R.S. De France

April 29, 2010 – R.S. De France Under-Achieving Player of the Year Nominations Hedo Turkoglu (Raptors)12.4 ppg, but 16.8 ppg last season. Richard Jefferson (Spurs) 12.3 ppg, but 19.6 ppg last season with the Milwaukee Bucks.  And he scored 22.6 ppg in ’07-’08 for the New Jersey Nets. WINNER:  Both players were touted as crucial [...]

April 19, 2010 – R.S. De France In a recent ESPN article, writer John Hollinger explored LeBron James’ potential to surpass Michael Jordan in terms of the best PER (Player Efficiency Rating) season in modern NBA history. As Hollinger mentioned, we cannot start comparing James to Jordan until James wins some titles.  However, while crunching [...]

March 30, 2010 – R.S. De France By now, we’ve all heard the latest LeBron James quote, a line perhaps better reserved for someone like Michael Jordan, who won eight consecutive scoring titles. “If I really wanted to,” James said, “If I really wanted to be the scoring [champion] every single year—every single year—I could [...]

March 26, 2010 – R.S. De France Andrew Bynum had his mid-season injury as predicted, but how will this affect the team? In the third quarter of Friday’s win over Minnesota, Andrew Bynum suffered a strained Achilles tendon. To assess how this will affect the Lakers, let’s take a look at Bynum’s production against some [...]

March 23, 2010 – R.S. De France In honor of 15 years of Toronto Raptors basketball, let’s take a look at two lists:  the players with the best careers as Raptors and the best players to ever wear a Raptors’ uniform. Best Career with the Raptors C Chris Bosh 7 seasons (has played his whole [...]

March 18, 2010 – R.S. De France In a recent interview with Gery Woelfel of The Journal Times, Indiana Pacer forward Danny Granger spoke his mind on the possibility of LeBron James leaving the Cleveland Cavaliers for the New York Knicks. While I was never quite sure that New York would be his destination, for [...]

March 10, 2010 – R.S. De France Even if the Lakers had lost to the Toronto Raptors, there would still be no need to panic.  The Lakers, though, were victorious, despite their lapses defensively, beating the Raptors 109-107 on another late Kobe Bryant jumper.  This time he hit a gorgeous 17-foot baseline fade-away over the [...]

March 4, 2010 – R.S. De France Okay, we can stop giving Michael Vick a hard time.  Sure, I’m still against dog fighting, not only because I’m a dog owner, but also because it’s unethical.  Now, we can focus on a new, even more horrifying issue that now has a direct connection to sports. It has [...]

February 24, 2010 – R.S. De France As a teacher, writer, and basketball aficionado, it seems only natural that I combine these skills by grading the NBA mid-season trades in the 2010 season. Utah Jazz ; Added: Lost: N/A G Ronnie Brewer Future 1st Round Pick Cash/Salary Impact: They saved some cap space in letting [...]

February 15, 2010 – R.S. De France After a recent Cleveland Cavaliers victory over the Orlando Magic, 115-106, Shaquille O’Neal had some comments about Dwight Howard’s adoption of one of Shaq’s multitude of nicknames.  This ridiculously long list includes:  the Big Aristotle, the Big Catcus, the Big Witness Protection (of Lebron James), Shaq Daddy, the [...]