NBA

May 23, 2012 – Dan Favale The Miami Heat-Indiana Pacers game Tuesday night left Roy Hibbert feeling as if LeBron James and Dwyane Wade had an NFL-like bounty system of their own. [...]

May 22, 2012 – Dan Favale The Orlando Magic sent a message Monday when they parted ways with head coach Stan Van Gundy and general manager Otis Smith. Did I write message? I’m sorry, I mean held up a white flag. [...]

May 21, 2012 – Dan Favale The Miami Heat are notorious whiners, specifically LeBron James and Dwyane Wade, and Danny Granger of the Indiana Pacers isn’t okay with that. I’ve ripped apart Granger before, but there will be none of that here. As much distaste as I’ve expressed for some of Granger’s actions in the [...]

May 18, 2012 – Dan Favale The Clippers have put themselves in a must win situation for Game 3 against the Spurs, for reasons other than championship attainment. [...]

May 17, 2012 – Dan Favale The world will watch the Heat and Pacers with bated breath Thursday night. Not watching to see either team win or lose, but watching to see if LeBron James pulls another disappearing act down the stretch. [...]

May 17, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Just in case Bulls fans weren’t depressed enough these days with the news about the severity of Derrick Rose’s injury, as well as getting bounced from the playoffs in the first round by the 8th seeded team in the Eastern Conference, I thought we should share with them [...]

May 16, 2012 – Dan Favale The Chicago Bulls are screwed, there’s simply no other word for it. Word came Tuesday that Derrick Rose would be out between 8-12 months rehabilitating his torn ACL. From ESPN.com: “We’re at this point very optimistic. … We think of recovery as the long process that’s in stages. But [...]

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May 15, 2012 – Dan Favale Barring a myriad of injuries to the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Los Angeles Lakers aren’t making it past the second round of the NBA Playoffs. After the Lakers beat the Denver Nuggets in a hard-fought, brutally-played seven game matchup, the prospect of heading to Oklahoma City for a shot [...]

May 14, 2012 – Dan Favale Chris Paul is the epitome of playmaking, the embodiment of unselfishness, and, the lesser acknowledged, poster-boy for good intentions gone awry. Paul can take over games almost on command, but his reluctance to do so is somewhat troublesome. The point guard is incredibly unselfish—too unselfish. He dribbles for far [...]