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Smack / May 11, 2008 / 3:36 am

Tough Road for the Celtics

Hanging his head…
Forget about the 66 wins and the postseason blowouts at the Garden; we’re no longer taking the Celtics seriously as championship contenders until they win at least one playoff road game. Losing three in Atlanta to a sub-.500 squad was bad enough, then last night KG and crew got torn apart in Cleveland […]

Smack / May 9, 2008 / 3:12 am

The Best One-on-One Matchup of the Playoffs

Tim Duncan (photo. adidas)
Remember that Nike ad from a few years back when a 5-on-5 run devolved into Paul Pierce and Jermaine O’Neal going 1-on-1 full-court while the other guys just sat on the sideline and watched? That was kind of like what we saw between Chris Paul (35 pts, 9 asts) and Tony Parker […]

Smack / May 1, 2008 / 12:50 am

Round 5, Fight!

Caron Butler
While Soulja Boy was locked in a room somewhere working on that response diss to Hova and LeBron (because only so many things rhyme with “Youuuuuuuuuu!”), his man DeShawn Stevenson helped extend the Cavs/Wizards series and, of course, extend the NBA’s dumbest feud at the same time … In the first quarter of yesterday’s […]

Hoopla / Apr 4, 2008 / 1:02 pm

You’re Gonna Lose

King James (photo. Mannion)
Well, probably not. But the possibility of LeBron’s Cavs going down in the first round is definitely there. As it stands, Cleveland has the 4-seed in the East, with Philly, Toronto and Washington all tied for the 5-6-7 spot going into Friday’s NBA schedule, which means either of those teams could end […]

Smack / Mar 3, 2008 / 5:30 am

Thanks for That

LeBron (Photo. Mannion)
LeBron thanked the Bulls for improving his title chances at the trade deadline by stealing another piece of their team yesterday. After the Bulls had fought for three quarters to grab the lead, then extended it to eight points with 10 minutes remaining, LeBron put on the cape and went to work. He […]

General / Feb 29, 2008 / 10:08 am

Match Game

CP on Dime #23
Five matchups to look forward to on Friday’s NBA schedule…
Wolves @ Cavs: Al Jefferson vs. Ben Wallace
In his first real test as the Cavs’ starting power forward, Big Ben kind of got the business from Kevin Garnett. Jefferson (21.4 ppg, 11.8 rpg) is a bit more ground-bound and theoretically easier to guard; […]

Smack / Feb 25, 2008 / 5:47 am

Bad Timing

Hide your eyes. (Photo. Chenoa Maxwell)
Detroit is not the team you want on your schedule when you’re still trying to figure out your own identity. The new-look Suns got waxed by the Pistons at home, getting worked in every facet of the game, even in transition. True, the Suns are still adjusting to life with […]

Hoopla / Feb 22, 2008 / 9:50 am

The Key to the Cleveland Deal

Photo courtesy Steve & Barry’s
Most of the Cleveland-area reaction to yesterday’s last-second, 11-player deal falls somewhere between “We’ll see” and “And at least they did something.” Which is understandable. From a pure talent standpoint, you can’t really argue that Cleveland’s infusion of new players is only slightly better than what they had prior to Thursday. […]

Smack / Feb 22, 2008 / 6:00 am

Deal With It

Larry Hughes (Photo. David Deal)
The biggest trade deadline deal from yesterday saw the Cavs finally do something to prove the lights are still on up in the front office. And fitting that it would take Cleveland — who slow-walked on taking care of business with Anderson Varejao and Sasha Pavlovic this summer — up until […]

General / Feb 21, 2008 / 5:21 pm

(Almost) Daily Fantasy - The 11-Player Deal

Grab Noah ASAP. Photo. Monte Isom
Interesting trade for all teams, and even more interesting when we look at the fantasy implications. Here we go. Here is who the deal effects and how you should react to it. Read quickly, and then make your pick ups.
Delonte West - He is going to start for the Cavs […]

Hoopla / Feb 21, 2008 / 4:28 pm

Breaking News: 11-Player Deal Goes Down

Photo. Mannion
Not quite sure this makes LeBron’s team better but at least they did something.

General / Feb 11, 2008 / 10:29 am

Bulls Fans, Have Fun With This

From today’s Philadelphia Inquirer:
Brown to the Bulls? An NBA source said yesterday that Sixers executive vice president Larry Brown has drawn interest as a candidate for the Chicago Bulls’ head coaching job.
The Bulls fired Scott Skiles on Dec. 24. Three days later, Jim Boylan was named interim head coach for the rest of the season. […]

Smack / Feb 8, 2008 / 5:51 am

Full Circle

Photo. Robyn Twomey
Has it really been FIFTEEN years since Chris Webber put on that Warriors cap on draft night (after he was traded for Penny Hardaway)? Our younger readers will one day learn that once you get into your 20s it seems every other day something makes you feel old, and of all the stuff […]

Hoopla / Jan 18, 2008 / 11:17 am

10 Sense: Ben Wallace

Photo courtesy Steve & Barry’s
With all the drama going on with the Chicago Bulls right now, we thought we’d run this 10 Sense interview with Ben Wallace that can be found in the current issue of Dime. If you believe all the stuff you hear about Wallace being a clubhouse cancer, his take on his […]

Hoopla / Jan 17, 2008 / 8:10 am

Hoop Links, 1/17

* Kevin Garnett scared the bejeezus out of Portland’s big men (read: Joel Przybilla) last night. “First, LaMarcus Aldridge got an earful, then Channing Frye, then Travis Outlaw, and Jarrett Jack, and Brandon Roy,” writes John Canzano. “And when Garnett saw Trail Blazers’ center Joel Przybilla foul Celtics’ teammate Paul Pierce, oh man, here was […]