What it says on the title. Feel free to gratuitously accuse me of jumping to conclusions after two days of NBA action. It’s what I do best.
1) Tyson Chandler’s departure is hurting the Mavs. I’ve discussed what I think is Mark Cuban and Donnie Nelson’s strategy previously – they’re willing to wash this year and [...]

Author’s Note: I am writing this after a hard night out on Oxford St where I got thoroughly pissed and had one of those life-changing discussions with a cab driver home using my rudimentary Hindi. So read into it what one will.
Basically, in addition to the official NBAMate Round Table preview (coming later today) of [...]

I have been moving house for the past three days, so have therefore been without internet (being the last person under 70 in the country to not own a smartphone) and unable to keep up with the early goings on of what has been a rapid-fire start to the NBA off-season.
During that time, obviously the [...]

Note: The opinions and f-bombs expressed in this post belong solely to one very pissed off NBA fan and blogger, and are not necessarily fit for consumption by children and/or mothers.
This how we gonna do this.
F**k David Stern.
F**k Billy Hunter.
F**k the NBA, the NBAPA, their members, their owners and their organisations,
And if you wanna be down with [...]

Last night I was leaning back in my chair, chucking a ball against the wall and thoroughly pissing off my neighbours in the process when I received a mobile call.
Hmm, strange number. Looks American. Meh. Probably one of my cousins. Answer it.
“Ash speaking.”
“This is David Stern.”
“Haha, yeah right. F**k off.”
“No, I’m serious.”
“Oh really? Then answer [...]

By now everyone knows that the first two weeks of the NBA season have been written off, and we’re almost certainly going to lose more. Not that I’m personally surprised. I’ve been telling everyone who’ll listen that we’ll be incredibly lucky to get a season at all.
The reasons why we’re in this position are pretty [...]

The NBA has too many teams.
There. I’ve set out the basic premise of this article in the very first line.
Last time, I discussed the problem of market size in the NBA. Part of the reason this is a problem is that the NBA simply over-expanded over the years, which has also served to dilute the [...]

It’s been a tough few months, with my footy team struggling and my other two favourite sporting leagues (the NBA and the NFL) both locked out.
Thankfully, the NFL affair seems to be coming close to a conclusion – but that was because, when it came down to it, their fight happened because millionaires (players) and [...]

The dust hasn’t even floated near the Mavs’ championship trophy and I’m already focusing on the next event in this year’s NBA calendar – the 2011 draft.
As I’ve discussed previously, this year’s class is not a very good one. There’s plenty of guys who come across as solid rotational types – but very few superstars. [...]

Because I had to go and buy League Pass this morning. So y’all better appreciate this shit.
In the end, it was like the previous two games – not that brilliant from a pure basketball standpoint, but drama aplenty. More discussion after the points.
3 Points – Tyson Chandler. The Mavs won this game on the back [...]