Korver Making a Big Difference in Salt Lake

After an NBA trading deadline that included a flurry of moves (Pau Gasol to the Los Angeles Lakers, Jason Kidd to Dallas Mavericks, and Ben Wallace to Cleveland Cavaliers), the Utah Jazz’s acquisition of Kyle Korver has gone unnoticed by the typical NBA fan.
Since acquiring the former Sixer in late December, the Jazz have been [...]

Why Sports are Important to the Community

Earlier this week the county and the city of Miami agreed to spend millions of dollars in order to finance a baseball stadium for the Florida Marlins. Miami’s decision to donate millions toward a public stadium raises the question whether it is a idea good to have a sports team in your city? While [...]

YouTube Tuesday: Bad Proposal

This little skit was from last week’s Kings versus Rockets game.

Kings’ Rebuilding Project Under Way

Just yesterday, the Sacramento Kings basketball traded starting point guard Mike Bibby to the Atlanta Hawks for Anthony Johnson, 2007 first-round pick Shelden Williams, backup point guard Tyronn Lue, veteran forward Lorenzen Wright and a 2008 second-round pick.
Kings President Geoff Petrie was optimistic of the trade, saying, “I think we got some different potential parts [...]

NBA Midseason Awards

MVP: Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles LakersIt’s amazing that Kobe Bryant has been in the NBA for ten years but has failed to garner one MVP trophy. While this may not be Kobe’s best season in terms of fifty point outbursts and eighty-one point games, but it is his best season in terms of winning and [...]

YouTube Tuesday: Walton on Diaw

This clip is a little old, but Bill Walton’s commentary, “When I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven in the Age of the Romantics,” makes me laugh.

Making Sense of the Shaq Trade

On the surface, this trade appears to make little sense for the Phoenix Suns, who are one of the top contenders in the Western Conference. The Suns traded away one of their best players in Shawn Marion for an over-the-hill center in Shaquielle O’Neal. Marion is an almost perfect fit in their fast break system, [...]

Is there a Curse of Dallas?

I am beginning to believe that the city of Dallas, Texas, is under some sort of curse after the Cowboys became the latest Dallas pro sports team to choke in the playoffs. While its certainly not uncommon for a team to undergo a playoff collapse, no city has been more subject to these postseason meltdowns [...]

YouTube Tuesday: Isiah Thomas

Ryan Parker is at it again with his new song that makes fun of New York Knicks’ Coach/President/Savior Isiah Thomas.

I Owe you an apology: Mr. Kupchak

Before the start of this season, it would be an understatement to say that I was not a fan of Lakers GM Mitch Kupchak. Calling him “Mitch Kupcake” I criticized his draft picks (Sasha Vujacic, Andrew Bynum, and Jordan Farmar) and his personnel moves (trading not trading for Jason Kidd or Kevin Garnett). Now [...]