Jun 20, 2013

After a thrilling Game 6, one that will be referenced and remembered for a long time, the Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs go into Game 7 looking to crowned after the final buzzer of the game. It all comes down to this game.   Both coaches have been adjustments and introduced different lineups in this series to try to counteract what the other team has...

Jun 20, 2013

Tim Duncan is a four time NBA champion, one of the greatest big men ever to play basketball and the face of the San Antonio Spurs franchise during a dynastic period in the team’s history. However, on Tuesday night, with 28.2 seconds left on the clock and his team up by five points, Duncan sat on the bench. What proceeded to happen one of the NBA’s all-time...

Jun 19, 2013

The 2013 NBA Draft will be very entertaining for basketball fans as there is no clear top pick.  Without someone like Tim Duncan or LeBron James as the must-have first overall selection this draft will be unpredictable and while the player with the best NBA career could go with the first pick there is a chance they are taken fifth or tenth.  Plus trades always...

Jun 17, 2013

Kobe Bryant’s return to the court in season 2013-14 will be a big talking point but his career as a Laker would not have happened if a team picking before the Hornets had drafted him. The team that is often mentioned as the one closest to drafting Bryant in 1996 is New Jersey.  There might not be a Brooklyn Nets if New Jersey had taken Bryant instead of...

Jun 16, 2013

The Boston Celtics don’t want to rebuild but they are not a contender and can get value for their ageing stars before they retire.  The Celtics might also be in a position to acquire future assets by sending away their coach, something that doesn’t happen a lot in the NBA. Ray Allen leaving could have been the trigger for a rebuild in Boston but...

Jun 14, 2013

The 2013 NBA finals have been an intriguing so far with neither team winning consecutive games. The series could hardly be better poised as the Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs prepare for a Game 5, the last game of the series in San Antonio, on Sunday. Both teams will know how important the next 48 minutes of basketball in this series are. This writer will...