Philly Makes Its Move

Out of the blue, Philly just signed Elton Brand, breaking up the new look Clippers before they ever hit the court.
The Sixers definitely are looking to compete now, and adding Brand makes them a formidable force in the East. The starting five of Andre Miller, Andre Iguodala (assuming he doesn’t pull a Brand and go [...]

How good are the Clips?

Baron Davis going to the Clippers certainly makes them a much better team. The Davis-Brand inside outside combo will be one of the best in the leage, but overall, I don’t know how much better this Clips will really be next year. They’ll certainly be a lot more exciting and will improve from last year’s [...]

Count All the Points

Via Andrew Sullivan, a statement from Joe Dumars:
Yes, Boston has won four games and Detroit only two. But it’s hard to imagine a more arbitrary and undemocratic way to determine this series’s outcome than “games won.” It is, after all, a bedrock value of the game of basketball that all points must be counted. But [...]

Really? Doug Collins

So it looks like the Chicago Bulls picked Doug Collins to be their next head coach. This is a puzzling move. Not only did the Bulls fire Collins back in the 80s, but he’s been a coach who has been terrible at developing young talent, which is all the Bulls have. Plus, they’re going to [...]

The Spurs Dynasty is Over

Now, you might think this post should have gone up last night, after the defending champs lost to the Lakers (ironically, because the guy taking the last shot refused to flop). But this is the news that will really put a nail in the Spurs coffin.

The NBA announced to its teams this week at its [...]

The Celtics vs. Everyone Else

So the Boston Celtics should be the best team left in the NBA playoffs, right? They won the most games this year, had the best point differential and have three experienced stars. However, they have looked far shakier than any of the other team left thus far in the playoffs. The question is why?
I think [...]

Michael Beasely or Derrick Rose?

So the Chicago Bulls struck gold. The Bulls are a pretty good team who collapsed this season. They were a playoff team with a bright future at this time last year and now they get to add Michael Beasley or Derrick Rose. Mike D’Antoni can’t be pleased. But who should Chicago take.
If the Bulls take [...]

When is Performance Enhancement Cheating?

Everyone is more or less united that taking steroids, HGH or other performance enhancing drugs is bad. But where should we draw the line? There has been a lot of argument about whether Oscar Pistorious’ blades give him an unfair advantage and whether he should be allowed to compete in the Olympics against able bodied [...]

Pistorious Gets to Run

It looks like the double amputee sprinter may get a chance to run in the Olympics after all:
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius won his appeal Friday and can compete for a place in the Beijing Olympics.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled that the 21-year-old South African is eligible to race against able-bodied [...]

Where D’Antoni Should Go

So, Mike D’Antoni has been given permission to talk to New York and Chicago about their coaching openings. Chicago would seem to make the most sense of the two, given their young, athletic core of Ben Gordon, Luol Deng, Tyrus Thomas and Joakim Noah. They don’t have a great ball handler who could do what [...]