Category Archives: NBA

TWill & the NBA

Here’s what espn.com’s Andy Katz has heard about former Cardinal, Terrence Williams and his prospects in the upcoming NBA draft:
“Louisville’s Terrence Williams, whom many said was the most NBA-ready player at the workout.”
Which is most cool.
– Seedy K

LeBron James’ Shame

LeBron, you just don’t get it.
It’s not about you. It’s not about how you want to conquer the commercial world. It’s not about trumping Tiger on the number and scope of endorsements. It’s not about you and Kobe as puppets, shilling for whatever.
It’s about the game.
My guess, LeBron, is back when — before you were [...]

Saturday Night Recliner, Part II

Okay, so I was wrong, really wrong about the whole LeBron thing. I said they’d call enough fouls against Orlando to make sure Cleveland made it to the Finals against LA LA. Wellllllll, it’s gonna stink worse than the Outer Loop landfill if the LeBrons prevail. The Magic are up 21 with less than 10:00 [...]

A Modest Prediction

The LA LA Kobes are in the NBA Finals. (Or, actually, they will be soon enough. They’re up 16 with 9:30 to go.)
Which means that David Stern is in the middle of his wet dream and he’s halfway to climax.
So here’s my prediction for Game Six of the Eastern Division Finals. LeBron James will shoot [...]

This is Why . . .

Revised 5/27 5:09 p.m. (Because a couple alert readers advise that I’d misspelled Kobe’s name. Geesh, picky, picky, picky. It was late. I was pissed.)
. . . we only watch the NBA after the college season is over.
Orlando and Cleveland are in OT. Which in real life would be a felony, given that the Magic [...]

Let the Mythos Commenceth

If LeBron is indeed The Chosen One, the mythos commenced last night.
Cleveland did all it could to go down 0-2 in its Eastern Conference Finals. It blew a big lead. Then in the last minute, balled like a Not Yet Ready For Prime Time playah, a Beatles cover band from Lichtenstein playing the small stage [...]

The Most Loathsome Word in Sports

The Rick has used the term when talking about the University of Louisville basketball program.
Coach Cal has used the concept when talking about the University of Kentucky basketball program.
LeBron James’ cadre of handlers and business managers have used the word when talking about their, uh, product. That would be LeBron James.
I hate the oh so [...]

Magic Time . . . Maybe, End of Trois

The guy not good enough to play for The Rick, Rajon Rondo, just hit a jumper to end the 3d on an uptick for the hometown Celtics. Who now trail 61-66 with twelve minutes left in regulation.
Fasten your seatbelts. If you have a rooting interest in this game of some consequence, remove from your reach [...]

Magic Time . . . Maybe, Part Deux

Orlando is still up 7 at the half, 45-38.
Dwight Howard has 8 and 8. Rafer Alston and Hedo Turkoglu have 10 each. The Magic have (Or is it, has?) 7 treys.
Ray Allen has 13, Paul Pierce, 8, for the Celts.
Before you Orlando Lovers or Boston Haters get too pumped know this stat. In the history [...]

Magic Time . . . Maybe

Orlando’s up by ten, 27-17 at the end of the 1st Quarter. Which is, of course, better for them than being down by that number.
But, safe it’s not.
Prior to the Boston/ Orlando Game Seven, there have been 102 seven game playoff series in NBA history. The visiting team has lead at the end of the [...]