The San Antonio Spurs have been a very good team for about 15 straight years. They’ve been legit title contenders in each of those years, winning in 1999, 2003, 2005 and 2007. But because they’ve never won back-to-back, many do not consider them a dynasty. In fact, Phil Jackson falls into that category. Phil was [...]
April 24, 2014
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There’s no shortage of reasons (good reasons or bad) why people dislike LeBron James. One may be that people are fed up with the fact that he occassionally flops even though he’s so big and strong. Last night Josh McRoberts elbowed LeBron in the throat in a play where he didn’t appear to make a [...]
April 24, 2014
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Goran Dragic was the driving force behind the Suns being the biggest surprise of the NBA season. Granted they missed the West playoffs by 1 game, but if the city of Phoenix were located east of the Mississippi River, they would’ve been the 3rd seed in the east. For his efforts and tremendously improved play, [...]
April 23, 2014
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Even though the Indiana Pacers were able to even up their series with the Hawks, they’re still showig signs of imploding. Apparently, Lance Stephenson and Evan Turner got into a physical altercation before game 1. This is troubling for two reasons: 1) teammates from a legit title contender are fighting, and 2) Evan Turner has [...]
April 23, 2014
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Gregg Popovich’s Spurs continue to fly under the radar and I’m willing to bet he prefers it that way. Despite not always being talked about, his accomplishments are not being overlooked. For the third time in his career, Pop has been named coach of the year. He joins only Pat Riley and Don Nelson as [...]
April 22, 2014
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Over the weekend, in an attempt to pump up the Tornto crowd before the Raptors hosted the Brooklyn Nets, Raptors GM Masai Ujiri grabbed the mic at a pep rally filled with Raptors fans and yelled “F*** Brooklyn.” As you can imagine, that was well received by the crowd. At first, NBA league offices were [...]
April 22, 2014
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Joakim Noah is the type of player that you only stomach if he’s on your team. That being said, every team needs a guy who brings to the table what he does. His motor never stops and he can get under the skin of an opponents. Noah is expected be be named Defensive Player of [...]
April 21, 2014
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In order to build something sustainable, consistency is key. Look no further than the Knicks as an example. Musical chairs at the head coaching position is never a good thing. After a 54-win season a year ago and the first division crown in two decades, Mike Woodson has been fired as head coach of the [...]
April 21, 2014
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Phil Jackson certainly isn’t wasting any time making his presence felt in New York. The bizarre Lamar Odom signing and rumors of Pau Gasol landing in New York all sound like Phil. For some reason, Phil is also high on the prospect of Steve Kerr becoming the next head coach of the Knicks. According to [...]
April 19, 2014
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According to Craig Sager’s son on Twitter, Craig as leukemia and will start treatment very soon. Given this, we likely won’t see Sages on the sidelines for TNT duing this playoff run. We’d like to wish Craig and his family all the best. My Dad's 3-4-week acute leukemia treatment starts tmrw.Be thinking of him & [...]
April 18, 2014
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