49 Results for al horford

One basketball nation, under Duncan

If you want to win a championship, Tim Duncan remains the best player in the league to accomplish that particular goal. We covered most of the reasons...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 14, 2007

Greg Oden: No. 1 with a bullet

...ridiculous. Looking at the bigger picture, three Florida players are top-10 picks (Noah, Brewer and Al Horford) and two more are projected as second-rounders (Taurean Green and Chris Richard), the most impressive...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 03, 2007

Searching for the real Greg Oden

You know what's strange about Greg Oden's freshman season, considering everyone regards him as a franchise center and all? I've watched OSU 15-16 time...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 02, 2007

NCAA renaissance peaks with great weekend

...of this happens without the NBA passing that rule. • The Florida guys (specifically Joakim Noah, Al Horford and Corey Brewer) decided to return to defend their title. This just wasn't happening over...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 26, 2007

Hooked on hoops

Some housecleaning on a Tuesday afternoon ... • If you missed the end of the George Mason-VCU game Monday night, you missed the greatest random...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 06, 2007

Vegas follow up

I hate writing a rebuttal to another writer's column. I hate it. These days on the Internet, people spend far too much time writing about other writer...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 01, 2007

Oden, Wisconsin and lots more

Caught a slew of college basketball games over the past three days (Indiana-Michigan State, Florida-LSU, Syracuse-Georgetown, Wisconsin-OSU and Kansas...

Blog Entry | Conversation | February 27, 2007

Midweek roundup

I watched three college games (Gonzaga-St. Mary's, Wisconsin-Iowa and Florida-Kentucky) and most of the Oregon-Arizona game on Saturday, as well as Te...

Blog Entry | Conversation | February 13, 2007

Summer's madness

Scoop Jackson, Page 2

Scoop Jackson appraises the state of the NBA's contenders and how free agency is shaking out.

Story | Conversation | July 16, 2009

The first lottery draft still rates the best

David Schoenfield, Page 2

As we celebrate the 25th draft under the lottery system, Page 2 looks back and grades the previous 24 drafts.

Story | Conversation | June 18, 2009

Round 2's biggest questions answered

Jemele Hill and Scoop Jackson, Page 2

Questions abound heading into the second round of the NBA playoffs, and Page 2 is more than happy to provide the answers.

Story | Conversation | May 04, 2009

Time to do something about bullying

LZ Granderson, Page 2

Too often, bullying has tragic consequences. It's about time we stop the cycle of hate.

Story | Conversation | April 22, 2009

NBA trade value rankings, King James version

Bill Simmons, Page 2

Sure, there's not a lot of mystery at No. 1, but you'll still want to check out Bill Simmons' ninth annual NBA Trade Value rankings.

Story | February 11, 2009

The king of all fantasy previews

Bill Simmons, Page 2

Bill Simmons offers a cheat sheet for your fantasy basketball draft and tries to put LeBron's greatness in historical perspective.

Story | Conversation | October 23, 2008

The worst general managers in sports history

Jonah Keri, Special to Page 2

Matt Millen's firing in Detroit calls for a list of the worst general managers in sports history.

Story | Conversation | September 25, 2008