tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71863008204441219222012-02-16T06:17:27.707-05:00A unique perspective on pro and college basketball with the occasional dose of other sports. -Izzy and Double LIzzy and Double Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06698475723141758910noreply@blogger.comBlogger1071100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-82184919776158266662012-02-12T16:20:00.011-05:002012-02-12T20:49:02.996-05:00

By now, we've all had a healthy dose of Jeremy Lin coverage. Some of us may have had our fill by now, but admitting thatpublicly would hurt your chances at running for The Presidency in 2028. Enjoy the Jeremy Lin train because it seems like it is just getting started. We've watched the media look at him with a raised eyebrow from his 25-point game against the Nets, to his play-for-play match

Izzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-50405509234921219742011-12-23T01:53:00.002-05:002011-12-23T01:54:52.719-05:00

With the NBA season right around the corner, there is definitely something to be said about every single team in the league, but I've managed to narrow it down to the top 5 in my mind. Here are the most intriguing story lines of this NBA season. #5: Boston's Aging Big 3Has the window officially shut? Rajon Rondo is obviously offended and disgruntled that he was dangled in front of New Orleans

Izzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-82416054645070341052011-12-23T00:57:00.007-05:002011-12-23T01:52:32.791-05:00

With the NBA season right around the corner, there is definitely something to be said about every single team in the league, but I've managed to narrow it down to the top 5 in my mind. Here are the most intriguing story lines of this NBA season. #5: Boston's Aging Big 3Has the window officially shut? Rajon Rondo is obviously offended and disgruntled that he was dangled in front of New Orleans

Izzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-68439109310991526962011-12-14T23:20:00.005-05:002011-12-14T23:58:13.446-05:00

The saga is finally over, and Chris Paul is actually moving to LA this time, except he'll be in a Clippers uniform. Here are my quick thoughts on the trade.Any time you can add a superstar alongside one of the most exciting/promising young players in the league, you've done a good thing. They gave up some good assets, but I think that the Clippers made a step forward in this trade overall. Chris

Izzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-50344410199010249132011-12-09T12:05:00.008-05:002011-12-09T13:49:26.790-05:00

I've contemplated bringing back the blog for a while now. The recent NBA developments have shown me that I have too many opinions to vent to too many different people, that it's easier to put it all on this forum. With that said, DishingDimes is back!Has there ever been a situation like this in pro sports? Has there ever been a situation like thisat your work? School organization? Fantasy League?

Izzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-67998826314799636952010-07-17T15:04:00.013-04:002010-07-17T17:38:18.825-04:00

There are a few recent moves that have caught my eye. The Heat are trying to put players around their dream trio, the Bucks are quietly making moves, the Rockets added some "Yao Insurance", and the Warriors made a move for David Lee. Lets grade these recent moves and do some quick analysis on the impact it is going to have on the teams.Zydrunas Ilguaskas to Heat: That will complete the Heat

Izzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-1689434815996335892010-07-08T21:49:00.009-04:002010-07-08T22:37:16.228-04:00

The wait is finally over. Lebron is going to become a part of the Miami Heat. I wrote yesterday about the different scenarios for the Heat. As of now, there are a few reactions I have to this news.The first, I feel awful for the fans in Cleveland. I have a few friends from Cleveland and I know that this is heart-wrenching for them. This has to be one of the most devastating blows, if not THE

Izzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-19138071296087295062010-07-07T15:14:00.006-04:002010-07-08T22:35:13.661-04:00

Two-thirds of the top 3 free agents in the biggest free agency class in history have agreed to play in Miami. Bosh and Wade will be on South Beach with Lebron's future still in doubt, but with the growing sense that The King will resign with Cleveland. Lets take a look at what the Heat should do from here under a "With Lebron" scenario and a "Without Lebron" scenario. Since the actual salary cap

Izzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-8649983118962392642010-07-07T02:56:00.005-04:002010-07-07T03:28:00.186-04:00

The Lakers finally landed the point guard they have been targeting for over 3 years, Steve Blake. The Maryland star signed a 4 year $16 million contract with the Lakers which is about the same amount the Lakers were targeting him for using their MLE a couple years back. This signing is something that the Lakers desperately needed in this offseason, and allows Blake to stay in the same city he was

Izzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-25841481330888386962010-07-05T01:40:00.011-04:002010-07-05T03:19:56.210-04:00

We're 5 days into the free agency period and we've already seen 4 major players resign with their home teams. Dirk Nowitzki, Joe Johnson, Rudy Gay, and Paul Pierce are off the market with huge contracts and huge aspirations. I'm wondering how the liberal spending of these teams will impact their franchise. I'm skeptical about all of these signings except for 1.It is worth noting that the first

Izzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-14478670141866418952010-07-05T01:29:00.002-04:002010-07-05T01:39:33.634-04:00

After almost a year hiatus, DishingDimes is back! We did the website domain thing and weren't pleased with the results. A few other factors contributed to us leaving the site unmanaged, but recently we decided to bring it back.Our epiphany was: "We are a basketball blog." Deep. I know. We overextended ourselves. As our site took off and we had followers all over the world and started networking

Izzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-55891295772669377662009-07-26T00:26:00.003-04:002009-09-17T22:51:59.482-04:00

We got the new site up! In a short time, we will have dishingdimes.com be the actual domain name. Please subscribe or visit our new site frequently! We look forward to working on the new site. We will see you there.Dishingdimes.comIzzy and Phill

Izzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-73319268152513458932009-07-11T23:40:00.002-04:002009-07-11T23:42:40.788-04:00

The 2 month layoff from posting was not because we were lazy. Well...it could have been partially because of that. The most important reason for not posting was due to the fact that Phil and I have been working on a new website. The website will expand our blog from a simple blog to different topics including video debates and possibly podcasts. We are really excited about the expansion of the

Izzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-70326470147765374292009-05-07T12:34:00.007-04:002009-05-07T13:46:09.535-04:00

Here are my quick thoughts on the playoffs:The Nuggets have been the most surprising team in the playoffs thus far. Melo is making an image comeback. He is showing a lot of heart out there on the court. The Nuggets in general are playing inspired basketball. Nene is a force down in the middle and Kenyon Martin is the closest thing we have seen to "an enforcer" in recent memory. The Nuggets

Izzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-35018512645214891922009-04-17T19:18:00.003-04:002009-04-17T20:44:31.706-04:00

Things have been hectic which is why I haven't been able to post in a while. I hope to get back to my normal posting routine now that things have cooled down.Since the playoffs are upon us, I'm going to give a quick prediction on each series. We all know that the rounds before the Finals are just entertainment before the Cavs and Lakers play.Eastern ConferenceCavs vs Pistons: The Pistons don't

Izzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-59598463054982758532009-03-26T20:27:00.008-04:002009-03-26T23:06:57.859-04:00

So I'm finally back. Some news before I jump into today's post. I've recently become the domain owner of dishingdimes.com. You can now access the site by simply typing dishingdimes.com into your browser. The webmaster is currently working on a few things, and should have everything up and running by the middle of April. With all of that, my boredom with this years' NCAA Tournament (Wake's ousting

Izzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-19045596216161911582009-03-17T02:35:00.026-04:002009-03-17T15:21:26.167-04:00

So I'm already expecting to get a lot of controversy from this post, but that's probably why I'm posting it...to get YOU readers looking at things from another perspective.Tiger Woods yesterday made the comment, that has been all over analysts' minds this season...Dwyane Wade merits MVP talk, but it still only comes down to Kobe and Lebron. Seriously?!!?...that's just cockamamie. For one thing,

Double Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18360101699255950136noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-22105171561253702732009-03-02T22:19:00.002-05:002009-03-02T22:34:20.655-05:00

I'm leaving on a trip tomorrow. It is my spring break vacation, and so I won't be able to post until after March 15th. I will definitely get back into the grind of things when I get back. My trip will probably make me miss some of the ACC tournament, and about 10-14 games of the critical month of March in the race for the playoffs. I will try and keep up with most of the news that I can, but

Izzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-48002677827963636042009-02-28T16:40:00.003-05:002009-02-28T16:44:34.571-05:00

This video will be circulating around the internet over the next few days. This is a new commercial Adidas put out. Beckham and Garnett are obviously two of the biggest athletes in the world, with Beckham being arguably the most famous athlete in the world. This is just genious marketing on Adidas' part in order to show Beckham and KG as personable guys who play backyard games just like the rest

Izzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-64838576917046099152009-02-25T20:16:00.006-05:002009-02-26T00:28:44.944-05:00

With the help of my friend Ben Fish, I was able to put together this post. Fish is a devout Celtics fan, and was able to give me a taste of what the Celtic faithful think about the Marbury acquisition.Stephon Marbury is expected to clear waivers on Friday morning and is largely expected to join the Celtics. Marbury and the Knicks reached a buyout agreement earlier this week. Marbury was set to

Izzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-86761174364192980382009-02-24T17:08:00.007-05:002009-02-25T01:16:57.341-05:00

This NBA season has been pretty entertaining thus far. I got to thinking about stories that have been largely under reported, and not being talked about that much. Here are the 3 that come to mind.The 2011 restructuring of the Players Agreement: David Falk beat me to the chase. Yesterday, TrueHoop quoted Falk about the restructuring of the Players Agreement. Here is the quote from the New York

Izzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-89139319926521468752009-02-19T17:37:00.005-05:002009-02-24T17:10:34.767-05:00

I just wrote an article for the excellent college basketball site, Drive and Dish (featured in the link list on the side). The article was about Wake Forest's basketball team from a student's perspective. If you guys need specifics on voting, overall play, conferences, or just an opinion, this is the site you go to. The guys over there do an excellent job of maintaining the site, and they always

Izzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-10286533233963316902009-02-19T15:59:00.008-05:002009-02-20T10:48:38.112-05:00

My keyboard is on fire, but here goes the last analysis of the trade season. The most significant trade before the trade deadline is happening for Orlando. The Magic will receive Houston's Rafer Alston. The Rockets will receive Kyle Lowry. Brian Cook, a first round pick, and some filler will go to Memphis.This deal works for everyone. Lets take this one step at a time. First, the Grizzlies. They

Izzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-63677150968910513942009-02-19T15:33:00.005-05:002009-02-19T15:58:42.866-05:00

Chicago's 2nd trade in 2 days. They send Larry Hughes and get back Tim Thomas, Jerome James, and Anthony Roberson.Both these teams will come out of the deal financially equal. Hughes makes $12.8 million this year, and will be making about $13.6 million next year which is fine for New York because as long as Hughes is not on the books for 2010, it is all good with them. Hughes is a streaky scorer,

Izzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-46635374301017344392009-02-19T15:04:00.006-05:002009-02-19T15:33:08.523-05:00

Sheldon Williams and Bobby Brown got sent to Minnesota for Rashard McCants and Calvin Booth.This trade is pretty minor so we will focus on Sheldon Williams and Rashard McCants.The trade is a neutral move for both teams. Sheldon Williams was the 5th pick in the draft, and has never lived up to expectations after a standout college career at Duke. Sheldon is limited by his athletic ability, and his

Izzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-78910601105897891192009-02-18T20:58:00.008-05:002009-02-18T23:40:47.675-05:00

I have heard rumblings about Brad Miller being on the trade market for the last two days. Brad Miller and John Salmons get traded for Andres Nocioni, Drew Gooden, Michael Ruffin (sent to Portland), and Cedric Simmons. The Blazers also sent Ike Diogu to Sacramento.I like this trade for the Bulls. I wrote a while back about how Brad Miller was one of the most underachieving players in the NBA. He

Izzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-91651699853303783382009-02-17T20:50:00.006-05:002009-02-17T21:43:32.122-05:00

The second big trade in the last week happened earlier today. The news came out that the Hornets' Tyson Chandler, and the draft rights to former Cal star, Devon Hardin, had been swapped for the Thunder's Joe Smith and Chris Wilcox.This was a very interesting move. It had been rumored for a long time that the Hornets were looking to deal Tyson Chandler because of his monster deal. He is due to

Izzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-63681021554418648042009-02-13T17:50:00.005-05:002009-02-13T18:36:40.410-05:00

So a blockbuster trade went down today in the NBA. Toronto's Jermaine O'Neal and Jamario Moon (along with some filler) got traded to Miami for Shawn Marion and Marcus Banks.I like this trade for Toronto. They get to get a look at Shawn Marion for free, and they get his defense and athleticism alongside Chris Bosh. It also gave them a chance to get rid of Jermaine O'Neal's awful contract and his

Izzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-21198866782411762009-02-11T12:46:00.005-05:002009-02-11T13:49:02.404-05:00

I don't know if my love of All-Star Weekend has been blinded by my love for it, but I have read more negative opinions of All-Star Weekend this year, than any other year in memory. My earliest memory of the All-Star game was the 97 game at Cleveland's Gund Arena. I was only 9 years old at the time, and had followed basketball as much as a 9 year old could. It was that All-Star game that I

Izzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-88039250260072950142009-02-07T17:38:00.010-05:002009-02-07T18:16:17.073-05:00

News came out that the Lakers have traded Vladimir Radmanovic for the Bobcats' Adam Morrison and Shannon Brown.I'm not sure what to make of this trade. It seems like a lateral move for the Lakers, at best, and a tiny step forward for the Bobcats. I'm going to give the win to the Bobcats for a few reasons. Reason one is that Larry Brown and MJ got to get rid of Morrison, someone they were not fond

Izzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-68767885788145722542009-02-06T11:15:00.007-05:002009-02-06T18:03:36.838-05:00

Unquestionably the two best teams in the league played last night (Boston and LA). It was all we could have hoped for. but the Lakers managed to pull it out by 1 point. As big of a Lakers fan as I am, the rest of the Lakers fans need to put this win in perspective. The win signifies 2 things. A win in the Lakers 'W' column, and of course, the opposite for the Celtics, and a tie break. The

Izzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-76682415133248377162009-02-02T17:13:00.004-05:002009-02-02T17:52:55.176-05:00

The news coming out of Lakerland today is that Andrew Bynum has torn his MCL and is out for 8-12 weeks. Collectively, Laker fans everywhere are saying, "We have heard that one before." Right after Laker fans said that, GM Mitch Kupchak is talking about how his life can never be easy. So here we go, another obstacle for Kobe and the Lakers to climb in order to get that championship that has eluded

Izzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-68507528337662393302009-01-25T21:37:00.007-05:002009-01-25T22:35:52.789-05:00

Every year after the All-Star starters are announced people start talking 'he got snubbed'. Well, I think it is pretty obvious where the injustices lie in the All-Star starting lineup so I won't go into that because you all have read 100 articles on the subject. That number will double once the entire roster comes out. With all of this talk, I started thinking of a solution to this problem.Jeff

Izzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-83578166092346824232009-01-24T17:13:00.004-05:002009-01-25T01:31:06.702-05:00

The Pistons have struggled as of late. They have only won 3 out of their last 10. They have gone from one of the elite in the NBA to a team not guaranteed a playoff spot. They have been replaced as one of the Top 3 teams in the East by the Orlando Magic. When I heard the other day that coach Michael Curry was toying with the idea of Allen Iverson coming off the bench, I was shocked. Curry ended

Izzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-7783257074917077692009-01-20T21:49:00.003-05:002009-01-20T22:43:49.216-05:00

For the first time since last June, when the site first started, I'm posting links to some interesting sports stories. More articles to come in the next few days about the Association.I'm sure a lot of you have heard this, but this is the story of how DWade's divorce is hitting a low point. A lot of people have criticized the NBA for the culture of the players. We have heard of Michael Jordan's

Izzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-6237921722320111372009-01-19T20:50:00.004-05:002009-01-19T21:56:08.890-05:00

Wake Forest is #1 and it has inspired me to write about the top point guard prospects in the country because that race seems to be the most interesting, and at the forefront of the NBA draft discussion. We will leave Ricky Rubio and Brandon Jennings out of the discussion because they are abroad and I am ignorant of the intricacies of their game and have had limited exposure to watch them play. If

Izzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-91072123496124233502009-01-17T20:50:00.009-05:002009-01-18T12:29:26.906-05:00

There was once a time in the NBA where critics of the Conference system lobbied to split the conferences up and make them into an NFL like division system. The tide has changed in the NBA. 3 out of the 4 best teams in the league are Eastern Conference teams. The worst team in the NBA comes from the West (OKC). For the purposes of this post, we should look at the top teams in the NBA, the Lakers,

Izzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-31646202399802688342009-01-13T13:58:00.004-05:002009-01-13T18:27:27.680-05:00

I'm happy to bring to you Alex "Buckets" Matthews. He will go by the name Buckets on the site (origin of the nickname is still unknown). My first memory of Buckets was when I met him we started talking and naturally, basketball was one of our topics of conversation. Buckets told me, "I know more about the NBA than anyone I know." A bold statement. After getting to know him, he has not

Izzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-1271073748433396652009-01-10T02:26:00.006-05:002009-01-10T02:39:59.823-05:00

Sorry I have not been living up to my New Years resolution. I hope to change that when I get back to campus on Sunday. I just got back from a Lakers game. It was an exciting game to watch, but very disturbing to think about after the fact. The lack of defense from the supposedly best team in the league was the main problem. The Pacers shot the lights out, and had it not been for a Kobe Bryant

Izzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-58548448666867584332009-01-03T20:43:00.004-05:002009-01-05T01:07:35.477-05:00

Happy New Year everyone. I apologize for not posting with more frequency. One of my New Years Resolutions is to post 3-4 times a week. Holiday season is hectic as we all know. I wrote an article a few weeks ago about waiving Marbury. I still stand by my original opinion of Marbury doing the right thing. This is the Knicks' problem. They created this. If any of you were in this position, most of

Izzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-68622511392957635442008-12-20T01:02:00.006-05:002008-12-20T01:41:47.289-05:00

Apologies for not posting consistently for a while. I've just finished my wave of finals and what not. Hopefully I will be able to post a lot more consistently than I have been in the coming months.The MVP debate has not really heated up yet. It is still too close to call. The two most lively debates are the Most Improved Player award and the Rookie of the Year award. On a side note, Lou Williams

Izzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-38540625171979547442008-12-10T23:01:00.008-05:002008-12-11T00:37:25.515-05:00

There were two trades that went down in the NBA today. The Hornets, Wizards, and Grizzlies were involved in a trade. The impact of that trade is relatively minor so I will focus on the big trade that went down today. The trade was Jason Richardson, Jared Dudley, and a 2nd round pick from Charlotte to Phoenix for Boris Diaw, Raja Bell, and Sean Singletary.Lets start off with Charlotte. I have no

Izzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-13427872584251364102008-12-06T20:41:00.008-05:002008-12-07T20:45:54.613-05:00

Fans and teams have huge expectations of certain players. Just like the surprise players every year, there are also disappointments. Here are the top 5 disappointments thus far.Elton Brand: He left the Clippers hanging even though they made the move for Baron Davis, but the expectations for the Sixers were through the roof, and now they are back where they have always been. The Sixers are

Izzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-32428885379840498392008-12-05T10:23:00.010-05:002008-12-10T00:40:21.415-05:00

Every NBA season brings us a new list of players who have a breakout season. With these breakout seasons also come players who don't live up to expectations. This is part 1 of 2 of the Top 5 overachieving players and the Top 5 underachieving players. Here is my list for the Top 5 overachievers.1. Devin Harris: He might not be the best player to put at the top of this list just because New Jersey

Izzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-85094261267586824562008-12-01T22:56:00.003-05:002008-12-02T22:17:39.178-05:00

So as you can see, the new banner is up. It was done by my friend Ray Kay. He is a business major here at Wake, and hopes to go into a career in marketing one day. As you can see, he isn't too bad at this whole marketing thing. I'm sure this banner will be an attractive aspect of the site, and I hope you all enjoy it. I can't take credit for the design, but I will enjoy it like the rest of you.

Izzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-39953367447842267182008-11-26T18:52:00.006-05:002008-11-26T21:35:01.110-05:00

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I do have a lot to be thankful for in my life, but we won't go into that. We, as NBA fans, also have a lot to be thankful for in our basketball lives. Here is what I'm thankful for this NBA season.The Knicks: Finally, one of the most storied franchises in sports is revived. It has been a tough few years for Knicks fans. As we all know, they have made some big moves in

Izzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-66004247887030261222008-11-21T15:03:00.006-05:002008-11-21T16:12:38.132-05:00

It has been reported that the Warriors and Knicks have reached a deal in principle that will send the disgruntled Warriors forward Al Harrington to New York in exchange for guard Jamal Crawford.This deal could not be any better for Al Harrington. He goes from the up-tempo pickup style offense of Don Nelson to the slightly more structured "Run-N-Gun" offense of Mike D'Antoni. Al Harrington will

Izzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-25505889877908905032008-11-15T15:56:00.002-05:002008-11-15T16:29:16.270-05:00

The league handed down suspensions and fines to Matt Barnes (2 games), Rafer Alston (2 games), Nash (1 game), and just fines to Shaq and T-mac.This is an unfair penalty. If you look at the replay, Shaq pushes 3 people over, and somehow Nash grabs Alston's jersey and gets 1 game. The league stated that Nash "escalated" the situation. I don't think that Nash grabbing a jersey escalated the

Izzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-67006213763711280802008-11-06T10:14:00.008-05:002008-11-06T16:13:23.746-05:00

Call Greg Oden a bust: Hold on everyone. What is all this Sam Bowie and Bill Walton talk? The Blazers are cursed? Stop it. Yes, the guy had to have arthroscopic knee surgery before he played a single NBA game, and he rolled his ankle. Calm down. I'm not saying he isn't injury prone because he clearly is, but to start these comparisons and shoot him down before he has even really got up? That

Izzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-78655434783617627352008-11-04T23:17:00.004-05:002008-11-05T00:41:22.100-05:00

Now that Obama is president we can get back to talking about basketball.The Knicks have once again stated that they have no intention to waive or trade Stephon Marbury. I would like to know why. Here is a guy who is tied with Allen Iverson with the second highest salary in the NBA at $21,937,500. Here is a guy who is sitting on the sideline in street clothes with coach Mike D'Antoni having no

Izzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-48604224197747499572008-11-02T23:50:00.009-05:002008-11-03T15:26:52.671-05:00

Update: The Nuggets and Pistons have agreed to the trade. Allen Iverson will be traded to Detroit in return for Chauncey Billups, Antonio McDyess, and Cheikh Samb.(Disclaimer: This post was written about 14 hours prior to the deal actually going through.)The Nuggets have reportedly offered Allen Iverson to the Pistons in exchange for Chauncey Billups according to ESPN.Both these clubs toyed with

Izzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-47948430263301459162008-10-28T14:39:00.002-04:002008-10-28T14:44:33.958-04:00

If you have a chance. I filmed 3 segments for ESPN U on 3 different shows. The first segment aired last night on a show called "Inside the Polls" and will be rerunning throughout the next couple days, and the second one is airing right now on a show called "Coach's Spotlight", and the third one is airing on "SportsCenter U". I am the Asian guy for Wake Forest on the left. We were debating about

Izzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-51980943817345430602008-10-24T16:23:00.017-04:002008-10-28T14:39:27.481-04:00

Season opens tonight. To get this out in time, the teams out of the playoffs are a bit shorter.#1 Lakers: I may have an LA bias, but they seem to be the consensus #1 pick even among non-Laker fans. With a healthy Andrew Bynum, they have the potential to be virtually unstoppable. They have the most formidable frontcourt in the NBA. Any time an NBA team can toy with the idea of bringing Lamar Odom

Izzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-84289593315015269892008-10-21T17:44:00.015-04:002008-10-24T16:07:47.498-04:00

Over the next few days we will put up Eastern and Western Conference power rankings. I decided to split the conferences up instead of coming up with one long list because I firmly believe that comparison between other teams in the conference is more important because it doesn't matter what the other conference is doing if you can't beat your own conference teams. The purpose of rankings is to

Izzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-71200770770793950592008-10-10T17:21:00.009-04:002008-10-26T22:28:09.717-04:00

If you all haven't heard the news, according to RealGM, Shawne Williams of the Pacers has been traded to the Mavericks for Eddie Jones, two 2nd round picks, and $1.8 million in cash.This is definitely a step back, and at best a lateral step for the Mavs. My initial reaction to this trade is amazement. We all knew Shawne Williams was not going to last very long after his marijuana incident last

Izzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-67110631098421455522008-10-05T22:12:00.004-04:002008-10-06T12:14:57.887-04:00

Many of you have requested to bring back the 'Off-Season To-Do List' series, but it was a little too much for our understaffed site to handle. So, to meet the demands of our faithful readers, we have decided to bring back the series in an abbreviated form. It will no longer be called the 'Off-Season To-Do list' because it is not the off-season anymore with the start of the preseason. We have

Izzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-3387306025228193522008-09-25T21:58:00.003-04:002008-09-25T23:24:22.094-04:00

"Second Chance Season" is an inspirational story about Wizard's player Nick Young. It chronicles his life before USC and the NBA. The movie aired on ESPN2 last night, and it was incredible. It shows him battling on the court against former UCLA legend and Laker star Jordan Farmar in high school for bragging rights to the best player in the city, to his off court battle of the SAT, to his life

Izzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-63569502279037911942008-09-18T00:05:00.007-04:002008-09-18T00:20:12.240-04:00

I'm not going to post the Josh Howard video because you all have seen it a million times by now. Apparently, Josh Howard has been sighted around campus (Wake Forest University) today. He has a house and some family members in nearby Lewisville, so it is not outrageous that he is around town. The interesting point is that The Chris Paul Foundation is sponsoring a concert by Ludacris tonight, and

Izzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-21423503562645944282008-09-11T23:15:00.003-04:002008-09-11T23:23:33.085-04:00

One of the questions about the USA Redeem Team was whether they could fit all of those egos onto one team. As well all know, it worked better than planned. Some of the best players in the world found themselves in unfamiliar positions and adjusted to the situation. For my generation, it was our version of the Dream Team. It was some of the purest basketball I have ever seen, and it was beautiful

Izzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-25993772878631499962008-09-07T23:16:00.005-04:002008-09-08T00:39:20.795-04:00

We have picked up a new writer this past week. His name is Greg Johnson. He has written us a post before. It was the Game 1 rundown of the NBA Finals. Greg hails from the great or not so great (depends on your perspective), city of Boston. Some of you might be thinking, how can a Laker fan and Celtic fan coexist? Well, that is a good question. Surprisingly, Greg is one of the most level headed

Izzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-89511754335235190692008-08-31T22:37:00.012-04:002008-09-01T00:13:56.037-04:00

The worst month of the year for the NBA is August. During the month of August I have had time to reflect on a lot of NBA happenings. I have come up with, what I have thought, to be profound thoughts, but upon approval from Phil, I have come to discover that my profound thoughts, have been very, well, unprofound. That changed yesterday when Patrick Ewing Jr. was traded to his father's old team,

Izzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-78898153054718474802008-08-22T18:50:00.006-04:002008-08-22T20:10:56.087-04:00

Team USA is winning the gold. There is no doubt about it. Anyone who tells you different is just trying to avoid a complete embarrassment that would leave US basketball in a crippled state on the international level. The good news is that there is absolutely not chance that this is going to happen. The US has been playing inconsistently throughout portions of games, but still manage to crush

Izzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-85384072942709575752008-08-17T10:52:00.002-04:002008-08-17T10:59:12.820-04:00

I apologize for the lack of posts that have been on the site lately. I have been swamped with moving in and traveling. More of the same will be had in the coming days. I am going up to a retreat in the backwoods of Virginia. Where? I could not tell you. That is how remote this place is. Nonetheless, there will be no posts until after Thursday when I return. I promise once the school year gets in

Izzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-81295740994170312232008-08-13T14:14:00.009-04:002008-08-13T21:16:25.025-04:00

I'm back from vacation, and after a few days rest back home in SoCal, I am back in NC for the grind of a another school year. The update on the blog is that we will not be able to finish the 'to-do list' of every team because we want to dedicate most of this blog to evaluating moves and news of the NBA and their respective teams. We will pick the remaining 'to-do list' teams based on the majority

Izzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-27693672135880331772008-08-02T13:16:00.003-04:002008-08-02T13:25:14.609-04:00

There won't be any posts for about a week or so due to Phil's trip with Stanford to China and my trip to Hawaii. For the record, Phil tried to get tickets to watch the USA Senior Men's Basketball team in Beijing, but tickets were sold out in a few hours because the Chinese government bought up the majority of the seats to resale to Chinese citizens. Anyway, he is there doing some academic stuff,

Izzy and Double Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06698475723141758910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-31597137047113889312008-07-30T13:56:00.008-04:002008-12-09T21:33:48.754-05:00

I don't know if you all have been keep count, but every team with the exception of the Phoenix, Charlotte, and Oklahoma City have made roster changes this offseason whether it was through a trade or free agency. Phoenix already made their blockbuster move for Shaq and Oklahoma City moved from Seattle (if you want to count that as a move). Can you remember a time when there were this many roster

Izzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-34682056090927457762008-07-27T23:57:00.014-04:002008-12-09T21:33:51.130-05:00

A lot of people forget about the Magic when they think about the Eastern Conference. It makes sense as to why people don't think about them because they are a mid sized market and have not made much noise in the league recently. When the Magic made it to the finals with Shaq and the supposed superstar Penny Hardaway, they had the one-two punch combination we have seen work so frequently for past

Izzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-82858701696737348592008-07-24T13:22:00.006-04:002008-12-09T21:33:51.555-05:00

We have heard about the reports that Josh Childress will leave for the famous Greek team, Olympiacos. The deal includes incentives such as a house and tax breaks that will earn him a bit over $20 million dollars. That is more than any NBA team could pay or would pay for Childress. This is a little worrisome for the NBA in the short term, but hopefully the problems will be fixed after this.We have

Izzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-90885031728774640352008-07-23T04:16:00.003-04:002008-07-23T04:27:05.658-04:00

The WNBA keeps trying to be like the NBA, maybe now more people will watch.(From the Associated Press)Parker was one of three players ejected along with Detroit assistant coach Rick Mahorn after an ugly scuffle with 4.6 seconds left in Los Angeles' 84-81 victory."To be honest, I don't recall exactly what happened,'' said Parker, who led Los Angeles with 21 points. "I'll have to watch the tape.''

Double Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18360101699255950136noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-6456040696034381732008-07-16T02:54:00.008-04:002008-12-09T21:33:52.254-05:00

My cousin and I were talking about the recent trade and have come up with the following conclusion. Denver is screwed and the Clippers are going to make the playoffs next year. What are the Nuggets thinking? They just happened to be on the better end of the tightest Western Conference in the modern era and they give away the one player who can give them some sort of defensive presence because

Izzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-75442900267015657602008-07-14T19:34:00.008-04:002008-12-09T21:33:54.288-05:00

People can talk all they want about how T-mac hasn't gotten past the first round in his career. The failures of the Rockets are not enough for them to ship Tracy McGrady out of Houston. Face it people, he is not going anywhere. Not to Detroit, not to Denver, not to anywhere. His failure to get his team to the playoffs when he played in Toronto, Orlando, or Houston has been well documented and

Izzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-45929735584881237222008-07-09T00:02:00.012-04:002008-12-09T21:33:55.019-05:00

Charlie Falck is one of the few people you can talk to who can talk about the NFL, MLB, and NBA and actually have a well informed and coherent argument with. Although he calls New Jersey home his mother's former residence in San Diego gives him a connection to root for the San Diego Chargers. He is also as much of a Knicks fan as you can find these days. It is a person like Charlie that will give

Izzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-72287737947989127082008-07-06T23:24:00.001-04:002008-07-06T15:46:41.400-04:00

The Portland Trailblazers arguably have the most promising future (5-7 years) of any NBA team in the league. Funny thing is, the Blazers most promising pieces have yet to play an NBA game. Portland has a lot to look forward to especially after waiting since 2004 to return to the playoffs and 1990 1992 to compete for a championship (where they went to the finals in both years).With number 1

Double Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18360101699255950136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-25437326137989346882008-07-05T17:53:00.002-04:002008-12-09T21:33:56.646-05:00

Nowadays there are few people outside of Spike Lee with the courage to admit they are Knicks fans. Forrest, happens to be one of the true New York faithful left that I know. He is on top of all things Knicks and what I would consider a pretty good NBA historian. He has interesting thoughts about the Knicks, and the NBA (but we won't get into those), anytime you talk to him about it, including

Izzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-65001420897470271102008-07-05T17:51:00.002-04:002008-12-09T21:33:58.481-05:00

The Nuggets are an incredibly confusing team, to say the least. They have incredible talent on the team, but underachieve every single year. Most Denver fans will point to George Karl, but it has less to do with George Karl's coaching than it has to do with the chemistry of the team. There are a few things that the Nuggets could do that does not have to do with cutting George Karl from the head

Izzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-28758198994383670102008-07-05T17:49:00.001-04:002008-12-09T21:33:59.635-05:00

UPDATE: Baron Davis signs a 5 year deal worth $65 million. I wrote this post before the news came out, so I changed some things, but disregard anything that does not take the Baron Davis signing into account.We apologize for getting this post up late. Been swamped by the end of summer session and what not. There will be constant regular posts by the end of the week.The forgotten LA team, the

Izzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-1950828894251795992008-07-05T17:46:00.002-04:002008-12-09T21:34:00.174-05:00

Throughout the next week or so, we will be putting up posts for what teams need to do to get better. It will be in a very random order as we have writers working on different teams and getting their work in at different times. As you have probably figured out, we will start with the Sonics.I guess the first thing the Sonics need to do is to sort out this mess about their arena. When Howard

Izzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-52088657006698664632008-06-26T16:53:00.003-04:002008-06-26T18:24:50.033-04:00

Hello NBA fans, it's that time of year again. Every dog gets his day, and this is the day when both bad and good teams have something to look forward to. Whether its because you tanked the end of your season or you are one piece away from being a contender this draft this draft is shaping up to result some pretty interesting picks.Now that no more pre-draft trades will be released, and we know

Double Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18360101699255950136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-51120442889348703132008-06-25T19:02:00.006-04:002008-12-09T21:34:00.643-05:00

Working on the New York Stock Exchange this week, I’ve listened and participated in countless conversations about stocks, interest rates, and…sports. The majority of traders on the exchange seem to know and put just as much effort into knowing all about the stocks they trade as into sports. A quick walk through the floor reveals men huddled around their computers watching the EuroCup, while

Izzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-15882771260520886112008-06-24T17:25:00.010-04:002008-06-26T16:49:56.836-04:00

1. Chicago BullsDerrick RoseMemphis- Point GuardWhile the top two picks (Rose and Beasley) are both NBA ready and will likely be all star caliber players, it will probably end up being too tough for Chicago to pass up on Derrick Rose. Even though Beasley would fit perfectly into Chicago's weakest position at PF, Chicago knows the team will be much better upgrading Duhon, Gordon, and Hinrich (

Double Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18360101699255950136noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-83666794390165481272008-06-23T18:36:00.021-04:002008-12-09T21:34:01.456-05:00

This whole Brandon Jennings story hasn't surprised me at all. Everyone HAD to know that this was bound to happen. When NBA passed the rule that one must be 19 years old to enter the draft, everyone immediately knew the benefits, repercussions, and motives of the rule.General history and overview:Professional sports lives off of young talent, with the majority, coming from drafts and farm systems.

Izzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-33215868430188037052008-06-21T20:14:00.004-04:002008-06-21T20:58:58.994-04:00

Things have been kind of slow lately because I am trying to finish up classes for the end of the summer session. We are also trying to decompress after the NBA season. The next big series we have coming up is our post-draft evaluations and recommendations for teams. After the draft, we will evaluate how each team drafted and talk about what they need to do to improve. This series will feature

Izzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-57614169797843138912008-06-19T20:18:00.004-04:002008-12-09T21:34:02.084-05:00

The season started out as dark as the NBA has ever lived through. The infamous 04' Detroit Palace Brawl was as low as the NBA could go and the absolute most the NBA could handle from a PR standpoint, or so we thought. The summer before the 07'-08' season started out worse than the Palace Brawl. The league's most highly criticized, coveted, and hidden employees took a collective hit due to a

Izzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-89582422467677392282008-06-18T18:06:00.006-04:002008-06-18T19:00:42.180-04:00

Coming into this NBA season most of us were not REALLY expecting the Celtics to be as great as they were.Come on, we know there was a huge bandwagon turnout when we all found out that the team turned Wally Szerbiak into Ray Allen, and Al Jefferson into Kevin Garnett. These were huge upgrades, and the dismal previous record of 24-58 (2nd worst of the season) would definitely be improved, but who

Double Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18360101699255950136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-240771875173468702008-06-17T09:53:00.004-04:002008-12-09T21:34:02.390-05:00

The Celtics had mechanical trouble apparently yesterday leaving LAX and left 12 hours later than they expected. Ray Allen was the only one who didn't have to go through that nightmare because he left Boston early to tend to one of his children who had an illness. His child is expected to be fine and Allen is expected to play in Game 6. The Lakers got into Boston yesterday before the Celtics did

Izzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-12332914990809074482008-06-16T22:20:00.002-04:002008-12-09T21:34:02.594-05:00

Surely the marketing department could have done something better than just telling us Shane Battier and Lisa Leslie don't have Asthma.

