10 teams based on free agent moves, player development, and trades.
1) Boston - Adding Rasheed Wallace to a talented team that took Orlando to 7 games last season without Garnett means trouble for the NBA...
Big Man Shuffle: Cavs "Sign" Golden State's Rob Kurz As Joe Smith Signs With Atlanta
Instead of doing battle in meaningful Eastern Conference playoff games, Joe Smith (right) and Hedo Turkoglu will voluntarily sign with teams that will be done before May.Just call Danny Ferry "the man with a plan." We will have to wait about
nine or 10 months to see if his...
Yesterday
Please bare with me while I play catch up.
Stephon Marbury
"Everyone has their own little thing, but you don't realize the importance about having that passion, and when somebody doesn't have it anymore they kind of don't know what to do with themselves."...
Attitude Check: Power Forward Or No Power Forward?
Could Joe Smith end up re-signing with the Cavs?Starting this week is a Sunday series named "Attitude Check". In each article there will be a review of the week, a look at the week ahead, random thoughts along with other goodies. Check it out!In Case You Missed ItJamario...
Just How Good Is Solomon Jones?
With the Indiana Pacers' recent addition of Solomon Jones, Bobby Roberts was certainly right, the Pacers are going to be pretty active this off-season. I like the addition of Jones because he hasn't shown his skills much too often on the NBA court. But I've seen a few...
The Fast Break: Pacers Updates 7/26
Hey guys, and welcome to another edition of The Fast Break! Let's get it moving now because we got some good topics to cover of the Indiana Pacers. Let's get going!Solomon Jones On the PacersFor my amusement, I went over to Indy Cornrows and checked out how they were doing...
Joe Smith Looking for a Home: Atlanta His Next Stop?
Barring a last minute change of plans, veteran big man Joe Smith is scheduled to visit Atlanta on Wednesday, according to two of my best spies. And the Hawks are not out of the running for Ben Wallace, who has yet to agree to terms with Detroit (though, one of my best spies up north...
Bulls Standing Pat As Eastern Conference Arms Race Continues
There's still plenty of time before the
NBA season officially gets underway, but the offseason has had its
share of big news, particularly in the Eastern Conference. Lots of
teams have made moves to improve their chances of contending, and
others are rumored to make big moves...
More Of The Offseason
Took a week off blogging and the other fools didn't make any blog entries at all. It's all good. Time to kickstart this thing again.
Where did we leave off? Oh, yeah. Offseason deals.
***HEDO TURKOGLU TO TORONTO, SHAWN MARION TO DALLAS, JERRY STACKHOUSE TO MEMPHIS, ETC.*...
Sources: LeBron Told Ariza That He's Staying in Cleveland; Cavs Shift Sights to Josh Childress
Call it a recruiting tactic if you will, but the saga of the Cleveland
Cavaliers' struggles to land free agents because of LeBron James'
cloudy future remains a big story of this offseason.James'
indecision may be shooting him in the foot in his efforts to win a
championship...
Sources: LeBron Told Ariza That He's Staying in Cleveland; Cavs Shift Sights to Josh Childress
Call it a recruiting tactic if you will, but the saga of the Cleveland
Cavaliers' struggles to land free agents because of LeBron James'
cloudy future remains a big story of this offseason.James'
indecision may be shooting him in the foot in his efforts to win a
championship...
2009 Offseason Whirlwind
Man, this week had been filled with some HUGE trades. Let's talk about 'em.
For my thoughts on Richard Jefferson going to San Antonio, check out this entry.
SHAQUILLE O'NEAL TO CLEVELAND and SASHA PAVLOVIC AND BEN WALLACE TO PHOENIX
Okay, so this may possibly be the biggest...
Draft Leaves Questions, Not Answers
Miami Heat President Pat Riley spent most of the Draft merely looking at the trade bonanza that ensued after the Los Angeles Clippers took Blake Griffin with the No. 1 pick. Apparently, Riley was not kidding when he said that there were going to be no major moves until he knows what...
Draft Updates: Crawford Headed to Atlanta
Expect Rondo to be on the move.Hawks, Warriors close to blockbuster.The Atlanta Hawks and Golden State Warriors are closing in on a trade that would find a new home for Jamal Crawford.NBA front-office sources say that the Warriors and Hawks will soon complete a deal sending Crawford...
NBA trade buzz continues to build
The Atlanta Hawks and Golden State Warriors are closing in on a deal that would send Jamal Crawford to the Hawks for Acie Law and Speedy Claxton.Nam's take: This is an interesting trade for the Hawks. It will definitely have an impact on what type of contract offer they give to...
Can Heat Compete in East?
The 2009 NBA Draft is only one day away, but I'm not talking about the Draft. The Miami Heat's lack of a first-round pick and the Draft's weakness contribute to that; however, division rivals Washington Wizards and Atlanta Hawks have completed lopsided trades that could...
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