Usually, an exhibition game in late August won’t feature a cache of NBA All-Stars in one building. But because the league is currently on lockout mode, like some online bingo games, players will run with anyone and anywhere at this point. That’s why Carmelo Anthony’s summer league game at Morgan State became a basketball mecca … [Read more…]
Dennis Rodman entered the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2011. It’s a deserving honor considering the enormous impact Rodman has had in the sport, especially on defense where he truly (and literally) left his mark. Rodman was an absolute pest on the defensive end, hounding perimeter players and muscling post players with an all-out … [Read more…]
Each year, OneManFastBreak.net ranks the five best players in the NBA. The ranking system is based on ONE MAN’S opinion and doesn’t conform to the All-NBA format where you have to pick one center, two forwards and two guards. It is strictly based on last season’s performance, regardless of position, with more weight placed in … [Read more…]
Josh Childress started his NBA career with the Atlanta Hawks, but spent two seasons in Europe playing for Olympiacos in Greece before returning to the NBA last season with the Phoenix Suns. It’s fair to say that Childress is an authority on the Euroleague. Europe has become a hot-button topic lately, with NBA superstars such … [Read more…]
David Stern and the NBA league office made a very bold but shrewd move by releasing the 2011-12 schedule. By revealing the matchups for the upcoming season – including the very juicy Christmas Day tripleheader that includes the Mavericks vs. Heat, the Lakers vs. the Bulls, and the Celtics vs. the Knicks – it teases … [Read more…]
Yahoo! Sports recently reported that Houston Rockets center and international basketball star Yao Ming is retiring from the NBA. Given Yao’s history of foot problems (he’s only played more than 60 games once since 2005-06) it’s not shocking that the 30-year-old, 7-foot-6 Chinese legend is calling it quits. He missed the entire 2009-10 season recovering … [Read more…]
Once the old collective bargaining agreement expires at midnight EST on June 30, NBA owners and players need to take a hard look at the current state of the early entry draft. The way things are currently constructed, any American player who is 19 years of age and at least one year removed from high … [Read more…]
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…]