As we all know, the weeks leading up to the draft can make for an overwhelming flurry of inside scoops, conspiracy theories and rumors from all around the internet; this year appears to be no different.

Grit. Heart. Determination. These are attributes we ascribe to champions. For a team to be consider a worthy titleholder, they must have had their resolve tested and resiliency pushed en route to their final achievement. Contenders become champions by winning games in adverse situations; this forges their character and steadfastness.
Up until Game 5 of [...]

It was not supposed to be this way. I wanted this article to sing the praises of Lamar Odom’s overdue Finals arrival. I had supposed it would be about Trevor Ariza’s breakout first half that had Boston on the ropes. I planned to write about how the series was all tied up.
Evidently, the Boston Celtics [...]

Players, coaches and even fans will agree that playoff basketball is an entirely different animal than the regular season. The game slows down, the fouls are harder and each and every possession carries a heightened importance. Whereas in the regular season teams have the luxury of playing a different team every other night, in [...]

Going into the fourth quarter Tuesday night, Kobe Bryant looked around at his team in search of someone to help him shoulder the load. Bryant knew he needed someone else to step up if the Lakers were to put Game 3 to bed. What he saw before him though was not promising. His primary running [...]

As we all know, the weeks leading up to the draft can make for an overwhelming flurry of inside scoops, conspiracy theories and rumours from all around the internet; this year appears to be no different. Fortunately, Hoops Addict has been in attendance at pre-draft workouts all around the NBA to put it all in [...]

For the majority of college athletes, the opportunity to play their respective sport at the Division I level comes at the expense of being close to home. As a result, the family and friends of these athletes who have moved away from don’t often get the chance to see them play except for a couple [...]

Heading into the NBA Finals the Los Angeles Lakers bench was viewed by many as the X factor in this series, but things haven’t worked out that way through the first two games of this series. If anything, it has been the Celtics bench that can claim that honour.
Instead of playing timid, the Celtics bench [...]

If you were looking at a set of lists with possible storylines heading into Game 2 of this NBA Finals, you would have been hard pressed to find the names Rajon Rondo and Leon Powe included on them. The topics of discussion would center on the strength of Paul Pierce’s knee, Kobe Bryant needing to [...]

If you believe in moral victories, the Lakers are riding out of Boston with a considerably high-minded loss after narrowly missing out on the greatest comeback in NBA Finals history.
If you don’t subscribe to such idealistic or sentimental ideas, they are merely riding out of Boston with a 0-2 hole and a very real threat [...]