With the NRL regular season drawing to a close and my Tigers set to make the playoffs for the first time since that magical 2005 run, that along with the NFL pre-season (I’m a 49ers fan, having been born in San Fran to a Niners fan dad and all) my sporting attention was nowhere else.
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At a private island somewhere in the Pacific…
Inside a large conference room in LeBron’s palatial island mansion, the King and Dwyane Wade sat at the head of a giant table. A series of chairs, each varying in comfort level, were spread around the table, placed horizontally.
LeBron: Damn, when are those guys gonna get here?
At [...]

With the silly season now in full swing, we only thought it fair to share our opinions on what could be the most exciting, entertaining, league-changing off season, ever! Today alone I read that these NBA “reporters” have learnt Lebron and Bosh are definitely going to Chicago. Then I read Lebron and Bosh are definitely [...]

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3 votes – Kobe Bryant. I saw it, if only for a brief second or two, in between a barrage of shots Kobe was making in the third; that protruding jaw snarl that became a trademark of his ‘09 playoff campaign. For a second there it felt like Kobe was on [...]

3 votes – George Hill: Manu’s shot wasn’t falling. Timmeh (4 points) and Parker (10 points, 5 turnovers) plain stunk it up. So George Hill’s big night wasn’t only impressive, it was also absolutely crucial to the Spurs’ hopes of winning the series. The kid had 29 points on 16 shots, including 5 threes – [...]

3 votes – Lebron James. He was phenomenal on this night. Got his teammates involved, made his jump shots, and took over down the stretch to end with a 40-8-8 that would be considered epic if it was anyone other than Lebron James. But don’t take this from me, take it from the man himself. [...]

J.O is the newest writer here at NBAMate. His mantra is “If it’s not NBA, it’s not BASKETBALL”. The owner of over 200 NBA ‘video-taped’ games, J.O. lives n breathes NBA on a daily basis, reads it, watches it, writes about it and challenges anybody to a game of NBA 2K10! This guy really does need a life….
Playoff bound [...]

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3 votes – Carlos Boozer. What a turnaround for this half-man half-jungle animal. Grabbed more rebounds than he did in games 1 and 2 combined, broke the Jazz playoff record for rebounds in the first quarter (11) and a game (22), and more importantly, continually bulled the Lakers frontline from start to [...]

Haven’t added to my playoff diary in almost a week – I’ve got some serious catching up to do! Best way to do it is probably with my MVP playoff votes.
Day 20’s Playoff MVP Votes
3 votes – Tony Parker. No real doubt about this one. After Chris Paul looked like he’d murdered the CP vs [...]

Day 1 of the season. Oh how I’ve waited for you. The endless months spent in anticipation, the speculation about the flashy new rookies, the desperate need for another NBA game to wipe away the foul memories of last year’s Finals series. Yes, the best eight months of the year have started, and here’s what [...]