Time to put the Trade Machine to work
"Hello everyone, I'm WWE announcer Jim Ross. We'd like to welcome you to another excit-..." (We hear the sound of glass breaking and the beginning of...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 20, 2008Careful what you ask for, Mr. Marion
A few weeks ago, I flew to Vancouver, British Columbia, for an EA Sports shoot. The company was filming five NBA players, including Paul Pierce and Sh...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 26, 2007Are you ready for some basketball?
...holy crap. Sept. 26: Golden State at L.A. Lakers, Game 2, 1991 The Lakers' last extended playoff run with Magic, G-State at the peak of the TMC Era, and if that's not...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 07, 2007Fantasy football preview
You're getting a 2007 fantasy football preview for three reasons: 1. Because my East Coast draft already happened and I have the No. 1 pick in my Wes...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 31, 2007Time to fix the NBA playoffs
We'll remember the 2007 NBA playoffs for seven reasons: 1. LeBron's 48 Special. 2. Oakland's dynamic crowds and Dallas' collapse during...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 13, 2007Housecleaning time: Clips, links and e-mail
We're long overdue for some major housecleaning (links, e-mails and follow-up thoughts), but before we get to that, I have three thoughts from the wee...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 04, 2007We'll never forget LeBron's 48-Point Game
Around 8:15 p.m. on the West Coast, I called a buddy who works for the Celtics and left him the following message: "It's 91-91 and heading to overtim...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 01, 200720 reasons to heart Cavs-Pistons
My editors asked me to tackle the 20 most fascinating subplots from the Cavs-Pistons series as we head into Thursday night's crucial Game 5. Frankly, ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 31, 2007Seven trade possibilities for Kobe
...Grant's gigantic contract (that was eventually used for an Allan Houston Exemption). The Lakers won four playoff games total in the next three seasons; Miami won the 2006 title and would have won in...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 30, 2007Thinking about the NBA playoffs while web surfing
All right, we're pulling out all the stops today: NBA playoff thoughts, reader e-mails, follow-ups to last Friday's mailbag, some weekly links ... it's like...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 18, 2007One basketball nation, under Duncan
...s numbers during his 10-year career: 559-239 during the regular season, 82-49 in the playoffs, three championships. Since the ABA/NBA merger, only four stars have been that consistently successful for a...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 14, 2007NellieBall isn't built for the long haul
...to squander winnable games against good teams. It's not much different than succeeding in the NFL playoffs, when you need to succeed in specific categories to give yourself the best chance to win: run...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 10, 2007A weekend with Oscar, Floyd and Roger
...he's saying, and maybe that's all that matters. Predictions for Round 2 of the NBA Playoffs Spurs-Suns: Game 1 confirmed that Phoenix can't win the series; the Suns can't control...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 07, 2007Nowitzki's career is on the clock
Dirk Nowitzki was outscored by Maurice Ager. Dirk Nowitzki didn't attempt a shot from closer than 13 feet. Dirk Nowitzki got dunked on by Matt Barnes....
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 04, 2007The power of the roar of the crowd
It's easy to discount the spiritual impact of basketball crowds if you haven't attended a playoff game with special fans before. There's no way to understand it unless it definitely has happened...
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