Besides throwing up some links every so often to some of the best written NBA blogs on this planet for their immaculate NBA previews, I also have the lovely duty of putting together a preview for my hometown Miami Heat. No, this site is not a basketball-specific blog, but this is the third year that […]
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NBA: Central Division Previews
Here’s the full list of the Central Division previews. I think that this is a very weak division that has a clear favorite in Cleveland and a lot of mediocre teams under the LeBrons. Chicago Bulls BlogABull.com | Give Me The Rock Cleveland Cavaliers Fear The Sword | WaitingForNextYear | Cavalier Attitude Detroit Pistons Motown […]
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NBA: Southwest Division Previews
Here’s the full list of the Southwest Division previews. I like the Spurs taking the division, and the Rockets having a really rough year. Dallas Mavericks Mavs Moneyball | The Two Man Game | NBA Mate Houston Rockets The Dream Shake | Ballerblogger Memphis Grizzlies 3 Shades of Blue New Orleans Hornets At The Hive […]
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NBA: Atlantic Division Previews
Here we are back for the third straight year as a part of CelticsBlog.com’s NBA Division Previews. For the past two years, I have covered the Miami Heat preview (2007 preview link, 2008 preview link). My prediction last year was scary close. I said the Heat would go 42-40 (which was a bold statement after […]
With the lack of big name free agents, the conservative salary cap projections for next year, and the well publicized salary cap cutting for the summer of 2010, this NBA off-season has not been the most exciting. However, one of the more intriguing free agent stories of the summer has been that of the New […]
When the Bengals’ Andre Smith finally signed a contract on Sunday, it was released that a pretty interesting clause was stamped on it. Apparently, Smith’s contract says that his salary will be slashed for each game in which he is 350 pounds or higher and not on the active roster. Upon learning of this, I […]
Matthew Epps, a Spring 2010 J.D. Candidate (like me) from Villanova University School of Law (unlike me), just received a high honor entering his third and final year of law school; he was published in his school’s Sports and Entertainment Law Journal. His piece: FULL COURT PRESS: HOW COLLECTIVE BARGAINING WEAKENED THE NBA’S COMPETITIVE EDGE […]
The Major League Soccer Players Union released salary information for each player in the league. Considered a second tier professional soccer league, the MLS has received substantial amounts of criticism and scrutiny in the media, particularly due to the quality of play. There is not a phrase more fitting than, “you get what you pay […]
The Utah Jazz’s Carlos Boozer will decide today whether or not he should play out his contract option for next season which will pay $12.7 million or if he will test the open market. Since Boozer’s rookie year (2003), his statistics have steadily increased…..until the ’08-’09 season: 2002-2003 = 10 ppg/7.5 rpg 2003-2004 = 15.4 […]
Were you able to digest our breakdown of the first round? Agencies like ASM Sports and Priority Sports came on strong at the end of the first round. Which agencies found their home in the second round? Second Round Kings – Jeff Pendergraph PF/C – Agency: Ceruzzi Sports Wizards – Jermaine Taylor SG – Agency: […]