By Joe Manganiello The league’s best teams, more often than not, are supported by the league’s best players. LeBron, Kobe, Shaq or Tim Duncan have won the championship in 12 of the last 14 seasons. Even in those two seasons where the champions were led by lower-tier stars (2004 Pistons, 2011 Mavericks), the fact remains that those teams still scored more buckets - to borrow … [Read more...] about LeBron, Durant shooting NBA lights out
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One is the Loneliest Number: The Saga of King James Continues
By Nick Steblenko We are all motivated by a keen desire for praise, and the better a man is, the more he is inspired to glory. -Cicero Some may call it a gift. Others, a curse. Either way, LeBron James and his God-given talent have taken the NBA on a roller coaster ride for the last 10 years. Last night, he became the youngest player to ever reach 20,000 points in a career … [Read more...] about One is the Loneliest Number: The Saga of King James Continues
Rudy Gay and the Plight of the Griz
By Nick Steblenko Before I begin this week's column, let's flashback to last week for a moment. Remember how I was touting the Warriors as a much improved team from last season? I even threw in this little bit... "After beating the Blake Show, and soundly might I add, it is not so difficult to see the Warriors in a favorable playoff match up later this season." Well now … [Read more...] about Rudy Gay and the Plight of the Griz
A sobering losing spell, reality-check coaching fire, and one extraordinary third-quarter have turned corner on Nets season
By Joe Manganiello After Brooklyn's milestone third-quarter in Philadelphia last night, the Nets are finally starting to validate all of the hype they entered the season with. Yes, the Nets did have a pair of five-game winning streaks in November to get out to an 11-4 record. But a 3-10 slide to begin the month of December buried the Nets under the Knicks in the Atlantic … [Read more...] about A sobering losing spell, reality-check coaching fire, and one extraordinary third-quarter have turned corner on Nets season
Chris Paul and an NBA in-season pop quiz
By Joe Manganiello As the season’s tenth full week comes to a close, plenty about the NBA landscape has been confirmed. But ’12-’13 has already proven to be an odd season, or at the very least a season filled with unexpected storylines. The Los Angeles Clippers have the second-best record in the league. The New York Knicks, coming off consecutive first round exits, … [Read more...] about Chris Paul and an NBA in-season pop quiz