September 17, 2012 – Rob De France 7’1, 325 lb. rapper, actor, TNT analyst, and 15-time All-Star, the always irreverent Shaquille O’Neal criticized Dwight Howard’s move to the Los Angeles Lakers, a move which so closely mirrors O’Neal’s own defection from the Orlando Magic 16 years earlier. Howard can only hope to enjoy similar success [...]
September 6, 2012 – Rob De France Celtics’ General Manager Danny Ainge’s criticism of how the Celtics’ dynasty of the 1980’s came crashing down in the early 90’s does not tell the whole story. In fact, it leaves out entire chapters. [...]
August 31, 2012 – Rob De France After a series of new moves this off-season, we revamp our count down of the Top 10 trades or free agent signings: 10. Louis Williams to Atlanta Hawks The Hawks brought in the offensive engine that made the Philadelphia 76ers go last season, as he scored a career-high [...]
August 22, 2012 – Rob De France As I donned my gold Kobe Bryant “24” jersey and slipped on my black ‘back-to-back’ 2009-2010 NBA Championship hat, I headed out for the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Tickets in one hand, a beverage in the other, I looked around for my seat. Of course, the Lakers [...]
August 20, 2012 – Rob De France As Lakers’ All-Star shooting guard Kobe Bryant turns 34-years old on August 23rd, we offer a look back at some of his greatest NBA moments from his professional career. 10. Kobe’s Scoring Streak In 9 consecutive games during the 2002-2003 season, Bryant captivated the basketball world with an [...]
August 20, 2012: R.S. De France – Given the recent news in Laker Nation that they have acquired Dwight Howard, we decided to rank this move against some of the other big Laker trades in NBA history…. [...]
August 17, 2012 – Rob De France As the Los Angles Lakers acquired Dwight Howard from the Orlando Magic, something besides a monumental shift in NBA power happened. There was a gigantic shift in NBA management and ownership power. Jim Buss, son of the greatest owner in all of professional basketball Dr. Jerry Buss, previously [...]
August 7, 2012 – Rob De France The Orlando Magic and Dwight Howard want the same thing—to build a championship team. The question is whether or not they can achieve that goal together. Although the Magic have stopped entertaining trade offers for Howard, the Gold-medal Olympian has recently reiterated that he will explore free agency [...]