TAG: Oscar Robertson
NBA /
Jan 6, 2012 / 11:00 am
By Sean Sweeney
*Who was the best rookie point guard in NBA history? Think it through because the best comments/responses below will be printed in the next issue of Dime.*
Somewhere along the way Kyrie Irving picked up a few haters. Maybe it’s the Duke pedigree or the too-fast college career or the fact that he doesn’t jump out at anyone the way 2010′s No. 1 pick John Wall did. But either way, as the saying goes: With success comes the haters. You’ve made it once the snakes show. With his college career being so short, Irving had plenty of doubters heading into his rookie season, but so far he’s done what he can to shut them up. Through six games, he’s averaging 14.2 points, 5.3 assists and even 3.7 rebounds… all in under 26 minutes a night. Even more impressively, the Cavs are a rock solid 3-3. Read More »
Tags: Allen Iverson, Bob Cousy, chris paul, Cleveland Cavaliers, feature, Kyrie Irving, magic johnson, Oscar Robertson
51 Comments » | Posted in NBA |
NBA /
Dec 7, 2011 / 3:00 pm
By Aron Phillips
This piece first appeared on the Foot Locker Unlocked Blog
Without a doubt, Blake Griffin had a great rookie season last year averaging 22.5 points, 12.1 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game. He played in the All-Star Game, won Rookie of the Year and made his team better overall. But does he crack the list of the Top 10 Rookie Seasons In NBA History? Not even close. With that, take a minute to see the 10 most amazing freshman campaigns ever. Read More »
Tags: Allen Iverson, Blake Griffin, David Robinson, Elgin Baylor, Elvin Hayes, feature, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, larry bird, lebron james, Lew Alcindor, magic johnson, michael jordan, Oscar Robertson, Shaquille O’Neal, Tim Duncan, Tyreke Evans, Walt Bellamy, Wes Unseld, Wilt Chamberlain
28 Comments » | Posted in NBA |
NBA /
Sep 16, 2011 / 12:00 pm
By Kristofer Habbas
Icons, immortals or institutions of the game.
Label them however you would like, either way it all spells out the same in the end. In most circles the debate for the best point guard of all-time starts and ends with a 6-9 215-pound legend that produced “Magic”. For the historians in the group they take it a bit further, back to a time where a 6-5 205-pound triple-double machine known as “The Big O” roamed the NBA landscape. Read More »
Tags: magic johnson, Oscar Robertson
8 Comments » | Posted in NBA |
By Dylan Murphy
When I had a chance to preview NBA 2K12 this week, I honestly came in ready for a let down. NBA 2K11 was out of this world, plain and simple. Without question the best sports game of the year, and arguably the best video game of the year. But even though the hype for 2012 was there, I wasn’t quite buying into it. Oh, how I was wrong. Read More »
Tags: 2K Sports, Bill Russell, dirk nowitzki, feature, Hakeem Olajuwon, Isiah Thomas, Jerry West, John Stockton, Julius Erving, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Karl Malone, larry bird, lebron james, magic johnson, michael jordan, NBA 2K11, NBA 2K12, Oscar Robertson, Patrick Ewing, Scottie Pippen, Wilt Chamberlain
32 Comments » | Posted in Featured Gallery, Video Games |
Smack /
Jun 9, 2011 / 12:25 am
By Dime Magazine
Look who’s at it again. After making some disparaging remarks towards D-Wade and LeBron after Game 3 (calling the duo “great actors”), our boy DeShawn Stevenson is back again – this time calling out LeBron for “checking out” in Game 4. Now usually Abe’s commentary has us thinking “What did he say?” but this time the dude might be on to something. Read More »
Tags: Andre Iguodala, Charles Barkley, Chris Kaman, Dallas Mavericks, David Stern, DeShawn Stevenson, Dwyane Wade, gilbert arenas, kobe bryant, lebron james, Miami Heat, michael jordan, Oscar Robertson, Philadelphia 76ers
57 Comments » | Posted in Smack |
NBA /
Jun 8, 2011 / 5:00 pm
By Sean Sweeney
How annoyed are some of the NBA’s older generations about all of this talk on GOATs and Best Evers only including Michael Jordan and LeBron James? Ask Oscar Robertson about it.
Well, the Dan Sileo Show did and as expected, the Big O had other ideas. Read More »
Tags: lebron james, michael jordan, Oscar Robertson
49 Comments » | Posted in NBA |
NBA /
May 13, 2011 / 2:00 pm
By Sean Sweeney
Jason Kidd is the NBA’s ultimate chameleon. It’s been 17 years and he’s still reinventing himself. He’s gone from a suped-up jet called “Ason” to the league’s most dangerous and valuable guard to a three-point shooting, shut-‘em-down-defensively old vet. Malcontent to team leader to grandpa. From Dallas to Phoenix to New Jersey and back again to Dallas. Full circle. Read More »
Tags: Dallas Mavericks, Isiah Thomas, Jason Kidd, John Stockton, magic johnson, Oscar Robertson, Steve Nash
13 Comments » | Posted in NBA |
By Kristofer Habbas
Everyone is looking up at someone; there is always a standard set before you that you strive for in everything. Artists want to make the next Mona Lisa, politicians want to be the next JFK and point guards strive to be the next Magic Johnson.
A friendly debate sparked one day over who was the better all-time point guard, Jason Kidd or Gary Payton. Not a conventional argument, as most do not see Payton with the likes of John Stockton, Oscar Robertson or Magic, but the debate got so intense (me for Kidd, my buddy for Payton) that I had to look into it. After a few hours of digging, that turned into a few days of research and data collecting, there is a legit debate. Read More »
Tags: Gary Payton, Jason Kidd, John Stockton, magic johnson, Oscar Robertson
38 Comments » | Posted in Featured Gallery, NBA |
By Sean Sweeney
NBA Rookie of the Year. Franchise centerpiece. An unmovable place in history alongside Jordan, Oscar and LeBron. Tyreke Evans was made for this. The 21-year-old Sacramento King is on a course to take over the basketball world, a goal that was in his sights before he even knew it.
Midway through his sophomore year, Tyreke is averaging 17.1 points, 4.8 rebounds and 5.4 assists while playing through a painful foot injury for most of the season. His Kings are still looking up in the standings at the rest of the West, but their go-to player gives the organization no reason not to be optimistic. Read More »
Tags: Anthony Morrow, Ben Wallace, Brandon Jennings, Chris Webber, demarcus cousins, feature, gilbert arenas, Jameer Nelson, Jonny Flynn, Jordan Hill, kobe bryant, lebron james, magic johnson, Mario Elie, michael jordan, Oscar Robertson, Paul Westphal, ron artest, Sacramento Kings, Shareef Abdur-Rahim, Stephen Curry, Tyreke Evans
14 Comments » | Posted in Featured Gallery, NBA |
By Arie Stark
This Thursday, LeBron James makes his highly anticipated return to Cleveland where he will undoubtedly be greeted with a series of boos (or laughs) and may require the services of the National Guard to get him across the Ohio border in one piece. But as much as he is currently loathed by Cavs fans, he did put the franchise back on the map and also accomplished some great things during his tenure there. Let’s take a minute to reminisce on those memorable performances at the Q (formerly Gund Arena) in which King James solidified his status as one of the game’s elite showmen. Read More »
Tags: Cleveland Cavaliers, Clifford Robinson, Dwyane Wade, feature, lebron james, magic johnson, Oscar Robertson, Tony Parker
21 Comments » | Posted in Featured Gallery, NBA |