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Crap, it’s the Magic
Before all the bandwagoners jump on the Lakers freight train, I’d like to implore the Lakers to be afraid. To be very very afraid. The Magic are a team that no one respects. Even after they went 6-3 against the Lakers, Cavs, and Celtics during the regular season, no one gave them respect. Some people [...]
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May 30, 2009
Discuss
Michael Jordan
Just to keep emotions in check, I’ll say it, Jordan is the best there ever was.
Okay, now to my thoughts.
I find it bewildering that people can laud MJ for many things that when actually looked at don’t really make sense. One example is making teammates better. It is common knowledge that MJ trashed his [...]
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May 30, 2009
Hollinger needs to revise his Power Rankings
The “experts” were woefully and completely wrong again. Maybe LeBron can salvage the series and win in 7, but that now looks highly unlikely unless the Magic royally choke.
I’ve always thought the Cavs were very overrated and the Magic were underrated. I told several people before the playoffs began that the Cavs would not win [...]
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May 27, 2009
Is Phil Jackson senile?
I’m not quite sure why Phil Jackson keeps insisting on playing Derek Fisher and benching Andrew Bynum. I missed the first half of the 3rd quarter last night, so maybe I missed some heinous error by Bynum. But, from what I’ve observed, more good things than not happen on the court when Bynum and Brown/Farmar [...]
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May 26, 2009
Chauncey Billups says NO to Grandma
This excerpt is from ESPN’s OTL on Chauncey Billups.
Suddenly, he notices the defender guarding the inbounds pass has turned his back to him. So 18-year-old Chauncey throws the ball off the defender’s rear end, catches it, drop-steps and dunks with two hands. Chauncey has himself a bucket and an assist. The crowd snickers … except [...]
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May 26, 2009
NBA refs are an incompetent group of officials
I think there should be a committee that watches NBA games on screen who have the ability to make referee calls. For example, as soon as J.R. Smith committed the jump ball violation, Jeff Van Gundy on ESPN pointed it out. The refs obviously had no clue because they are an incompetent group of officials. [...]
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May 26, 2009
The NBA, where amazing happens.
As a fan of basketball, LeBron James’ game winning three in Game 2 was bitter sweet. I am delighted at the level of play and competition this year’s playoffs, and the Conference Finals in particular, have produced. To have Hedo drop a bucket with 1s left after coming back from a 23 point deficit was [...]
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May 26, 2009
An apology to Mr. Chauncey Billups
Early in the season, I wrote the Nuggets and Billups off as overrated upstarts. Billups handedly threw that pile of b.s. into my face and is now rubbing it into my mouth as they battle the Lakers for the Western Conference crown.
I take it back. Billups is the man, and the way he has led [...]
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May 26, 2009
Dwight Howard, the scariest man in the NBA
Dwight Howard is the scariest man in the NBA. He is single handedly keeping LeBron James from setting foot in the paint. You have to wonder how this is going to play out for the rest of the series. James is yet to prove he’s a dependable shooter; he does most of his damage close [...]
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May 20, 2009
Kobe Doin’ Work
I had a chance to catch the 9:30pm showing of “Kobe Doin’ Work” at the Tribeca Film Festival this past Thursday. Didn’t know what to expect but was definitely excited to watch this documentary. This movie replayed the Lakers/Spurs matchup from last year late in the regular season. However, Spike Lee had Kobe talk about [...]
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May 03, 2009
The case for MVP
If the Lakers were in the East, they would have the best record in the NBA. Although the East has 3 of the top 4 teams, the rest of the pack is mediocre. Compare how many wins you need to get into the playoffs in the West to that in the East. The West is [...]
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April 13, 2009
Random Box Score Analysis
Friday, March 20th, 2009 - Golden State 119, Philadelphia 111
Normal looking box score for the most part except for three slightly unusual things I noticed in the individual player stats: 1. Dalembert had 23 rebounds, 11 of which were offensive 2. Iguodala shot 5-17 3. Louis Williams shot 5-17.
That made me keen in on 2 [...]
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March 21, 2009
Bill Simmons, do you love Kobe?
There are many facets to the Kobe debate over his standing in past and present as the greatest ever. There are adorers who point to his unparalleled, perhaps in the history of the NBA, offensive skill set and defensive ability (when he cares to play D). There are haters who will say his game is [...]
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March 20, 2009
Scheduling Advantages?
Mark Cuban posted some very interesting data on his blog. It is a chart that breaks down the number of back to back games played by a particular team and played by a the team’s opponents. It also shows the number of 4 games in 5 days played by a particular team and played by [...]
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March 20, 2009
Shaq-roids?
Shaq?s recent revival of his vintage form has got me excited and inquisitive. Excited because he?s on my fantasy team. Inquisitive because I?m wondering what sparked him and how he has managed to grow the spark into a beastly fire for the past two
With the recent A-Rod allegations, it?s ...
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March 02, 2009
If you could do it again…
Kevin Durant or Greg Oden? My friend told me he still stands by Greg Oden as #1 in the 2007 draft. I whole heartedly disagree.
In only his 2nd year, Kevin Durant is a top 5 scoring threat with 3 point range. At 48.2%, his shooting percentage is insanely good for someone who is only [...]
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February 18, 2009
NBA Trade Value Rankings
Bill Simmons announced his annual trade value rankings. I don’t fully agree with his list and he’s had some blunders in his past list so here’s my attempt to correct it. If you don’t know the guidelines you can refer to this: ...
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February 17, 2009
I never thought you could look at the box score and see somebody with 50 with a triple-double, but it’s happened
I never thought you could look at the box score and see somebody with 50 with a triple-double, but it’s
I was initially disgusted by this statement from LeBron James. I’m of the party that thinks LeBron needs a beat down to deflate his growing hubris. And don’t tell me the guy is ...
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February 07, 2009
The Lakers break the Celtics? win streak?AGAIN
Today?s Laker victory was an ugly one. Derek Fisher got away with a little hand checking on Ray Allen in the last seconds of overtime, but nothing egregious enough to warrant a conspiracy theory. It did remind me a little of Derek?s overt foul on Brent Barry in the Western Conference Finals last ...
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February 06, 2009
Ricky Davis…
Here is Ricky Davis trying to pad his stats by shooting at the wrong basket. You gotta love Jerry Sloan’s reaction.
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December 30, 2008
Reggie Evans gets a T for spanking Kyle Korver
Next time just give it a light tap.
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December 30, 2008
Boozer adding some Jazz to a mediocre season so far
Boozer on his commitment to the Jazz, but we all know how that panned out for the Cavs:They shouldn’t, they shouldn’t. I’m a Jazzman. Obviously, I’ve been an integral part of getting this team back to the level that we are and hopefully leading us to a championship level. As you guys know, I can ...
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December 19, 2008
Shaq Thursdays
I could average 27 and 10 in this league easily. Easily. In this conference, in this league, easily. Eyes closed.I can but I?ve got to get the opportunities. I?m not really the first option on this team but when I get it down there, I?ll do what I do. Like I told everybody, ?You want [...]
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December 18, 2008
Elton Brand with a dislocated shoulder
Brand dislocated his right shoulder with 7:23 left in the third quarter after landing on Milwaukee’s Luc Mbah a Moute.Ahhhh. Elton Brand is again a dud, but this time with a dislocated right shoulder. So far this season, he’s been putting up some decent stats, about 16/10 a night, but they ...
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December 18, 2008
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