The CrossOver
In a hard fought battle, Tim Hardaway gets the victory over Baron Davis. This was a battle that went back and forth all day, with both lead changes, and ties. Hardaway is considered one of the founding fathers of the, Crossover move, so it was almost inevitable that he’d get the W. But, Baron was … Read more
The CrossOver
The second matchup in the 2009 Ball St. Journal Handlez Tournament provides the first upset, with #7 Seed Jason Williams knocking off Rucker Parks Finest, Rafer Alston. J-Will was definately not afraid to let the playground come to the league, while a few people felt Skip didn’t really attempt to let his natural abilities take … Read more
The CrossOver
The first matchup of the Ball St. Journal’s Handlez Tournament goes to Allen Iverson, defeating God Shammgod by a significant margain. Shammgod, a NY legend, was fighting an uphill battle, taking on possibly the games best crossover dribbler in history. In the 2nd matchup of round one, we see Rafer Alston, aka “Skip To My … Read more
The CrossOver
Often when a player is seen as a, “Baller,” it usually could be associated with their shooting ability, above the rim game, and most of all, the ability to handle the basketball. A perfectionist at this, is known as a player with, “Handlez.” There are many players that have both, made it to the NBA, … Read more
NBA Free Agency…So Far
Impact – Turkoglu emerged as one of, if not the most, important pieces of the Orlando Magic Nucleus. Turk took command of the team when All Star Point Guard, Jameer Nelson, went down with a shoulder injury before the All Star Break. He served as a major play-maker for the Magic, as … Read more
2009 NBA Draft
1 – Blake Griffin, 6-10 PF Oklahoma (1) 1 – Hasheem Thabeet, 7-3 C UConn (2) 1 – DeMarre Carroll, 6-8 PF Missouri (27) 2 – Sam Young, 6-7 SF Pittsburgh (6) 1 – James Harden, 6-5 SG Ariz. St. (3) 1 – Rodrique Beaubois, 6-2 PG France (25)* … Read more
How The West, Won!
Someone get the monkey off of Kobe’s back…Yes the Lakeshow won the chip, just as I, and many other sports fans predicted. But, did they really win…or was the series GIVEN away by the Magic? I’d call it a bit of both. Let’s be honest here…both Overtime games should have been W’s by Orlando. A … Read more
It’s A Bird…It’s A Plane…It’s…Shaq?
Shaquille O’neal has resurfaced as the center piece, of a new 2009-2010, Cleveland Cavaliers team. In February, there were rumors that the Cavs were in discussions with the Phoenix Suns, in a deal that would have landed Shaq in Cleveland. O’neal, once a terror to handle in the post, is now a micro-cosm of his … Read more
In The Knick Of Time?
Ok, living in New York City, you get surrounded by hopeful but loyal, Knick fans. When rumors flew of LeBron becoming a free agent in 2010, along with a few others, The N.Y. Knick LeBron campaign began. The Knicks started cleaning house faster than Geoffrey from the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. But, before Knicks fans … Read more
The Black Mamba
Damn Orlando! I mean I knew the Mamba was gonna come into the Finals focused…Game 1 said it all, but how do u let Game 2 slip away? Courtney Lee blows back to back, near the basket shots??? And Dwight Howard is playin ball like he’s Michael Olowokandi instead of the Defensive Player Of The … Read more
