So the rootin’ tootin’ race out west has got me thinking, why the hell is the Eastern Conference so damn terrible these days? There was a time when the best games were played in Chicago, Detroit, Miami, New York, Indianapolis, and Boston. Now? It’s as though good basketball has become a thing of the past [...]
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March 9, 2008
Big Friday
Last night, I sat on my couch and watched the three best teams in the NBA each take on teams they should’ve beaten. Two of those teams did.
The Boston Celtics thoroughly dominated the Chicago Bulls in the first part of the evening. Watching the Celts pick apart and outwork the much younger Bulls [...]
March 4, 2008
A most unenviable task
In today’s basketball world, there are many dangerous players. None so dangerous though, as Kobe Bryant. I don’t profess to know the man, or any of his pitfalls as a human being. I can, however, attest to the skill with which he dominates the 94 ft. long stretch of hardwood known as [...]