Double Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18360101699255950136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-39933873330053561092008-06-16T12:27:00.011-04:002008-12-09T21:34:03.598-05:00

On a night where Kobe's first quarter performance looked like it was going to be a legendary performance hitting 4 out of 5 three-pointers showing a flash of invincibility and looking like the Lakers were going to roll to a blow out victory scoring 38 points in the 1st quarter. Sound familiar Laker fans? It should, it was exactly how Game 4 started, except this time, no one in Lakerland felt

Izzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-70124739656150062812008-06-15T20:45:00.005-04:002008-12-09T21:34:04.146-05:00

I'm not saying that the NBA Finals is going to end tonight, but with the possibility that the NBA champion will be decided tonight it might be useful to at least start the discussion about who should be the Finals MVP if Boston were to win the series.Now, several Celtics have put together some big games this series, including Rondo's career-high tying 16 assists, and Leon Powe's 21 points in 15

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The Lakers fantasy season hangs in the balance tonight as the Lakers play their last game at Staples as they host Game 5, and possibly their last game of the season. Expect the Lakers to come out gunning from start to finish. The Lakers may lose this series, but they will not drop the series in front of their home crowd. All of the critics who say that the Staples Center is full of rich

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The title of this post is the question Steve Hartman asked when he opened up the "Loose Cannons" show on AM 570 KLAC radio.I'm not going to go into excruciating detail of the game, or post any links, mainly due to how painful this loss is for me, and I don't want to go through my sports clippings for fear of reliving the game. It is also pretty obvious how the Lakers lost this lead.No one in

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Tonight is going to be a struggle for both teams. If either team comes out playing anywhere close to how they played in game 3, they will lose. It will be clear from the beginning who will be in control of the game. The Lakers can seize control of the series with a win and an exclamation point behind it. The key for the Lakers is undoubtedly the Lakers' point-forward Lamar Odom. He HAS to come

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The Detroit News Reports: Celtics Cite Jet Lag For Struggles"Many of the Celtic players are blaming jet lag after the six hour flight from Boston and Los Angeles for their struggles in Game 3, the Detroit News is reporting."You know what, you play 82 games during the season and you know jet lags going to be a problem, especially flying coast to coast with only a one day break. But come on this is

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Well last night's game didn't make Game 4 any more predictable. Laker fans came into last nights game expecting the Lakers to demolish the Celtics. That did not happen, well, not consistently at least. The game was low scoring and that was due more to defense than poor offense. The Lakers did an amazing job defensively and stepped up their transition game significantly from their abysmal

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Look for a big game from Kobe and the rest of the Lakers. Tonight is a must win. A loss for the Purple and Gold means that the Celtics should find some polish and lather it up on the Larry O'Brian piece. #24 looked more like himself on Sunday night. For many of the Lakers, this will be the biggest game in their lives, they should play like it. I don't see the Lakers dropping this game, but don't

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The series shifts back to LA with Boston up 2. Before Laker fans panic and yell about the officiating, take a deep breath, and just remember that the Celtics did what they were suppose to do. They held their serve. Ok, Lakers serve now. There are a plethora of questions surrounding Game 3. How do the Celtics come out in LA being a terrible road team throughout their playoffs? Leon Powe stepped up

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It may not be all smiles if Pierce's knee doesn't hold up. There has been a lot of speculation of whether or not Pierce played the rest of the classic Game 1 on adrenaline or if his knee was actually in game condition. He says there is a "great chance" he will play, and there is no structural damage to his knee, but he should make sure that his knee is actually good enough to go and not push

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3 Things Each Team Needs to Do to Win Game 2:Lakers:1. Rebounding...It's clear Boston is a good rebounding team, and it's strong defense actually leads to even more rebounds, however Lakers aren't that bad themselves. In fact, Lakers were 4th in the league with 44.14 rebounds during the regular season and Boston was 12th for 42.01. And while their faster pace probably leads to more rebounds their

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It was pretty dramatic and all. When I saw the injury, I didn't think twice about it. Bill Simmons called the silence after the injury "The worst sound in sports". I was pretty surprised when I heard people talking about dramatizing the injury, but if you really think about it. The guy gets his leg twisted (which didn't look terrible on the replay), and he comes back in 5 minutes. I don't think

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On the first night of a series celebrated for its roots in NBA history, it seems only appropriate that it was decided by the kind of romantic storyline that elder Celtics fans have so often described to me. Injured or not, Pierce's panic-inducing exit on a wheelchair, followed by his triumphant emergence from the tunnel and subsequent pair of threes to bring the Celtics back was an amazing way

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Wow, that was a good start to the finals. I'm pretty upset and depressed about the whole thing, but Paul Pierce was something else tonight. The life was snatched from Boston and their fans when they saw Pierce go down, but his return inspired a 28-16 run at one stretch. He goes down with a knee sprain and has to be carried off the court, comes back to the bench where all of the Boston faithful

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