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Golden State Warriors Update - May 10, 2010   Where Are They Now?   As a common media theme, “Where Are They Now?” is often a headline for a feel good piece, locating sports heroes who, decades earlier, captured fans’ hearts and minds by leading local franchises to gritty wins and improbable upsets.     Many years later, in their 50s and 60s, those former stars are often found doing community work or finding interesting ways to ...

How good was Rajon Rondo Sunday in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals? Listen, I’m a Celtics fan, so I’m biased. But my editor asked me to do this, so let’s dish some hyperbole. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Everything is the best ever in the moment. But this performance truly measures up statistically. Rondo’s 29 points, 18 rebounds and 13 assists is the third-best triple-double in NBA playoffs history. The point guard is ...

In a memorable playoff series for the Suns, several heroes stamped their mark on the resounding 4-0 sweep of the Spurs. The team showcased its traditional strengths --- offensive prowess and immaculate teamwork; but where the team really proved its mettle was in confounding critics by playing hard defense, being beastly on the boards, and, most importantly, seizing the key moments in each of the four games. In that context, here ...

If you told me before the Cavaliers-Celtics series that the series would be tied 2-2 after four games, someone would have a 29-18-13 and his name is not LeBron James, and Cavs losses had LeBron deferring to his teammates during crunch time, I would have told you that you were either high, or you're living in a fantasy world. You know, something like the island on LOST. Yesterday afternoon, ...

Chris Bosh is a free agent this off-season, but that goes without saying. He'll join a group of other stars around the league, that include Dwayne Wade, LeBron James, Dirk Nowitzki, Joe Johnson, and many others. Most people thing Chris Bosh is the most likely to leave, but he said he just wants to win, whether it's in Toronto, Miami, Chicago, or wherever he goes. He's not going to the ...

Some players need a wake-up call to perform at their highest level. Suns point guard Steve Nash seems to react best to the wake-up elbow in the eye. Nash took a Tim Duncan elbow to the eye with 5:47 to go in the third quarter in Game 4 of the Western Conference Semifinals. Six stitches later, he returned to score 12 of his 20 points in the fourth to lead the ...

In just about every NBA Draft over the years, there has been debate who will go No. 1 overall. Just two years ago, it was the debate Rose or Beasley, the year before that it was among Oden and Durant. Many suspected one thing and got another. We are in the same situation with this upcoming NBA Draft, just a different selection of players. All year the consensus No. 1 overall pick ...

The playoffs are in full swing, and as June creeps closer it is time to take a look at the 2010 NBA draft. The draft will take place on June 24, but the lottery selection is on May 18. These draft spots currently are not official, although they will not be that far off. Is John Wall really worth the top pick in the draft, or will Evan Turner slide ...

You’ve heard the saying before: All good things must come to an end. The writing was on the proverbial wall after a lopsided Game Three loss at home, but the Spurs weren’t ready to admit it. But alas, San Antonio now finds itself out of the playoffs after surrendering to a familiar foe in the Phoenix Suns, bowing out in sweeping fashion. "We thought from our past experience that we could do some ...

Yes, I just used that title. Puns rule (especially tonight). But it is my brother-in-law that gets credit for this punny title. He gave me it after the Suns' game three win over the Spurs. Now, the sweep is complete. The brooms (used only once before on a Memphis team that has yet to EVER win a playoff game) made their appearance in another gutsy, come from behind victory by the ...