Fresh off being eliminated from the playoffs by the Spurs in 4 games everything has been quite on the Dwight Howard front. As a Lakers fan watching from afar I saw the progression that the team made as the season went along. They stopped playing as individuals and more like a team that had [...]
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The X Factor: Birdman Birdman!!!
May 23rd, 2013 
coloradoheat In a playoff series there are players that break the scheme of a game, the kind of players that you are not sure how will the pendulum swing. You can think on many players like JR Smith from the Knicks or Dennis Scott from the Orlando Magic or even the Mythical Dennis Rodman from the [...]
The Might of the Miami Heat
May 22nd, 2013 coloradoheat So we are already on the NBA’s Final Four. And the Miami Heat blew open every team so far. A clean sweep against the Bucks and a resounded victory over the Chicago Bulls. The media was pressing hard for a New York – Miami / LeBron – Carmelo epic rivalry, and also having direct flights [...]
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No Comments »Properly Rating Russell Westbrook
May 13th, 2013 Johnathan Up until he tore his knee in Game 2 vs. the Houston Rockets in the 1st round, Russell Westbrook has been one of the most frustrating NBA superstars in recent memory. His athleticism affords him the ability to do things on a basketball court that only very few people can. Between him and LeBron James [...]
Roundtable Talk: NBA Playoffs Round 2
May 7th, 2013 JeffH Here are our predictions for the second round of the NBA playoffs: Johnathan: Oklahoma City vs. Memphis. Memphis in 7 San Antonio vs. Golden State. Spurs in 6 Miami vs. Chicago. Miami in 6 Indiana vs. New York. Indiana in 5 Jeff: Oklahoma City vs. Memphis. Oklahoma City in 7 San Antonio vs. Golden [...]
Posted in Basketball Tags: Lebron James, miami heat, NBA, NBA Playoffs, okc, steph curry, thunder No Comments »Your 2013 Los Angeles Clippers
May 5th, 2013 Johnathan It’s still hard to fathom this sometimes, but the Los Angeles Clippers actually have EXPECTATIONS. Ever since Chris Paul arrived in LA in 2011 the Clippers went from a perennial doormat, laughing stock, and the Lakers neglected, adopted little brothers to a top team in the Western Conference with championship aspirations. This is a team [...]
Roundtable Talk: First Round of the Playoffs
April 23rd, 2013 JeffH Keep checking back for our roundtable talk each round of the NBA Playoffs. 1. Who is an underdog in the Eastern Conference? Jonathan: The New York Knicks are my underdog pick for the Eastern conference. For no others reason than I feel like they won’t lose AS bad to the Miami Heat in a 7 game [...]
Posted in Basketball Tags: Los Angeles Lakers, miami heat, NBA, NBA Playoffs, okc, thunder No Comments »NBA Playoffs: Weekend Recap part 2
April 22nd, 2013 Johnathan Here is part 2 of our weekend recap of the NBA playoffs. For part 1 go here. Atlanta vs. Indiana Questions were surrounding this Pacers team going into the playoffs, as they had lost five out of their last seven games of the regular season, and their core players (Paul George, Roy Hibbert, and David [...]
