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Ron Borges of the Boston Herald: In sports you often don't know when a game is being decided. While some things are obvious it is most often the little things that separate those going on from those going home. A critical but mostly unnoticed case in...

Ross Siler of The Salt Lake Tribune: "Once the season's over, Tim Buckley from the Deseret News and I have decided to publish an anthology of stories that had to be almost completely rewritten or scrapped entirely given the absurdity of some of the d...

Tom Enlund of the Journal Sentinel: "What would have been an oh-so-sweet victory over the NBA-champion Los Angeles Lakers was there for the taking Wednesday night at the Bradley Center but the Milwaukee Bucks did not seize the opportunity. For any nu...

David Haugh of the Chicago Tribune: "If you accept, as the Bulls' roster indicates the team has, that the purpose of the 2009 season is to prepare for 2010, then you lose the right to demand the club fire coach Vinny Del Negro now. As long as Del Neg...

Phil Sheridan of The Philadelphia Inquirer: "The 76ers staged a very moving tribute to Allen Iverson last night. It was a perfect way to induct a retired superstar into the team's Hall of Fame: sold-out arena, stirring highlight video, the works. Exc...

Ronald Tillery of The Commercial-Appeal: "From talk radio to message boards to water coolers in the workplace, Allen Iverson's departure has been controversial and a hot issue. The Griz sold additional tickets and ratcheted up their marketing campaig...

by Chad Ford Milwaukee Bucks rookie Brandon Jennings is off to a torrid start, prompting the inevitable "What the heck were the [insert your lottery team here] thinking on draft night?" questions. Considering that Jennings was ranked in the top...

Frank Dell'Apa of The Boston Globe: "Kevin Garnett passed the alley-oop test in the Celtics' 106-90 exhibition win over Toronto last night. Garnett converted two dunks off lobs from Rajon Rondo, the first time they have combined on the play sinc...

Scott Cacciola of The Commercial-Appeal: "Allen Iverson's abilities are a gift, which even he recognizes. In the same way that musical prodigies can just pick up an instrument and create a song, so too can Iverson grab a basketball -- withou...

Broderick Turner and Mike Bresnahan of the Los Angeles Times: "Derek Fisher, 35, in his 14th season and the final year of a contract that pays him $5 million, said he plans on playing beyond the 2009-10 NBA season. 'I'm definitely not sh...

Marcus Thompson II of The Oakland Tribune: "Any hopes the Warriors might have had for a drama-free start to the season were put to rest at Monday's media day. Stephen Jackson stuck by his comments about no longer wanting to play for the Warr...

Jonathan Abrams of The New York Times: "Kevin Durant is one of the N.B.A.'s fastest-rising figures in a league in which a player's star power often develops before his maturity. Yet the 6-foot-9-inch Durant, last season's sixth-leading scorer, h...

Geoff Calkins of The Commercial Appeal: "Who will get more shots: Allen Iverson, Zach Randolph, Rudy Gay or O.J. Mayo? Which player will get in trouble faster: A.I. or Z-Bo? Oh, it's going to be wonderful theater. Starting as early as today....

Charles F. Gardner of the Journal Sentinel: "Brandon Jennings wants to be in tip-top shape when training camp rolls around about one month from now on Sept. 29. And the Milwaukee Bucks' rookie admits he is looking forward to another date on ...

Janis Carr of The Orange County Register: "The Lakers staged a half-hearted tribute for Kurt Rambis on Saturday in front of a few dozen fans who happened by the main court of the 3-on-3 tournament. I mean, come on. Here's a guy who not only ...

John Canzano of The Oregonian: "We've talked a lot this summer about the organization's failure to get things done. But on Tuesday, as you looked at the team's cozy schedule and realized that Brandon Roy and the team were on the same...