By Kyle Soppe The Utah Jazz have qualified for the playoffs, and for my money, are as dangerous as any of the lower seeds. They clinched a spot by defeating the Suns 100-88 in Salt Lake City, behind a big time performance from their bigs. Al Jefferson (the reigning player of the week in the NBA) combined with Paul Milsap for 44 points on 50% shooting, a +36 plus/minus … [Read more...] about Box Score Breakdown: Suns @ Jazz
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Expanding NBA’s 50 Greatest Players to 65 | Part 3
by Patrick 'Rey' Reynell View Part 1 and Part 2 of this discussion. In case you've missed the first two parts, we’re attempting to expand the NBA’s 50 Greatest Players to accomodate its 65th anniversary as a league in two seasons. After two rounds of voting, here are the players and their respective number of votes: Tim Duncan - 5 Kobe Bryant - 5 Bob McAdoo - … [Read more...] about Expanding NBA’s 50 Greatest Players to 65 | Part 3
Rebounds & Putbacks | 12/27
By Paul Gotham Just another night at the office Steve Nash’s numbers on Christmas Day: 14 pts. on 6-10 shooting from the field/ 1-1 from the free throw line and 1-3 from the arc. To go with those points, Nash accumulated eight assists. The final number should not be overlooked. With eight, Nash had more assists than baskets made. Phoenix defeated the lowly … [Read more...] about Rebounds & Putbacks | 12/27
NBA Splinters | August 11, 2009
By Paul Gotham Celtics getting taller. If Danny Ainge and his staff took one lesson from the recent playoffs, it's that you can't teach height. With Kevin Garnett dressed to the nines the reigning champs struggled to survive the first round before bowing from the post-season. Since then, the Cavaliers signed Shaq. Boston responded by getting Rasheed Wallace. Ainge … [Read more...] about NBA Splinters | August 11, 2009