Playoffs, Like Players, Hurt by Injuries
By Craig Fields How many times have we heard the great Doc Rivers, coach of the Boston Celtics, say something to the extent of, “We will not use injuries as an excuse. We are all […]
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Starting, Not With a Bang but with a Wimper
By Craig Fields So the 2013 NBA playoffs are upon us and I have to say that they have been woefully underwhelming. Besides the occasional close game here and there, the first 8 games have […]
No Derrick Rose, No Surprise!
By Craig Fields By now most Chicago Bulls fans, NBA enthusiasts, or just overall Derrick Rose fanatics know and realize that the odds of Rose playing in this years’ playoffs is slim to none. And […]
Too Hot to be Stopped?
By Craig Fields Which team in the East poses the biggest threat to the defending NBA Champions? Inquiring minds would like to know, I’m sure. But with the Miami Heat scorching the league right now […]
As the Metta World Peace Turns
By Craig Fields Ron Artest has done it again. Oh I’m sorry. He’s going by the name Metta World Peace these days. Well a rose by any other name is still a rose, and this […]
Lakers Woes Could Benefit Mavericks
By Jan Hubbard A look at the NBA standings three years ago shows how much has changed since the 2009-10 season. At the end of that season, the Western Conference looked like this: 1. Lakers, […]
Mavericks skid finally ends, sign Derek Fisher
By Geoff Case Starting Point Guard still undecided. The loss of Jason Kidd has arguably been the toughest the Mavericks’ roster transitions in recent history. They could always depend on Kidd to run the offense […]
2 Minute Drill: Charles Barkley
The Dallas media caught up with Mr. Barkley while he was in town for Dirk Nowitzki’s Heroes Celebrity Baseball Game. And the little less Round Mound of Rebounds (thanks to Weight Watchers) gave us his […]
Draft Dodgers
The NBA doesn’t exactly adopt the Marine’s motto of “never leave a man behind” because the NBA draftees often leave behind a lot of their classmates. Just this past week great players like Scott Machado […]
The Legend of Jeremy Lin
Every comic book lover worth their Star Wars lunchbox knows that the greatest of illustrated sagas are grounded in mesmerizing origin stories. A well-constructed origin story will give us insight into how the hero acquired […]