Archive for August, 2010

Thanks to Yardbarker for the photo The NBA has some historic teams since it’s inception in 1946. I wondered, what if we could have some of these teams matchup? So I got help with whatifsports and there simulations and picked what is considered the best 2 teams in the history of the NBA. The 95-96 Chicago Bulls won 72 games and dominated the playoffs en route to a 4th NBA title. The 00-01 Lakers, led by the duo of Shaq and Kobe, were looking to cement the legacy with a repeat. Saying they dominated could be considered a understatement, going [...]

Source: YardBarker.com For basketball geeks the summer can be almost as exciting as the regular season. This particular summer generated more buzz than usual due to the amount of free agents and the amount of teams with large amounts of cap space with which to make changes. While the Miami Heat can boast about snagging the top three available free agents, we shouldn’t forget they also got themselves another from the top-15 in Mike Miller, and another from the top-30 in Udonis Haslem. It would be hard to think that anybody could ever top the summer Miami has had. What [...]

Before I break some news, I have 2 things to say. Thanks to Yardbarker for all the photos. I missed thanking them in recent posts and I apologize. Thanks for providing SCIC for all the photos we use. Also, thank you to Basketball-Reference.com During the NBA top 50 for 2010-2011, all the stats I used were from that site. Follow them on twitter here and go check out the site for ALL the history and numbers for the NBA, NCAA and ABA. NOW, Here’s the news! 1. Podcast- The podcast has been on somewhat of a hiatus. Since it’s summer, [...]

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Today, team USA decided to cut Rajon Rondo (or he says he wants time off) which now makes the roster complete.  Here’s the current roster in position PG: Chauncey Billups, Derrick Rose, Russell Westbrook SG: Stephen Curry, Eric Gordon SF: Kevin Durant, Andre Iguadala, Danny Granger, Rudy Gay PF: Kevin Love, Lamar Odom C: Tyson Chandler I think the roster is solid. I believe the idea of Durant, Love, Odom and Chandler as the 4 big men is shaky at best but all 4 should be able to do well with FIBA rules. Billups should be able to hold it [...]

  This has been the greatest off-season in NBA history. That’s because when it’s all said and done, it will be remembered as the shortest. You could count the number of days when there wasn’t anything NBA-related worth talking about on one hand. Free agency news, coaching hires, Team USA, endorsement deals, the draft, Summer Pro League, trade rumors, etc. There were plenty of obvious winners this summer. Joe Johnson, Wesley Matthews, Drew Gooden, and Travis Outlaw come first to mind. Nobody should be surprised those guys were winners but the extent to which they won has to come as [...]

Yesterday, if you watched the USA vs Spain game, you were in for a treat. Not only did you get another close game ( 86-85 in favor of  team USA) but you got another sneak peek of Ricky Rubio. Guess what? He did not disappoint either.  Rubio didn’t dominate the game but he kept the team in the game ( 7 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 steals in 21 minutes).  Mind you, he played against this loaded guard team of Stephen Curry, Russell Westbrook, Chauncey Billups, Derrick Rose and Eric Gordon yesterday, I believe Rubio held his own. I [...]

We usually love the young talent in the NBA. Teams like Portland and Oklahoma City have turned it into a fad to build using mostly young players sprinkled in with some veterans. The Houston Rockets? loaded. Chase Budinger (pictured above), Aaron Brooks, Jordan Hill among others are just some of the players who have people wondering how good is this Houston team is and how good Houston can be down the road. The flipside, any superstar who wants a trade? People look for those “loaded” teams and say ” Maybe they can create a package for him”. The player in [...]

Thanks Yardbarker for the photo. With the NBA in it’s dead period, I think it’s fair to give out offseason grades. Putting stock into the draft and offseason additions. We must also subtract points for offseason loses. Here we go, starting in video game order with the Portland Trail Blazers. Blazers- Grade: C. The Blazers made some confusing moves. First they fired Kevin Pritchard. Pritchard created that Portland franchise from outhouse to penthouse over the past 4 seasons. Then, they added Luke Babbitt in the draft by trading Martell Webster and Ryan Gomes to Minnesota. With thier draft picks, they [...]

Maybe it’s me. Maybe I’m not reading correctly…Is Carmelo Anthony looking for a out in Denver? Is this a huge story on ESPN? Oh, you betcha. This morning, sources say to Ric Bucher that Carmelo Anthony is not looking to sign the 3 year/ 65 million dollar extension with Denver and is looking to leave. Really Ric? Some people have been talking about this for 3 years now. Noone is surprised Melo’ is looking to leave Denver.  With LeBron taking his talent to South Beach ( Hey, I got to use this line like EVERY other writer, commentator and podcaster!), [...]