2010-11 NBA Playoffs Recap, Day 13: Eliminations
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 [...]
2010-11 NBA Playoffs Recap: Day 11, Black Socks And Beatdowns.
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 [...]
2010-11 NBA Playoffs Recap: Day 10, Where The Spurs Look Spent.
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 [...]
Double Dribble Podcast Ep.002 – FINALLY!
The playoffs are FINALLY here. Listen in on the Double Dribble Podcast as Ben Swanson joins Erroll and Shane as they breakdown playoff match ups, highlight advantages and give you their first round series predictions. A lot of interesting takes including some shocking upset predictions. Who? Tune in to find out! Ep 002 – [...]
Steve Blake out with chicken pox
Lakers bench guard Steve Blake missed the team’s shootaround Tuesday with an illness. The team announced Blake was diagnosed with chicken pox. Out of all things, Blake has to suffer from a classic childhood disease in chicken pox and is out indefinitely for the rest of the regular season. The Lakers might also be without [...]
Two Contenders Trending in Opposite Directions
Eighty-two games, the amount played in a full NBA season spanning six months of the year, provide a long course over which trends, tendencies, and momentum can shift . For the better part of this season the San Antonio Spurs and the Los Angeles Lakers – manned with rosters fit to be called contenders – [...]
Coach of the Year
While everyone is wrapped up in MVP discussions/arguments/death matches, I wanted to do a small piece on the Coach of the Year Candidates. Doug Collins: The Philadelphia 76ers finished last season 27-55, tied with the Pistons for the 3rd to last spot in the Eastern Conference. At this point in the season, they are [...]
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Blazers beat the Spurs thanks to a Andre Miller to Nicolas Batum hookup. (Vid via maskreym)
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