Early-Early 2010 NBA Predictions….

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Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division
Boston 58 24
Toronto 50 32
Philadelphia 41 41
New Jersey 34 48
New York 30 52

After last season’s dismal performance the Atlantic Division drastically improves because Toronto dramatically improved this off-season. Boston is easily the best team in the Atlantic division and Philly will likely see a similar season as last. The Sixers lost their floor leader and are depending on a SG to play PG. I do not think the Nets will be as bad as everyone thinks and they have a nice future with Devin Harris, Brook Lopez, and lots of salary cap space. The Knicks will be in the John Wall sweepstakes come June.

Central
Cleveland 60 22
Chicago 49 33
Indiana 41 41
Detroit 39 43
Milwaukee Bucks 25 57

Cleveland will likely run away with this division and it might be over by the New Year. Chicago and Indiana will improve making the Central division respectable but I have the Pacers missing the playoffs by a game. Detroit signed two talented offensive players but neither Ben Gordon nor Charlie Villanueva can play defense and that spells trouble. The Bucks will have a great chance to win next season’s lottery.

Southeast
Orlando Magic 61 21
Atlanta 50 32
Washington 44 38
Charlotte 42 40
Miami 41 41

The Southeast division will be much improved from a year ago, as the Washington Wizards are again a playoff team and the Atlanta Hawks are one of the best teams in the conference. I also expect the Charlotte Bobcats to be a playoff team this season and that leaves the Miami Heat in last place with a .500 record. That would make them the best last place team in the NBA and the proposition of Dwyane Wade leaving Miami for Chicago even greater.

Western Conference

Northwest
Portland 55 27
Utah 51 31
Denver 50 32
OKC 32 50
Minnesota 30 52

The Northwest division race will be my favorite to watch all season long. I think Portland is the best team in the division but Utah and Denver will be in contention all season long. I would really like putting OKC in the playoffs but I cannot do it this season (hopefully next). There are a lot of fun exciting players and teams in this this division which makes it one of the best to watch.

Pacific
Lakers 63 19
Clippers 43 39
Phoenix 41 41
Golden State 30 52
Sacramento 27 57

The Lakers should win this division by at least 20 games but that does not mean it is an exciting division. The Clippers should make Los Angeles a professional hoops haven as they have a good chance to make the post season this year (gulp). Phoenix is back to their run and fun style but their defense is miserable along with Golden State and Sacramento. Sacramento has a very good nucleus to build around and they should add another stud rookie after this season.

Southwest
San Antonio 64 18
Dallas 55 27
New Orleans 48 34
Memphis 30 52
Houston 28 54

As long as San Antonio can stay healthy they have a great chance to return to the top of the NBA and will be on top of this division from day one. Dallas reloaded this off-season by adding Shawn Marion, Drew Gooden, and Tim Thomas and they are a contender for the first time since their 2006 Finals appearance. New Orleans will sneak in the playoffs this season but they would be near the top of the lottery if not for Chris Paul. Memphis is talented but I do not see that roster meshing well and Houston’s season ended when Yao went down.

Playoffs

1. San Antonio Spurs
2. Los Angeles Lakers
3. Portland Trailblazers
4. Dallas Mavericks
5. Utah Jazz
6. Denver Nuggets
7. New Orleans Hornets
8. Los Angeles Clippers

1. Orlando Magic
2. Cleveland Cavaliers
3. Boston Celtics
4. Atlanta Hawks
5. Toronto Raptors
6. Chicago Bulls
7. Washington Wizards
8. Charlotte Bobcats

Spurs over Clippers
Lakers over New Orleans
Portland over Denver
Utah over Dallas

Magic over Bobcats
Cavs over Wizards
Bulls over Celtics
Raptors over Hawks

Spurs over Utah
Lakers over Portland
Magic over Raptors
Cavs over Bulls

Spurs over Lakers
Magic over Cavs

Spurs over Magic

MVP – LeBron James
ROY - Blake Griffin
DPOY - Dwight Howard

A Trail of Greatness: The Teams of AC Green

R.S. De France is a College and University instructor of English Composition. He has a B.A. in English and an M.A. in Rhetoric, Composition, and Writing. One of his life-long pursuits has been writing and covering anything related to sports, specifically the NBA. Recently, De France, his wife, and another colleague started an internationally read magazine at Shwibly.com.

