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
The San Antonio Spurs two-time All-Star Manu Ginobili is out indefinitely after breaking his hand against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday. This spells disaster for the team that finished with the best record in the Western Conference last season. The Duncan-Era, which has carried the Spurs to four-NBA Championships, is pretty much over
We've now covered the entire Eastern Conference amnesty clause candidates. We're moving on to the West now, where we'll see which teams have the real albatross contracts, and which teams have been careful and prudent in building their roster (see: OKC). The amnesty clause is going to benefit some teams more than others, and we'll see who
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
I was doing my usual Internet reading when I came across this interesting trade proposal: the Phoenix Suns would give Steve Nash to the San Antonio Spurs for Tony Parker. Automatically, I thought about whether or not this would be good for either team. I'm not so sure on one side but all for it on the other. Let me get this out of the way
Every year there are a few NBA players who are past their prime and should call it quits to save their legacy and make room for the new guns. No better time to permanently pack up the sneakers than a lockout. This article isn't meant to be mean, but realistic. These players have done their thing in the past, but their 15 minutes or 10 plus
