Tag: nba news

  • Top Five Point Guards in the NBA, Going Into 2011-2012

    Derrick Rose became the first point guard to win the MVP since Steve Nash in 2005-2006. In general, it’s a rarity for point guards not named Magic Johnson to be named MVPs. We kick off our best by position for the third year in a row, as a preview to the 2011-2012 NBA season, with the five best point guard in the league.

  • The Best Free Agents in the NBA – 2011 Edition

    NBA free agency won’t be as big this year after the whole LeBron James 2010 summer, but with David West, Marc Gasol and others without a contract, there will be plenty to fight for in the upcoming frenzy when the lockout is finally lifted.

  • Does Chris Bosh Know Something We Don’t?

    Chris Bosh expects to be in training, with his Miami Heat teammates, pretty soon. NBA Lockout or no, Bosh, an NBA finalist just a few months ago, plans to be ready in time for training camp. I guess the fact that hardly any progress has been made these past three months doesn’t really gets him worried.

  • At Least We’ll Have Some NBA’ish Basketball in Vegas

    The NBA Lockout? Still going strong. NBA Players moving to Europe? Not a flood, but a constant drip. Kobe Bryant, Kevin Duant and others getting some extra attention while scoring incredible numbers in street ball leagues around the country? You got it. Talks between the owners and Union? Not really happening. The NBA cancelled its officail summer league back in July when it was clear the season wasn’t about to start on time. The Vegas Summer league, organized by Impact Academy, will be taking place.

  • Kobe Bryant and the Lockout Induced Chinese Adventure

    Right now, the players are losing. Soon enough the checks will stop coming, and players who haven’t landed deals in Europe or other basketball leagues, haven’t saved for a rainy day, aren’t planning on a career change or don’t have some lucrative commercial deal, will be hoping this lockout ends. For players like Kobe Bryant, who is pretty much in a league of his own, times are less troubled.

  • The 2011 Basketball Hall of Fame Inductees

    Dennis Rodman’s emotional speech was the highlight of the 2011 class to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

  • NBA Players NOT Interested in Playing Overseas

    LeBron James belives there’s still hope for the 2011-2012 NBA season. Maybe not to start on time, but it can be saved. Sitting down with AP, LeBron James spoke about his summer activities, which unlike a growing number of NBA player, don’t involve signing with European clubs, or even Asian (Dwyane Wade and China?). No overseas plans for LeBron in then near future, until the 2012 Olympic Games.

  • NBA Players Going Overseas

    With no lockout news, progress or anything related, more and more players are signing with European teams and Big names (not including LeBron James) are tempted by the chance to actually play basketball in the near future.

  • NBA 2011-2012 Schedule is a Bad Joke at Best

    The NBA released its 2011-2012 schedule, with great games like the Chicago Bulls against the Dallas Mavericks to open the season. But right now, it’s more and more likely that the season won’t open on time, or at all. The Lockout looks stronger than ever.

  • Yao Ming Shouldn’t be in the Hall of Fame

    Yao Ming should be in the hall of fame, according to Kevin Durant, and others. Sorry, we can’t agree with that opinion. Talented, special – yes. Hall of Fame? No.