TOP TEAMS STUMBLE EARLY

For the Los Angeles Lakers and Cleveland Cavaliers, high hopes turned to disappointments pretty darned quickly. Read more

BOLD PREDICTIONS

We at Ball or Die can’t wait for the season to get started. There’s nothing like the beginning of a new season, which brings renewed hope for the teams and cities that were in the thick of things last season. For those on a rebuilding team, it’s time to test your general manager’s mettle and skill in upgrading his squad. For the first few games, anything can happen. Read more

OBSCURE, BUT ENTERTAINING, BALLER FLICKS

There are a ton of obvious selections to the pantheon of great basketball films. “Hoosiers” is a classic, while “Hoop Dreams” is a brilliant contemporary look at street life and the dream of going pro. Read more

2009-2010 SEASON: WHAT TO LOOK FOR

The new season is almost upon us, and it’s ripe full of drama. We’ve already got crazy trades, a possible Russian buyout, a celebrity wedding, and can look forward to even more desperate moves ahead of the free agent summer of 2010. The questions are endless: will Kobe Bryant and his Los Angeles Lakers weather the drama to repeat? How are KG’s legs going to hold up? Should I read ESPN or People to get my latest NBA gossip? Read more

INTERVIEW: HOW TO LEAD YOUR SQUAD

The following is a chat with Holly Landau, chief executive and president of Landau Leadership, which provides training and management advice to companies and non-profit organizations. She takes her expertise on leadership in the boardroom, and applies them to the basketball court. Read more

ROCKETS IN FLIGHT?

Watch out, the Houston Rockets may surprise some next season. Read more

IVERSON’S FINAL STOP?

Allen Iverson is nearing the twilight of his sometimes brilliant, sometimes temperamental, always entertaining, NBA career. Read more

THE MANY FACES OF RON ARTEST

My immediate reaction upon learning that the Los Angeles Lakers had signed Ron Artest should have been enthusiasm over acquiring the stormy forward. Instead, it was trepidation. Read more

RIVALS LOADING UP

With the Los Angeles Lakers king of the castle, a few of the other contenders are bulking up with the hopes dethroning the champs. The San Antonio Spurs kicked it off by trading for All-Star-caliber forward Richard Jefferson. The Cleveland Cavaliers, however, seriously loaded up by pairing Shaquille O’Neal with LeBron James, setting up a dream NBA Finals match-up. Read more

KOBE NEEDS TO TAKE A PAY CUT

After winning the NBA championship, taking the Finals MVP honors, and proving to the world that you are indeed the best basketball player ice-cold closer on the planet, your natural instinct would be to ask for a raise, right? Read more

KOBE CEMENTS HIS LEGACY

Trade talks have emerged for a potential trade of Shaquille O’Neal to the Cleveland Cavaliers from the Phoenix Suns. Read more

ARIZA, ODOM VIE FOR TITLE, CONTRACTS

The Los Angeles Lakers edged out the Orlando Magic in an overtime thriller on Sunday. The biggest deciding factor: the tandem of Lamar Odom and Trevor Ariza. Read more

NEW YORKERS REJOICE

There are a boatload of people bemoaning the lack of a Kobe Bryant-LeBron James match-up in the NBA Finals: the citizens of Cleveland, basketball fans, LeBron worshipers, and even David Stern. Outside of Orlando, there’s one city toasting the downfall of the King: New York. Read more

CAVALIERS-MAGIC PREVIEW

The Orlando Magic should throw a wrench into what has been a smooth-running Cleveland Cavaliers’ roll into the NBA Finals. Read more

NUGGETS BRING CHANGE OF PACE

While everyone assumes the Los Angeles Lakers will roll through the Western Conference, it’s been the Denver Nuggets that have dominated their playoff match-ups. A meeting between the two could be closer, and more entertaining, than most people expect. Read more

LAKERS BLOW IT

The Los Angeles Lakers had a golden opportunity to take a dominant 3-1 lead over a Yao-less Houston Rockets on Sunday, so what did they do? Read more

NBA KNUCKLEHEADS

A few players must have taken that memo about stepping up the intensity for the playoffs a bit too seriously. Read more

REVIEW: KOBE DOIN’ WORK

Beware, only hardcore Kobe Bryant fans need watch Spike Lee’s “Kobe Doin’ Work.” Read more

WHERE’S THE NBA LOVE?

t’s a shame that some of the best basketball being played all season is being completely ignored. Read more

LAKERS LOCKED UP?

So everyone assumes the Los Angeles Lakers and the Cleveland Cavaliers are on a collision course for the Finals. But unlike popular opinion, it’s not going to be a cakewalk for either team. Both have shown they are vulnerable to certain match-ups, despite what their dominating records may suggest. Yesterday, we looked at the Cavs. Here’s a look at the match-up problem the Lake Show faces: Read more

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