Kobe Bryant again showed his skills in being a dangerous player for his opponents. He is living up to his name as one of the this generation’s best. Kobe Bryant scored 40 points to get the Los Angeles Lakers through Game 1 Western Conference finals. Kobe wasn’t playing in his full capacity, he had a [...]
LeBron James will be the prize of the free agent signings this year and will win his share of NBA Championships in what has already been a storied career, but this series with the Celtics revealed what many analysts have silently thought: James is no Kobe Bryant or Michael Jordan. This is not a question [...]
The real start of the great free agency of 2010 came with Boston’s impressive dismantling of the league-best Cleveland Cavaliers. I hear a lot of talk about LeBron James needing to find his Scottie Pippen. I would suggest that, more importantly, LeBron James needs to find his Phil Jackson. Looking at the history of the [...]
When the Oklahoma City Thunder strolled into Staples Center for a pivotal Game 5 in their first round series with the Lakers, the sense of urgency needed in that moment was nowhere to be found. When asked about the overwhelming amount of historical evidence that the winner of that game typically went on to win [...]
The Lakers bench, led by Lamar Odom’s best performance in the playoffs and a strong inside game, carried them to a seven-point lead at halftime. Odom scored 15 points in his first 13 minutes and leads the Lakers in scoring. Kobe Bryant has 14 points. The Lakers’ size advantage in the frontcourt continues to pay [...]
In his press conference before Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals, Phoenix head coach Alvin Gentry was asked to talk about his team’s chances against the Lakers. The Lakers have been widely considered to be heavy favorites by most of the media. “If I’m a media guy, I guess I’d have to pick the [...]
Eloy Vargas is a 6-foot-10 center and power forward from Hollywood, Florida who played nine games for Florida in 2008-2009, averaging 0.6 points per game, Eloy Vargas then left Gainesville and played at Miami-Dade College. Vargas was the conference player of the year at Miami-Dade after his team finished 12-14. Eloy Vargas spent his last [...]
Talk has surrounded Lebron James and the fact that he will be an unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2010, Over the course of the last few days. Many suspect that the New York Knicks may try to grab Lebron James while they can. Others suggest that the big news will come at the expense of [...]
In most of peoples mind Cleveland Cavaliers was the one dominating After Cleveland destroyed Boston in game three on the road, and was winning this series in five games. All the favors are for Cleveland Cavaliers to win. Then Rajon Rondo took over game four, LeBron struggled in game five and suddenly the Cleveland Cavaliers [...]
STEVE NASH EYE INJURY — Steve Nash took an inadvertent elbow from Spurs’ star Tim Duncan in the third quarter of Sunday’s game. Nash was forced to leave the game temporarily, he later returned to action and help the Suns in winning their game via 107-101 Sunday at the AT&T Center. Nash’s injured eye has [...]