May 8th, 2010 
Stephen Rhodes 
Posted in Steve Nash can thank Goran Dragic for being a more than capable replacement when he takes his rest on the bench. Dragic, despite flying under the radar, has acquitted himself well during the current best-of-seven series between the San Antonio Spurs and Phoenix Suns, performing well in the minutes that he has provided the Suns. [...]
Archive for May, 2010
Bench Provides Spark, Suns Scorch Spurs 110-96
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Magic Fend Back Pesky Hawks 112-98, Lead Series 2-0
The series between the Atlanta Hawks and Orlando Magic, if you go by the numbers, hasn’t exactly been competitive as evidenced by the Hawks getting lambasted by 43 on Tuesday. Game 2 on Thursday would be similar in a lot of ways (dominance in the stats) except perhaps for one – the final score. The [...]
All-NBA Teams Announced
Without a doubt, there will be plenty of watercooler chatter about who belongs on the All-NBA first, second and third teams. As it turned out, the All-NBA teams were announced on Thursday; and to be quite honest, the lists had some of the usual suspects and maybe a couple of surprise names. Without further adieu, [...]
Suns Dial Long Distance Late, Burn Spurs 110-102
There were some statistical oddities that were part of Wednesday’s game between the San Antonio Spurs and Phoenix Suns. Things such as: San Antonio outshot Phoenix 51 percent to 42 percent The Spurs had more assists than the Suns (28-19) San Antonio turned the ball over less (12 to Phoenix’s 14) San Antonio had more [...]
Game 1 Analysis: San Antonio Spurs vs Phoenix Suns
The Phoenix Suns squeaked by the San Antonio Spurs Monday night to take a 1-0 lead in their Western Conference Semi- Final series. This is the first time since their 2000 First Round series that the Suns won the opening game, a series they beat the Spurs, who played without Tim Duncan for most [...]
Superman Dominant As Magic Crushes Hawks 114-71, Lead Series 1-0
The Orlando Magic has had the luxury of being able to survive when Dwight Howard is in foul trouble and to simply dominate when he is on the floor; so basically, the Magic’s opponent would have to pick their poison. That would certainly be the case with the Atlanta Hawks as they visited Amway Arena [...]
Thunder Gets Brooks For Two More Years
Scott Brooks has to consider himself a blessed man these days. He recently received the NBA Coach of the Year Award, and now he can reap the financial benefits. The Associated Press reports that the Oklahoma City Thunder exercised an option on Brooks’ contract that will keep him with the team through 2012; he had [...]
Bulls Can Del Negro, Dysfunction Continues
I would have to say that it was not completely unexpected when the Associated Press reported that the Chicago Bulls let go of coach Vinny Del Negro on Monday. If he hasn’t done so already, Bulls general manager Gar Forman was scheduled to discuss the firing at a news conference. Del Negro was screwed in [...]