One of the unexpected joys of living in Southern California is that I’m constantly surrounded by people involved in sports. Everybody is located here, from coaches, athletes, players, trainers, to, well, you name it. For a sports nerd like me, living here is total nirvana; like giving a young musician an all-access pass to Coachella […]

It was back in early May, when the idea for this article first came about. It came before the NBA playoffs had really gotten going, before the Miami Heat won the title and before Sunday’s Gold Medal basketball game. And interestingly, the whole idea, the whole concept of what is written below came courtesy of […]

When the news first broke late Thursday night that Dwight Howard had been traded to the Lakers, my initial reaction was a simple “Wow.” I was neither mad nor sad, upset or disinterested. I was simply wowed. That’s right. Because after thinking about the possibility of Howard in purple and gold for two years and […]

I’ll be the first to confess that if anything, I probably watch a little bit too much college basketball. While college football is the sport I write about the most, it was actually college hoops that was my first love. It wasn’t intentional, but instead the byproduct of who I am, and where I was […]

As we get set for one of the most anticipated NBA Finals in decades, for Heat vs. Thunder, LeBron vs. KD, the 20-something’s taking over the league from the 30-something’s, ironically, it’s Wilt Chamberlain that I’m thinking about this morning. Yes, that Wilt Chamberlain. For a man best known for both his basketball prowess, and […]

Last year things weren’t nearly this easy. The morning after the NBA Draft lottery order was selected, we got the answer to the question “Who’s drafting No. 1?” but unfortunately had to follow it up with an entirely different question completely: “What the heck are the Cleveland Cavaliers going to do with the pick?” In […]

Regardless of whom you listened to prior to Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals Monday night, all the experts pretty much had the same opinion on how things would go down. In essence, their “analysis” basically boiled down to this: “Yeah, the Celtics have no chance.” In Boston’s defense the overwhelming sentiment for the […]

Admittedly, I wasn’t paying particularly close attention to the early stages of Tuesday night’s Pacers-Heat Game 5. It was one of those nights where stuff kept popping up; e-mails that needed to answered, phone calls, unexpected paternity suit paperwork. Ok, maybe not that last one. But we all have “those” nights, and for me, Tuesday […]

On late Thursday afternoon, a small, yet kinda big news nugget hit the wires, when USA basketball announced that they had officially extended two new invitations to try out for this summer’s Olympic team. The first, James Harden, should surprise no one (well, unless you’re surprised that USA basketball would consider letting someone who looks […]

Incase you hadn’t heard, Dwight Howard is apparently ready to take his talents to Chicago. Or something. On Sunday, when asked about Chicago Bulls superstar Derrick Rose, Howard told the Chicago Tribune: “If I could play with Derrick right now and God wanted that to happen, it will happen,” Howard said. “It has nothing to […]

With the 2011 NBA Draft now in the books, it’s time to hand out 30 grades for all 30 teams. Starting with… Atlanta Hawks (B-) Second Round: Keith Benson I love this pick, if only because had Benson played at Duke, he would’ve gone in the Top 20. Instead he went to a small school, […]

Simply put, this is the strangest NBA Draft I can ever remember. Coming off an epic NBA Finals a few weeks ago, with a lockout looming, and having less star power than the Oakland A’s batting order, this draft is drier than the chicken my sister cooked for dinner the other day. Honestly, why even […]

Well NBA fans, the long national nightmare is over. You can all let out a big sigh of relief. That’s right, after spending the last 11 months watching and waiting, your prayers have been answered. There will be no parade down Biscayne Boulevard and no awkward dancing from Zydrunas Ilgauskas while Pat Riley smirks in […]

With the 2011 NBA Finals set to start tonight, let’s answer some of the pressing questions entering the series. What’s The Coolest Part Of These NBA Finals?: How about the simple fact that we’ve got the two best teams playing? Is that enough? It sounds stupid, but think about it: While the Finals are always […]

Just because I haven’t written about the NBA playoffs lately, doesn’t mean I haven’t been watching. Quite the opposite actually, as this has been as fun a postseason as I can ever remember. And like everything else, I’ve got plenty of opinions on what’s going on. Here are six, “big picture,” thoughts, in my NBA […]