Kobe Bryant has now done something that Tim Duncan never did: lead his team to back-to-back Finals appearances. That thought startled me a little when it first entered my brain, but it’s true. Since MJ and the Bulls faced off against Karl Malone and the Jazz in ‘97 and ‘98, it’s been exceedingly difficult for [...]

It’s been a while since the last Six Pack, mostly due to my USA travels, but with a lot happening in the world of basketball both abroad and at home, I thought it was about time to crack open a few.
ONE: The state of NBL basketball continues to be in turmoil. Several people (including current [...]

Day 11 - The day we said goodbye to the Spurs
3 votes - Paul Pierce. On Day 9 regarding the Bulls-Celtics series I said “Surely the remaining games of this series won’t be able to top Game 4? Right?” Impossibly, you could very well argue that Game 5 did. There have been enough crazy shots [...]

3 votes - Chauncey Billups. For reasons I will elaborate further below, but for now just know that Chauncey had never before hit back-to-back thirty point games in his playoff career - and that is a long and distinguished playoff career. So now I want you to answer me this question. How far do you [...]

Only one moment has left me jumping up and down in front of my tele so far these playoffs, and that was Iggy’s shot to beat the Magic today. That’s when I realized I was rooting for the Sixers in this series. I’m a big Iguodala fan as anyone reading this blog knows. I put [...]

This is probably my favourite time of year. I worked my last day of the year on Friday and now face a month of summer and beer drenched days stretching all the way though till early January. I plan to spend a lot of that time walking around without pants on, watching a lot more [...]

Foxtel achieved one of its rare NBA scheduling miracles by letting us watch the Pistons v Lakers game today. Couldn’t think of a better game to watch right now than the undefeated Lakers vs the Iverson-lead Pistons, and as a Pistons fan you can imagine I was pretty happy with the result. Here is my [...]

Wow. Who saw this coming? Not me. This wasn’t even on the radar. Pistons fans had all but given up hope of a big blockbuster trade after Joe D’s promise several months ago. And to be honest we didn’t really mind. We still had a great team with a new coach that was set to [...]

Chauncey went down with an injury, and with it so may have Detroit’s chances. It’s true that the Magic came out with far more intensity and energy and looked like winners even before Billups went down, but its also true that the Pistons came back to be within 4 points (after being down 20-3 at [...]

PLAYOFF DIARY: DAY 11
Are the Phoenix Suns the best team to ever be knocked out in a first round playoff series? I’m not sure. But I know that two weeks ago I was one of the many people claiming they were perfectly suited to face the Spurs in the playoffs and a real chance to [...]