2010

August 6, 2010 – Allen Moll With the college game’s best players every season continually coming from the freshman class, nothing is more important than recruiting to an NCAA coaching staff. Regal recruiters like John Calipari at Kentucky, Thad Matta at Ohio State, and Bruce Pearl of Tennessee annually get commitments from elite level recruits [...]

August 3, 2010 – Dr. Anklesnap According to multiple sources, including the following from David Aldridge of TNT and NBA.com, it looks like the Boston Celtics and veteran Shaquille O’Neal are very close to agreeing on a contract for next season. The Boston Celtics were “close” on Tuesday, according to a league source, to signing [...]

August 3, 2010 – Allen Moll With Lebron James’ and Chris Bosh’s recent defections from the teams that drafted them to the supposed promised land of South Beach, to play alongside Dwyane Wade on the Heat, many fans have already annointed the trio of All Stars as the favorites to win not only the 2011 [...]

July 29, 2010 – Kevin Burke Remember Yao Ming? It seems like forever since we’ve seem him healthy and contributing on the court for the Houston Rockets, rather than posing as an oversized cheerleader on the sidelines. May 8, 2009 to be exact. That was when he suffered a hairline fracture to his left foot during a second-round [...]

Jerry Colangelo and Mike Krzyzewski announced the names of the 15 players who will participate in the final Team USA training camp in preparation for the FIBA World Championship in Turkey. The roster lacks bigs, but is loaded with athleticism. [...]

July 28, 2010 – Kevin Burke The entire basketball world has gotten so caught up in the LeHeat extravaganza, that we almost lost sight of reality. Now that the dust has settled some, let’s think rationally. Let’s not crown the Miami Heat just yet. The 2-time defending champion Los Angeles Lakers have just reloaded in a major way [...]

July 26, 2010 – Dr. J-Water Word was moving quickly yesterday after an ESPN report, that Tracy McGrady might sign with the Chicago Bulls for next season. McGrady was one of the ‘Big Three’ that we discussed were on the verge of either signing or retiring this summer. The Bulls have definite interest, provided McGrady [...]

July 23, 2010 – Allen Moll Even as arguably Villanova University’s best all-time player, Scottie Reynolds never seemed to get much respect. He even kept all of the press clippings and news articles that criticized his game and pinned them on his wall that he aptly called his “wall of disrespect.” All he did in [...]

July 23, 2010 – R.S. De France Because the Suns refused to sign all-star power forward Amar’e Stoudemire to a max deal like the New York Knicks did at 5 years for about $100 million, the Suns are now stuck in a sticky situation—trying to rebuild around a 36 year-old point guard (37 in February). [...]

  July 22, 2010 – Allen Moll Together they have scored more than 70,000 points, been a participant in 33 NBA All Star Games, won 8 scoring titles, and won 2 league MVP Awards, but apparently the now 30+ year old Shaquille O’Neal, Allen Iverson, and Tracy McGrady are having a difficult time finding their [...]