Basketball Blogs
Jerald Hoover, an author, screenwriter, and sports journalist:
- Big city cellar dwellers - New York, Miami, Los Angeles, Chicago, Memphis and Minneapolis. All of them have one thing in common as of today: they are all in last place in their respectives divisions. The T-Wolves are the only team that should be expected to be in that neighborhood, with their former longtime franchise icon Kevin Garnett getting traded [...]
- Is Orlando the real class of the East? - So much has been said and bandied about the Boston Celtics’ Big Three, the LeBron James-led Cleveland Cavaliers and of course the playoff-tested Detroit Pistons. But nobody of note really gave the Orlando Magic much of a chance with regard to Eastern Conference dominance. Most of the preseason polls had the Magic finishing behind the [...]
- A look at the upcoming NBA season 2007-2008 - After a short while no longer will the Atlantic Division be looked upon as the JV League. That short while may just end up being this year. For instance, four 20-point scorers from the West have migrated to the East: Ray Allen, Kevin Garnett, Rashard Lewis and Zach Randolph. The first three went [...]
Dee Brown, former NBA player:
- Big T-Mac attack - When news hit the NBA that Yao Ming would be out for the rest of the season, a few things immediately happened. First, all the upper powers in NBA and the corporate sponsors were devastated because they just lost one of the most marketed players in the world. Second, all the teams around the league (especially Western [...]
- “Isiah needs to focus on coaching” - I think the Bobcats committed a terrible mistake dropping off Walter Herrmann and eating up such a huge salary from Nazr Mohammed. Do you feel that Michael Jordan is becoming one of the most disappointing GMs of all time? I think it early to say that MJ is one of the most disappointing GMs of all [...]
- Who wants Kobe steak? - The biggest story still going on before the 2007-08 NBA season jumps is who is going to win the Kobe Bryant sweepstakes. It has been back and forth with Kobe and the Zen Master. And now Jerry Buss has chimed in and said that he will listen to trade offers for the Laker star. What? Kobe is [...]
Seth Ferranti, world leading prison basketball journalist:
- Lorton Ball - Thug life. Prison ball. Going hard. That’s what being in the netherworld of corruption and violence is about. Dudes can fake about that Lexus they had on the street but they can’t fake about their b-ball game. Either they got one or not. In the pen you can’t front on the court because if you [...]
- Harlem raised - They call him Maine. The kid from Harlem. He goes hard on the court. His game is like that. He makes it look effortless. Driving and slicing to the rim. The kid got moves. Did I say his game was like that? Well, I’ll say it again. The dude is for real. He got that [...]
- Stepping it up - Two players to look out for in the upcoming season. Dwight Howard and Luol Deng. Both of these young players are ready to break out and reach their potential. To become superstars and lead their teams to glory. They’ve put in their time, they’ve worked on their games and they’ve earned their props. But now [...]
Luka’s Corner, a blog by young player from Massachusetts:
- CP3 for MVP - Here are the reasons why (or why not) CP3 will win the MVP: Why he’ll win it: CP3 has emerged as not only the best young point guard in the league, but the best point guard in general. He has given the Hornets the second best record in the incredibly tough Western Conference, something that would [...]
- KG for MVP - Here are the reasons why (or why not) KG will win the MVP: Why he’ll win it: Kevin Garnett is responsible for the greatest turnaround in NBA history (42 games). The newly-crowned Defensive Player of the Year has transformed Boston into a feisty and aggressive defensive group, even convincing Paul Peirce and Ray Allen to step [...]
- LeBron for MVP - Here are the reasons why (or why not) LeBron will win the MVP: Why he’ll win it: While Kobe may be the most skiled player in the world, LBJ is by far the most physically dominant. In terms of superstars, LeBron has no help. In terms of stars, LeBron still has no help. He is the only [...]
Basketball Notes by Alex, A 9 year old shares his feelings and opinions about his favorite sport, basketball:
- Knicks pull the trigger on D'Antoni! - The Knicks will hire Mike D'Antoni as head coach. His contact will go four years and he will payed-too much for a rebuilding team. Everyone knows that Mike can coach and be successful, but a great coach has to have great players. It's almost as bad as the Larry Brown debacle. I think six mill a year is too high if you are in rebuilding mode.
Quick question: does Walsh think this team can become a title contender in four years? It's possible, but the worlds dumbest GM's would have to be involved. A lot of people think the Grizz GM would be a good candidate (Pau deal not good in this example). Maybe the Knicks can put all that money they like to spend into getting a team to hire a terrible GM. Then trade them for everything they've got.
This is not a quick fix. New York needs to slow down and realize the players they have on the floor are human. A coaching change won't change the lack of leadership in the lock room and not much on the floor. Donnie Walsh (Knicks president) didn't seem to be in a position to wheel and deal. Bringing a high caliber coach like Mike makes me think he might have a couple deals on his mind. - Pistons beat Magic! - The Pistons beat the Magic 90-89 to take a 3-1 series lead. I think that the Magic went too quick on the last play of the game. Hedo held the ball for a few seconds and didn't leave the Magic enough time to extend the game. I would have liked to see a quick shot, maybe a lob to Howard. He could have dunked it quickly and left time for the Magic to D them up.
Defensive rebounding needs to be consistent for 48 minutes if you're Orlando. They let the Pistons get second opportunities that led to Pistons points. Orlando was already told by coach Van Gundy, but obviously that wasn't enough. Dwight Howard needs to take a leadership role and tell his guys to box out on defense.
Detroit will win this series, but I think it will take two more games. Orlando has a real chance to win the whole series, they have the drive. Piston fans need to get really fired up if Detroit wants a chance to close them out. This game will be close and Detroit will have a shot at winning. - I have a new E-Mail! - For all of you that have sent me an email, I now have a new address (NBAtipoff@gmail.com). If you still want to send me a message on my old AOL account you can. That one still works as well.
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