When the Golden State Warriors made Stephen Curry the 7th overall selection of the 2009 NBA Draft, Madison Square Garden erupted with booing and loud drones of disapproval. It was apparent why these fans howled in disdain: The best scoring prospect, capable of thriving in an up-tempo offense, will not be playing in New York [...]
Saturday, June 27, 2009
The 2009 NBA Draft is in the books begging the question: What teams added the piece that will help them out of the lottery and into the playoffs next year? The Bulls, Heat, and Blazers—lottery teams from 2008—made the playoffs, replaced this year by Phoenix, Toronto, and Washington (who traded their pick to Minnesota). Below [...]
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Forget the Shaquille O’Neal trade to Cleveland. Lets focus on the franchise that made the largest strides this off season. The San Antonio Spurs are now a major threat to win the NBA title in 2010. San Antonio dumped old horses Bruce Bowen, Kurt Thomas, and the intermittent Fabricio Oberto, receiving Richard Jefferson in return. [...]
Monday, June 22, 2009
The Orlando Magic rose out of the Southeast division into the NBA finals this year. The possible return of Josh Childress to Atlanta (they still have his rights as a restricted free agent), roster moves made by Miami, and the future of Hedo Turkoglu’s free agency ventures all will factor into this summers moves. There [...]
Monday, June 22, 2009
The division featuring the 2008-09 NBA Champion Los Angeles Lakers will have other teams in the division seeking out immediate help to contend during the 2009-10 season. Look out for a healthy Los Angeles Clippers roster with Blake Griffin and Eric Gordon leading the way to contend this season as the best in the west. [...]
Friday, June 19, 2009
Yao Ming now has tough questions to answer in China after Sun Yue is the first Chinese born player to win a ring. (Flickr)
Friday, June 19, 2009
Protect the Paint brings you some images of yesterdays Championship Celebration from the Los Angeles Colesium. Fans lined the streets for a 2 plus mile span, adoring their heroic Lakers, celebrating the winning of the franchise’s 15th title. The Lakers home court from the Staples Center was installed in the Los Angeles Coliseum grounds, adding [...]
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Why are the Lakers not held responsible in helping local business recover from rioting? (photo KTLA-TV)
Monday, June 15, 2009
Do we punish the true fans, whom eagerly anticipate taking a day off from work to go downtown for a victory parade by canceling such events? (photo by Laist.com)
Monday, June 15, 2009
Orlando showed some fight, but costly turnovers were then converted by the Lakers and defused Orlando's chances at a run.
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Saturday, June 27, 2009