June 7th, 2011 
Russ Loede 
Posted in Barea’s NBA Finals: 4-23 According to Alex Kennedy of HOOPSWORLD, J.J. Barea will be starting instead of DeShawn Stevenson next to Jason Kidd in the backcourt of tonight’s Game four in Dallas against Miami. The tiny guard from Northeastern is averaging 4.3 points, 1.7 assists, and 1.3 turnovers per game, and is shooting 21.7% from [...]
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Talk Is Cheap: Terry’s Game All Hype, No Show
No Excuses Left For Terry Time to put up or shut up. It looks like Mavs guard Jason Terry plans to neither. The best time to put up is in the fourth quarter, a time where Terry’s game has been shut up by the fiery Heat defense, namely LeBron. Terry, unafraid of taking big shots, [...]
2003 NBA Draft Flashback: Wade Almost Landed In Orlando?
The ’06 Finals MVP Almost Wasn’t In South Beach Celtics coach and former Magic head man, Doc Rivers, recently chatted with Mike Lupica on ESPN New York and revealed his miss on trading up for Dwayne Wade. A close call, well, not exactly. Rivers, a Marquette alum himself, had this to say about the chances [...]
Ray Allen Remains A Celtic
The NBA’s All-Time Leading Three-Point Shooter “This has been my team, I have been full steam ahead with this team. I don’t have any plans to go anywhere else.” – Ray Allen after the Heat series. The sharpshooter from UConn exercised the second-year player option in the two-year deal he signed last summer, a deal [...]
Mark Jackson Taking Over The Reins In Golden State
“After an extensive search and a great deal of consideration, we have come to the conclusion that Mark Jackson is the best coach for this team,” —Warriors’ General Manager Larry Riley. “We are tremendously excited about the addition of Mark Jackson as our new head coach,” —Warriors’ Owner Joe Lacob. The NBA’s 3rd leading assists [...]
Russell Westbrook for Chris Paul?
Who Has The Brighter Future? Kevin Durant paired up with a “pure” point guard? Only one can imagine. According to NOLA.com, Hornets GM Dell Demps “laughed” at the rumor of a deal between the Hornets and Oklahoma City Thunder involving All-Star point guards Chris Paul and Russell Westbrook. “(Thunder GM) Sam Presti and I, our [...]
Bosh’s Game Winner Helps Heat Close Out Mavs 88-86
A Hard Fought Victory Well Deserving Of Celebration Defense. The calling card of the Miami Heat. From the regular season to the playoffs, they excelled because of it. However, in Game two, they stumbled because of it. Game three? They prevailed because of it. What let them down at home on Thursday, proved to [...]
LeBron Knows His Role, Yet It Doesn’t Take Away From His Superstar Label
In Game three’s 88-86 victory over Dallas, LeBron James decided to use his talents in a way we don’t often recognize when we dissect our superstars. Instead of dominating the game via scoring and pounding the rock, LeBron played Robin to Dwayne Wade’s Batman, with his superior defensive efforts and distributing mentality. With all the [...]