Monthly Archives: August, 2009
The Road For Michael Beasley Is Longer Than We Thought
We knew Michael Beasley’s rookie season in the NBA was a struggle on the basketball floor. What we didn’t know was how much Beasley seemed to struggle off the court, as well. Yesterday it was reported that the 20-year-old checked himself into a rehab facility in Houston. This news comes on the heels of an [...]
Is Dennis Rodman Worthy of Being a Basketball Hall of Famer?
(This photo sums up Dennis Rodman as a basketball player in a nutshell.) Rodman, at 6’8″, was a tenacious rebounder, defender, and competitor. His oddball lifestyle off the court may hurt him in terms of his basketball legacy. A five-time NBA champion in six NBA Finals appearances, he was the NBA Defensive Player of the [...]
Tyson Chandler, Emeka Okafor, and More: Breaking Down The Latest NBA Deals
A few trades sprinkled in between the free agent signings, here is the latest batch of players with new homes. Emeka Okafor—New Orleans Hornets Okafor certainly isn’t a stiff, but his athleticism and basketball movements are more mechanical than fluid. As such, his post moves are crude and clunky, and not reliable enough to be [...]
Buy Low, Sail High: The Best Players Left On the NBA Free Agent Market
As the calendar turns the page into August, most of the NBA’s premier free agents have long been scooped up. Lamar Odom, Ron Artest, Hedo Turkoglu, Rasheed Wallace, Andre Miller, and Jason Kidd are off the market, and even the majority of lesser-tiered role players have determined their 2009-10 addresses. Still, a handful of big [...]
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