basketball

January 4, 2011 – Allen Moll I don’t know if you would call the Portland Trailblazers snake-bitten when it comes to the injury bug, but upon finding out that 3 time All Star Brandon Roy will be out of action indefinitely, on top of news that former #1 overall pick Greg Oden will once again [...]

December 31, 2010 – Kevin Burke New Year’s Eve. Three words that mean something different to each person. For some it means a quiet evening at home with the family. For others it’s a bright green light to drink until you’re sure to flunk a breathalyzer with flying colors. Whatever you end up doing tonight, [...]

December 30, 2010 – Allen Moll March Madness is about to get a bit more maddening with news that former 11 time All Star and NBA  Hall of Famer turned broadcaster Charles Barkley will be part of TNT’s coverage of the NCAA Tournament next March. Barkley as well as the rest of the TNT broadcasting [...]

December 23, 2010 – R.S. De France With their recent struggles against mediocre opponents, the LA Lakers have shown the Miami Heat a blueprint of how to beat the Lakers on Christmas Day. The Lakers started their quest to a three-peat in strong fashion.  Even then, we were warned about their easy schedule that included [...]

December 22, 2010 – Allen Moll The Great Northwest has become a hot-bed for big time basketball players in recent years. After all, the states of Washington and Oregon have produced true ballers like Kevin Love, Kyle Singler, Terrence Jones, and more currently Class of 2011’s Tony Wroten Jr, who is headed to the University of [...]

December 20, 2010 – Kevin Burke Last week I took a break from Monday’s Weekly Knicks Notes, but if I did scribe one you would’ve read me go on and on about how great the Knicks are. I would’ve bored you into unconsciousness with how they’ve turned the corner and how they can give any [...]

December 20, 2010 – Allen Moll Every member of Jayhawk Nation and college basketball fans in general could hardly wait for December 18th to finally arrive. That’s the date that everyone circled on their calendars when Kansas’ top recruit Josh Selby, fresh off a 9 game suspension to begin the season, was set to make [...]

December 17, 2010 – Allen Moll It would be an understatement to say that the LA Clippers’ Blake Griffin has been every bit as good as expected upon arrival in the National Basketball Association. No one really new just how explosive he would be after his pre-season ending patella tendon/kneecap injury ended his rookie campaign [...]

December 16, 2010 – Kevin Burke I have an undeniable appreciation for all things sports, but to me there’s nothing more beautiful to watch than the game of basketball, especially when it’s played well. Everything about the game is truly a joy to witness. Having said that, there is one thing that I absolutely cannot [...]

December 15, 2010 – Allen Moll Apparently, Austin Rivers,  the #1 ranked high school player in the 2011 Class doesn’t have much respect for his recent competition as he was caught on camera making a bold prediction that he would score 40 points in a game against Cypress Creek HS in Florida. Not surprisingly, Austin [...]