A weekly wrap of the things you should know in basketball.
* Stephon Marbury wishes us a happy Chinese New Year.
* Kobe Bryant loses three mansions and $75 million in his divorce settlement. Something tells me he’ll be alright though.
* Zach Lowe examines the possibilities (or lack thereof) in Boston.
* Gee, Dirk really is struggling [...]

A weekly wrap of the things you should know in basketball.
* More video gold from the Dallas Mavericks – they’re ‘sexy and they know it’.
* Kevin Love vs. Sumo Wrestler on ESPN’s Sport Science.
* Some tough decisions loom in Boston.
 
* The Birdman will taunt you with his face.
 
* Life ain’t fair. D-Wade has banked [...]

It’s been a funny offseason. A long offseason. The craziest offseason I can remember, which is saying something after Lebron’s free agent drama last year. But we can now put it all behind us and look forward to some kick-ass NBA basketball ahead, because I really do believe the 2011-12 season will be one to [...]

This is Joel’s preview of one of the most awaited series in recent playoff history. It was written before Game 1 today in Miami.

The highly anticipated matchup between Miami Heat and Boston Celtics is finally here.
The “Key Three” of LeBron, Wade and Bosh will take on the “Core Four” of Garnett, Pierce, Allen and Rondo.
Even [...]

I don’t know if I’ve told you this before, but man, I love the playoffs.  I really love em.  And you all know how much I love my NBA. I can’t wait till the regular season rolls around, to see how prior champions respond, to see the new cream rise to the top. To follow [...]

With less than a dozen games remaining in the regular season, we thought it might be a good time to put our heads together and wax lyrical on the home stretch. Crack open a tinny and enjoy.
1. The Spurs look to be hobbling across the finish line thanks to an injury to Timmy D. They’ll [...]

Joel is the newest writer to hit the pine for NBAMate. A basketball tragic who lives and breathes the NBA and sees the world through his green-tinted Celtics glasses. When he’s not out balling, you can find him rambling on endlessly about how good Larry Bird and Bill Russell would be in today’s game. It’s [...]

It’s that time again folks, when I chime in with 10 observations from the previous month’s NBA action. Let’s get straight into it.
1.         Melo Did Good For Melo
He’s a one-trick pony and a very VERY bad liar, but you have to hand it to the guy. Through all this mess (that he created) [...]

ONE: It’s hard to watch Bogut and the Bucks these days without getting a little frustrated. Frustrated because the Big Aussie is still obviously bothered by that arm injury, and can’t seem to get any consistency back in his game. Frustrated because the Bucks themselves are a shadow of the team that was rampaging [...]

It’s that time of the month folks, when I chime in with 10 observations from the previous month’s NBA action (in no particular order). Let’s get into it.
1. No Haslem, No Title?
LeBron’s been too passive, Wade looks lost and Bosh has no presence on the inside. All this can and will be rectified, but what [...]