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Charging vs. Blocking Fouls
The distinction between a charging and a blocking foul has probably caused more argument than all other forms of fouls, combined. This article tries to clear it up, or at least make it way more complicated.
Cleveland Cavaliers Nab Anthony Parker: Really, It’s a Big Deal
The Cleveland Cavaliers finally did the one thing they needed to do in free agency this year. They got Anthony Parker. The Cavaliers and Parker have agreed to terms, though a contract hasn’t yet been signed. Parker will receive a portion of Cleveland’s mid-level exception for likely two or three years. He wasn’t necessarily the [...]
The Richard Jefferson Deal Makes the San Antonio Spurs Human Again
For 10 years, the San Antonio Spurs have been breaking all the rules. Not NBA rules, of course—in all reality they’ve been fully rule-abiding. But for 10 years, the Spurs’ organization has been run unlike any other organization in the league and built a decade of dominance in ways so improbable and impractical they violate [...]
If NBA Teams Aren’t Getting Better This Offseason, They’re Getting Worse
There’s never been a “holding steady” in sports. If you’re not busy getting better, you’re busy getting worse—because everyone else is getting better. Never has that been more true than in this NBA offseason. The teams that have gotten better come quickly to mind—Cleveland, San Antonio, Orlando—and the teams getting decidedly worse come just as [...]
It’s Official: I’m Breaking Up With Mo Williams
I really, really tried to like Mo Williams this year. Everybody said he could be that piece, that Scottie Pippen that LeBron James needs so badly. He’d be the key to the vicious inside-outside game, with LeBron at the hub. And, of course, he’d be the support needed for James to bring home a championship. [...]
Why Nobody Likes the Clippers: Location, Location, Location?
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous?” – Marianne Williamson A Return To Love: Reflections on the Principles of [...]
Is Charlie Villanueva the Final Piece of the Cavaliers’ Puzzle?
Cleveland fans, hold your breath. Charlie Villanueva might be the piece that finally pushes the Cavaliers to a title. Cavs GM Danny Ferry has been busy the past few offseasons, struggling to assemble an adequate supporting cast around LeBron James. Though the team has gotten better, as evidenced by their league-leading 66 wins this past [...]
What This Lackluster NBA Draft Needed: High Schoolers
Another NBA Draft has come and gone, and this one took some serious flak for being one of the shallowest drafts in years. As the night progressed, it was increasingly compared to the 2006 Draft, in which Andrea Bargnani went first, and Adam Morrison went third, and even the bottom-of-the-barrel 2000 Draft where Kenyon Martin [...]
Why a LeBron James Injury Is What the Cavaliers Need Most
The Cleveland Cavaliers’ trade rumor mill is running on overdrive this offseason, but the real problems aren’t with their roster. What the Cavs need is for LeBron James to go out with an injury. Not a bad injury—not a season-ender. They need LeBron out of the lineup for a few weeks of the 2009-2010 season, [...]
