Posted on May 28, 2009 by skoob1911
Well it looks like Nike’s Marketing dollars may go to waste. Nike, along with Vitamin Water, has been campaigning for a Kobe vs. LeBron NBA Finals Match-up. Not to be left out, ESPN also aired a special on the two, highlighting the exact same thing. Problem is…THEY HAVE TO PLAY TO GET THERE!!! It looks [...]
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Posted on May 20, 2009 by skoob1911
Building Blocks : Eric Gordon (SG), Al Thornton (SF)
Franchise Player(s) : Baron Davis (PG)
Key Free Agents : Ricky Davis (SG/SF)
Team Needs : Defensive Stopper/Toughness along the perimeter
Familiar territory for one of last year’s most underachieving teams, who seemed to have a solid direction at the beginning of the season. The Clippers landed Baron Davis in [...]
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Posted on May 18, 2009 by skoob1911
The Final Four in the 2009 NBA Finals is here!
Of course the popular pick all season, also the pick of yours truly, Cleveland vs. L.A. is still very possible. But, if you’ve been watching the playoffs so far, in no way will it be as easy as it might have seemed in beginning. The [...]
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Posted on May 14, 2009 by skoob1911
First Team
LeBron James
Dirk Nowitzki
Dwight Howard
Kobe Bryant
Dwayne Wade
Second Team
Chris Paul
Brandon Roy
Yao Ming
Tim Duncan
Paul Pierce
Third Team
Carmelo Anthony
Pau Gasol
Shaquille O’neal
Tony Parker
Chauncey Billups
Who Got Snubbed?
Kevin Durant – Durant balled out this season, and put up 25 ppg, and just under 7 boards! He was in the [...]
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Posted on May 11, 2009 by skoob1911
Recently the NBA lost one of the great pioneers in coaching, Chuck Daly. Daly, who’s most known as the coach of the, “Bad Boys,” Detroit Pistons teams of the late 80’s. Daly captured two NBA Championships with Detroit, getting a team of very different personalities to gel together, and play as a collective unit. Daly [...]
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Posted on May 11, 2009 by skoob1911
In Memory of the Great Chuck Daly, it got me thinking…how would YOU build your “Dream Team?” With the much talked about Free Agency Class of 2010 coming up, how would YOU build a team. If you had your choice of ANY player in the league, meaning everyone’s a free agent, and you could build [...]
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Posted on May 11, 2009 by skoob1911
The 2nd Round series between the Cleveland Cavaliers, and the Atlanta Hawks has become somewhat redundant. The Cavs and Hawks have become accustomed to a highly competitive first half of games, which is what was expected throughout this series. Then we see the Cavs sort of come to their senses, clamp down on the Hawks, [...]
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