Posts By: James Folsom

2013 NBA Mock Draft : The Cellar Dwellers

by James Folsom • March 9, 2013

It is a bit early to project the draft order for the upcoming NBA draft. First, we don’t know which players will come out early and which won’t. Unlike football, every player in college basketball is eligible to enter the draft at the end of the season. So predicting who will and who won’t is […]


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. […]


College Basketball’s Best Rivalries

by James Folsom • March 7, 2013

As the regular season winds down this week in college basketball, the best rivalries in the game will be played to end the season. The Duke Blue Devils will visit the North Carolina Tar Heels in what is the greatest rivalry in the sport, and maybe n all of sports. Duke and Carolina are eight […]


Lebron James in the Dunk Contest: Just Do It

by James Folsom • March 5, 2013

Lebron James has never competed in the Sprite All Star Slam Dunk Contest. His reasons for not doing so? Nobody really knows for sure, but some have speculated he does not want to lose the dunk contest and look bad. Before you dismiss that as a reason, remember when his people quickly squashed video of […]


Will Kentucky’s Coach Calipari Need to Shift Gears in Recruiting?

by James Folsom • March 4, 2013

The John Calipari method of recruiting since he has been the coach of the Kentucky Wildcats has been pretty simple. He goes to rivals.com or scout.com or whatever recruiting website he likes and looks at the rankings. Then he starts at the top and works his way down at each position and gets the top […]


March Madness Begins: Projecting the Tournament’s Top Seeds

by James Folsom • March 4, 2013

The calendar flipped to march over the weekend. That is music to the ears of college basketball fans. The regular season will wind down this week which means “bubble watching” will be our greatest obsession and Joe Lunardi will be America’s biggest unknown celebrity, if there is such a thing. What does Lunardi do the […]


Why Miami Hurricanes Will Make an Early Exit from NCAA Tournament

by James Folsom • March 3, 2013

The Miami Hurricanes are having their best season ever. They are about to win the ACC regular season crown with a record of 23-5 and 14-2 in the ACC. They hold a two game lead over the Duke Blue Devils and gave them all they could handle in Cameron Indoor Stadium on Saturday. So why […]


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 […]


Could a Lebron James, Kylie Irving Combo be on the Cavs Horizon?

by James Folsom • February 27, 2013

Was the King leaving the castle and taking his talents to South Beach a break for the Cleveland Cavaliers? Cleveland fans are probably ready to call the guys in the white coats to come and get me for suggesting such nonsense. In the three seasons since Lebron James left for the Miami Heat, they have […]