Did you miss Part One ? The What Could Have Beens: A number of teams were derailed by injuries. Golden State Warriors – Couldn’t help but think that with a healthy David Lee and Andris Biedrins they would have at least been within striking distance of the 8th seed. Lee wasn’t the same after Wilson Chandler went all True Blood on him . Cleveland Cavaliers – We knew after LeBron left they would be bad. But this was still a team that won over 120 games the last 2 seasons. […]
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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 […]
Roundball Soundoff: Championship Edition Part 2
You can check out Part 1 here . Now for the losers, the Miami Heat: Dwyane Wade – Wasn’t the same after his hip injury, but was the main reason the Heat were so close to winning this series. He was the best player on the team for the first five games. Looked like Dwyane was getting pretty frustrated with LeBron and I don’t blame him, he took his game to an even higher level in the finals and sacrificed his […]
Roundball Soundoff: Wade’s World
It’s certainly been a competitive NBA Finals so far, no doubt about that. It’s also been very revealing on several important points, some of which shouldn’t be all that surprising to more analytical fans. Among the points: * Dwyane Wade is the leader of the Heat. If anyone doubted so before, it should be clear to everyone now. I always figured Wade should be the main scoring option if Miami wanted the most success, and so far in the Finals, […]
Roundball Soundoff 5/23/11: Rapturous Conference Finals
In game 1 of the Western conference finals Dirk Nowitzki had one of the greatest all-time playoff performances. 48 points on 15 shots, 12-15 FG and a record 24-24 from the line. The Thunder have to choose to single Dirk, who is basically unguardable and let him go nuts like he did in game 1, or “hold” him to 25 by doubling him and hoping the rest of the team misses shots. I think I roll the dice with the […]
Roundball Soundoff 5/16/11: Celebrating Too Early, Miami?
Come on Miami, rolling around on the floor and crying after you won a 2nd round series. Really? LeBron said it was so emotional because they finally got over the hump by beating Boston. If beating Boston while Rondo, Garnett, West, and both O’Neals were injured is getting over the hump that’s fine, but do it with a little class. Chicago stomped Atlanta and just calmly walked off the court. Act like you’ve been there before. For those Knicks fans […]
Roundball Soundoff 5/9/11: Bye-Bye to La-La Land & Perhaps the Windy City; Hello Memphis & Atlanta?
* The Lakers were swept. The Lakers were swept by the Dallas Mavericks. Dirk Nowitzki and the infamously choking Dallas Mavericks. C’mon, if you say you saw this one coming, you’re either lying, or you’re far more of a basketball genius than me and most other b-ball fanatics, because I don’t know anyone who predicted such an outcome. I’m still in shock. The Mavs not only swept the Lakers, they completely embarrassed them in the fourth game. It’s just too […]
Roundball Soundoff: Dear Mr…
Dear Mr. Chandler, Sorry you couldn’t make the playoffs. Hopefully you’ll be able to make an appearance next year. Dear Mr. Rose and Mr. Bryant, I’m never believing you when you say you are injured again. Your best games of the season were when you weren’t sure if you’d even play. Actually Mr. Wade should be copied on this too. Dear Mr. Rondo, Your team wins when you play aggressive and loses when you aren’t. Please have the right Rondo […]
Roundball Soundoff 4/25/11: Playoff Ponderings
Well, the Boston Celtics are the first team to advance to the second round, sweeping the New York Knicks. This series was closer than what the broom indicates. Even so, many people are calling for a new coach in New York, and I can’t say I blame them. D’Antoni’s offense-only approach, in my opinion, will never make a title contender. Some people are also saying the Melo move wasn’t good, but I think an Amare/Melo combo will only get better […]
