Teams May Turn to Europe

Okay, so your team didn’t do so well in the playoffs. And they didn’t luck out in the draft lottery either. And they don’t even have much cap space heading into the forthcoming NBA free agent frenzy. Sounds like they’re in dire straits when it comes to improving this offseason, right? Wrong. There’s still a [...]

Queen of the Hill

With the numerous personalities, writers, bloggers and columnists over at ESPN, it’s quite difficult for someone new to stick out and distinguish themselves. Jemele Hill has found a way to do just that and then some. Hill writes both for Page 2 on ESPN.com and ESPN the Magazine. On the television side, Hill is a [...]

Celtics Diversify Portfolio in Game 5 Win

To quote the great Marv Albert, the Boston Celtics showed their “full repertoire” Wednesday night during their 106-102 victory over the Detroit Pistons in Game 5.
Throughout the entire season and much of the playoffs, the talk of the basketball experts centered around the “Big Three” of Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen and Paul Pierce, and [...]

NBA Mock Draft – May 28, 2008

Last week the NBA Lottery took place and the Chicago Bulls hit the jackpot when they secured the top spot. While there is still a lot of discussion about who the Bulls will snag, it looks like Derrick Rose could be their man. However, trade discussion are heating up, so the next month will be [...]

McDyess Still Getting It Done

Ten years ago, when Antonio McDyess would score 21 points while snagging 16 rebounds in 34 minutes, he was simply doing what was expected of him as one of his teams leading players. Last night, when he led the Detroit Pistons to a Game 4, 94-75 victory, he provided a much needed but unexpected [...]

The Giants of Efficiency Awake

Through the first two games of the Western Conference Finals, the leaders of the San Antonio Spurs had yet to establish themselves. Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili each looked to be moving a step too slow on offence, rotating a second too late on defense and lacking the will to control the game.
Most [...]

Celtics Thrive Despite Shaky Point Guard Play

An optimist would look at the Boston Celtics 94-80, Game 3 victory and take from it a laundry list of positives. They finally won one on the road. They survived both of the major runs the Pistons made in the second half. The “Big 3” scored 47 points, and the other six Celtics who [...]

Lights Out On San Antonio

Immediately prior to tip-off Friday night in Los Angeles, the Staples Center lighting failed. Everyone, from the stars courtside to the teams themselves, were cast into perfect, deafening darkness for a period of a few moments.
Immediately after the game Friday night, the same might be said of the Spurs’ hopes to repeat as NBA Champions.
In [...]

Stuck in the Shadows

In a game where two of the NBA’s most prized elite fought valiantly until the final buzzer rang, where Ray Allen finally broke out of his uncharacteristic slump and where the revolving door of late-game Pistons heroes continued to spin with enough consistency to make Wheel of Fortune’s Pat Sajak blush, the one real surprise [...]

Poise is the Name of Their Game

Washington Wizards play-by-play announcer Steve Buckhantz has a trademark expression called, “Dagger!”  When the listeners hear it, they know the game is over, and its time to either change the channel or go to the nearest bar to sulk. The Detroit Pistons were able to administer two “daggers” during their 103-97, Game 2 victory.
During Game 1 [...]

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