Just this offseason alone, the NBA witnessed — no pun intended — the most significant and active free agency period in League history.
The city of Cleveland now loathes their once beloved LeBron James, while Chris Bosh was put on the Toronto hit list right alongside Vince Carter. On paper, the Miami Heat now have the best “Big Three” in the NBA, but as Kevin Garnett noted when he changed his jersey number in Boston, five is a team.
Judging the best starting fives in the NBA needs a little more than just the “on paper” eye test. Through a little research, I found exactly which teams have the best five-man lineups going into the season: Read More »
Getting Michael Jordan on the phone for an interview is about as hard as sitting down for lunch with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. So in a rare interview last Thursday with USA Today’s Game Hunters to talk about NBA 2K11, MJ had something very interesting to say about how the game has changed since his playing days: Read More »
When LeBron James decided to move to Miami this offseason, popular opinion said his chances to become one of the greatest NBA players of all-time decreased considerably. The way many of the media and fans reacted made it seem like LeBron’s game had somehow subsided right as he sat in that director’s chair on ESPN announcing “The Decision” — as if he suddenly wasn’t the best player in the League anymore, suddenly wasn’t the best player on his own team, and had no chance of winning another MVP award despite coming off two straight MVP honors.
We’re not exactly spilling an industry secret when we tell you Paul Pierce is just as good at partying as he is at getting buckets. To put it simply, “The Truth” gets it in. So when the Celtics found themselves tied up with the Knicks last night late in the fourth quarter — and Pierce’s plans for his 33rd birthday celebration could’ve been derailed by overtime — you knew what was going to happen. Iso’d up top, Pierce (20 pts, 9 rebs, 5 asts) lulled his man to sleep with a couple hesitations before sticking a 20-footer that proved to be the game-winner. Read More »
Despite the fact that LeBron decided to take his talents to South Beach, we can still imagine what the avalanche of LBJ/Knicks product would have looked like – and in some cases, like with this new Nike Air Max VII Knicks colorway we can actually see the end result of what could have been …
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On the NBA level, getting into a debate about the best two-guards (of all-time or recently) is no fun. Once Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant are mentioned, it’s over.
The same isn’t true for high school. Because there are so many differences in style of play, toughness of competition, and insane numbers to throw around, it’s not easy settling on one G.O.A.T. shooting guard for the prep scene. Over on High School Hoop, Jason Jordan ranks the Top 10 two-guards of the last decade (Class of 2000 to 2010), based solely on how good they were as high school and AAU competitors. Read More »
You know, just your typical friendly between China and Brazil. From the BBC: “Players from both benches joined in the melee of players throwing kicks and punches at each other.”
After teaser photos floated around the Internet for the past couple weeks, we finally have some great shots of the amazing “South Beach” colorway of the new Nike Air Max LeBron VIII. Inspired by Miami’s Art Deco District (marked by the pastel-hued buildings that line South Beach and Miami Beach) and the hit 80s crime drama Miami Vice, this shoe is a must-have. Check it out in greater detail after the jump. Read More »
With names like John Wall and Blake Griffin gracing the Rookie of the Year headlines coming into the 2010-11 season, it seems many are starting to forget about DeMarcus “Boogie” Cousins, the Sacramento Kings’ big man fully equipped with an even bigger attitude.
After averaging 15.1 points (55% FG), 9.8 rebounds and 1.8 blocks during his 23.5 minutes per game as a Kentucky freshman, Cousins dropped to No. 5 in the Draft due to perceived “character issues” and questions about his work ethic and conditioning. Read More »
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