October 22nd, 2011
The NBA has definitely been the main league that people watch all over the world and it seems like more people are beginning to watch the amazing sport. Players like Kobe Bryant and LeBron James highlight the leagues best and it seems like some people are arguing that NBA players make too much and that they should not be paid this much money. This is crazy because these athletes are definitely some of the most athletic in the world and I don’t understand why people undermine the hard work that these players put into their career.
How much they make
These players make millions of dollars but you also have to understand how hard it was for them to get to where they are now. They did not get there by simply trying hard, they sacrificed their lives and they gave everything that they had to be able to paid this much money. Though some people believe that they get paid too much, this might actually bring up the question that they do not make enough. What do you think? Do you think NBA players should be paid this much?
Are NBA players making too much?
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March 13th, 2011
The Toronto Raptors appear to be a long way from making the NBA playoffs. Bargani has definitely lived up to the hype as a number one pick in the NBA draft, but the truth of the matter is that you have to question the firing of former head coach Sam Mitchell.
The team has truly gone down hill ever since they decided to replace Mitchell. It is assumed that the Raptors would probably not look within their own staff if Jay Triano were to be fired as head coach following this awful season. The top assistant coach for the Raptors, P.J. Carlesimo has struggled mostly in his time as an NBA head coach. It would be nice for the Toronto franchise to get some defensive principles installed, but it is unlikely for a proven head coach like Jeff Van Gundy to want the Toronto Raptors job.
Jerryd Bayless is a guy who could turn into a star in the NBA. He is finally getting more minutes than what he was getting with the Portland Trail Blazers. Bayless is simply s till inconsistent when he gets time out on the floor as he tends to run a lot of plays, causing him to turn the ball over quite a bit.
The Raptors also have some great hustle guys like Sonny Weems and Reggie Evans. Evans
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February 12th, 2011
Following enduring one of the worst defeats in club history the previous month , the Hawks answered having a convincing victory against the Bobcats .
After an additional embarrassing loss , the Hawks are trying to rebound back versus the Bobcats again as they attempt for an 8th straight home court win within the series Saturday evening .
Playing not having All Star Al Horford for the 2nd straight matchup , the Hawks ( 33 – 19 ) endured their 2nd biggest loss of the year having a 117 – 83 defeat to the 76ers on Tuesday evening .
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January 4th, 2011
The Mavericks forward Caron Bulter the had surgery on his right knee on Tuesday and will definitely miss the remainder of the year for Dallas.
An initial look at the injury seems that butler has at least a partial tear of the patellar tendon and a closer look will be needed before they can determine how long he will be out. But it will definitely be a couple of months minimum if not the whole season. He endured the knee injury in a match up Saturday against the Bucks.
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November 13th, 2010
When Dwight Howard & the magic are in a negative mood following consecutive defeats, that might be not so good news for a struggling Brook Lopez & the Nets. These clubs will matchup for the 2nd time this year Saturday evening following Howard very easily got the best of Lopez with a physical show within the 1st matchup.
Orlando (5-3) might be pleased to be away from home following losing 2 consecutive at the Amway Center, including Friday’s 110-106 defeat to lowly Toronto. Orlando permitted each competitor to go for 50.0 % in the straight defeats. Orlando made its way to a 105-90 victory over the Nets (3-5) on November. 5th while Howard got 30 points & 16 boards. Lopez bricked Read the rest of this entry »
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November 4th, 2010
A pair of struggling NBA teams will do battle when the 76ers host the Cavaliers at the Wells Fargo Center on Friday. The Cavaliers have owned the 76ers in recent years. However, since Lebron James left town the Cavaliers are little more than a bad team in the Eastern Conference.
The Cavaliers won their opener against the Boston Celtics but have looked bad since then. They were dominant at home the past two seasons with Lebron, but are already 1-2 in their arena this season. The Cavaliers also are dealing with an injury to Antawn Jamison, who may be their bets player. JJ Hickson has picked up the scoring slack, leading Cleveland with over 18 points Read the rest of this entry »
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October 21st, 2010
The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Denver Nuggets 102-95 at
Staples Center on October 16th. The win pushed the Lakers preseason record to 2-2 while dropping the Nuggets to 2-2 as well. Denver outscored Los Angeles by ten points in the fourth quarter, but the game was well in hand by that point.
Kobe Bryant put up 18 points in 24 minutes to lead the two time defending champions. Lamar Odom and Pau Gasol each scored in double figures for the Lakers while putting in significant minutes as starters. Ron Artest only managed 9 points did have two blocks, 5 assists, and 5 rebounds. Devin Ebanks scored 14 points to lead the Lakers bench. Shannon Brown and Matt Barnes also contributed key points off the bench. The Lakers had several players out, including Andrew Bynum and Sasha Vujacic.
The Denver Nuggets were especially depleted in the game. Carmelo Anthony, Kenyon Martin, Chris Birdman Anderson, and Al Harrington did not play in the game. Only 9 players contributed minutes for the Nuggets. Arron Affalo had 20 points in 30 minutes. Nene had 13 points and JR Smith added 12 out of the starting lineup. Renaldo Balkman and Ty Lawson each played over 30 minutes off the bench and each scored in double figures. As a team, Denver had 20 turnovers and no blocks. That helped make the difference in the final score.
