Three teams were eliminated last night, but there are still more questions then there are answers. Is Atlanta a fluke? Can Dirk out-shoot the Lakers? How’s Kobe’s ankle? Does Dwight Howard stay in Orlando? That’s actually a good place to start. Orlando Magic 81 – Atlanta Hawks 84 It’s kind of pathetic that the Orlando ...
This might have been the single greatest day of playoff basketball I’ve seen in my lifetime. We had the Zombie Spurs, the Broingtons and the Miami Breakfast Club all make an appearance last night. Philadelphia 76ers 91 – Miami Heat 97 Andre Iguodala finally has a good game and the Sixers lose. It was a ...
Last night was, in a way, disappointing. Maybe I’m a bit spoiled from the incredible action the playoffs has given us already? As Sebastian Pruiti pointed out to me on twitter, last night was the first time in 9 straight days that we didn’t experience wire-to-wire excitement, and that’s something we should all be willing to live ...
San Antonio Spurs 86 – Memphis Grizzlies 104 Lionel Hollins tanking at the end of the season so the Grizzlies can drop down to the 8th seed and play a 61-win team now looks borderline genius. Memphis beat San Antonio to take a 3-1 series lead. Only person I know that called the Memphis upset was Zach ...
I wrote the following rhyme in March of 2009 (seen here). The Kobe mention stems from the MVP race between Kobe and Chris in 2008. So apropos considering CP3 and Kobe are battling each other in the playoffs and both put up SICK performances in a Game 1 Hornets victory on Sunday. Lightening quick, so slick, feverously on top serenely cream of ...
In an attempt to spice up the Skills Challenge for All-Star Weekend, the NBA is having fans vote for Chris Paul’s four opponents in this event. Fans can choose four players out of this crop of point guards… John Wall (Wizards) Stephen Curry (Warriors) Tony Parker (Spurs) Baron Davis (Clippers) Tyreke Evans (Kings) Russell Westbrook ...
Picture Credit: Google search / ???? About a week ago fellow Stacheketball writer Ben Swanson wrote about how much he hated the NBA: Where Amazing Happens “Time Traveling” commercial. Wouldn’t he feel thrilled that the NBA will air tonight a new addition to his “Favorite” NBA commercial ever: This commercial takes us back to 2003 ...
Like a stampede in the distance, the rumblings are getting louder and more terrifying. If the herd of supporters continues to grow the rest of the contenders will get trampled over by the bull rush leaving one Bull at the helm, Derrick Rose. But is he the right choice? First lets dissect the idea of the MVP. What makes ...