The picks went fast and furious, but mostly without a hitch. At the end of the first round, NBA Commissioner David Stern was booed by the fans who attended Thursday’s draft in New Jersey but that was to be expected as basketball fans are worried about an impending lockout that may interrupt the 2011-12 season. … [Read more…]
The NBA draft is one big roll of the dice, and there is nothing scientific about it. Of course, there are those times when the picks are “no-brainers,” such as the years when Magic Johnson, Patrick Ewing, Shaquille O’Neal, David Robinson, Tim Duncan and LeBron James were available with the No. 1 overall choice. You … [Read more…]
Everyone seems to have an opinion about LeBron James these days. From TV analysts to NBA owners (ahem! Dan Gilbert) to current and former NBA players, there’s been an avalanche of criticism laid down at the feet of LeBron. Former player and current TNT analyst Steve Kerr offered his opinion of the Miami Heat star, … [Read more…]
About 15 minutes after the Dallas Mavericks defeated LeBronJames and the Miami Heat in Game 6 of the 2011 NBA Finals, Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert sent a message on his Twitter page to Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, a statement that included a shot at LeBron. “Congrats to Mark C.& entire Mavs org.,” Gilbert wrote. … [Read more…]
TNT’s Kenny “The Jet” Smith has said on more than one occasion that Jason Terry got his “Jet” nickname not because of his game, but because it stood for his full name: Jason Eugene Terry. After Terry’s performance in the 2011 NBA Finals, Smith may have to revisit his little jab at the Mavericks guard. … [Read more…]
Dirk Nowitzki saw the video of Dwyane Wade and his buddy LeBron James mocking him before a Miami Heat shoot-around and the Mavericks star didn’t find the whole bit amusing. In fact, Nowitzki was a little offended. During Saturday’s news conference, the Mavericks All-Star said Wade and James were “childish” and “ignorant” to mock his … [Read more…]
When a reporter called him out after Game 3 for “shrinking” in the fourth quarter and not playing like a true NBA superstar, LeBron James responded by saying he’s a two-way player and you can’t look at the stat sheet as the barometer for his overall game. Then James told the same reporter to ask … [Read more…]
Every great team has a pecking order. For the Miami Heat, it goes something like this: it’s Dwyane Wade first, LeBron James second, and Chris Bosh third. Everyone else falls in the back of the line. That was evident in Game 3 of the 2011 NBA Finals when Wade decided to take the lead and … [Read more…]
Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah calls the Miami Heat “Hollywood as hell” and he may be right. With a little over seven minutes left in the fourth quarter of Game 2 of the 2011 NBA Finals, Dwyane Wade hit a 3-pointer from the corner to give the home team an 88-73 lead over the Dallas … [Read more…]
For the majority of Dirk Nowitzki’s career, he’s been labeled soft. Why? Just look at his body of work. There’s nothing about him that looks imposing or intimidating. He is a 7-footer who prefers to play away from the basket and settle for jump shots rather than drive in for power dunks. He goes down … [Read more…]