This week’s Roundball Soundoff looks at the surprising resurgence of the Orlando Magic as well as the defending champs’ Christmas Day spanking at the hands of the Miami Heat.
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Roundball Soundoff 12/20/10: NBA Musical Chairs
This week’s Roundball Soundoff column takes a look at this weekend’s blockbuster trades involving the Orlando Magic, Phoenix Suns and Washington Wizards.
Roundball Soundoff 12/13/10: Win Win Win!!
by Khendra Murdock * What’s with the crazy win streaks lately? Dallas has an impressive 12 straight, Boston has 10 straight, Miami has 8, New Fricking York somehow has 8 (I guess that Amare signing worked out pretty well, huh?), and even Chicago is on a pretty good streak with 5 wins in a row. My guess to explain these streaks is that many teams are settling into a groove. We’re more than 20 games into the season, so we’re […]
Roundball Soundoff 12/6/10: Cleveland, Orlando & MJ as GM
In this week’s Roundball Soundoff, Jay discusses the bug that are Orlando, files an early-season missing persons report, and reminds us that the greatest of all time kinda sucks as a GM.
Roundball Soundoff 11/29/10: Griffin, Spurs, and Avoiding LeRiot
by Khendra • Damn, Blake Griffin is good. I know many of us were tempted to write him off as another Greg Oden when he missed the entirety of his 2009-10 rookie season, but dude has serious athleticism and skills on the offensive end that Oden only dreams of having. His post moves are already well-developed, and he’s a beast on the boards. I wouldn’t be surprised to see him putting together 20/10 seasons for years to come provided that […]
Roundball Soundoff 11/22/10: Does Erik Spoelstra Use White Strips?
As many of you know, I live for NBA basketball. But I know that there are plenty of people out there who live for NBA basketball even more than I do. So when I decided I wanted to have a weekly NBA column here on the site, I knew just who to go to!! So, welcome to the first edition of “Roundball Soundoff”. It’s written by my buddy Jay, who runs the excellent “Brink of Sanity” podcast as well as a New York Knicks podcast (and God, […]
Hump Day Flashback: What’s Up Doc? (Can We Rock)
Who’s the only dude in the NBA with a platinum album? Shaq, of course. So in commemoration of the beginning of what promises to be a ridiculously exciting basketball season, it’s only right that I take it back to the birth of Shaq-Fu, courtesy of the Fu-Schnickens’ “What’s Up Doc?” This Top 40 hit briefly gave both the Fu-Schnickens and Shaq a moment in the spotlight. The Schnickens were riding high off of a Gold album and the near constant […]
New Release Report 10/25-26/10: Taylor Saves the Music Industry??
Probably not, but there are a lot of people hoping that Taylor Swift’s third studio album turns out to be a blockbuster. “Fearless”, the young singer’s sophomore effort, was a certified phenomenon, selling over 6 million copies (“Thriller” numbers in today’s environment) and making Taylor the first country artist to win an MTV Video Music Award. It also won her an Album of the Year Grammy. This means that expectations are sky-high. Those sky-high expectations probably won’t be met, but […]
Blerd Radio Episode 6: The Drunkcast
Blerd Radio is back after a short hiatus. We’re still trying to nail down the right je ne sais quoi (is that spelled right?) so we’re playing with different time slots and host combinations. This week, I jumped from my friend Jim’s “Funny Like Car Accident Funny” podcast right into my own show-so I was warmed up, in more ways than one. There was definitely a higher level of intoxication happening than on your average podcast, but me, Jim and my friend Will still managed to […]
A Quick Word About LeBron Going to Miami
We live in a different time. Team loyalty is a thing of the past. While there’s a lot to be said for the general classiness of players who stay with one team for their entire career, also let it be known that it works both ways. For every Derek Jeter, there’s a Kobe Bryant. LeBron gave the city of Cleveland and the Cavaliers a good run. He’s not obligated to stay with the team if he feels like he has […]