Although never a captivating NBA scorer, A.C. Green is remembered by NBA fans for his dedication, physique, and his team play. October 4th is Green’s birthday, and the Oregon native turns 46 this year. A 14-year veteran and iron man of the NBA, holding the record for most consecutive games played with 1,192, A.C. Green played on 5 different teams (twice with the Lakers), but which team was the best?

5. Team: Miami Heat, 2000-2001
Record: 50-32
Teammates: Eddie Jones, Tim Hardaway, Dan Majerle, Alonzo Mourning, Bruce Bowen, and Cedric Ceballos.
Although highlighted by a nice cast of players, this was merely a mildly successful team. They did well enough to get to the playoffs, but with an unhealthy Mourning they would go no further that season.

4. Team: Phoenix Suns, 1993-1994
Record: 56-26
Teammates: Charles Barkley, Kevin Johnson, “Thunder” Dan Majerle, and Danny Ainge.
Coming off a season that led the Suns to a game 6 NBA Finals loss to Michael Jordan’s Bulls, the Suns high hopes went unfulfilled again a year later. Even so, they made it to the playoffs, where they bowed out in game 7 of the Western Conference Semi-Finals.

3. Team: Los Angeles Lakers, 1999-2000
Record: 67-15, Championship
Teammates: Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O’Neil, Robert Horry (“Big Shot Bob”), Derek Fisher, Brian Shaw, Glenn Rice, Ron Harper, and Rick Fox.
Transitioning from a team that could not win to a team that could not lose (at least for a couple years) was not an easy feat for these Lakers. After several years of playoff humiliation, mostly at the hands of the San Antonio Spurs and Utah Jazz, the Lakers overcame a 15-point deficit in the fourth quarter of game 7 of the Western Conference Finals (against the Portland Trailblazers) to get another birth in the NBA Finals. This was the first championship of the Kobe-Shaq 3-peat.

2. Team: Los Angeles Lakers, 1987-1988
Record: 62-20, Back-to-Back Championships
Teammates: Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Byron Scott, James Worthy, Mychal Thompson, Kurt Rambis, and Michael Cooper.
The transition from a Kareem-dominated offense to a Magic Johnson-style offense made the Lakers even more difficult to guard. They overcame a tremendous effort by the Detroit Pistons to win the title that year, an effort which included Isiah Thomas’ historic 25 points in the fourth quarter (on a busted ankle). With Thomas injured, the Lakers still barely pulled out a game 7 victory by three points. They finished these playoffs 15-9. This was their last great season, their last championship before losing their next two chances at the title, one to Isiah Thomas, the other to Michael Jordan.

1. Team: Los Angeles Lakers, 1986-1987
Record: 65-17, Championship
Teammates: Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Byron Scott, James Worthy, Mychal Thompson, Kurt Rambis, and Michael Cooper.
This team barely gets the nod over the ’88 team, not for winning three more games, but for redeeming their previous NBA Finals loss to Larry Bird’s Boston Celtics in 1984. Also, this team lost fewer games on its way to the NBA title (15-3).

Honorable Mention
Team: Dallas, 1998-99
Record: 19-31 (lockout season)
Teammates: Cedric Ceballos, Michael Finley, Robert Pack, Dirk Nowitzki (rookie), Steve Nash (rookie).
Although this team lacked a decent record, this proved to be the beginning of the Finley-Nash-Nowitzki tandem that would be effective in the following years.

Odd symmetry
When A.C. Green did not play with the Lakers, there was never a season where he did not either play along side Cedric Ceballos (Dallas and Phoenix) or Dan Majerle (Phoenix and Miami), or both.

