Los Angeles Lakers

What NBA Coaches are on the Hot Seat?

by James Folsom • March 9, 2013

As the NBA regular season winds down, we know there will be coaching change made. There are every year. So let’s take a look at ones who likely won’t be back for the start of next season: Doug Collins, Philadelphia 76ers- The Sixers were a playoff team a year ago. They won’t be this year. […]


What Team Gives Greg Oden the Best Chance to Resurrect His NBA Career?

by James Folsom • March 1, 2013

If former Portland Trail Blazers center Greg Oden wants to try and resurrect his NBA career, what teams should he and his agent consider? Hopefully, he was smart with his money and is not coming back because he needs the cash. Hopefully he is thinking about coming back because he wants to make sure he […]


Can the Lakers Still Make the Playoffs? Absolutely

by James Folsom • February 28, 2013

The Los Angeles Lakers are going to make the playoffs. The San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder may as well get used to it. It is a done deal. But wait, the Lakers are still under .500. They went out and laid an egg against the Denver Nuggets when they finally had a chance […]


NBA Playoffs: Where are the Upsets?

by James Folsom • February 24, 2013

As the regular season is winding down, the NBA playoff picture is getting clearer. There are still a lot of spots yet to be decided, but we can already put the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference #1 spot. The San Antonio Spurs look like they will take the Western Conference #1. The Oklahoma City […]


NBA Regular Season Too Long?

by James Folsom • December 31, 2012

Last year at this time the NBA season was just getting started. Because of a labor dispute between the owners and players, the regular season began on Christmas. There were many, and some still agree, the Christmas would be a good time to start every NBA season. Many feel 82 games is too many. College […]


NBA Basketball Going the Way of Baseball?

by James Folsom • September 24, 2012

The NBA instituted a salary cap to try to be less like baseball and more like the NFL. The NFL is the most popular sports league in the nation, maybe even in the world. One of the reasons for the success of the NFL is parity. Anyone can win a Super Bowl. You can be […]


Bird vs Magic: Who was better?

by James Folsom • September 9, 2011

Let’s take a trip to the wayback machine shall we? Let’s go back to the 80s which I like to refer to as the “Golden Age” of basketball. To get some perspective on what the 80s meant to the NBA, we need to take a look back at the 70s. The 70s were rough times […]


Michael vs. Kobe; Which one is better?

by James Folsom • September 7, 2011

For years we have been told that Michael Jordan is the “Greatest Basketball Player of All Time”. I saw the man play in person. It’s hard to dispute that. When he had the ball in his hands he looked like he was playing against a lower league. He looked like he was a high school […]