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After an NFL Season of NBA Games, Lakers and Magic Make the Super Bowl
We’ve been through 17 games of the NBA season—which is exactly the length of the NFL season. So if the NBA was the NFL, how would the playoffs look right now with the regular season over?
Exploring NBA Contracts Based on Performance, Rather Than Potential
The nature of professional athlete contracts is inherently flawed because the salaries are determined entirely by a player’s potential. What if player salaries were predicated upon past performance, instead?
Lakers’ Andrew Bynum Playing Well; Must Be Due For An Injury Soon
At least we’re getting into a routine. Andrew Bynum starts the season for the Lakers looking like the NBA’s next great dominant center and Kobe Bryant’s counterpart in the middle—then he goes out for the rest of the season with some tragic injury.
Chairmen of the Boards: A Look at the Power Forward Position
In today’s NBA, the power forward position is somewhat in flux. But Kevin Garnett, Pau Gasol, Dirk Nowitzki, and Tim Duncan still have plenty in common—even if they each play their role a little bit differently.
Allen Iverson and Zach Randolph are Waging Civil War in Memphis
The Memphis Grizzlies are putting two different teams on the floor this season. One is the young, vibrant, up-and-coming nucleus of O.J. Mayo and Rudy Gay. The other team is the aging, controversial, ball-monopolizing duo of Allen Iverson and Zach Randolph. By season’s end, only one team will be left standing.
On a Wing and a Prayer: A Frank Look at the Small Forward Position
LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Kevin Durant, Hedo Turkoglu, Danny Granger, Ron Artest, Shawn Marion… each of them legit small forward All-Stars, but notice anything else? None of them has a ring.
Forget MJ and Kobe, LeBron James is a Spitting Image of Kevin Garnett
Highly-touted player, drafted high directly out of high school to a perennially-struggling team in a small market hungry for a championship. That’s LeBron James, right? Or is it Kevin Garnett?
Guns a-Blazin’: The Modern Shooting Guard
A good shooting guard and good center can be the foundation of any championship team, as Kobe and Shaq, Dwyane Wade and Shaq and countless others have taught us. In fact, any discussion of today’s shooting guard has to begin and end with Kobe Bryant.
Two Games In, the Cleveland Cavaliers Need to Fire Coach Mike Brown
Last year, Cleveland Cavaliers’ coach Mike Brown was the NBA’s Coach of the Year, and led his Cavs to the Eastern Conference Finals. And now, after only two games, he’s got to go.
Hardwood Generals: Examining Today’s Point Guard
In the first of a five-part series, Alex McVeigh breaks down the point guard position. Chris Paul, Tony Parker, and Jason Kidd lead the way in a position crowded with big names.
