Nash And The Suns Are Rising

As for what you call this restoration in Phoenix, call it whatever you like – a comeback, a rebirth, a return to normalcy – but just be sure to remember who we can thank for it: the incomparable Steve Nash.

Perception Is Reality With Isiah Thomas

Isiah Thomas is one of the greatest basketball players of all time. He surely ranks among the best point guards in history, and anyone who ever watched him play can attest that few players have ever played with more fire and spirit than the former Piston legend.

Based on his career on the basketball court, we should collectively think about Thomas as an iconic figure and one of the true luminaries of his sport.

But we don’t. When we contemplate all that is Isiah Thomas, more often then not the former star comes up miserably short.

Turkoglu Reflects Toronto’s Personality

Hedo Turkoglu reflects the new global face of this organization, and stands as a true representative of the city and people who support it: diverse, cosmopolitan, unprovincial.

Los Angeles Lakers Season Preview

The Los Angeles Lakers are built around Pau Gasol and Kobe Bryant. Gasol will be his predictably efficient, lethal self and will repeat as an All-Star. Bryant will continue to adjust his game to suit his team’s needs and increasing age.

Together, they should guide Los Angeles back to the NBA Finals, and to another title.

Boston’s Pivotal Player: Kevin Garnett

In basketball, as in life, leadership often makes all the difference. Leaders motivate and conduct, but perhaps more importantly leaders must inspire. Good leadership inspires players to have confidence in the leader himself. It is only great leadership though that inspires players to have confidence in themselves.

With that in mind it takes only one look at the Boston Celtics to recognize their true leader. Paul Pierce is their charger, Ray Allen is their calming influence, and Rajon Rondo their vitality. But if Boston’s season came down to one player, there can be no question it would be Kevin Garnett.

Bryant Returns Atop NBA Throne

As the seconds ticked down and Kobe Bryant’s seven-year odyssey for another NBA Championship concluded, one couldn’t help but be curious as to what his celebratory pose would look like after the final buzzer.
Given the individual impact this ring would have on Bryant’s NBA legacy, and given how singular his drive has been throughout his [...]

Fisher’s Heroics Move Lakers a Step Closer

Luck can be thought of as what happens when preparation meets opportunity. In the case of Lakers point guard Derek Fisher, this pairing seems to occur often.
Even while playing with Kobe Bryant, the one player in the league most people would trust foremost with a game deciding shot, it has routinely been Fisher whose late-game [...]

Game 3 Raises More Questions

It would be difficult for any fan of the NBA to try and analyze Game 3 of the NBA Finals and not laugh at the degree that each pundit’s take will vary depending on their deposition.
Either Orlando had one of the most efficient offensive performances in the history of the Finals, or Los Angeles had [...]

Lakers Survive Overtime Scare

Survive and advance.
It is a phrase conjured up most often in basketball when speaking about the NCAA Tournament, but without a doubt it is the most apt turn of phrase for what the Los Angeles Lakers did in Game 2 of the NBA Finals Sunday night.
The evidence that the Lakers merely endured and outlasted Orlando [...]

Bryant Defends His Legacy in Game 1

“The Wire”, the former HBO crime drama, was the greatest program in the history of television in this author’s humble opinion. It explored sociopolitical themes with greater depth than any series before or since as it developed characters more haunting and complex than anywhere else.
Just what does David Simon’s brilliant series have to do with [...]

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