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The Wade debate is over; he's going

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:55:36 PDT

The Wade debate is over; he's going
Posted 18 days ago at Miami Heat | Sun-Sentinel Blogs
Still not sure that a player limited by a balky knee the past two seasons needs a summer of competitive basketball. ...

Pistons to Play “Deal Or No Deal”

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 05:37:12 PDT

Pistons to Play “Deal Or No Deal”
Posted 18 days ago at Slam Dunk Central
No the headline doesn’t indicate that the Detroit Pistons will participate on the popular NBC prime-time game show - yet it is so appropriate in their current situation. Now that the NBA sea

Celtics Overwhelm Lakers, Claim 17th Championship

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 04:59:52 PDT

Celtics Overwhelm Lakers, Claim 17th Championship
Posted 18 days ago at 20 Second Timeout
For the first five games of the NBA Finals, the heavyweight match between the Celtics' league best defense and the Lakers' high powered offense was a close bout but in game six the Celtics landed a stunning knockout punch, posting a 131-92 victory to...

Remembering Round Two

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 22:57:49 PDT

Remembering Round Two
Posted 19 days ago at Cavalier Attitude
The Boston Celtics won the 2007-08 NBA championship on Tuesday, their 17th title in franchise history. But don’t be fooled into thinking that it was the Lakers who were the runners-up. That’s because the real Finals occurred two rounds...

CELTICS WIN 17th TITLE

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 22:06:00 PDT

CELTICS WIN 17th TITLE
Posted 19 days ago at I *Heart* Celtics
KG CELEBRATES BY PERFORMING FELLATIO ON THE CENTERCOURT LEPRECHAUN AND THEN SCREAMING LIKE A MADMAN- WE WOULDN'T WANT IT ANY OTHER WAY A year ago today, we were racking our brains trying to figure out how the Celtics could possibly turn the...

Will the Celtics Finish the Lakers Tonight?

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:15:19 PDT

Will the Celtics Finish the Lakers Tonight?
Posted 19 days ago at The Big Lead » NBA
If you talked to Tim Donaghy today, might he say that he expects the series to go seven? What do you make of this mysterious plane delay ? How much longer can we reasonably expect the Celtics to contain Kobe Bryant ? LeBron erupted for 45 in game...

Finals Scouting Report: Paul Pierce

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 07:20:58 PDT

Finals Scouting Report: Paul Pierce
Posted 19 days ago at 20 Second Timeout
Depending on the outcome, Paul Pierce or Kobe Bryant will most likely win the 2008 Finals MVP. In my previous post I broke down Bryant's performance in the first five games of the Finals and compared his numbers in this series and the Western...

Finals Scouting Report: Kobe Bryant

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 06:44:11 PDT

Finals Scouting Report: Kobe Bryant
Posted 19 days ago at 20 Second Timeout
Throughout this season I have repeatedly asserted that teams could not guard Kobe Bryant the way that the Spurs and Celtics guarded LeBron James in the 2007 and 2008 playoffs respectively because Bryant's outside shot is far superior to James'. James...

T.J. Ford Trade Scenarios

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 21:57:35 PDT

T.J. Ford Trade Scenarios
Posted 20 days ago at Raptors Den
With it becoming more and more apparent that Jose Calderon will remain in Toronto, that most likely means T.J. Ford is on his way out of Toronto, as Calderon seems to have given a “it’s him or me ultimatum” after backing up Ford the...

Kevin Durant: Fortunate Indeed

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:32:34 PDT

Kevin Durant: Fortunate Indeed
Posted 20 days ago at ballerblogger.com
Sports Illustrated released their 50 top-earning American athletes (taking into account on- and off-the-field income).Not surprisingly, Tiger Woods topped the list with $127,902,706 in annual income.Rounding out the top ten were established...

Who’s Going to Beijing?

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:57:21 PDT

Who’s Going to Beijing?
Posted 20 days ago at Dime - NBA Basketball - 2008 Draft - NBA Free Agents - Basketball Olympics
ESPN.com’s Chris Sheriden puts together his Team USA locks, bubble players and guys in the program who have no shot at going to this summer’s Olympics.His final prediction:With Coach K planning to use Anthony and James extensively at...

Celtics: Just One Baby!

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:59:04 PDT

Celtics: Just One Baby!
Posted 20 days ago at josh q. public
Josh Q. Public: One love. One blood. One life. You got to do what you should. -U2 Public Service Announcement: Ok, here we go! I know. I know I said the Celtics would wrap this thing up last night. I said the Lakers were demorali

Coach Mike is basketball person

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:12:35 PDT

Coach Mike is basketball person
Posted 20 days ago at YAYsports! NBA
( We concede that Coach Mike might know something aboot defense. However, Coach Phil allegedly knew something aboot defense before this series. Somepling is amiss. ) With all the uproar over our post from a couple weeks ago finally dying down, we...

Celtics Lakers Tonight

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 15:39:02 PDT

Celtics Lakers Tonight
Posted 21 days ago at josh q. public
Josh Q. Public: Stay away from my window. Stay away from my back door too. Disconnect the telephone line. Relax baby and draw that blind. Tonight’s the night. It’s gonna be all right. -Rod Stewart Public Service...

Floppy Logic

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 10:02:58 PDT

Floppy Logic
Posted 21 days ago at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
When people talk about flopping in the NBA, they often talk about it like something that was invented by European players. Phil Jackson, for instance, joked that flopping fines should be expressed in Euros, not dollars. Is that kosher? Is it OK to...