Posts Tagged ‘Russell Westbrook’

2012 Olympic Team Vs. 1992 Dream Team »

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,

And Then There Were Four »

And Then There Were Four

The game was far from beautiful.  It featured atrocious shooting from both Boston and Philadelphia.  No one player stood out as the heroic savior of a game seven...until Paul Pierce (on a questionable charging call)  fouled out with just over four minutes left in the game.  It was at that point, that a savior stood up in Boston.  It was at

Allen Iverson Stays Involved in Basketball »

Allen Iverson Stays Involved in Basketball

The "Answer" aka Allen Iverson is going to host a two-day basketball tournament in Las Vegas. Yes, one of the best scorers the NBA has ever seen is not done with basketball just yet. The man who saved the Philadelphia 76ers from being the worst team in the league in the late 1990's and early 2000's is partnering up with Justice Entertainment

When Can We Anoint Kevin Durant As the NBA’s »

When Can We Anoint Kevin Durant As the NBA’s Marquee Name?

Everyone knows Kevin Durant can score.  He has drawn a lot of comparisons to George "Iceman" Gervin, for their fluid and silky play style and both seem capable of scoring without a lot of effort, as it appears to an observer.  They both make it look so easy. Even when Gervin was spindling his way through three defenders and flipping up an

NBA Top 200 of All-Time: Numbers 179 Through 160 »

The list continues.  We've covered the players outside the top 200, down to 210, and gone up to 180.  Now it's time for 179 through 160.  The players are starting to progressively improve as we go along, as you have undoubtedly noticed already. 179.  Shane Battier Battier is undoubtedly one of the best defenders at the wing position