They’ve won 13 straight games, Carmelo is playing like a two-way superstar and Ray Felton is back to his best ball. The Manhattan Knicks are firing on all cylinders at the right time of the season and it would seem that the playoffs await.
Which means the question of any Eastern Conference team who hits any [...]

Until recently, Kevin Durant and the Oklahoma City Thunder have mostly gotten a free pass from the basketball media. Frankly, unless you (or, in my case, my dad) are from Seattle it’s hard to dislike them. A group of young, talented, likeable guys who were put together by a savant GM and could possibly dominate [...]

Recently, Aussie St Mary’s star Matthew Dellavadova has been getting quite a bit of attention on the college basketball scene. His stats for the year have been pretty impressive (15.4ppg and 6.6apg) and he’s also the focal point of the Gaels offense as they look set to make the NCAA tournament.
In addition, following a couple [...]

It’s been more than 24 hours since we knew Rudy Gay was going to be a Toronto Raptor, and for the life of me I still can’t figure out the logic behind the deal for any party.
Well, maybe that’s a bit harsh. Detroit have done pretty well in getting Jose Calderon for Austin Daye and [...]

The recent news that Rajon Rondo has a torn ACL and will miss the rest of the season is not as big a deal as it may seem in the greater playoff picture this year. With Rondo, the Celtics were a borderline playoff team at best. Without him, they’re almost certain to miss the playoffs [...]

I decided up till this point to stay out of the recent news that the Kings had been sold to a Seattle investor group and would be becoming the new Sonics from most likely next season. I have a dog in both hunts – friends who go for the Kings and a dad who bleeds [...]

I haven’t been writing much this season. While I’d like to claim that’s because I haven’t had downtime from my glamourous life as a secret agent/astronaut/millionaire, the truth is that I’m just too povo to afford League Pass so I can hardly watch games. ESPN’s spotty coverage doesn’t help.
With that said, in the past week [...]

I was supposed to sit down to write an assignment. I’d just put out a smoke and was preparing to knuckle down to right the last 1500 words on Rousseau and inequality after a quick Twitter check this Sunday arvo.
The first thing I see?
“James Harden and his beard on his way to Houston.”
Right, well, so [...]

It’s no secret that superstars matter in the NBA. If your team has a superstar-caliber player, odds are they have a much better shot at winning a title than a team that doesn’t. However, as the league’s SuperTeam era continues into this season and has a new member in the LA Lakers, now with Steve [...]

By now I’m sure you’re all aware that Dwight Howard has been traded to the LA Lakers, so I’ll skip my usual rambling and get to the point.
Here’s what all four parties are (so far) believed to have received in the deal:
LA Lakers get: Dwight Howard, Chris Duhon, Earl Clark
Orlando Magic get: Arron Afflalo, Al [...]