Kobe vs. Lebron. LeBron vs. Kobe. It’s not quite Magic vs. Bird. Or even Wilt vs. Russell. But NBA fans love arguing over who is the better player. What characteristics define who the better player is? Kobe’s the better scorer. LeBron’s the better all-around player. Kobe has a mean streak. LeBron’s doesn’t match Kobe’s. One supposedly is the game’s ultimate closer, while the other doesn’t have the closing mentality ( however, that may very well be wrong ). LeBron has won 11 of their 13 head-to-head match-ups. […]
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Roundball Soundoff: How’s The Western Conference Lookin’?
Did you guys check out our look at how the Eastern Conference is shaping up ? If not, we’ll wait. Now, here’s how things are going on the left side of the map. Make sure you’re checking out Jay’s Knicks-related podcast. Oklahoma City – This team is on fire right now. The loss of Maynor for the season doesn’t seem to have affected them at all. The Westbrook/Durant feud seems to have been nothing but hot air. The team that everyone expected to make the conference finals before the season started […]
Roundball Soundoff: How Does The Eastern Conference Look So Far?
Based on the Miami Heat’s start, it looks like there’ll be a LOT of celebrating this year. But will LeBron and co. be celebrating in June?
Roundball Soundoff Is Back!: 2011-2012 NBA Predictions
And they’re back!! After a lockout that threatened the 2011-2012 season, the NBA is back and we’re ready to hoop it up! The season will be shortened from 82 to 66 games (something that should maybe become a permanent change going forward,) and it looks like even with 16 games lopped off the schedule, this season will be more interesting than most. Some burning questions… -Can the Dallas Mavericks repeat, especially missing defensive specialist Tyson Chandler (who signed with The […]
Roundball Soundoff: In Which David Stern Turns Into…Dr. Evil?
Guess what, folks? Chris Paul ain’t going to the Lakers. Find out what Jay thinks about this move in the latest Roundball Soundoff column.
Blerditorial: The NBA’s Back: But Am I Coming Back With It?
Basketball was my first sports love, and I’ll always have a soft spot for it. The first sporting event I ever attended was a Celtics/Pistons playoff game in the spring of 1987. There’s a very clear delineation when it comes to my favorite sports. In reverse order, there’s “everything else”, a huge gap, football, baseball, a GINORMOUS gap, and then basketball. I spent much of my childhood reading books about Magic and Kareem. I continue to play basketball myself (on […]
Roundball Soundoff: Lockout Edition Vol.2 (Jay’s List Continues)
No NBA season probably means the window of opportunity for the champion Mavericks is closed. What else won’t happen this season? We take a look.
Roundball Soundoff Returns!! (Even If There’s No Season)
Roundball Soundoff is back, but not happy. Find out why in our latest installment…
Roundball Soundoff’s End of Season Wrap Up Continues…Now It’s Khendra’s Turn
With the lockout now official, fans have nothing more to do for awhile but reminisce on what was. With that in mind, it sure was nice that 2010-11 was such a fascinating season. Highlights & Other Notable Happenings from 2010-11: * Of course, the Dallas Mavericks getting revenge. Many people had written them off not long after their collapse in 2006 to Miami, so it just was so appropriate that the two teams faced off again in an epic and […]
Roundball Soundoff Extra: Jay Picks the Underachievers
So the 2010-11 season has finally come to an end. If the NBA is going to miss part of all of a season, and it’s looking like that will be the case , then I’m glad our last taste of NBA action for a while was a good one. The season began months before any games were played with this along with a number of other big names switching teams such as Stoudemire, Boozer, and Bosh. We even got our first truly hated team since the Bad Boy Pistons with this . Things […]
Roundball Soundoff Summer Edition: Khendra’s Draft Notes
I had the fun and luxurious time of being able to catch the entirety of the NBA Draft (it’s so nice to have Fridays off in my current grad school course!). I know many people are saying this Draft isn’t that much better, if at all, than last year’s ho-hum group, but I think there are quite a few interesting “niche” players who will hopefully get to show their talents this upcoming season (“hopefully” since there is still a high […]
