RIVALS LOADING UP
June 25, 2009 by R.C. Cola · Leave a Comment
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
SUPERMAN FACES THE A-BOMB IN NBA FINALS
June 4, 2009 by B. C. · Leave a Comment
It is universally acknowledged that any team in the hunt for an NBA championship needs a solid big man as the centerpiece of the team. In fact, the only NBA champions over the last 20 years without a dominating center or power forward were the Chicago Bulls (led by a pretty good player) and the Detroit Pistons (an amazingly balanced team). Besides those two exceptions, every other championship team has featured players such as Hakeem Olajuwan, Tim Duncan, Shaquille O’Neal, or Kevin Garnett as one of the top two players on the team. Read more
NBA ROUNDUP: 4/25 - 5/1
May 1, 2009 by Andy Socrates · Leave a Comment
The Cleveland Cavaliers showed why they had the best record in the NBA by easily sweeping the Detroit Pistons in the first round. The presumptive favorites, the Los Angeles Lakers, failed to look anything like a championship contender by blowing huge leads to the Utah Jazz before finishing them off. The San Antonio Spurs were shocked by the Dallas Mavericks and it’s Tim Duncan’s first ever playoff exit in the first round. Look for an exciting series to go seven between the Mavs and Denver Nuggets. Read more
PARKER, SPURS SHOW THEY’RE STILL A THREAT
March 9, 2009 by R.C. Cola · Leave a Comment
The Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Lakers and Cleveland Cavaliers are all bandied about as contenders to the championship. But often neglected are the San Antonio Spurs, a team with the experience, depth and leadership to still make another title run. Read more
GINOBILI INJURY HITS SPURS
February 20, 2009 by R.C. Cola · Leave a Comment
An injury to Manu Ginobili’s right leg - sidelining him two to three weeks - puts a hamper on the San Antonio Spurs’ run in the Western Conference. After a rocky start, the team has been solid, and let’s face it, you can never count out Tim Duncan. Thursday marked a tough day as potential trade deals fell apart and news of Ginobili filtered through the team. The Spurs, however, did grind out a victory against the Detroit Pistons.
STREET FIGHTER 4 AND NBA SUPERSTARS
February 19, 2009 by Andy Socrates · 2 Comments
This week marked the return of classic. No, I’m not talking about the sudden reunion of the Kobe-Shaq duo. Street Fighter made a comeback in its fourth (official) iteration. In honor of the storied franchise, let’s take a look at which characters translate into NBA superstars. Read more
SPURS ARE CHAMPIONSHIP CONTENDERS FOR A REASON
February 10, 2009 by Andy Socrates · Leave a Comment
The San Antonio Spurs have been considered championship contenders season after season for the past 10 years. Blake Murphy of Hoops Addict makes a good point that the team success goes beyond Coach Popovich and superstar Tim Duncan by emphasizing that the Spurs culture. The Spurs strategy to focus on signing high character players is successful as we can see with the emergence of players like Roger Mason Jr. and Matt Bonner. Players that are less successful elsewhere come into the Spurs system and flourish. Other teams need to be taking notes from the Spurs and follow their strategy. All Hail the Spurs.
MAVS LET HOWARD GO OFF, WIN ANYWAY
February 3, 2009 by R.C. Cola · Leave a Comment
Sometimes feeding the big dog isn’t such a good idea. The Orlando Magic learned that lesson when “Superman” Dwight Howard went off for 35 points against the Dallas Mavericks, yet still lost. The Mavs dedicated themselves to guarding against the outside shot, which paid dividend in a dominating win. The Dallas Morning News says it’s the same strategy the Mavs employ against the San Antonio Spurs and Tim Duncan.
NBA HOLLYWOOD
January 29, 2009 by Andy Socrates · 1 Comment
Basketball has its hierarchy of players. You’ve got your legends, your superstars, stars, role players and scrubs. It’s like Hollywood, where you’ve got your A-listers, B-listers and barely registers. So if the NBA constellation were moved in line with the Hollywood stars, who would play which role? Here’s a few suggestions for the who’s who row of merged NBA-Hollywood superstars. Read more
TOP GAMES OF THE WEEK
January 21, 2009 by B. C. · Leave a Comment
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Cleveland Cavaliers at Orlando Magic. The shine on this match-up may have come off a bit with the Magic struggling, but don’t think the recent hiccup will result in a blow-out game. Read more
WHERE HAVE ALL THE BIG MEN GONE?
January 12, 2009 by R.C. Cola · Leave a Comment
When you talk about the most dominant players in the league today, rarely do you talk about the big men. Read more
