On December 28th, New York Knicks guard Nate Robinson was fined $25,000 for publicly demanding a trade. NBA policy does not allow players to make trade demands through the media. The NBA considers actions like this “detrimental to the NBA.” However, Robinson never made the demand himself. In fact, it is his desire to remain […]
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There are some phrases an NBA organization never wants to hear, and “It’s time to clean house” is one of the worst. Unfortunately, the Chicago Bulls are dangerously approaching this breaking point. After an incredible postseason fight in last year’s playoffs against the Boston Celtics, many saw the Bulls as a young group ready to […]
From the moment the news broke of Allen Iverson’s “retirement”, the real question was how long before he found someone willing to offer him a contract. So after just seven days of “retirement” and some flirtation with the Knicks, Allen Iverson is headed home to Philly. The 76ers, who have lost PG Lou Williams for […]
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Allen Iverson’s Answer Is…
According to ESPN.com, it seems as if Allen Iverson’s chances of making a difference in this year’s NBA season are dwindling even further than they had already. The New York Knicks announced this morning that they will not be signing the 10-time all star. The former MVP and scoring champion was waived on Tuesday after […]
Being fully aware that it is still too early to deem Brandon Jennings‘ year overseas as a complete success, at this point in the season, he certainly is off to a promising start. Just a few days after an impressive 32 point, 9 assist performance against Chauncey Billups and the Nuggets, Brandon Jennings dropped an insane stat line. 55 […]
Agent Mark Stevens is in the news again. Back in 2006 he was compared to Drew Rosenhaus when he and another high profile client, Ron Artest, were in a strikingly similar situation. Well he seems to be attempting to follow the same playbook in his most recent attempt to get Stephen Jackson traded out of Golden State. After publicly stating a desire […]
Rajon Rondo, the six-foot point guard for the Boston Celtics, has captured the worlds attention. The publicity he is getting is both positive and negative. The positive side being his performance with the Celts. In four seasons with Boston, Rondo has played in 239 games and has a .481 FG%, .271 3PT%, and a .635 […]
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NBA: Pacific Division Previews
Here is our very last division preview for the 2009-10 season. Hopefully you are enjoying the start to the NBA season. It is tough to stay focused on it when we are in the midst of a great football season and a really exciting World Series. Anyway, my pick in the Pacific is…the Lakers. Yeah, […]
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NBA: Southeast Division Previews
Last week, I posted my 2009-10 preview for the Miami Heat. I think we will have an above-average season, but I see the Magic taking this division. Solid offseason moves, and a great man in the middle by the name of Dwight Howard. Thus, I’ll give him some love by placing his image at the […]
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NBA: Northwest Division Previews
The Northwest Division is a little tougher to pick than the Central Division. The Nuggets showed their strength last season, but the Jazz always are in contention, and I like the Trail Blazers to make some noise as well. Thus, I’ll run with LaMarcus Aldridge’s picture up top, who just scored a 5-year, $65 million […]