On Thursday, December 18th the Boston Celtics finally did what they’ve been rumored to do for three years now – they finally executed a Rajon Rondo trade. Before the 2013-2014 season, the Celtics effectively “blew up” their team with trades of Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett, and by allowing Doc Rivers to leave for Los Angeles. Ever… Continue reading The Boston Celtics rebuilding plan and why it might not work

As we close in on the Christmas holiday, we start the week with 7 teams within 4 1/2 games in the West, and three teams within a game in the East (and that doesn’t include Chicago or Cleveland). The Warriors come into the week on a 15-game winning streak, but face Memphis and Oklahoma City.… Continue reading NBA Weekly Preview – Week of December 15-21

Everybody does power rankings – so why not us! In an attempt to separate from the crowd, we’ve polled our NBA team (found on the NBA Weekly Podcast) and asked for their input on a ranking of teams – based on who would win a 7-game series. More than “power”, these are our impressions of… Continue reading NBA Power Rankings – Week of December 9th

After an exciting week in which we saw some of the league’s early leaders come back to earth (Toronto) while others kept climbing (Golden State), we have a better idea of where the next few weeks might take us. This week features some exciting teams that we didn’t expect to be as good as they… Continue reading NBA Weekly Preview – December 8-14

As we move into December, things are starting to shake out in the west, while the East remains a mystery in many ways. Teams that have had easier schedules (looking at you, Raptors and Grizzlies) now face some tough competition over the next month, and teams that have pushed out victories against the harder competition… Continue reading NBA Weekly Preview – December 1-7

It’s been a topsy-turvy season thus far, one that has given us a good bit of excitement. Last week, we saw Cleveland lose 4 straight, the Clippers come alive after a whipping by the Bulls, and the Raptors and Wizards continue to win. With the holiday, we lose a day of games, but still have quite… Continue reading NBA Weekly Preview – November 24-30

After a great week from the Spurs, a comeback week from the Cavs, and a heartbreaking week from the Kings (other than a great win against the Spurs), we have a defining week for the Grizzlies and Clippers to look forward to. Below is an exciting match up per day for this coming week that you should… Continue reading NBA Preview – November 17-23

It’s an exciting week in the NBA, with the first couple of weeks providing great story lines (Kings), breakout stars (Klay Thompson), and plenty of in-fighting and drama (Cavs). Below is an exciting match up per day for this coming week that you should check out: Monday, November 10th – Spurs at Clippers, 10:30 pm ET… Continue reading NBA Preview – November 10-16

Last year the Rockets crashed out in the first round of the playoffs. Victim to a Damian Lillard three pointer caused by a bad defensive switch between Chandler Parsons and James Harden, the team headed into the offseason with their heads hung, and proceeded to loose Chandler Parsons and Omir Asik then fail to land… Continue reading The Rockets might be for real.

It’s the season opener. The crowd is hyped up – ESPN says that “Kanye West, Kim Kardashian, Will Ferrell, Alibaba founder Jack Ma, Yasiel Puig, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Gerard Butler, Adam Levine and Behati Prinsloo” were all in attendance. Kobe is back – healthy and ready to lead the team. The game doesn’t go great… Continue reading Are the Lakers Cursed?