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The past few weeks in the league have been a mixture of high and low emotions. In a period of two weeks, we have seen a player retire and come back to the team that drafted him, a young player go down with yet another devastating injury, and a superstar who finds himself as the bad guy in a situation you don't often see in basketball. Greg Oden has been ...

Welcome back to yet another exciting Race to the MVP, presented to you by Beyond the Arc Basketball. I'd like to talk about the Milwaukee Bucks, and more importantly, the player everyone has their eyes on: Brandon Jennings. The kid is still rolling through the league with a head of steam, leading this underdog Bucks to the best record in the Central Division. Jennings is leading all rookies with just under ...

As we approach our 10th game in this young NBA season, itÆs no surprise that the talks of the upcoming 2010 offseason are already swirling. You canÆt come across a message board or a blog that doesnÆt have five or six topics about where LeBron, Wade, Joe Johnson, and company will end up, or how much cap space certain teams have. One of those impending free agents, though, is a guy some ...

ESPN and NBA.com have both released their weekly power rankings and if someone had been in a coma since 2003 or so, the number one team wouldÆve come as quite a shock (actually, it probably comes as quite a shock to anyone who has yet to really pay attention to the NBA this season too).á The Atlanta Hawks are ranked No. 1 in each poll.á WhatÆs the bigger ...

I am a basketball fan first and foremost, and I am greatly disturbed by the lack in judgment that occurred last night with the collection of stooges that consisted of Mark Wunderlich, Matt Boland, and Eric Dalen. It is also shameful that NBA senior vice president of referee operations, Ron Johnson, defended their decision after they did an absolutely horrible job overall calling last nightÆs Denver versus Chicago game. ...

Welcome to the first installment of Beyond the Arc's Full Court Press, where we will be giving a unique outlook on the 2009/2010 NBA Season. In this edition, you will read about the Celtics quick start to the season, Carmelo's early MVP talk, the Spurs looking like the team we have all come to know, and much more. It's roughly seven or eight games into the season for every ...

I know that you and I had the same exact thought when the Cavaliers offered hustle player Anderson Varejao to a six-year, $50 million dollar contract: "WTF are you doing Danny Ferry? Are you drunk?." Rightfully so. On the surface, that contract appears to pay Varejao an average of $8.3 million a year for six whole years. A bit much? Further investigation shows us that these "incentives" exist in his ...

Wade is the only great player on an otherwise pretty putrid team. Without Wade, the Heat are absolutely lottery-bound. Michael Beasley might have the potential to be a 20-10 type player, but he’ll do it without playing a lick of defense. Jermaine O’Neal may be healthy, but his athletic ability has noticeably deteriorated as of late and he’s being forced play out of position. Mario Chalmers has decent potential, but I ...

16. MiamiTheir biggest acquisition of the offseason was Quentin Richardson. *Yawn*If they don't make any other significant pickups during the offseason, they have to pray that Wade can play lights-out again next season and that both Beasley and Chalmers make significant jumps this season. 17. PhiladelphiaAfter hiring Eddie Jordan as the Head Coach, this team is looking more and more like the Washington Wizards of two years ago, just with less ...

Welcome to the very first installment of BTA's NBA Power Rankings, as we head into preseason, many of the major deals have been finalized, and teams are beginning to discover their true identities, making sure they are in a strong position to win games this season. Some teams are in rebuilding mode, some teams are playoff bound, and some players are in strong contention for the Championship. ...