The Houston Rockets finally figured out a way to get out of the first round – don’t play Tracy McGrady. The harsh reality of the situation is McGrady was holding back the Rockets and probably the best thing that could have happened was T-Mac getting hurt and sitting out the NBA playoffs. For whatever reason, … [Read more…]
Overtimes, buzzer-beaters, late-game heroics, flagrant fouls and one bloody nose. Game 6 between the Boston Celtics and Chicago Bulls was an instant classic. The whole series has been one for the NBA archives. Four of the six games have gone into overtime (seven overtimes total) and five of the six games have been decided by … [Read more…]
Rip Hamilton would always say that, “If it ain’t rough, it ain’t right.” Well, it has been a really rough last 12 months in the state of Michigan. First, The Big Three (Ford, Chrysler and General Motors) sputtered with the rest of the economy. Second, the University of Michigan suffered its worst season in more … [Read more…]
Right Guard, the official deodorant of the NBA, recently announced that they are offering fans and two of their friends a chance to win a trip to play ball with Chris Paul in the “Right Guard Fast Break CP+3 Sweepstakes” beginning at midnight (Central Time) on April 27, hosted exclusively on RightGuard.com. One grand-prize winner … [Read more…]
Here are some observations and analysis from the first week of the NBA playoffs. Boston’s Rajon Rondo is enjoying a big time coming out party. The Celtics’ point guard has been an absolute superstar in the first round. Chicago Bulls rookie Derrick Rose got all the ink after a tremendous Game 1 at Boston’s TD … [Read more…]
For the fourth consecutive year, NBA.com fans voted the Miami Heat Dancers as the winner of the Dance Team Bracket challenge. In the finals, the Heat Dancers received 64% of the votes while runner-up Houston got 36% of the votes. It was the second time in four years the Heat Dancers have faced Rocket Power … [Read more…]
Last June, the Los Angeles Lakers were humiliated by the Boston Celtics by 39 points in Game 6 of the NBA Finals at the new Boston Garden. That drubbing is still fresh in the minds of Kobe Bryant and Phil Jackson. Both future Hall of Famers are chomping at the bit to get back to … [Read more…]
When Paul Pierce was asked which team was the toughest to eliminate in the Celtics’ road to winning their 17th championship, he said, without any hesitation, “Cleveland.” The Cavaliers pushed the Celtics to seven grueling games in last season’s Eastern Conference semifinals, and when the series was over, the Celtics and pretty much every team … [Read more…]
LeBron James is a true resident expert of Cleveland sports lore. He knows all too well the monumental failures of professional sports teams in Cleveland. After the Akron native powered the Cavaliers to a 66-16 regular-season record, clinching home-court advantage throughout the NBA playoffs, James immediately turned his attention to the bigger picture – winning … [Read more…]
Michigan State’s incredible run in the NCAA tournament not only lifted the spirits of an entire state but it also secured Tom Izzo’s place among the elite coaches in the sport. Despite losing badly to North Carolina in the championship game before 72,000 pro-Michigan State fans at Detroit’s Ford Field, Izzo’s Spartans provided Michiganders an … [Read more…]