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This is starting to get weird. And quite frankly, a little embarrassing. The New York Knicks are title contenders. That’s what they’re selling us on, anyway. Carmelo Anthony, Tyson Chandler, J.R. Smith, Iman Shumpert, Andrea Bargnani—they’re supposed to be the core of a championship hopeful. Yet talk keeps shifting to the future, like the Knicks [...]

In sports, at one point or another, we’ve all had suspicions of teams tanking during a season in order to improve their draft positioning for the following year. We’ve just never heard of any one associated with that team admit it. Until now. An anonymous NBA GM has apparently admitted that his team may tank [...]

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We’ve seen a trend in recent years where parents are getting their children involved in sports at a much younger age than when we were growing up. As a child, I remember most school districts didn’t begin organized basketball until at least middle school, 7th or 8th grade to be exact. But today we are [...]

This is the type of stuff you want to hear in the league these days. In an age where everyone is friends with everyone else, seeing two teams that genuinely don’t like one another is refreshing and welcomed. That’s what we have with the Heat and the Bulls. Even with Derrick Rose back, I’m not [...]

Donald Sterling is a tyrant. Worse, he’s a tyrannical fool. The Los Angeles Clippers owner has long been known for his despotic and often-senseless rule. Logic isn’t always a part of his thought process and before Chris Paul’s arrival, he was known for pinching pennies and escorts’ asses (kidding, I think), not building a winner. [...]

It was a glorious 2012-2013 NBA campaign for the Miami Heat that started back in October with an opening night blowout win over their chief rival Boston Celtics, met in the middle by an amazing 27 game winning streak, leading to a franchise record 66 regular season wins, and culminating in the team’s 3rd NBA [...]

Derrick Rose hearts LeBron James. Fine, he doesn’t. Off the court, the two probably get along. On the court, they most likely hate each other. So no, the Chicago Bulls point guard doesn’t adore the Miami Heat superstar. But he is warming up to the idea of LeBron as the best player in the NBA. [...]

Linsanity is officially over. After setting New York on fire a few years ago, the Knicks wisely decided not to overpay for the point guard and allow Houston to do so. Entering his second season with the Rockets, it appears as if Jeremy Lin has lost his starting PG job to Patrick Beverley. But in [...]

With all of the preseason hype heaped squarely upon the shoulders of University of Kansas freshman Andrew Wiggins, it’s easy to forget about fellow elite freshmen like Julius Randle at Kentucky or Jabari Parker at Duke. All 3 players, along with Oklahoma State sophomore Marcus Smart, are the odds-on early favorites for the #1 overall [...]