The Denver Nuggets had a turbulent offseason. The situation involving the future of star player Carmelo Anthony stole all of the headlines in the summer. It remains to be seen if Denver will trade Anthony during the season or not. After reaching the Western Conference Finals in 2009, Denver regressed and lost in the first round in 2010. The health of Coach George Karl is also a big question mark. Denver was often undisciplined and failed to close out games. That is something that needs to change if Denver is going to return to elite status. Meanwhile, the Lakers are seeking another threepeat as NBA champions. With Bryant, Artest, and Gasol, the Lakers have a big three to rival any in the league. They are deep and well coached with Phil Jackson returning another season. The Lakers are the favorites to win the NBA title once again. The health of Bynum has been a question mark in recent seasons and his knee issues aren’t going away. Even without Bynum, the Lakers are still the most formidable team in the league.
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October 10th, 2010
The Cavaliers have known the truth since seven days after the opening of free agency. Now, with preseason underway and the regular season starting in a few weeks, they’re seeing the truth.
One of the few point guards that could have stopped John Wall Thursday night left to take his talents to South Beach.
Playing their second game in the post-LeBron James era, Cleveland found themselves against a team that was just like them. John Wall is to Washington now what LeBron James was to Cleveland when they drafted him first in the 2003 Draft. Wall is the future of Washington, a number one draft pick with the weight of an entire city on his shoulders, and after a rough start in Thursday’s game, he showed why the Wizards are talking playoffs. Wall struggled in the first three quarters before connecting on his next five shots, an array of jumpers and drives to the hoop. His scoring will improve with each game and with experience, but the most impressive statistic Wall put up besides scoring was his nine assists. With the majority of Wall’s baskets coming from easy layups off the fastbreak, Washington is showing themselves as a new and improved team that likes to run. As facilitator and playmaker both, John Wall has shown himself in his NBA debut to be a point guard to be reckoned with for years to come. The Wizards are happy to be taken along for the ride.
Under a new coach and with many new players, Cleveland is using the preseason not as a way to test themselves against other teams, but to test themselves for how well they can play without their former superstar. Mo Williams and Antawn Jamison are nursing injuries and Zydrunas Ilgauskas followed his teammate to Miami. Only two of Cleveland’s five starters scored in double digits. There wasn’t a player on the roster that shot the ball consistently, what is sure to be an area of concern as Cleveland moves forward. Hickson had the most free throws and the most overall points of the night, but the others seemed sluggish and unsure. To move forward, they’ll have to get better and play together.
The Cleveland Cavaliers have the rest of the preason to figure out a way to win without LeBron James. They have no choice.
They’ll be the first ones to tell you they wish they did.
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October 10th, 2010
Sundiata Gaines doesn’t ever light up the highlight reel with his scoring, but he keeps making the shots that count.
It was his first game with the Utah Jazz and his first three point attempt of his NBA career. Only just signed to a ten-day contract and with his team trailing by two, Gaines threw up a prayer. The buzzer sounded. The Utah Jazz had just beaten the Cleveland Cavaliers by one by a buzzer-beater three-pointer taken by a player in the D-League who had only played in four previous NBA games. Sundiata Gaines did all he could do get better over the summer, scoring all eight of his points in the latter half of the fourth quarter to help his team to a win over the Portland TrailBlazers in their pre-season opener.
Paul Millsap scored fourteen points for Utah on six-for-ten shooting, Devon Williams led the team with fifteen, and the Jazz had a sizeable lead at the end of the opening quarter. Led by Dante Cunningham and Wesley Matthews, Portland scored forty points in the second quarter to go into halftime only down by three. They also went into halftime down another player. Center Jeff Pendergraph injured his right knee in the second quarter and had to be helped off the floor. Already without Greg Oden and Joel Pryzbilla due to knee injuries, Portland coach Nate McMillan can only hope Pendergraph’s injury isn’t as serious as it appears.
If any coach in the league knows how to react to injury news, it’s Nate McMillan. His TrailBlazers were the most injury-prone team in the league last year, with at least eight different players being out for various lengths of time during the season. Greg Oden has yet to play a full season since he was drafted, and there is no clear timetable for his return. Brandon Roy was hampered towards the end of last season by a nagging ankle injury.
This was Utah’s first game of the pre-season and first win, and as they prepare to become strong after losing three of their players to Chicago via free agency, their players must provide Devon Williams with the help he needs. In a Western Conference crowded with talent, both Utah and Portland are aware that depth is the key to longevity in the playoffs.
If his past is any indication, Sundiata Gaines is more than willing to take the shot.
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October 3rd, 2010
The Boston Celtics enter this season in a unique position. On the one hand, they came within mere seconds of winning their second title in three years last June, enough to make any team happy and raring to go for another title run. On the other hand, their veteran team, led by the Big Three of F Kevin Garnett, F Paul Pierce, and G Ray Allen, is another year older and now playing in a conference where the Miami Heat are now regarded as the prohibitive favorites. However, the Celtics are out to prove that the old lions have at least one more roar in them. Along for the ride are new additions C Jeremiah O’Neal and C Shaquille O’Neal, who have been dubbed “the brothers O’Neal” (though they are not related.) Jeremiah O’Neal is coming off a season where he averaged 13.6 points and 6.9 rebounds per game and figures to be an extra big-man to face some of the league’s power centers. An even bigger man is Shaquille O’Neal who, despite being past his prime, can still give the Celtics quality minutes and even last year managed to average 12 points and 6.7 rebounds per game.
The biggest departure that the Celtics will have to overcome is that of Rasheed Wallace, who retired. Wallace provided some valuable defensive toughness that they hope they have replaced with the O’Neals. The biggest concern for the Celtics will be staying healthy, especially with such a veteran roster. Also important will be the continuing progress of PG Rajon Rondo, who broke through last season with career highs in points and assists and made his first All-Star game. The Celtics also face a tougher and retooled Eastern Conference, with the Chicago Bulls, New York Knicks, and Miami Heat all having made additions that will make them tougher foes.
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