R.S. De France

August 3, 2012 – Rob De France After a flurry of moves already this off-season, we count down the Top 10 trades or free agent signings so far: [...]

July 26, 2012 – Rob De France After the Boston Celtics lost in game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals to the eventual champion Miami Heat, the Celtics also lost Ray Allen, as a free agent, to the Heat. Since then, the Celtics have retooled to make up for the loss of Allen to, once [...]

July 24, 2012 – Rob De France After moving 2-time MVP and 8-time All-Star Steve Nash, the Phoenix Suns have reloaded quickly. The Suns will have their ups and downs in the regular season, but this is a team others will try to avoid come playoff time. Letting go of Nash was challenging for the [...]

July 6, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Just when it looked like the sun was setting on the fantastic careers of aging MVP’s Kobe Bryant and Steve Nash, an odd twist of fate has paired them together on the Lakers in a quest for Bryant’s 6th ring and Nash’s 1st. Now that the Los Angeles [...]

June 29, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors As if getting the consensus #1 pick in the NBA Draft, Anthony Davis, was not enough, the New Orleans Hornets scored another coup when they landed Duke’s Austin Rivers at the 10th spot. While it usually takes young core some time to develop, just look at the Oklahoma [...]

June 27, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Now that the Miami Heat have won the NBA Championship, 4-1, over the Oklahoma City Thunder, how does this first championship expand LeBron James’ legacy? Even without a title, James had already amassed quite an impressive resume. 3x MVP, 8x All-Star, scoring champion, and so on. Now, add [...]

June 20, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors As we prepare for Game 5 of the 2012 NBA Finals, here are the Top 10 Individual Performances in NBA Finals’ Game 5’s over the last 20 years (1991-2011): 10. 2009 Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol (Los Angeles Lakers) Closing out Dwight Howard and the Orlando Magic in [...]

June 11, 2012 – R.S. De France LeBron James: “That’s what we talk about. It has to be a collective group to win the championship. Everybody was in tune today,” he said during his postgame interview. I’ve tended to agree with Hall of Fame Coach Phil Jackson, that the Heat played video game ball, a [...]

May 28, 2012 – R.S. De France Going into game 1 of the Western Conference Finals, San Antonio Spurs’ Coach Gregg Popovich knew what he would get out of his best players, but not what he would get out of his bench. And Popovich, Coach of the Year, had reason to be skeptical. The young [...]

May 23, 2012 – R.S. De France A second consecutive Western Conference semi-finals drubbing has many wondering if this is the end of the line for these Los Angeles Lakers. Are the Lakers done? Kobe? What can the Lakers do going forward? In his post-game interview, Kobe Bryant said about his team: “we’re not going [...]