By Joe Manganiello Not a single game was played Thursday. Not one. I don't understand it. While the Chicago Bulls have to play 10 games in 20 days, the Knicks/Pacers/Grizzles/Thunder get four days off in between game two and game three. Literally, if the Bulls/Heat/Spurs/Warriors swapped their Friday games with the Saturday lineup, every series would have three days off … [Read more...] about NBA Power Rankings: Friday, May 10
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Joakim Noah, Chicago has its sling aimed at Goliath Miami
By Joe Manganiello The Miami Heat won 66 games, had a historic 27-game win streak and is undeniably the favorite to win the NBA title. But just a little over two weeks into the post-season, No. 1 Miami finds itself down 1-0 in a "This Is Going To Be Much Harder Than We Thought" series with the No. 5 (and ailing) Chicago. What happened? I was wrong about the Chicago … [Read more...] about Joakim Noah, Chicago has its sling aimed at Goliath Miami
NBA Power Rankings: Friday, May 3 (Part Two)
By Joe Manganiello Check out Part One, and without further ado. 5. Indiana (The next best in the East) I don't understood why people fell off the Pacers bandwagon midseason, or why the same people haven't gotten back on. Yeah, losing Granger is a bother, but Paul George has transformed into an all-star in his absence; the Pacers finished with the third-best record in … [Read more...] about NBA Power Rankings: Friday, May 3 (Part Two)
NBA Power Rankings: Friday, May 3 (Part One)
By Joe Manganiello Miami and San Antonio made quick work of their first round series. Golden State provided us with the most entertaining series of the first round, and finished off their upset of the Denver Nuggets last night in six games. That leaves 10 teams fighting for the final five spots in the second round, while the Heat, Spurs and Warriors wait in the figurative … [Read more...] about NBA Power Rankings: Friday, May 3 (Part One)
Where we at? – NBA Playoff’s Second Weekend Preview
By Joe Manganiello The home team has won 16 of the first 19 games this postseason, which is no surprise. The first round of the NBA playoffs is typically the most lopsided round, as the lower seeds are usually intensely outmatched by the elite teams and, even in the closest series, the home team wins the majority of the time. The top two seeds in each conference are … [Read more...] about Where we at? – NBA Playoff’s Second Weekend Preview