‘Skool’ 4 Ballerz: Need for Individual Instruction

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DeShawn Stevenson Has New Tattoos

Just when you thought the DeShawn Stevenson crazy train was at full capacity he loaded up a few more loads of coal. The man needs therapy. Stevenson has now entered into the same level of nuts as Stephon Marbury. Yes, that’s right folks. It is one thing to get meaningful tattoos to represent everything from strength to endurance, to family. It’s a totally other thing to get your face and neck covered with tattoos of sports teams and past presidents, as an attempt to get attention for anything but your stellar play on the basketball court. Where in our books, is the only place it matters….the court. As you’ll see below, his new tattoos on his face include Abe Lincoln, the Pittsburgh Pirates logo, a crack, and his son’s name. Ahem. Coo Coo.

We first saw these pics on Yahoo’s Ball Don’t Lie with J.E. Skeets, but he credits Truth About It and The Washington Times. Check out their sites for more pics and details.

Watch out for those 2009 Pacers

Michael Pina has a BA in English with a concentration in Journalism from the University of Delaware. He is currently living in his hometown of Boston. Mike is also the creator of the sports site Mike and Jeremy Like Sports.

Surprise champions in the NBA are a lot like victory parades in the city of Philadelphia, few and far between.

Going back 10, 20, 30 years, there hasn’t been a single team that came out of absolutely nowhere to surprise everyone, make a run at the title and win a ring. That’s not to say Cinderella stories don’t exist in the NBA, but those are more likely to be on an individual level instead of a team’s.

Heading into the 2009-10 season, barring a series of devastating injuries or the plague, the NBA champion will materialize from one of the following five cities: Boston, Cleveland, Los Angeles, San Antonio or Orlando. Sure there are a few teams out there with an outside shot, like Denver, Houston and maybe even New Orleans, but for the most part the leading teams have staked their claim.

For casual fans this takes a little excitement out of the regular season while at the same time increasing interest once May rolls around.

The Eastern Conference this year could be a little more interesting than people think, with some teams that have traditionally been down, bouncing back in a strong way and having moderately successful seasons.

Here’s a team that should go further this year than last, but still fall short of going to the Finals. The Indiana Pacers.

It’s harder to get any worse with a 36-46 record, but Indiana was a team nobody talked about last year and yet around the league they competed with the best, beating the Magic, Celtics and Lakers.

Last year they finished fifth in the league in scoring, averaging 105.1 points per game. Unfortunately they let up 106 per contest so that explains the poor record, but they’re a young, up-tempo team that should show stark improvement in 2010.

Two positive additions to this year’s team are rookie Tyler Hansbrough and newly signed Dahntay Jones from Denver. The latter being a player who will fit perfectly into the Pacers up and down system while taking on a nightly role of guarding the opponents top scorer.

Throughout his collegiate career, most who watched Tyler Hansbrough play agreed he was a great amateur who would have trouble adjusting at the next level. This could be the truth, or he could come in with his hard work ethic and in-game intensity and be a positive influence.

The Pacers have a few ingredients to be a very dangerous team both next season and a few years down the road. They have a designated franchise player in Danny Granger who continues to improve from year to year at a greater rate than nearly everyone in the league. Committed to improving himself on the defensive end, while still remaining a 30-point a night threat gives Indiana a very useful puzzle piece.

Along with Granger, Indiana has stable point guard T.J. Ford, inside, outside threat Troy Murphy and second year player Brandon Rush.

While there’s a greater chance Zombieland will take home Best Picture than the Pacers taking home the Larry O’Brien trophy, Indiana should surprise a lot of people both this season and years to come.

What Ever Happened To Tamir Goodman aka the “Jewish Jordan”?

Allen Moll is an avid NBA and College Basketball fan who watches and studies games religiously and coaches youth basketball in his native Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania. Allen is a regular columnist for the Hoopdoctors, Bleacherreport.com, UpperDeckblog.com, and his own blog, Hoops Haven .

Former basketball prodigy, and former #1 HS player in the country, Tamir Goodman, whom everyone came to know as the “Jewish Jordan”, has been forced into retirement from professional basketball at the age of 27 years old, because of nagging knee injuries. He has played for the last 7 years overseas, lastly for the Haifa Heat, in the Israeli Pro League.

