Was #35 better than Josh Howard?
NBA TV showed a Cavs vs. Celtics game from the 1992 Eastern Conference semifinals yesterday. That Celtics squad not only featured Larry Bird, Robert Parish and Kevin McHale (and a young benchwarmer named Rick Fox, but also Reggie Lewis.
Some of the young’ns in the office were asking what current player […]

KG
The visiting team looked like cooked cauliflower in games one and two in the foggy TD Banknorth Garden. Their best player left his game back home - first Joe Johnson hit 11-32 shots in Atlanta’s first two tries, and now LeBron is 8-42 with Cleveland in an 0-2 hole. Offensively, Boston’s bench - namely Sam […]

G.O.A.T. (photo. Jordan)
In the ’80’s, Chuck Daly coined the term “Jordan Rules” when he issued an edict to his Pistons to blitz MJ with traps and double-teams to get the ball out of his hands. Ideally, by the time the ball swung back to him, he’d be rushed to get a shot off before 24 […]

At least we put it nicely. We’d like to give Pop the benefit of the doubt given that his team is in a 2-0 hole and about to step on the floor for their first must-win game of the season. But as Mike Finger of the San Antonio Express-News writes, Brent Barry says it’s a […]

Will Steph play for Mike D in NYC?
The news out of Jim Dolan’s office is that the Knicks are ready and willing to make a “staggering” offer to lure Mike D’Antoni away from the Bulls and into Madison Square Garden. According to ESPN’s Marc Stein, the Knicks are prepared to offer D’Antoni roughly $6 million […]

Jason Maxiell’s gone toe-to-toe with Dwight
In the Lakers/Nuggets series it was J.R. Smith. In the Philly/Detroit series it was Reggie Evans. In the Jazz/Rockets series it was Mehmet Okur. No matter the series, there has been at least one guy that has elevated his level of play far beyond expectations to give his team a […]

Photo. Mannion
We wanted to let you guys know know about the new LeBron James spot created by Nike. It’s part of a campaign called “Witness Stand” that has just started running on NikeBasketball.com.
Check it out and let us know what you think.

Their words, not ours.

Yesterday’s Newark Star-Ledger told the story David West and how close he was to quitting the game of basketball when he was a kid.
No mention though of where he picked up the magic trick that makes other teams consistently leave him wide open for that mid-range jumper that he makes 98% of the time. […]

Dirk. Photo. Monte Isom
Word is that the Mavs, barring any snags in negotiations, could announce who’ve they’ve hired to replace Avery Johnson as early as Friday of this week.
Check it out HERE, and then go HERE for some insight into how the front office decisions go down in Big D.

Kidd Photo. Jordan Hollander
Mark Cuban’s Blog Maverick is in our list of regular sites to visit. Cuban is always straight up with his posts and doesn’t hold back.
At the end of last week, he put up this post, breaking down every aspect of the Jason Kidd/Devin Harris trade. It’s a great look inside the […]

Tyson Wheeler (photo. URI)
Doing some research over the weekend, I came across a database for pro teams in Italy operating under the FIBA umbrella. Some names on the rosters you might recognize:
* Danya Abrams (Boston College)
* William Avery (Duke)
* Thomas Gardner (Missouri)
* Vincent Grier (Minnesota)
* A.J. Guyton (Indiana)
* Junior Harrington (Denver Nuggets)
* Ivan Harris (Ohio […]

Dime #22
The article in the L.A. Times today that cites the Dime cover story that Kobe wrote a little while back prompted us to go back and take another look at Bryant’s words. Interesting to see what he had to say a few years ago about how he viewed his relationship with his teammates, the […]

Photo. Mannion
This afternoon the official announcement will be made: after 12 seasons in the League, Kobe Bryant will win his first MVP award.
This morning’s L.A. Times takes a look at Bryant’s long NBA journey to get to this point, covering the highs and lows, the good and the bad (except for Colorado - the […]

Look, I know my track record isn’t great. Okay, it flat out stinks. But come on … the spread tonight for the Celtics/Cavs game is 9.5 points? 10 in some places? That’s way too many. I know the Celtics are playing at home, and I think they will win, but I also think game one […]