NBA Conference Finals Underway as Spurs Roll Over Memphis
We are down to the conference finals in the NBA playoffs, the “Final Four” if you will. In them we have one team everyone thought would be in there, the defending champion Miami Heat, one team that many thought had a good chance in the San Antonio Spurs, and two not very many had getting [...]
Continue ReadingNew York Knicks Off-Season Report: Where Do They Go From Here?
On the heels of their Game Six elimination from the Eastern Conference semifinals last night to the Indiana Pacers, it will be interesting to hear all the pundits talk about what the New York Knicks will do going forward. The Knicks are in a unique position as they advances farther than they have in a [...]
Continue ReadingBoston Celtics in 2014: What Will the Roster Look Like?
The Boston Celtics should look drastically different than what it looked like the last few years. How different? Well, there are many rumors circulating that Doc Rivers could wind up taking a new job. That should tell us something. If Rivers was entertaining offers, it was because he was thinking he might not want to [...]
Continue ReadingSpurs vs Grizzlies Punch Ticket for Western Conference Finals
The San Antonio Spurs will host the Memphis Grizzlies in the Western Conference Finals Game One on Sunday. The Spurs clinched a spot in the finals with a 92-84 win on Thursday over the Golden State Warriors. Two Tony Parker three-pointers in the last two minutes were the daggers that sent the Warriors to the [...]
Continue ReadingConnecticut Huskies in 2014: They Will Be Back
The Connecticut Huskies season ended last yer before it ever got started. They were told before the season there would be no postseason due to the poor academics of their predecessors. So in the final season of the Big East, a conference the Huskies were so much a part of their success, UConn was just [...]
Continue ReadingIs Bill Self Giving Calipari Some Competition in Recruiting Game?
Andrew Wiggins is going to be playing or the Kansas Jayhawks next season. This changes everything. Wiggins has been called the best prospect to come out of high school in 10 years, since Lebron James came out. Most had Wiggins going either to the Florida State Seminoles or the Kentucky Wildcats. Had he picked Kentucky, [...]
Continue ReadingWhat Off-Season Moves Will the LA Clippers Make for 2014?
Chris Paul’s free agency is of course the biggest off-season concern for the Clippers. If Paul re-signs with the Clippers, they can then remain an attractive club for other free agents. If not, they revert back to being the “little brother” in Los Angeles and will likely revert immediately back to being a lottery team. [...]
Continue ReadingNorth Carolina Tar Heels Basketball 2013 Off-Season Report
2013 was a sub-par season for the North Carolina Tar Heels. They were a a second tier team in the ACC, clearly a cut below the Miami Hurricanes and Duke Blue Devils. They were coming off a year in 2012 where they were contenders until an injury to theor starting point guard derailed their NCAA [...]
Continue ReadingWhat Are the Biggest Coaching Blunders in College Basketball History
We have seen some head scratching moments in college basketball this past season. But, this is nothing that unusual. College basketball is full of “what was he thinking” type moments. From Bob Knight…oh well, just pick one…to Jim Boeheim melting down at a a press conference, to Billy Gillispie being Billy Gillispie, we have seen [...]
Continue ReadingIn a Tattoo-Crazed NBA, Who has the Best Tats?
Who has the NBA’s best tattoos? Tattoos are such a part of the NBA now that we can ask this question without sounding ridiculous. I am not a big fan of tattoos myself. I believe less is more when it comes to body ink. Once you get too many of them they just look like [...]
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