It was almost 10 years ago in 1999, that Tamir, was lighting up the basketball courts at Talmudical Academy, a tiny Jewish day school in Baltimore,Maryland. He was a tall(6′3), but skinny(159lbs) white kid who was shooting the lights out at an unbelievable 35ppg clip in his junior season. He set off a media and recruiting frenzy to find out more about the basketball phenom. He even was featured in Sports Illustrated and on 60 Minutes while in High School.

Many elite level NCAA Division 1 schools had interest but Gary Williams at Maryland had the inside track to signing Goodman to a scholarship. Because of religious beliefs, he refused to play on the Sabbath from sundown Friday, to sundown Saturday. These restrictions immediately clashed with Williams disciplinarian style of coaching and caused a rift between the two. After failing to come to a compromise at a meeting between Goodman and Williams, the prized recruit announced that he would attend the smaller, Towson University, along the northern edge of the Baltimore beltway, which agreed to reschedule games to cater to Goodman’s restrictions.

Goodman never lived up to the hype and struggled through injuries between his junior and senior seasons of high school. Speculation was that his propensity towards injury actually had swayed Maryland away from the once prized recruit. His career at Towson was both filled with disappointment and scandal. He averaged only 6 points and 4 assists in 23 games as a freshman. After a coaching change at the school, his playing time was reduced and Goodman was at odds with the new regime. In late 2001, Goodman filed a police complaint against a member of the coaching staff, alleging that they threatened hitting him with a chair and kicked a stool into him. He later dropped the charges and left the school, ending his collegiate career after only one full season.

He then went overseas and played professionally with Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Israeli Pro League before sustaining an ACL injury to his knee. Over the next few seasons and 3 other teams, including the Maryland Nighthawks, a professional team back in the states, he suffered through a staph infection, and serious injuries to both hands until he decided he had endured enough pain and called it quits recently, in a televised announcement.

Thus, with no regrets, the basketball career of the once promising “Jewish Jordan” ends. In retirement he is the father of 3 young children and serves as director of Haifa Hoops for Kids, which is a program affiliated with his last pro team in Israel, that provides free tickets to poor and special needs children.

Watch some video footage on Tamir Goodman’s life before retirement:

He is a King, but is He Superman?

Okay, I know you spotted the “King” in the title and started yawning at the thought of yet another LeBron James piece as puffy as French pastries. But you can chillax for the moment and take solace in the fact that this article will only reference James once more. That was it. Now on to more pressing matters. The king in this story isn’t the king but a King – the Sacramento Kings’ Tyreke Evans, to be exact.

Still fresh from his drafting, the Sacramento Kings’ pick out of Memphis is coming out of the frying pan that is the NCAA and being launched into the fire via the unforgiving Western Conference of the NBA. If that’s not enough pressure for any rookie, Evans is expected to hold down the point as the team’s starter. The one guard isn’t even Tyreke’s natural position, but he’ll have to adjust quickly.

Going into last summer’s draft, the idea was to upgrade the point guard position. Geoff Petrie, the Kings’ shot-caller, really put it all on the line for Evans. He was the fourth overall pick, and the young player was only a freshman at the time to boot. The 6-6 (two) guard has an incredible wing span, the ability to post up, and he can create well off the dribble. His fast-paced style of play was suitable for Memphis and, obviously, suitable for what Sacramento Kings head coach Paul Westphal wants to do.

It’s not easy keeping pace with the Lakers, Spurs, Suns and Mavericks, not to mention the sudden emergence of the Nuggets and Warriors. All of these teams play high-intensity basketball. In theory, the youthful and energetic Evans will act as the club’s sparkplug, assisting Kevin Martin and hopefully creating opportunities for second-year player Jason Thompson.

Even with Martin’s experience, Evans may still be a backcourt bust. The team is gambling on its future with a cast of relatively young and decidedly inexperienced—outside of a few vets—ballers.

Evans certainly doesn’t have the hype of a LeBron James (Okay, I lied), but the Kings are putting that much weight on his shoulders, nonetheless. If it goes belly up in Cali with Evans, the careers of the coaching staff and GM won’t be far behind.

Kobe Bryant Rewind: The High School Years

Allen Moll is an avid NBA and College Basketball fan who watches and studies games religiously and coaches youth basketball in his native Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania. Allen is a regular columnist for the Hoopdoctors, Bleacherreport.com, UpperDeckblog.com, and his own blog, Hoops Haven .

