By Paul Casey Gotham With the formality of game five behind them, the Dallas Mavericks and Dirk Nowitzki move on to the N.B.A. finals. Formality because the Mavs extracted the aorta from the Oklahoma City Thunder in game four. Aorta because referring to the heart might be an exaggeration. But no doubt, the young Thunder lost more than the game when Dallas rebounded from 15 … [Read more...] about Dirk’s destiny, Derrick’s yoke and Fletcher Reede
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Kendrick’s karma, Heat hangover & Roberto Duran
By Paul Casey Gotham And then there were four. The N.B.A.'s playoff scheduling made it difficult to provide a proper semi-final preview - what with one series ending around six bells (at least that's when Lionel Hollins emptied the Memphis bench), and the semis starting within in a couple of hours. It's not too late. One game gone and time for some reflections and … [Read more...] about Kendrick’s karma, Heat hangover & Roberto Duran
Rondo, Kobe & Dr. Van Gundy
By Paul Casey Gotham After the fall "It's not as bad as the Theisman, but I still don't want to see another replay." That was how the better two-thirds (as opposed to the better-half) summed up the result of Rajan Rondo's tussle with Dwyane Wade in Saturday night's game 3 of the NBA's Eastern Conference semi-finals. As the pair made like dice and tumbled to the floor, … [Read more...] about Rondo, Kobe & Dr. Van Gundy
The Outside World – 5/6/11
By Ian Levy The Outside World is a weekly recap of the best basketball writing and analysis the internet has to offer. - With a lockout looming, more and more NBA players are talking about playing in Europe in the interim. While the talent gap has closed there are plenty of style differences players should be aware of. - Is anything as detrimental to a player's … [Read more...] about The Outside World – 5/6/11
The Outside World – 4/29/11
By Ian Levy The Outside World is a weekly recap of the best basketball writing and analysis the internet has to offer. - Basketball Prospectus gives fans a chance to cast their votes for all the NBA season awards. The results of the Internet Basketball Awards are in. - Ben Golliver has some grades for the key participants in the Mavericks-Blazers series, … [Read more...] about The Outside World – 4/29/11