I’ve written about trades being “win-wins” before. I’ve seen trades that were “win-wins” many times. Now a trade that was WIN-WIN-WIN-WIN? Now that’s a different story. Enter yesterday’s James Harden trade. The Houston Rockets sent James Harden to the Brooklyn Nets in a blockbuster four-team trade… Read More ›
Russell Westbrook for John Wall (and a first round draft pick). This is one of those trades where you just sit back, shrug your shoulders and go, “mmmm-kay.” I originally liked the trade a little bit for the Washington Wizards… Read More ›
This is Part II of my 2014-2015 NBA Preview. I previewed the Eastern Conference yesterday. Today I will preview the better, more competitive Western Conference. Will the San Antonio continue its dominance in the West? Will the Clippers and Thunder… Read More ›
Earlier this week on Facebook, I posed the question in the spirit of a debate on ESPN’s First Take which centered around the following topic: “which active NBA player is a superstar?” Stephen A. Smith gave his list: Kobe Bryant,… Read More ›
Well, it’s official: Dwight Howard is a member of the Houston Rockets. (or as Ice Cube calls him, “Dwight COWARD”) Last week I suggested that he should chose the Rockets over returning to the Los Angeles Lakers. Why? It’s because… Read More ›
The NBA free agency extravaganza began [12:01] this morning. Headlining this event is one capricious, wishy-washy Dwight Howard. Yup, the same Dwight Howard who while a member of the Orlando Magic kept saying how much he wanted to leave for… Read More ›
The Oklahoma City Thunder and my New York Knicks blew golden opportunities last night. The Thunder inexplicably lost at home to the Houston Rockets 107-100, while my Knicks laid an egg against those damn, vile, cheap shotting Boston Celtics 92-86. … Read More ›