We here at Hoopdoctors are big fans of Kobe Bryant’s game. He is the total package: elite scorer, supreme defender, and proven winner. The NBA’s current overall best player in the game. Although he has nothing left to prove, his drive and desire to succeed is still among the league’s best. In this new, multi-part player series we call “Player Rewind” we will take a look back at some hidden gems caught on video showcasing some of the “Black Mama’s” biggest and best moments in his HS and NBA career.

Part One – High School Years

Residents of Philadelphia knew Kobe was going to be great since he became Southeastern Pennsylvania’s all-time leading scorer in 1996, with 2,883 points, even besting the legendary Wilt Chamberlain’s outstanding career at Overbrook HS, during his time at Lower Merion HS, located in the northeastern suburbs of Philly metro area. His senior year numbers that were purely phenominal, averaging 30.8 ppg, 12 rebs, 6.5 ast, 4 stls, and 3.8 blocks, earned him the Naismith and Gatorade HS Player of the Year awards. To prep for the NBA, Bryant regularly practiced with the 76ers and even played one on one with then superstar Jerry Stackhouse. After watching these videos, it’s amazing how some people questioned his decision to go pro.

Check out some throwback videos of Kobe at Lower Merion HS:

NBA to Announce ‘Social Media Policy’

The NBA this week will unveil a new ’social media policy’ that will apply to all players, coaches, and all team officials. ESPN has a source who is downplaying the stringency of the expected policy:

The primary restriction of the policy is expected to prevent various team representatives from tweeting during games, after the stir caused late last season when Detroit Pistons forward Charlie Villanueva, then with Milwaukee, tweeted from the Bucks’ locker room during halftime.

One source described the forthcoming policy as “very minimal” and “less stringent” than the guidelines announced earlier this month by the NFL, which now regards players, coaches and football operations personnel — or any third party representing them — to be in violation of league rules if they use social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook from 90 minutes before kickoff through the end of the standard post-game access period for media interviews.

This summer we saw the social media craze among players have its first effects. Fans and blog owners had first hand knowledge of contract negotiations through free agents ‘tweets’. News of trades spread faster than ever before due to twitter.

The players who have embraced social media (such as Cavalier Shaquille O’Neal) have seen a tremendous growth in their popularity and marketability. On the flip side, players such as Stephon Marbury, who streamed live videos to the internet showcasing some very odd behavior, saw the negative wrath of how fast information and public opinion can spread on the net. Just this week Marquis Daniels was in defense mode after making jokes on twitter about his dog being a ‘prizefighter’. Michael Vick anyone?

It’s obviously the Marbury’s, Villaneuva’s, and Daniels’ that have caused the NBA to decide to try and get a handle on the potential negative effects of players using social media by releasing this new policy. But will this policy be enforced against? Is this just another ‘fine-able’ offense for the league to generate revenue?

What are your thoughts on players using social media?

2010 NCAA Basketball Predictions

 

Top 25 and 1
01	Kansas	14	Mississippi State
02	Kentucky	15	Georgia Tech
03	Texas	16	Louisville
04	North Carolina	17	Ohio State
05	Purdue	18	Butler
06	Michigan State	19	Michigan
07	Villanova	20	Florida State
08	Connecticut	21	California
09	Duke	22	Tennessee
10	West Virginia	23	Wake Forest
11	Georgetown	24	Dayton
12	Washington	25	Minnesota
13	Oklahoma	26	Maryland
NCAA POY- John Wall, Kentucky

 

All-American Team
1st Team
G	John Wall	Kentucky
G	Evan Turner	Ohio State
F	Greg Monroe	Georgetown
C/F	Cole Aldrich	Kansas
C/F	Ed Davis	North Carolina
2nd Team
G	Devin Ebanks	West Virginia
G	Willie Warren	Oklahoma
F	Al-Farouq Aminu	Wake Forest
C/F	Craig Brackins	Iowa State
C/F	Derrick Favors	Georgia Tech
3rd Team
G	Kemba Walker	Connecticut
G	Avery Bradley	Texas
F	Patrick Patterson	Kentucky
C/F	Stanley Robinson	Connecticut
C/F	Jarvis Varnado	Mississippi State

