There’s something different going on with the Charlotte Bobcats this year, and it’s a good thing. This is no longer the league’s pushovers but actually a decent team who can make a little bit of noise and do a little bit of damage. This past weekend I visited Charlotte to see the Cats take on the Los Angeles Lakers. Now I’ve seen quite a few...

Was I the only one who thought that the Los Angeles Clippers trade of Eric Bledsoe & Caron Butler  for Jared Dudley & JJ Reddick was completely garbage? When I first heard what the Clippers did I was almost disgusted. The Clippers had been rumored to deal Bledsoe for players like Indiana’s Danny Granger and Aaron Aafflo, trades that I thought were...

Dec 9, 2013

(AP Photo/Eric Gay) The NBA off season came and went for guard/forward Stephen Jackson. After being waived by the San Antonio Spurs just a few days before the playoffs started (and having a washed up Tracy McGrady replace him), Stack Jack has been a free agent since. No training camp invites or anything, for Jackson, which was surprising. The Los Angeles...

Dec 9, 2013

The Toronto Raptors have agreed to trade forwards Rudy Gay and Quincy Acy and center Aaron Gray to the Sacramento Kings for guard Grevis Vasquez, and forwards John Salmons, Patrick Patterson and Chuck Hayes. This trade isn’t the least bit surprising as both teams have had most of their roster available for trade for most of the season. Both the Kings and...

Dec 7, 2013

I think I’ve waited my entire sports writing career to cover this. After getting their ass whooped last night the Miami Heat are looking to trade for a guard to replace Dwyane Wade while he’s injured. Last season that role went to Mike Miller, who filled in the role very well but ultimately the injuries were too much and the Heat used the amnesty...