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ROSE DONE FOR PLAYOFFS WITH TORN ACL

April 28, 2012 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

The Chicago Bulls will have to go without All-Star guard Derrick for the remainder of the 2012 playoffs after the team reported that the 2011 MVP tore the ACL on his left knee in Saturday’s opening-round game against the Philadelphia 76ers. Rose, who has battled all sorts of injuries all season, crumbled to the ground … [Read more…]

Posted in: General, NBA Tagged: ACL, chicago bulls, derrick rose, philadelphia 76ers, Tom Thibodeau

ROSE CAN’T RUN AWAY FROM HEAT

April 18, 2012 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

Derrick Rose grew up idolizing Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls. Rose was born and raised in Chicago, so he knows full well the degree of difficulty that comes with winning a championship for the Windy City and the massive shadow cast by Jordan’s legacy. If you take away Jordan’s Bulls, the city of Chicago … [Read more…]

Posted in: General, NBA Tagged: chicago bulls, derrick rose, GQ, Miami Heat, Michael Jordan, Will Leitch

PITINO SAYS HE ‘MARVELS’ AT CALIPARI

April 2, 2012 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

Rick Pitino’s Louisville Cardinals fell to John Calipari’s Kentucky Wildcats in the national semifinals Saturday. It was a gallant effort by the Cardinals, but in the end the Wildcats’ enormous talent was just too much to overcome. Kentucky has been without a doubt the best team in college basketball in 2012, boasting six potential NBA … [Read more…]

Posted in: College Basketball, General Tagged: Anthony Davis, Brandon Knight, DeMarcus Cousins, derrick rose, John Calipari, john wall, Kentuck, Louisville, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Rick Pitino, Tyreke Evans

WHO MAKES U.S. TEAM IN OLYMPICS?

January 19, 2012 by Joel Huerto 1 Comment

USA Basketball recently announced the 20 finalists who will compete for the 12 spots on the senior men’s national team that will represent the U.S. in the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Among the finalists are holdovers from the 2008 gold-medal winning team in Beijing: Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh, Dwight Howard, … [Read more…]

Posted in: FIBA, General, NBA, Olympics Tagged: 2012 London Olympics, Andre Iguodala, Blake Griffin, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh, Chris Paul, Deron Williams, derrick rose, Dwight Howard, Dwyane Wade, Eric Gordon, Jerry Colangelo, Kevin Durant, Kevin Love, Kobe Bryant, LaMarcus Aldridge, LeBron James, Mike Krzyzewski, USA Basketball

ONE MAN’S OPINION: THE FIVE BEST PLAYERS IN THE NBA

July 31, 2011 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

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…]

Posted in: General, NBA Tagged: derrick rose, Dirk Nowitzki, Dwight Howard, Dwyane Wade, Kobe Bryant

ONE-AND-DONE RULE NEEDS TO CHANGE

June 30, 2011 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

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…]

Posted in: College Basketball, General, NBA Tagged: derrick rose, Dorell Wright, Gerald Green, Greg Oden, J.R. Smith, john wall, Kyrie Irving, Martell Webster, Sebastian Telfair

LEBRON LOCKS UP D-ROSE IN GAME 5

May 27, 2011 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

Watching Derrick Rose go right at LeBron James in the fourth quarter of Game 5 of the 2011 Eastern Conference was pure basketball magic. It’s not often when you see the reigning league MVP and the two-time league MVP going head-to-head for much of the fourth quarters in the Heat-Bulls series. Rose unleashed his best … [Read more…]

Posted in: General, NBA Tagged: chicago bulls, derrick rose, Eastern Conference finals, LeBron James, Miami Heat

ROSE, KOBE SHAKE OFF ANKLE WOES

April 28, 2011 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

Injuries are always going to play a major role in sports, but they get magnified in the playoffs, and especially when it’s a star player. Derrick Rose of Chicago and Kobe Bryant of Los Angeles were both questionable with sprained ankles as they headed into Tuesday’s games, but like the warriors they are, their ankles … [Read more…]

Posted in: General, NBA Tagged: chicago bulls, derrick rose, Kobe Bryant, L.A. Lakers

ROSE TURNS MVP RACE INTO 1-MAN SHOW

April 8, 2011 by Joel Huerto 1 Comment

After his 30-point performance against the Boston Celtics on national TV on Thursday night, Chicago Bulls All-Star guard Derrick Rose may have just clinched the NBA most valuable player award. Rose put on a spectacular show against one of the best defensive teams in the league, getting to the rim at will and destroying his … [Read more…]

Posted in: General, NBA Tagged: chicago bulls, derrick rose

2010-11 NBA MIDSEASON AWARDS

February 19, 2011 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

As soon as LeBron James made his infamous “I’m taking my talents to South Beach” statement back in the summer, expectations were so high in Miami that anything less than spectacular is considered a failure. By his standards, LeBron is not enjoying a most valuable season. But pitted against the rest of the league LeBron’s … [Read more…]

Posted in: General, NBA Tagged: Blake Griffin, derrick rose, Glen Davis, Gregg Popovich, Kevin Durant, LeBron James
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