Over the next couple of days, I’ll release the first half Fantasy All Star team, steals, and busts, as well as what to look for in the second half. As for today, I’m going with Stephen Jackson as the MVP of the night over LeBron (sorry King, but you did have 7 turnovers!). Captain Jack has been playing terrific basketball and last night was no different. Jackson finished with 35 points, including 4 threes, 10 assists, 6 boards, 2 steals, and zero turnovers. He also shot 45% from the field (a nice number for him) and was perfect from the line. He’s having an absurd month and seems like he is close to a double-double every night. I’ve said this before, trade high. Put it out there and see how high his value is right now. Some quick hits for your Wednesday… Read More »

Whether you think Hasheem Thabeet is talking reckless or not, the kid can play. Averaging 13.2 points, 10.2 rebounds and 4.1 blocks per game, there’s a reason UConn is the No. 1 team in the country. With the Huskies playing Syracuse tonight riding an 11-game win streak, I figured now was as good a time as any to get up with the future first-round pick…

Dime: One of my buddies saw you in Grand Central on New Year’s Eve. What did you get into that night? Hasheem Thabeet: I was actually visiting one of my friends. I was just hanging out. I didn’t go out, it was too cold for me. Read More »

This is amazing. Make sure to check out the little notes on the side of the video, which illustrate all six of Corey Maggette‘s steps on this play. Does this count as a crab dribble?

The only YouTube highlight of the embarrassing calls from last night’s Cavs/Pacers game is the official NBA TV Game Recap. It’s no surprise that they don’t even give you a replay on either one of the questionable whistles. It’s a shame that you can’t see that more than once, but we get three looks at LeBron pinning a helpless T.J. Ford on the glass…

Do you think these were bad calls?

Say what you want about Mike Brown as a coach, but the man at least knows where his bread is buttered. Have you noticed that any time LeBron James is on the wrong end of a questionable call, Brown flips out WAY more intensely than ‘Bron? Half the time, whenever Brown gets himself ejected from a game, he’s arguing something that has to do with LeBron. That said, here’s Brown after last night’s Cavs/Pacers controversial finish: “That last call, on the run, is the worst call that I have ever been a part of,” Brown said. “I cannot imagine another worse call than that. It was an awful call and for him to take away a basketball game from a team with 0.4 seconds on the clock is irresponsible.” … So what happened? After T.J. Ford drilled a pull-up J in Mo Williams‘ eye to put Indiana up by two with 0.8 remaining, Cleveland had it side-out. The play was to get LeBron the ball at the rim, and when Danny Granger tried to break up the lob, he was called for a foul. LeBron (47 pts, 15-21 FG, 13-14 FT) hit the free throws to tie it up, so with 0.4 left, Indy coach Jim O’Brien called the exact same play for Granger (16 pts, 5-18 FG). And of course, LeBron gets called for a foul while he challenged the ‘oop. Read More »

After the apparent All-Star selection fraud, which LeBron called a “total smack in the face,” twice-snubbed Mo Williams can finally book his ticket to Phoenix.

Commissioner David Stern announced today that Williams will replace Chris Bosh, who will miss the game because of a sprained right knee. While the Cavs did probably deserve to have two guys on the squad, in my opinion, Williams was never a lock to make it. Read More »

Even though Larry Brown has found a modicum of success this season with Raymond Felton at the helm, it looks as though his insatiable itch to flip his entire roster is taking over.

ESPN.com is reporting that the Bobcats and Pacers are in serious discussions about swapping Raymond Felton for Jamaal Tinsley.

The discussions between the teams have been ongoing for weeks, though the parameters and pieces have continually changed. If the deal comes to fruition, the sources said, it would likely include Tinsley, Jeff Foster and a third player (Brandon Rush, Stephen Graham, Marquis Daniels) going to the Bobcats for Felton, Nazr Mohammed and Sean May.

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Remember I told you guys about my club night with Lil Penny? Well, I just recently got info on the next stop of his tour. Today, Lil Penny is up in the Boogie Down Bronx at clothing emporium Jimmy Jazz. Every New Yorker knows that if you’re in the Bronx and you’re at Jimmy Jazz then you’re on Fordham Road. Read More »

This was on Ball Don’t Lie yesterday, but we think it’s definitely worth a look if you haven’t seen it yet – A.I. does his quarterback thing, rifling a perfect 45-foot bounce pass through traffic to a streaking Rip Hamilton for an easy two.

If you were going to pick three guys in the League to compete in the ultimate trick-shot competition, who would you choose?

It turns out that Joe Johnson, Kevin Durant and O.J. Mayo are the three guys going to compete in the inaugural H-O-R-S-E competition during All-Star weekend (TNT, Saturday 5-7 PM). Read More »