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Monday, March 7, 2011
Crying in the NBA? The Heat lose again? The Lakers look awesome?
"Stuff" from the week-end....
Some things are better left....unsaid. What was this coach thinking?
WATCH: Heat Coach Rips Media For 'Crygate'
Is Shaqs' career over?
OUT INDEFINITELY
Hee...hee..hee!
Knicks Laugh At Teary-Eyed Heat
This is supposed to be a non-contact sport:
WATCH: Chris Paul Carried Off On Stretcher
There's ....crying in basketball.......after all:
Heat Players Cried After Loss
The Lakers are just fine.....thank you!
Lakers Crush NBA-Best Spurs
Same old Hawks......losing at home:
Hawks hammered by Knicks
Atlanta loses 2nd straight game as Johnson, Horford prove ineffective on offense.Gonna be a busy week.......
Stay tuned .......
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Introducing..........
The 2008 USA men's basketball team:
Thanks to NBA.com for the following......
| NAME | POS | HGT | WGT | DOB | TEAM | SCHOOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmelo Anthony | F | 6-8 | 230 | 5/29/84 | Denver Nuggets | Syracuse University |
| Carlos Boozer | F | 6-9 | 258 | 11/20/81 | Utah Jazz | Duke University |
| Chris Bosh | F | 6-10 | 230 | 3/24/84 | Toronto Raptors | Georgia Tech |
| Kobe Bryant | G | 6-6 | 220 | 8/23/78 | Los Angeles Lakers | Lower Merion H.S. (PA) |
| Dwight Howard | F/C | 6-11 | 265 | 12/08/85 | Orlando Magic | Southwest Atlanta Christian Acd. (GA) |
| LeBron James | F | 6-8 | 240 | 12/30/84 | Cleveland Cavaliers | St.Vincent-St. Mary H.S. (OH) |
| Jason Kidd | G | 6-4 | 212 | 3/23/73 | Dallas Mavericks | University of California |
| Chris Paul | G | 6-0 | 170 | 5/06/85 | New Orleans Hornets | Wake Forest University |
| Tayshaun Prince | F | 6-9 | 205 | 2/28/80 | Detroit Pistons | University of Kentucky |
| Michael Redd | G | 6-6 | 215 | 8/24/79 | Milwaukee Bucks | Ohio State University |
| Dwyane Wade | G | 6-4 | 212 | 1/17/82 | Miami Heat | Marquette University |
| Deron Williams | G | 6-3 | 205 | 7/26/84 | Utah Jazz | University of Illinois |
| Managing Director: Jerry Colangelo |
| Head Coach: Mike Krzyzewski, Duke University |
| Assistant Coach: Jim Boeheim, Syracuse University |
| Assistant Coach: Mike D'Antoni, New York Knicks |
| Assistant Coach: Nate McMillan, Portland Trail Blazers |
| Team Physician: Sheldon Burns, Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Athletic Trainer: Keith Jones, Houston Rockets |
| Athletic Trainer: Casey Smith, Dallas Mavericks |
A few points to make.......
This team consists of 6 guards, 5 forwards, and 1 center/forward. No true big man. But in International play.......none necessary.
Michael Redd is the designated zone buster, a magnificent outside shooter.
Tayshaun Prince is the defensive stopper..........Dwight Howard is the beast in the middle.....Dwyane Wade and Chris Paul are the setup guys.
Jason Kidd is the "old man" of the bunch.....he will bring leadership.......While Carmelo Anthony, Carlos Boozer, and Chris Bosh will be counted on for energy and rebounding.
Kobe and LeBron? Those two will just take over a game..........when needed.
In this summer's Beijing Olympics, this team will not only win the gold medal..........they will destroy the competition.
Welcome to Dream Team 2008.
Saturday, April 12, 2008
As the NBA season winds down, there is as interesting race going on for the Most Valuable Player award.
The debate is as old as the game itself. Should it be based on statistics? Must their team make a significant run in the play-offs? How valuable are they.....to their teams' wins?
Kobe Bryant, Chris Paul , and LeBron James will finish one, two, and three in this years' voting (though not necessarily in the order just mentioned).
Let us take a look at what these three .....and their teams .......have accomplished this season......then .....you be the judge.
LeBron James...... 30+ points per game, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists. Cleveland's record as of today is 43-36 and holds the 4th seed in the play-offs. LeBron is the teams' leader in defensive rebounds, assists, steals, and scoring. He has played in 73 of the 79 games played and leads the team in minutes per game at 40:23. LeBron leads the league in scoring (30.0) and is 9th in assists (7.2).
Chris Paul.......21.1 points per game, 4 rebounds, and 11.6 assists. New Orleans' record is the best in the western conference at 55-24. Chris has played in 77 of the 79 games played, and leads the team is assists, steals, and points. In only his 3rd NBA season, Chris (only 6' 0" tall) has led the once hapless Hornets into becoming one of the elite teams in the west.
Kobe Bryant...........28.5 points per game, 6.4 rebounds, and 5.4 assists. The Lakers are 55-25 with the 2nd best record in the west. Kobe has played in all 80 games. He leads the team in minutes played (almost 40 per game), scoring, assists, and steals. Very few people expected much from the Lakers this year, yet Kobe has led this team to a Pacific division title despite playing without budding star Andrew Bynum who missed over half the season.
So..................will it be Kobe? Or Chris? Or LeBron?
My choice? Chris Paul .......... then again..........Kobe is the games' best player.....
But then LeBron is leading the league in scoring.......
A case can be made for each of these guys. May the best man win.
