For the second consecutive offseason, the Philadelphia 76ers are once again holding a press conference to unveil a franchise impacting big man with bad knees. Last year, it was euphoria when Philadelphia somehow came away smiling after dominating big man Andrew Bynum fell into their laps as part of the original Dwight Howard deal with [...]
July 24, 2013
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Allen Moll
Streetball has long been the stepbrother of true hardwood basketball as many perceive the art form as an all flash and no fundamental style of hoops. But in fact the opposite is completely true as many of streetball’s top performers currently and in years past have been standout NCAA and NBA stars like Rafer “Skip [...]
July 15, 2013
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Allen Moll
Many basketball experts wondered out loud prior to last week’s NBA Draft just what the Philadelphia 76ers would do, considering they swung and missed on the Andrew Bynum signing, were still without a head coach, and had no hope of securing a difference making player with the #11 pick. But outside of the Cleveland Cavaliers [...]
July 8, 2013
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Allen Moll
When the Brooklyn Nets made the boldest move this offseason so far by trading for longtime Celtics Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, and NBA sharpshooter Jason Terry, many initially tabbed the Nets as instant Eastern Conference contenders. On paper, the Nets now have arguably the best starting 5 in basketball, but we’ll have to see how [...]
July 5, 2013
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Allen Moll
Lebron James has been on top of the world over the past 2 seasons. Like him or not, one has to admire his talents, as we are all bearing witness to James and one of the greatest individual stretches for a player in league history. After winning Gold with Team USA in the 2012 London [...]
July 2, 2013
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Allen Moll
Over the last few weeks, instead of the NBA universe being abuzz over next week’s underwhelming prospects for the 2013 NBA Draft, the biggest news coming out of the Association are some juicy rumors about the on again-off again talks between the Celtics and Clippers involving Kevin Garnett, DeAndre Jordan, and coach Doc Rivers. Although [...]
June 21, 2013
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Allen Moll
By acquiring the high flying, defensive stopper Andre Iguodala from Philadelphia in the Andrew Bynum/Dwight Howard blockbuster deal last Summer, many felt that the Denver Nuggets, under esteemed coach George Karl, would finally be contenders in the Western Conference. After Carmelo Anthony left for New York nearly two seasons ago, the Nuggets were lacking that [...]
June 17, 2013
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Allen Moll