Haters gon’ hate. (Even though LeBron’s 2012 season was Michael, Magic, and Larry all rolled into one.) But what they won’t be able to say is that he’s not an NBA champion. In the penultimate game of his NBA career, LeBron James put together the type of performance that reminded basketball fans why he’s the NBA’s most must-see player. He didn’t need to score 50. He just needed to play like he always plays; making the right passes, getting the […]
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Roundball Soundoff – The Miami Heat Get “Desperate”
After game three of the NBA Finals, a reporter asked Dwyane Wade if the Miami Heat would rather be behind in games because they seem to play better and rally around their defense. Wade simply said, “No.” But when he defined why they go on spurts when down, he called it desperation. When you’re down by 10, if you don’t get desperate, you can let the game get away from you. In the third quarter, the Thunder took a one-point […]
The Popblerd Staff Predicts The NBA Finals 2012
Before the season, if you predicted that the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Miami Heat would meet in the finals, not too many people would’ve disagreed with you. Derrick Rose fans may have given you the side-eye. Kobe Bryant himself may have waved you off. But it was probably the most predicted finals before the season started. Personally, I wanted to see Miami vs. the LA Lakers simply because I wanted to see the LBJ/Kobe dynamic, but this finals would’ve […]
Roundball Soundoff – The Lyin’ King
My name ain’t Jay , but I hope I can sound off on hoops as good as my man can. Being tied 2-2 in the Eastern Conference Finals is a good spot to be in when you’re coming home to play game five. But if you lose game five and have to play the elimination game on the road, it’s nearly disastrous. That’s how quickly things can change in the NBA playoffs. Not even the good job, good effort kid can […]
Roundball Soundoff: Playoff Action-It’s Fantastic!!
Rajon Rondo has been instrumental in leading his Celtics to the second round of the NBA playoffs. Find out who else is cooking as we get into the conference semifinals.
Roundball Soundoff 4/16/12: The Final Countdown
With two weeks remaining until the playoffs start, Popblerd’s Jay takes a look at some of the more interesting potential matchups.
Roundball Soundoff 4/4/12: The Home Stretch
It’s the final stretch, lets take a quick look at what’s going on around the league: Tankapalooza 2012 has begun. This is the time of year players sit out with mystery ailments, random D-league players all of a sudden get huge minutes and teams try really hard to look like they are trying without really trying. So far Golden State is 1st in the league in playing below their potential to try and get a high draft pick. It’s real tight […]
Roundball Soundoff Grades The Trades
Dwight Howard stayed put (for now) in Orlando, but that doesn’t mean there weren’t plenty of other trades in the NBA this past week. Here’s what we think of what went down.
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Roundball Soundoff’s Midseason Report Card Part Two: The Western Conference
Check out the first part of our midseason report card here , and make sure you’re checking out Jay’s NY Knicks podcast. Oklahoma City Thunder: A+: Having the best record in the league sure silenced the whole ‘Westbrook vs. Durant power struggle’. Reggie Jackson seamlessly filled Eric Maynors shoes after his season ending injury and Harden is making a strong case for 6th man of the year. The only concern in OKC right now is the fact that their starting center, Kendrick Perkins, looks 37 […]
Roundball Soundoff: Midseason Report Card (Part One)
The Bulls are in 2nd place in the East, even having missed D. Rose for a stretch. Check out Jay’s midseason report card for the entire Eastern Conference.
Roundball Soundoff: Linsanity!
Just when you thought the New York Knicks’ season was about to tank… My hometown team has been one of basketball’s biggest disappointments in this lockout-shortened season. Although their defensive intensity has picked up tremendously (we can thank Tyson Chandler for that,) they’ve looked lost on offense. A team with as many offensive weapons as the Knicks have should be spacing the floor better, getting more open looks, and scoring more points. We can blame a good chunk of that […]
Roundball Soundoff 1/30/12: What Have We Learned?
D. Rose and the Bulls are the beasts of the East (so far.) How’s the rest of the NBA holding up in this lockout-shortened season. Read on for the best damn NBA column in the world.