By Dave Holcomb Come this fall, it will be a completely new slate for the Boston Celtics with Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett traded to Brooklyn and coach Doc Rivers leaving for the Clippers. Well, almost completely new slate. Boston did retain point guard Rajon Rondo, the very man many speculated would be traded last season up until he suffered a season ending ACL injury. … [Read more...] about Strong endorsement from Paul Pierce for Rajon Rondo
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Punch Your Big Ticket Out
By Nick Steblenko After the Miami Heat won their first Eastern Conference championship against the Boston Celtics, LeBron James stated that his move to the Heat in the offseason mirrored a similar assembly of teammates, whom they had just defeated. James was referring to the summer in which Celtics GM Danny Ainge brought Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett to join longtime Celtic … [Read more...] about Punch Your Big Ticket Out
Joe Manganiello’s Trimester all-NBA selections: First Team
First Team all-NBA G- Kobe Bryant (5th place in my MVP voting) Kobe Bryant is still doing it, man. Surrounded by more question marks than any Laker roster since the Malone/Payton experiment in ’03-’04, Bryant has been forced to watch injuries, roster changes and a monumental coaching switch derail the first third of the season. The Lakers are a losing team, stuck … [Read more...] about Joe Manganiello’s Trimester all-NBA selections: First Team
Joe Manganiello’s Trimester all-NBA selections: Third Team
All-NBA third team G- Rajon Rondo I am not afraid of what Celtics fans will say about this. Much like Eminem’s closing freestyle in the 2000s film “8mile,” I simply know everything they have to say against me. I know all about the 12.3 assists Rondo is averaging per night, three full assists ahead of the next closest player. Rondo is also having his best … [Read more...] about Joe Manganiello’s Trimester all-NBA selections: Third Team
Expanding NBA’s 50 Greatest Players to 65 | Part 2
by Patrick 'Rey' Reynell View Part 1 of this discussion. If you missed the introduction, we're attempting to expand the NBA's 50 Greatest Players to accommodate its 65th anniversary as a league in two seasons. After Part 1, we have several worthy players. Here are the number of votes per player so far: Tim Duncan - 4 Bob McAdoo - 4 Kobe Bryant - 4 Allen Iverson … [Read more...] about Expanding NBA’s 50 Greatest Players to 65 | Part 2