LeBron (photo. Mannion)
LeBron James has become pretty good at providing the immortal YouTube moment that also serves as the pivotal moment in a playoff series against the reigning Eastern Conference powerhouse. Last year ‘Bron unleashed THIS bit of cruelty on Rasheed Wallace’s dome on his way to the NBA Finals, then last night he did […]
Tag: O.J. Mayo
Smack / May 13, 2008 / 1:39 am
LeBron Dunks on KG’s Head; Boston Can’t Win on the Road
Smack / May 5, 2008 / 12:01 am
Hate Me Now
Kobe (photo. Chris Sembrot)
What excuse could the Lakers-haters use after yesterday’s display? Even against a well-coached team that actually plays team defense and doesn’t have any — as far as we know — significant internal locker-room strife or heart/balls issues, the Lakers looked as sharp as ever: Kobe Bryant (38 pts) was unstoppable, Pau Gasol […]
Coming Up to the Plate…
Is Jennings the next Derrick Rose?
(photo. Kelly Kline)
The ‘07-08 NCAA freshman class was one of the deepest and most talented groups we’ve seen in a while. But with at least a dozen players from that group having already declared for this year’s NBA Draft — most notably Michael Beasley, Eric Gordon, O.J. Mayo, Kevin Love […]
The Mayo Watch
O.J. (Photo. G. Land)
SoCal blog SportsHubLA officially launched their Mayo Declaration Watch immediately after O.J.’s Trojan were eliminated by Michael Beasley last night.
O.J.’s game could probably benefit from another year in school, but if he’s a virtual Lottery lock (as he seems to be), then he should bounce…
Smack / Mar 21, 2008 / 4:30 am
Freshman Day
O.J. Mayo (photo. Gary Land)
Even with two high-profile games on the schedule (and another involving the Bulls), the NBA took a backseat yesterday to college ball, as everyone was focused on the NCAA Tournament. Thursday’s main event had future #1 pick Michael Beasley and his Kansas State squad going up against future Lottery pick O.J. […]
College / Mar 20, 2008 / 9:52 am
Big Dance Players 2 Watch (Part 2)
Jamont Gordon (photo. Mississippi State University)
March Madness is where some stars are made (Bryce Drew) while other stars fade (Aaron Gray). What we’re doing over this two-part segment is putting you up on 16 Players 2 Watch during the NCAA Tournament: one guy from every number-seed in the field. For example, out of the four […]
The Best Matchups of the First Round
Jeremiah Dominguez could be a problem for Kansas
As noon on Thursday creeps closer, here are my five best matchups to watch for in the first round of the NCAA Tournament…
1. Kansas’ Guards vs. Jeremiah Dominguez - Whenever Kansas takes the floor, their crew of guards - Russell Robinson, Sherron Collins and Mario Chalmers - are […]
Hoopla / Mar 4, 2008 / 2:08 pm
O.J.’s the Next … Stackhouse??
Photo. Land
ESPN’s Chad Ford writes today what pretty much everyone has known for a while - after years of hype touting him as a future No. 1 pick (us included), O.J. Mayo most certainly will never be taken first in an NBA Draft. From Chad today:
USC guard O.J. Mayo was ranked No. 1 on […]
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 […]
College / Jan 28, 2008 / 8:59 am
Super Sooner Star
Blake Griffin
That Blake Griffin would become a star at the University of Oklahoma seems preordained. The 6-9, 240-pound freshman power forward was born and raised in Oklahoma City. He won four state high school ‘chips at Oklahoma Christian School. And his older brother, Taylor Griffin, is a junior on the OU squad.
On top of all […]
College / Jan 11, 2008 / 11:36 am
Hold the Mayo
O.J. Mayo
USC dropped their sixth game of the season last night, 73-58, against the undefeated Washington State Cougars, moving the Trojans to 0-3 in Pac-10 play. Granted, the Cougars played some of their best basketball last night, but the Trojans still bear responsibility for the loss. One Trojan in particular. Though O.J. Mayo tallied 22 […]
Smack / Dec 5, 2007 / 5:32 am
High Fives
With all the attention being paid to Dwight Howard, don’t forget the reigning title-holder in the “Best center in the League” argument: Amare Stoudemire. Last season’s All-NBA First Team pick is on a roll, which we detailed in this week’s NBA Hit List power ranking, putting in work against the likes of Yao and Eddy […]
Smack / Nov 13, 2007 / 5:08 am
Welcome to Hell
Photo. Gary Land
Overheard in the Dime office Monday afternoon: “I’m going to watch the Kings game and try to figure out why Kevin Martin is good.” That was the plan. Too bad Andrei Kirilenko got involved. K-Mart II did score 21 on the night, but his team got mollywhopped in Salt Lake City. Even with […]
Smack / Sep 14, 2007 / 1:14 am
Lost Cause
Photo. Jonathan Mannion
“Are you f***ing serious?!?”
That was the general reaction over here when we heard the news out of Portland that Greg Oden will most likely miss the entire ‘07-08 season after having microfracture surgery on his right knee — and it was the same reaction we got from everyone who called wanting to know […]
Smack / Aug 30, 2007 / 1:57 am
Made to be Broken
Photo. Jonathan Mannion
Yeah, yeah, it’s supposed to be a team thing, but how’s Coach K gonna sit LeBron for the entire second half last night when ‘Bron could have easily broken the all-time USA Basketball single-game scoring record? The King was just unstoppable in the first half against Team Uruguay, dropping 26 points on 11-for-11 […]
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