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Once Mike Woodson was let go the immediate thought on the minds of Hawks fans everywhere was, "Let's hire Avery Johnson! He has Finals experience."  I heard all of the conversation on how he would motivate the talented-but-undisciplined Hawks, how he would utilize the skills of center Al Horford and forward Josh Smith to their fullest potential. To that I say....oh really?  Think about this for a second.  Had the Hawks ...

The Cavaliers front office has been cleared out. Both head coach Mike Brown and GM Danny Ferry are gone; no replacements have been named. Could this all be in attempt to keep LeBron James on the team, or is this simply for the betterment of the team overall? It is no secret that James and Brown didn’t always see eye to eye. While Majority Owner Dan Gilbert has said that it ...

The Mavericks fired Avery Johnson in 2008 for underachieving in the playoffs. Teams called for Johnson's service based on his ability to get the Mavericks into the finals by selling his players to work on their defense. Johnson was in no hurry to coach for anyone. He was going to wait for the best situation. The Mavericks paid him to do nothing for the remainder of his contract after he was ...

So the latest Amar'e Stoudemire drama is the result of things he said to reporters at his basketball camp. Here is some of it, even if you have already heard it/read it/talked about it: On playing out the final year of his contract: "There's no chance of that at all." On whether he desires a maximum contract: “The most important factor of playing for an organization is to be able to be totally ...

Among the great NBA debates is the contentious cooler-talk question: "Who is the greatest point guard of the last 10 years?" With an abundance of outstanding playmakers at that position—including Steve Nash and his unparalleled leadership skills, Chris Paul and his king-like court vision, Deron Williams and his unprecedented offensive arsenal, and Rajon Rondo and his superb speed and quickness—the answer is about as identifiable as the single wisest Woodenism. And ...

Sandwiched between reserve forward Lamar Odom’s revival and Derek Fisher’s clutch shooting in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 91-84 win in Tuesday night’s Game Three of the NBA Finals, was Andrew Bynum hobbling to the bench in the third quarter. Bynum reinjured his already faulty right knee twice in the quarter, reducing him to just four minutes in the final period. Bynum later told reporters he reaggravated his knee while chasing down a ...

Who's your favorite player? That is the easiest question to answer. Regardless of where you are, what you're doing, how long you've paid attention to the league, or how much you know about basketball, it's really easy to say who your favorite player is. Who is the best player? That question's a little harder to answer. You'll have your top guys, the ones the media pays attention to and you're told are the ...

Ray Allen has proven some of the oldest adages about sharp shooters during the last two NBA Finals games. During Game 2, Allen caught fire and couldn't miss. Last night, he was colder than an iceberg in the Arctic Ocean. Some nights you can't miss, and then other nights you just can't find your rhythm. Allen has the chance to prove another thing about shooters during Game 4: They can bounce back in ...

Kobe Bryant may have nation-wide recognition as the NBA’s most clutch player, but in Game 3 of the NBA Finals, he was not the go-to guy down the stretch. It was a fish called Derek. Derek Fisher, the much maligned point guard for the Los Angeles Lakers, came through with 11 points in the last nine minutes of their 91-84 victory in Boston. Throughout the playoffs, he’s been labeled slow, old, ineffective, ...

When the Celtics' Paul Pierce shouted his now infamous quote following game two, many laughed as the Celtics dropped the next game to the Lakers.   But hey, why laugh? In fact, Pierce may turn out to be a prognosticator of sorts. This series may not be coming back to LA.   But not for the reasons that Pierce undoubtedly meant.   No, it’s not because the Celtics were going home to sweep the remaining ...