Eastern Conference

Ever wonder what a LeBron James emoji would look like? How about Kobe Bryant? Well look no further. Ahead of the All-Star weekend, the NBA has released a series of Twitter emojis. The league released specific characters for each player and TV broadcasters that will appear when their name is used as a Twitter hashtag. [...]

All of those years in the NBA have apparently caught up to Jason Kidd. The 42 year-old Bucks head coach is being forced to take a leave of absence from the team in order to undergo hip surgery. This comes at a bad time for the Bucks as they are underachieving with an 11-18 record [...]

By now we’ve all heard about the realignment proposal brought forth by Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban. After reading about his idea -which includes moving his team into the Eastern Conference-, I came to the realization that Mr. Cuban is somewhat crazy. Lately Cuban has been a staunch critic of the NBA. When former Los [...]

Imagine winning a playoff series for the first time since 2005, that to against the higher seeded Chicago, as well as winning a second-round playoff game for the first time since 1982 in the space of a month. You would think that all signs would be pointing upwards, but instead the Washington Wizards were continuously [...]

Dirk Nowitzki is starting to see a pattern. It’s a pattern you’ve probably noticed, too. A well-documented, oddball pattern—the NBA’s Eastern Conference sucks. Like, it’s really bad. Horrible. Spit-in-your-face disgusting. Players know it. Teams know it. They have to. There’s no way they can’t. Few have voiced it publicly, though. Save for the Portland Trail [...]

On Sunday’s 97-92 win over the Chicago Bulls, Indiana Pacers coach Frank Vogel collected his 100th coaching victory. In the same instance, Indiana was served a quick reminder of just how lucky they are. Frank Vogel is not just the NBA’s youngest head coach, he’s a shot from left field. He was a Division III [...]

The Bulls may not get as much attention as the Celtics or Heat. However, that may change come playoff time. [...]

Which Eastern Conference All-Star sits atop the power rankings? [...]

January 5, 2011 – Kevin Burke For the past decade or more, the NBA’s Western Conference has boasted the more dominant teams in the league for whatever reason. It has always been tough to explain, but it has been that way for a while. From the Lakers to the Spurs to the Suns to the [...]

December 21, 2010 – Kevin Burke Last summer before the season began, Dwight Howard told The Hoop Doctors that despite the Miami Heat forming an Eastern Conference All-Star squad, and the Boston Celtics adding size on their front line, he felt as if his Orlando Magic were the best team in the East. Well, he [...]