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For more than a decade, we’ve come to grow most familiar with Kenny Smith by way of his NBA analysis on TNT’s coverage of the NBA. However, for the past couple of years, he and the crew have done the NCAA tournament as well. By way of him working the NCAA tournament, Kenny has teamed [...]

While over where I am in the Western Hemisphere and all, the Li-Ning Way of Wade isn’t available to us right now save for the about 150 pairs that are in the US right now that aren’t owned by Dwyane Wade. It is about to hurt that much more for those anxiously waiting for their [...]

Gary Payton’s election to the Basketball Hall of Fame is a fitting final chapter for one of the greatest guards in NBA history. A product of Oakland, California, Payton was maybe the grittiest defender and greatest trash-talking point guard of all-time. During his 17-year career (1990-2007), Payton, also known as “GP” and “The Glove,” averaged: [...]

It’s an understatement to call legendary Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim a grumpy old man, especially when it comes to press conferences. He once refused to answer questions from famed ESPN reporter Andy Katz, humorously calling Andy an idiot.  He has also given some funny retort on gun control, made it a point to rip NBA [...]

It appears as if the world is suddenly Michigan’s Trey Burke’s and we all are just in it. It’s been a miraculous last few weeks for the University of Michigan sophomore point guard as he not only has helped his Wolverine teammates advance to Monday’s National Championship Game but was selected as this season’s Wooden [...]

March was another amazing month in the NBA. Although it spelled the end of a couple of historic win streaks from the Miami Heat and the Denver Nuggets, it also marked the beginning of another impressive wins streak still ongoing by the New York Knicks. As teams were jockeying for playoff positioning or some even [...]

Who is your ‘Top NBA Point Guard of All-time’? [...]

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With his unbelievable history of securing top recruits and continually sending multiple players each and every year on to the NBA ranks, University of Kentucky coach John Calipari is hands down the nation’s best recruiter. Ever since he left Memphis for Kentucky back prior to the ’09-’10 season, Cal and his staff has secured the [...]

After breaking his leg last weekend, Louisville’s Kevin Ware has been medically cleared to travel with the team. He will be on the bench cheering his team on during the Final Four in Atlanta this weekend. Many feel that his sheer presence will give Louisville a boost. That remains to be seen. But there will [...]