Archive for May, 2011
May 6th, 2011 
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Celtics Expected To Be At Full Strength For Game Three
Can The Fallen Celtics Get Back Up? “We can’t allow they to play like this, or it’s going to be tough at our place, too.” – Doc Rivers, following his team’s 102-91 loss in Game two. If it’s already not tough enough. Being down 0-2 against a team which features both LeBron and Wade. On [...]
The Great NBA Debate: “Generation Next” Vs. “Generation Now”
Dream Matchup: The Rook Griffin Dunking On Duncan? We’ve had an ongoing debate on our staff between two of our NBA writers, myself and Benjy Narotsky, about whether the NBA has a greater supply of emerging young superstars–like Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook–or established veterans still at the top of their games, like Dirk Nowitzki. [...]
Artest’s Hard Foul Earns Him Game Three Suspension; Bynum Says Team Has “Trust Issues”
Ron-Ron Channeling His Inner-Kurt Rambis “It was uncalled for,” Lakers coach Phil Jackson said. Uncalled for: just like your team’s game two fight, Phil? Could it be that Artest was sending a certain team (which one?) a message; or was it just “Ron-Ron being Ron-Ron”? No matter how you slice it, there’s a good chance [...]
Can Celtics Turn Things Around In Boston?
Rondo Needs To Elevate His Play After game 1 I said this series doesn’t start until someone wins a road game. So good news. The Heat-Celtics series still hasn’t begun. The other good news is, if the Celtics played the way they did last night, they will win this series. No. Seriously. That game was [...]
Lethargic Lakers Collapse At Home; Shell Shocked By Mavs 93-81
Time To Put To Rest A Potential Lakers Three-Peat? Is the reign over? It might as well be. After the Lakers put up a stunning lowly 32 points in the second half, you can say the chances of bringing La La Land a possible three-peat are quickly dwindling away. With their supporters at Staples witnessing, [...]
Who Has The Upper Hand When Fresh Faces And Grizzled Vets Collide In Playoffs?
Experience Trumped Youth In 2010 Who has won the “youth vs. experience” battle in recent NBA Playoffs history? The table below tries to answer the question. This table shows the playoff series with the top ten age differences between the two teams. (Since 2006) A cursory glance at the table says experience won 7 out of 10 times, [...]