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All Star Weekend Needs the Old Timers Game

While watching the Orlando Magic play Boston Celtics on ABC Sunday, I heard Jeff Van Gundy discuss the idea of bringing back some of the all time great 3-point shooters to compete in the 3-Point Contest during the All Star Weekend festivities. This got me thinking. Why stop there? I asked myself. Why not bring back the Old [...]

Los Angeles Clippers Should Hire Jeff Van Gundy

With the recent resignation as head coach, Mike Dunleavy and the Los Angeles Clippers will be seeking a new coach in 2010-11. There is a short list of high quality coaches out there whom the Clippers should focus on immediately: Jeff Van Gundy, Byron Scott, and Avery Johnson. I say go with Van Gundy!Jeff Van [...]

Deron Williams: Leagues Best Point Guard

I mentioned in a previous post that I believe Deron Williams is the league’s best point guard. This year marks his first All Star team, he was a member of the “Redeem Team,” aka the US Men’s Basketball Olympic team, and his Jazz have a superior winning percentage (.625) to the Hornets (.531) and the [...]

Chauncey BIllups replaces Chris Paul in All Star Game

Chauncey Billups was named as the successor to Chris Paul’s All Star spot today. Chris Paul is undergoing knee surgery for a torn meniscus, and will likely miss an extended period of time. Charles Barkley is probably walking around telling folks “Chris Kaman is rollign around in his grave.” Not to discredit Kaman, but Billups is [...]

Memphis Grizzlies: The Next Elite Team?

Watching the Memphis Grizzlies defeat the Los Angeles Lakers yesterday was watching a major-statement game. They defeated the defending champs, albeit by 1 point, making it known that these guys are for real. Who woudl want to play Memphis in the 1st round of the playoffs? We will find out how good Memphis is on back [...]