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Let's assume the Spurs close out the Cadavers before the weekend is over to claim their 4th NBA title in 8 years. Dynasty? Absolutely. One of the all-time teams? You betcha. Now let's get specific. Assuming they win one more game in the next week or so, where does this Spurs team rank among the all-time great NBA teams??? Here's Wally's stab at the ranking: 1) … [Read more...] about Where do the Spurs rank?

Saw Danny Ainge being interviewed after the shockingly bad news from the draft lottery that the Celtics will not be getting one of the top lottery picks afterall, presumably either Oden or Durant. You could see the thoughts going through his head like "Gee, still can't get lucky ... now I'll actually have to be good at my job." and then ... "But wait, I've never been good at … [Read more...] about NBA = Not Boston Again

Anyone watch last night's game Spurs vs Suns? I only saw the second half, but was amazed once again. The Spurs are insanely talented as a team ... and I stress "TEAM" ... they are well-structured as a unit with very talented players, most of whom play their roles very well. Pop is a great coach. They have won 3 chan'ships and are trying for a 4th right now. During this 7 … [Read more...] about Spurs win in spite of themselves

Interesting topic that's been on a lot of sports talk shows lately ... given that Kobe Bryant has been on a scoring binge ... averaging over 40 points per game for the month of March!!! The question is: Who's better ... Kobe Bryant or Michael Jordan?? There are also several derivatives: Who's the better offensive player?, who's the better defensive player?, who would you … [Read more...] about Kobe or MJ ??

Well ... that's a bit difficult to answer because you'd have to be a mind-reader to some extent. But it was absolutely criminal for the referees in Saturday's Xavier vs Ohio St. contest not to call an obvious intentional foul on Ohio St. with about 9 seconds left in regulation. Greg Oden quite clearly committed his fifth foul in desperation purely to stop the clock, and in so … [Read more...] about When is a foul intentional?