Before the 2011-12 season began, no one in the basketball world thought a Harvard alum named Jeremy Lin would become the Tim Tebow-like figure in the NBA. And no one in their right mind thought the New York Knicks would let their media darling slip between their fingers. Well, as of Tuesday's 10:59 p.m. CST deadline to sign the offer sheet by
Throughout the condensed 2011-12 NBA season, there have been quite a few injuries because of the grueling 66-games in four months format. Add the Chicago Bulls' superstar Derrick Rose to the list. Of course, we all know the season was irregular because of the lockout that began in July of 2011 and ended in December. Instead of taking its
Since Dwight Howard made the decision to stay with the Orlando Magic instead of optioning out of his contract, the Magic have beaten New Jersey Nets, but lost to the Miami Heat (10 points) and the Chicago Bulls (26). The best center in the league (in my opinion) has to be tapping himself on the head and asking himself why did he stay in
It seems fast since the 2011-12 NBA season just started a little over a month ago, but thanks to a condensed season the 2012 NBA All-Star starters were announced today. The city of Los Angeles is the home to four of the Western Conferences' starters as Kobe Bryant and Andrew Bynum represent the Lakers and Chris Paul and Blake Griffin represent
The NBA lockout started as a myth, grew to a folk tale, became neighborhood gossip and has since swiftly kicked the basketball world in the behind. Does anyone remember this song and dance from 1998-99? The Chicago Bulls had just capped their second three-peat of the decade and everyone wanted to know who was up next. Michael Jordan was gone
Last piece we took a look at the NBA's Atlantic Division teams' possible candidates for an amnesty clause. Refreshing your memory, the amnesty clause is a measure owners are trying to place in the Collective Bargaining agreement, a clause which would allow owners to dump one player (how frequently would need to be determined too) who was
Last season the Chicago Bulls shocked the NBA world by posting the best record in the league and hosting the regular season MVP Derrick Rose and the Coach of the Year Tom Thibodeau. No one in their right mind picked the Bulls to finish better than the Miami Heat, Boston Celtics, Orlando Magic or the Atlanta Hawks. Well, the Bulls pulled it
I'm back with the next section of my top 200 NBA players of all-time list. This time we got a little bit of everything...new school, old school, players who are coaches, players who have been coaches and players who wanted to beat up opponents. Enjoy the list. 159 Richard Hamilton/ Penny Hardaway Penny Hardaway and R.I.P. Hamilton are not
