By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Bob Lanier felt his trade to the Milwaukee Bucks on Feb. 4, 1980 was meant to be. The Detroit Pistons had hastily mismanaged the Lanier era, letting All-NBA teammate Dave Bing walk after the 1974-75 season and failing to acquire any All-Stars to replace him. Detroit never made a conference final in the St. Bonaventure alumnus's nine full seasons there, … [Read more...] about Milwaukee Bucks one win away from title that eluded Lanier and Co.
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A Year in the Life of Marc Gasol
(This piece originally ran on The High Screen on Oct. 15, 2014) By: Joe Mags Somewhere between upsetting the San Antonio Spurs as a no. 8 seed in 2011 and nearly taking down league MVP Kevin Durant and the Oklahoma City Thunder this past spring, the Grit and Grind-era of Memphis Grizzlies basketball sealed its fate as a critically-acclaimed team. (Let Mr. Simmons … [Read more...] about A Year in the Life of Marc Gasol
Dirk, Dallas back in NBA Finals discussion
(This article originally ran on The High Screen on Sept. 1, 2014.) By: Joe Mags The NBA belongs to LeBron James, the Larry O’Brien trophy is with the San Antonio Spurs, and coverage of the Association has never been more heavily focused on what happens off the court than what happens on it. I mean, for God’s sake, there were a few days this past summer when the … [Read more...] about Dirk, Dallas back in NBA Finals discussion
Spurs Just Keep Winning
Why San Antonio is already the summer’s big winner. By: Joe Mags If San Antonio keeps making the best moves in basketball, but nobody seems to care, it totally still happened. Quietly, remaining true to one of the strongest virtues of the much-applauded San Antonio Spurs infrastructure, the team announced on Wednesday that basketball’s best head coach Gregg Popovich is … [Read more...] about Spurs Just Keep Winning
LeBron, Carmelo hold the cards and Pau Gasol wants to play chess now (Part One)
How a couple free agent signings impact the entire landscape of the NBA By: Joe Mags The entire basketball universe is waiting for two men to decide where they will be playing next season. Meanwhile, every other free agent and most other basketball business is on hold. I took the time this weekend - well, it was less about me taking the time and more attempting to sanely sort … [Read more...] about LeBron, Carmelo hold the cards and Pau Gasol wants to play chess now (Part One)