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Rajon Rondo has been nothing but spectacular since the beginning of this series.   Heck, he has been playing spectacular ball since the beginning of the season, and no one has realized this until now.   Rondo has shown against the Cavaliers that their is absolutely nothing they can do to stop him.   If they defend him from scoring, he is able to make a pass. When they defend every player on ...

2010 NBA Mock Draft: Wall to Minnesota, Trades, And More

Posted: 6th May 2010 by Jacob Cordova in NBA
Trying to predict the unpredictable is like racing your friend up a seventeen-story building taking the stairs, while your friend takes the elevator. You probably are not going to win, but if by some chance your friend gets stuck on the elevator with the kid who pushed every floor on the way up and you actually win, it is the highlight of your day. Maybe that is the reason that ...
FIRST TEAM   G Dwyane Wade (Miami Heat) Only Kevin Durant and LeBron James scored more points than D-Wade this season. That’s pretty much the only reason why I have him on the first team. He is the NBA’s best offensive guard. G Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers) He’s not the same Kobe that he was four years ago, but this guy can still dominate in the regular season and still put ...
People in Phoenix may be conflicted by Arizona's new immigration law, which has been capturing headlines across the nation, but there is certainly no confusion over their city's Suns and their march through the NBA postseason. The Suns took a 2-0 lead over the San Antonio Spurs in their Western Conference Semifinals series, and talk has begun to shift to the prospects of the Suns representing the West in the NBA Finals. It's one ...

Trevor Who? Ron Artest’s Defense Makes Ariza a Distant Memory

Posted: 6th May 2010 by Hadarii Jones in NBA
I wrote an article yesterday concerning Kobe Bryant and his selection to his eighth NBA All-Defensive team, and many of the commentators voiced their opinion that Bryant was not even the best defensive player on his own team. Most felt Ron Artest deserved that honor, and to be fair, I couldn't agree more, although the reason Bryant was selected over Artest had more to do with the respective positions of ...

Is Lebron James Really The “Most Valuable Player?”

Posted: 6th May 2010 by WhatIfSports.com in NBA
The back-to-back MVP meets back-to-back MRIs. LeBron James' elbow is the hottest topic aside from a 17-year-old Phillies' fan craving his 15-seconds of fame only to learn the side effects of a tasering the hard way. You're right dad, face planting into the turf of Citizens Bank Park was a once in a lifetime experience. Eleven wins shy of his first NBA title, and surrounded by the strongest supporting cast of his ...
Is there anything more frustrating than being a Cleveland sports fan? It is like a long, looping dream that always ends by being startled awake. In 2009, the Cavs had the best record in the regular season. They were outplayed in the first two games of the Eastern Conference Finals by Orlando but still snuck out of town tied at a game apiece. In the 2010 Eastern Conference Semifinals, the Cavs ...
Let’s cut to the chase.  The Lakers are the more talented team in this Western Conference Semifinal matchup with the Utah Jazz.  L.A.’s trio of near 7-footers, in Andrew Bynum, Pau Gasol, and Lamar Odom has overwhelmed the smaller Jazz.   In essence, the defending world champions are perfectly built to defeat Jerry Sloan's team, regardless of what Utah does.   With that said, L.A. is not out of the woods yet, infact, with ...

Kobe Bryant’s 10 Best Playoff Moments

Posted: 6th May 2010 by Jon Star in NBA
It has been a long, illustrious career for Kobe Bryant. Arguably the world's best player, Bryant has played in the postseason every season of his career except for one (2004-2005). Throughout all that time, Bryant has regularly wowed us with not only the consistency of his high-level performance but individual moments that have defined his greatness. With seemingly countless playoff series, there were many moments from which to ...

Toronto Raptors Fans Have Told Chris Bosh What To Do

Posted: 6th May 2010 by Stephen Brotherston in NBA
Bosh's self-created Twittergate has made quite the stir amongst Raptors fans.  Inferring that he doesn't know what to do and asking his 100,000 twitter followers to give 140 character answers to the Raptors biggest off-season question ever has created more buzz than just about anything else the five time All-Star could have done in the pre-Free Agency period. And from the articles, posts, and media commentary, it should be clear that Toronto ...