Free Ballin’

I’m not quite sure what to make of the Mavericks.  Their top five players have a lot of talent, but only Dirk is presently in top form.  He’s a machine and doesn’t seem to have aged a bit since their Finals run in ‘06.  But Kidd, Marion, Terry, and Howard have all had better days.  [...]

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I’m an optimist.  When I was six and the Princess in Voltron dove into the pool and her top surfaced before she did, I was fairly confident that something wonderful was about to happen, network television or not.  I’m even confident that there are women somewhere in the world (somewhere) who might be a little [...]

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It’s never been adequately explained why the Memphis Grizzlies are still called the Grizzlies, when they clearly should be the Memphis Blues.  That name was available for years and now it might be too late.  The Memphis Blues of the World Basketball Association Exposure League emerged in 2008.  But who knows?  In this economy, what [...]

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Really, I can’t watch them unless they’re playing against the teams I most enjoy seeing.  And though I want to see if Gilbert Arenas is back to form, the Wizards are so hard on the eyes that I haven’t seen enough of him to have an opinion.  It’s just ugly.  Their core guys don’t pass [...]

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Continuing my NBA VIEW
Boston Celtics:
Everyone knows who they are.  There are no surprises.  They’re really really good, as long as Kevin Garnett is healthy.  Is he?  I dunno, but since he’s…well, because he’s KG, I’ll assume he is or will be.  And I think Rasheed Wallace will help a lot—regardless of his early output.  [...]

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Continuing from my NBA VIEW introduction.
New York Knicks
The biggest joke of this NBA season is how many teams are desperately trying to clear salary cap space for this all-time great free agent class, when this is what they should be doing every year.  Teams should either be contending for a championship, growing into a [...]

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Introducing
This is an NBA view.  Yes of course, I know you’re more accustomed to reading NBA previews, but this is how I roll.  See, I typically don’t get much of a chance to see summer league or preseason action, (especially this year, since the sublet I occupied through Oct. didn’t have cable,) so it takes [...]

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