Posted August 19th, 2012 by Ian Dougherty in category
Lakers
Kobe Bryant is kind of a spectacular person.
No, I'm not talking about his moral or ethical views on certain things. None of that matters right now. This is meant strictly in a basketball sense.
As you may have heard, in his latest "Kobe" antics, he scored 68 points in a charity game in China. Now, I know that since this was in a charity
Posted July 18th, 2012 by Brandon LaChance in category
Miscellaneous
At this point, this debate has been well discussed, analyzed and picked through with a thinned tooth comb.
This topic has been on just about every sports radio program, some news radio programs, every TV channel (absolutely every channel) and is the top button issue at every barber shop around the country. And it should be.
Let's face it,
Former-New Orleans Hornets' ex-star Jamal Mashburn says he is interested in purchasing the team he used to play for.
Yahoo!'s Ben Maller reports Mashburn wants to expand his resume by adding businessman and NBA franchise owner.
"For me, being in business is always something I wanted to do. When I was a kid riding on trains in New York, I
I hear a lot of gossip or personal opinions from other basketball fans and read what professional players, and world renown commentators have to say. Every once in awhile someone makes an absurd statement that must be addressed and put on blast. Next up...Jordan Crawford.
The Washington Wizard's guard responded on Twitter to tweet by Michael
Posted October 12th, 2011 by Brandon LaChance in category
Miscellaneous
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
Posted October 9th, 2011 by Brett Roberts in category
Miscellaneous
Kobe Bryant recently recapped a story that basically summed up Kwame Brown's entire career, recalling an incident in which Kwame Brown begged Kobe not to pass to him, even if he were wide open, because he said he was "nervous" and that he would miss the free throws if he got fouled. Kobe plead with Lakers' coach Phil Jackson to
Posted September 28th, 2011 by Brandon LaChance in category
Miscellaneous
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
Posted September 27th, 2011 by Brandon LaChance in category
Miscellaneous
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