 

All ACC
1st Team
G	Greivis Vasquez	Maryland
G/F	Chris Singleton	Florida State
F	Al- Farouq Aminu	Wake Forest
F	Kyle Singler	Duke
C/F	Ed Davis	North Carolina
2nd Team
G	Iman Shumpert	Georgia Tech
G/F	Sylvan Landesberg	Virginia Tech
F	Gani Lawal	Georgia Tech
F	Derrick Favors	Georgia Tech
C	Solomon Alabi	Florida State
Conference POY- Ed Davis, North Carolina
Newcomer of the Year- Derrick Favors, Georgia Tech

 

All Big-12
1st Team
G	Willie Warren	Oklahoma
G	Avery Bradley	Texas
F	Damion James	Texas
F	Craig Brackins	Iowa State
C	Cole Aldrich	Kansas
2nd Team
G	Sherron Collins	Kansas
G	Denis Clemente	Kansas State
G/F	Cory Higgins	Colorado
F	James Anderson	Oklahoma State
F/C	Wally Judge	Kansas State
Conference POY- Cole Aldrich, Kansas
Newcomer of the Year- Avery Bradley, Texas

 

All Pac-10
1st Team
G	Jerome Randle	California
G	Tajuan Porter	Oregon
G/F	Malcolm Lee	UCLA
G/F	Quincy Pondexter	Washington
C	Michael Dunigan	Oregon
2nd Team
G	Isaiah Thomas	Washington
G	Nic Wise	Arizona
G/F	Daniel Hackett	Southern California
F	Patrick Christopher	California
C	Joevan Catron	Oregon
Conference POY- Quincy Pondexter, Washington
Newcomer of the Year- Abdul Gaddy, Washington

 

All Big-10
1st Team
G	Kalin Lucas	Michigan State
G	Manny Harris	Michigan
G/F	Evan Turner	Ohio State
F	Robbie Hummel	Purdue
C	Mike Davis	Illinois
2nd Team
G	Talor Battle	Penn State
G	E’Twaun Moore	Purdue
G/F	William Buford	Ohio State
F	Raymar Morgan	Michigan State
C	Jajuan Johnson	Purdue
Conference POY- Evan Turner, Ohio State
Newcomer of the Year- Brandon Paul, Illinois

 

All SEC
1st Team
G	John Wall	Kentucky
G	Kenny Boynton	Florida
F	Patrick Patterson	Kentucky
F	Tyler Smith	Tennessee
C	Jarvis Varnado	Mississippi State
2nd Team
G	Devan Downey	South Carolina
G	Terrico White	Mississippi
F	Tasmin Mitchell	Louisiana State
F	Demarcus Cousins	Kentucky
C	A.J. Ogilvy	Vanderbilt
Conference POY- John Wall, Kentucky
Newcomer of the Year- John Wall, Kentucky

 

All Big East
1st Team
G	Devin Ebanks	West Virginia
G	Kemba Walker	Connecticut
F	Stanley Robinson	Connecticut
F	Luke Harangody	Notre Dame
C	Greg Monroe	Notre Dame
2nd Team
G	Scottie Reynolds	Villanova
G	Jerome Dyson	Connecticut
F	Lazar Heyward	Marquette
F	Desean Butler	West Virginia
C	Samardo Samuels	Louisville
Conference POY- Greg Monroe, Georgetown
Newcomer of the Year- Dominic Cheek, Villanova

 

Missouri Valley

Conference POY- Kevin Dillard, Southern Illinois

 

Atlantic-10

Conference POY- Chris ‘Top Flight’ Wright, Dayton

 

Western Athletic

Conference POY- Luke Babbitt, Nevada

 

Conference USA

Conference POY- Jerome Jordan, Tulsa

 

Colonial Athletic

Conference POY- Larry Sanders, Virginia Commonwealth

 

Horizon

Conference POY- Gordon Hayward, Butler

 

Western Coast

Conference POY- Matt Bouldin, Gonzaga

 

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