Jul 31, 2013

In a few days free agent big man Greg Oden will be making his choice on which team he will sign with next season. A lot of teams have shown interest in Oden but one team stands out above the rest and that’s the defending champs. The Heat need Oden and Oden needs the Heat. Nobody can say that the Heat haven’t tried to sign big men to over the last few years of...

Jul 31, 2013

Since the Bucks didn’t want to pay him, Brandon Jennings will be joining the Detroit Pistons. After not getting the type of contract extension of his fellow draft peers, the Bucks will operate a sign and trade to relieve Jennings of his Milawaukee Buck duties and pick up Brandon Knight, Kris Middleton and Slava Kravtsov. I feel sorry for Brandon Knight because...

Jul 29, 2013

People who watch basketball know that in order to find a player’s true worth, one must look beyond numbers, statistics, and scouting reports. On the surface, every player can be judged by how many points they scored or how many rebounds they pulled in; but sometimes this can mislead us into believing an important player is of little worth. The most drastic case...

Jul 28, 2013

When people think of WNBA dynasties, teams like the Comets, Sparks, or Shock should come to mind. If the Minnesota Lynx continue to play the way they have been this year, they might become a dynasty themselves. The Lynx were WNBA champions in 2011 but fell short in 2012, losing 3-1 to the Indiana Fever. After a presumably frustrating offseason for the players,...

Jul 21, 2013

The Miami Heat are back-to-back NBA champions, and with LeBron James at the helm, they’ll be in the mix for another title next season. Though it’s hard to find a team capable of actually beating the Heat in a 7-game series, these are a few teams that have the right pieces and match-up well enough to give the Heat a run for their money. OKC Thunder Of all teams,...

Jul 21, 2013

Even though the NBA has teams all over the United States, some of the best teams in the NBA all come from the same state. With all the offseason moves that have been going on, some teams are improving while some are on the downslide. Most rivalries come from teams within the same state so today I’m going to rank the best teams within the states of California,...